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The best casting Oscar is brand new this year. Here's how casting directors finally got their due

As the buzz around this year’s Best Picture and Best Actor races reaches deafening levels, there’s another narrative going into the 98th Academy Awards that’s a little more inside baseball but no less ...
NPR

How do you cast the right actors to tell a story on screen?

An Academy Award in Best Casting will be the newest prize at the Oscars in March. An NPR panel examines what an achievement in casting might mean. Achievement in casting will be the newest prize at ...
The New York Times

With a New Oscar on the Line, How Do You Judge Casting?

Contenders say the criteria for judging the category can vary from, say, the number of newcomers to the seamlessness of the ensemble. Contenders say the criteria for judging the category can vary from ...