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A year-by-year "what if," guided by math, to make educated guesses to fill in a nearly-century-long gap of recognition for casting directors.

Starting in 2026, casting directors will be getting Oscars of their own.

The film academy recently announced that casting directors, the people responsible for bringing in just the right actor for a role, will soon have their own awards category at the Oscars.

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Merritt Wever remembers those overwhelming three days when she played a farm girl described as “God’s perfect little creature” in Tony Gilroy’s ‘Michael Clayton,’ co-starring Tilda Swinton and George Clooney.

“Supreme Love” was Jumaane Taylor’s first major, full-length project and it remains a talking point in the dance world.

"If you skip the songs and ignore the plot, it’s a good way to spend two hours."

Aszure Barton’s appointment follows a long vacancy after resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo’s departure in 2018.

Casting Society's 37th Artios Awards Winners Announced Casting Society honored excellence in casting across feature films, television and theater tonight at the 37th Annual Artios Awards at its worldwide virtual ceremony which also was a celebration of the organization's 40th anniversary. Actress and creator

In the aftermath of #OscarSoWhite, there has been a shift, with actors of color including Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershali Ali and Steven Yuen earning nominations. But the parts these actors inhabited were written specifically for a Black or, in Yuen’s case, a Korean actor. It was only last year when Riz Amed, the British son of Pakistani immigrants, was nominated of “Sound of Metal,” that the Oscars hinted at a newer trend in diversity in casting. “Hollywood is finally catching u...