"Casting directors can make or break an actor's career-or the success of a film itself. Yet for much of their history, the Oscars overlooked the profession. Casting directors finally got their own branch within the Academy in 2013, but it took until 2024 for the organization to announce a trophy recognizing the job itself."
"For One Battle After Another, she built a wide-ranging group of performers, including movie stars playing against type (Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up revolutionary), character actors chewing scenery (Benicio del Toro as a conscientious mentor figure), and relatively green newcomers tasked with carrying the story."
Cassandra Kulukundis won the Academy Awards' inaugural casting award for her work on Once Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Her acceptance speech humorously acknowledged Anderson's 14 previous Oscar nominations and their long creative partnership dating back to 1996's Hard Eight. Casting directors play a vital role in selecting actors, discovering talent, and creating on-screen chemistry that can determine a film's success or launch careers. Despite their importance, the Oscars largely ignored casting directors until establishing an Academy branch for them in 2013. The 2024 award finally recognized the profession's significance. Kulukundis assembled a diverse cast including established stars playing against type, seasoned character actors, and newcomers.
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