The Oscars will add a new category to recognize casting directors beginning at the 98th Academy Awards in 2026, the Academy announced on Thursday.
Casting is one of the areas in which the Academy has been lobbied to add an Oscar category for years. The organization created a Casting Directors Branch in 2013, with 158 members in the branch as of December 2023. One of the branch’s members, David Rubin, served as Academy president between 2019 and 2022.
Rules and voting procedures for the new award will be announced in April 2025, with the category instituted later that year. Specifics about the award, including eligibility and the voting process, will be determined at a later date, AMPAS said in a statement.
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