"Casting as an artistic discipline has been around in its current form for decades, despite the proliferation of Zoom and self-tapes. Meticulous research, intuition, collaboration, and creative ability to expand on the filmmakers' vision all go into the casting process. We see no reason IndieWire can't retroactively reward that effort - albeit with no statues or acceptance speeches, unfortunately - to build a sense of what could have been a list of the Best Casting Award Winners for the first quarter of the 21st Century."
"We have some repeat winners, but not too many, and no single casting director would have taken home an Oscar more than twice. Current nominees Francine Maisler (for "Sinners") and Nina Gold (for "Hamnet") would be going for a third award to break the tie they both theoretically hold with Ellen Chenoweth, Sarah Finn, and Gail Stevens. We ended up highlighting both large ensembles and more intimate stories, where finding the right person for the role was crucial."
The first cohort of Academy Award nominees for Best Casting is established, with final voting beginning February 26. A craft team created a retroactive Best Casting winners list for the early 21st century as an alternate-universe exercise, beginning the award history in 2000. Casting as a discipline involves meticulous research, intuition, collaboration, and creative expansion of filmmakers' vision despite technological changes like Zoom and self-tapes. The retroactive list yields varied outcomes: some repeat winners but no casting director winning more than twice, nominees seeking third awards, recognition of large ensembles and intimate stories, and few sweeping victories by Best Picture winners. Eligibility is limited to 21st-century films.
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