“ One Battle After Another ” casting director Cassandra Kulukundis has won the inaugural Oscar for best casting. Kulukundis triumphed over Nina Gold (“Hamnet”), Jennifer Venditti (“Marty Supreme”), ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Casting director Sarah Finn has been Marvel’s longtime secret weapon: She’s the one fielding thousands and thousands of auditions ...

When it comes to finding people to appear on the hit competition series The Traitors, the show’s casting director is on the hunt for one thing: authenticity. “Talk about yourself, your life, maybe and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “No one with any real deep knowledge of this industry could think AI can start casting films,” veteran casting director Lucinda ...

Looking to add a non-pro actor to give some "authenticity" to your feature? It could launch a career — or derail the production.

For the first time since 2001, the Academy Awards will be giving away a trophy for a brand new category. The professionals responsible for assembling a well-fitting cast say they're glad to have an ...

Next year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will finally honor one of the most important filmmaking crafts with the first ever Best Casting Oscar. It's a long overdue recognition, and in ...

The past 17 years of blockbusters have, in large part, been affected by the decisions of Sarah Halley Finn. Finn has been the casting director for nearly every MCU project, from 2008’s “Iron Man” to ...

In a historic, long-overdue move, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has added a new competitive category for Best Casting to this year’s 98th Academy Awards, honor ...

Veteran casting director Kim Taylor-Coleman explains what it takes to get a new Oscar category approved by the Academy—and ...

What once involved an actor and a casting director in a room is now a technologically advanced exercise with pros and cons for performers.