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Everyone's a Casting Director – The First-Ever Academy Award for Achievement in Casting with Host Frances McDormand
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Everyone's a Casting Director – The First-Ever Academy Award for Achievement in Casting with Host Frances McDormand

The First-Ever Academy Award for Achievement in Casting in the 98-Year History of the Academy Awards with Host Frances McDormand

The Kitchen Sisters Present

March 4, 20261h 15mExplicit

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Show Notes

Who discovered Diane Keaton and put her in Annie Hall? Who found Dustin Hoffman and made sure he played Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy? Who saw Jason Schwartzman and made sure Wes Anderson knew about him for Rushmore? Casting Directors, that’s who. 

When the 98th Oscar ceremony airs on March 15, the first Academy Award for Achievement in Casting will be given in nearly 100 years of Academy history. Five films, laden with stars and fascinating new discoveries, are nominated — Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent and Sinners. 

The Kitchen Sisters and four-time Academy Award winner Frances McDormand take us behind the scenes and into the lives and work of this first-ever batch of nominees and into the mysterious and fascinating world of film casting. 

Everyone's a Casting Director was produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva) in collaboration with Nathan Dalton and Brandi Howell. Mixed by Jim McKee. Hosted by Frances McDormand.