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Casting Director
Emmy Nominees Cathy Sandrich Gelfond & Erica Berger on Casting the Scrappy Young Doctors of “The Pitt”
When The Pitt started streaming on HBO Max in January, the influx of intense young actors just kept coming. ER star Noah Wyle anchors the medical drama as the cracked tower of strength, Doctor Michael “Robby” Rabinovitch; nearly all the other characters on his fractious emergency room team are portrayed by relatively unknown talents delivering performances that are, by turns, wrenching and highly technical.
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Casting Directors Finally Get the Oscars Category They Richly Deserve
At long last, the Oscars have added a category for one of the most crucial jobs there is on a film set—casting director.
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this wonderful surprise on Thursday morning, confirming that the first new competitive category in the Oscars in two decades since the Academy added Best Animated Feature Film in 2001 belonged to casting directors. The Best Achievement in Casting category will officially begin at the 98th Academy Awards for films released in 2025.
