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Oscars will add Academy Award for casting directors
The news comes over a decade after the release of the 2012 premiere of the documentary “Casting By,” which highlighted the importance of casting directors in the filmmaking process, and suggested their work should be recognized by the Academy.
David Rubin is named president of the Academy
A casting director as Academy president was an unlikely story — and that's also why he's the person the organization badly needs right now. “Casting By” told the history of the craft through Dougherty’s story and made the full-throated argument that casting directors deserved Oscar recognition.
Geena Davis receives humanitarian Oscar
Geena Davis receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2019 Governors Awards on Sunday, October 27, 2019 in Hollywood.
Lynn Stalmaster receives an honorary Oscar
Lynn Stalmaster receives an honorary Oscar at the 2016 Governors Awards