Oscars To Add A New Award Category For 2026

Several casting directors including Carmen Cuba, the person responsible for the immaculate cast of shows like ” Stranger Things” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” have been putting up the demand for such an award to be added to the Oscars. This makes complete sense as well since if other organizations like BAFTA, Emmy, and Spirits can give out such awards, why not the most prestigious of them all?
In an official statement released on Tuesday by current Academy president Janet Yang and CEO Bill Kramer on their ABC telecast, they stated
In an interview, Carmen Cube, the popular casting director, gave to the Los Angeles Times, she said “We’re the first people hired. If Nina Gold or Victoria Thomas signs onto a project, the industry immediately trusts it’s an important movie”. Along with these statements, she made a pretty solid point stating
The new awards category added to the Oscars titled “The Academy Award for Achievement in Casting” will be awarded for the very first time in 2026. Movies that will be released in 2025 will stand a chance to be nominated for this award and the rules and regulations for being nominated will be issued in 2025 as well.
Oscars 2024 are scheduled for March 10, 2024. Check out the full list of Oscars 2024 nominations.