Oscars recognize casting for the first time, offering a spotlight on a key job in the movie industry

When casting is great, it sometimes feels invisible. Because it’s so well done, you don’t see the fingerprints,” says Destiny Lilly, president of the 1,200-strong Casting ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Casting Directors Vote to Ratify New Three-Year Contract

Nearly 92 percent of the bargaining unit of around 700 casting professionals supported the deal, which established a first-ever TV minimum rate for casting directors. By Katie Kilkenny Enterprise ...
The Ringer

How Will the Soon-to-Be Oscar for Casting Work? Let This Year’s Films Explain.

When the Casting Society of America gets together Thursday to hold its 39th Artios Awards, the champagne will likely bubbleth over. The annual honors—whose name refers to a Greek word signifying ...

Chronically Online & Completely Unhinged: What The Fourth Wing Casting Freakout Says About the Literacy Crisis

Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya are your Violet and Xaden. Here's why fan reactions to casting say a lot about ...

What It’s Like to Be a Casting Director in 2026

While the live casting moment feels intense, the decisions that determine who walks, and who doesn’t, are the visible end of ...
Forbes

Netflix Removes Casting From Phones To ‘Most’ TVs—Here’s What Still Works

Netflix removed casting support from mobile devices to “most” TVs and streaming devices this month, according to a help page on the streamer’s website, clamping down on its rules and pushing users ...