The Oscars will finally start awarding Best Casting, so here are five films we think deserved to win at the time
ABCThe Oscars have added a new category for the first time in more than two decades, with casting set to be honoured alongside acting, writing and directing. The Best Casting category will be added to the Academy Awards in 2026, so casting directors will have to wait a little longer for their moment of glory. Everything Everywhere All at Once completely swept last year's Academy Awards when it won seven Oscars, becoming the most-award Best Picture since Slumdog Millionaire back in 2008. Allison Jones and Lucy Bevan say they helped Greta Gerwig populate Barbie Land by casting actors who could walk "the fine line between comedy and sincerity". It's a pity the Best Casting category isn't coming into place until 2026 as seeing Barbie's wider ensemble — which includes Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Simu Liu, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon and Ncuti Gatwa — be recognised would have been sublime.
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