After a roller coaster of an awards season, the Oscars are off to a heartwarming and historical start. Cassandra Kulukundis won the first ever Academy Award for casting Once Battle After Another after an incredibly sweet tribute to the nominees and the job itself!
Instead of having one person present the award, members from each of the nominated films took to the stage to give a personal tribute to their respective casting director. This was a smart move for the broadcast. Granted, I’m still not sure everyone watching the Oscars knows what “sound mixing” means, but this is a brand new category! Tell the people what casting is all about. They should take a moment to introduce us to these amazing people and the work they do to make the films we love. All of the nominees were absolutely glowing and clearly so happy to finally be recognized.
