And the first Oscar for Casting went to... Cassandra Kulukundis, for her work on One Battle After Another, including the discovery of Chase Infiniti.

Cassandra Kulukundis just took home the Academy's first-ever Best Casting trophy. As we look at the stacked release calendar ...

The Oscar winner for "One Battle After Another" said that working on "Phantom Thread" "cannot remotely be compared" to the ...

But Kulukundis’s moment onstage wasn’t memorable just for being the first time the Academy has celebrated casting directors.

The veteran casting director heard her name called for a collaboration with her regular auteur boss Paul Thomas Anderson on ...

The historic win of Cassandra Kulukundis at the Oscars for Best Casting, recognized for her remarkable work in 'One Battle ...

Cassandra Kulukundis has made history, taking home the inaugural Oscar for Best Casting for her work on One Battle After Another. The 98th Academy Awards celebrated this long-overdue recognition, ...

The Oscars are adding a new category for the first time since 2001. Here's what it entails.

The first-ever Academy Award for best casting went to Cassandra Kulukundis for “One Battle After Another,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, Regina Hall and newco ...

The Oscars finally named the casting director. Most organizations have never asked who plays that role on their leadership team.

Oscars Best Casting Commentary (Updated March 12, 2026): Francine Maisler on track to become the first-ever winner for Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” The Academy Awards are introducing the Oscar for best ...