The First-Ever Casting Director Oscar Goes To...And ‘Pope of Trash' John Waters on the Power of Weird Queer Cinema
The 98th Academy Awards will honor casting directors for the first time in the ceremony’s history. It’s the first new category in 25 years. We’ll speak with casting directors on the Academy Board of Governors about the joys and challenges of their work — and what it actually entails — before the inaugural “Achievement in Casting” Oscar is handed out on Sunday. Guests: Davia Nelson, radio producer, "The Kitchen Sisters Present" Debra Zane, casting director; governor on the Academy Board for the casting branch John Waters is set to receive San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ film festival Frameline’s…
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