RECASTING

OSCAR HISTORY

What if the Academy had always awarded Best Casting?

Revisiting Oscar history one ceremony at a time to determine
which films would have made the strongest case for Best Casting.

Black and gold awards-style graphic featuring an opened Oscar envelope revealing a card labeled “Best Casting,” alongside the title “Recasting Oscar History”

Learn the inspiration behind Recasting Oscar History, how the series works, and what factors are considered when revisiting Oscar history as if Best Casting had always existed

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HOW RANKINGS ARE DETERMINED

We start with the Best Picture nominees

If there are more than five, we reduce the lineup based on Oscar nominations

The remaining films are evaluated across key casting factors

The nominees are ranked and one film is selected as the Best Casting winner