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Oscars Announce New Category for 2026 Awards

The upcoming addition marks the award show's first new category since Best Animated Feature Film in 2001.

"We congratulate our Casting Directors Branch members on this exciting milestone and for their commitment and diligence throughout this process." "On behalf of the members of the Casting Directors Branch, we'd like to thank the Board of Governors, the Awards Committee and Academy leadership for their support. This award is a deserved acknowledgment of our casting directors' exceptional talents and a testament to the dedicated efforts of our branch," said Academy Casting Directors Branch governors Richard Hicks, Kim Taylor-Coleman and Debra Zane.

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