The new Casting Oscar is stupid

[Dicktar2023]

So...I get it. You see a movie like Sinners and you think "wow, everybody in that movie was great. Whoever cast that movie did a great job."

But let's think about giving an award to "whoever cast that movie."

First of all, you have no idea who really cast that movie. Oppenheimer had a great cast. Do you think the casting director said, "Hey, I have a crazy idea for Admiral Strauss--how about Robert Downey jr?" No. With films at that level, actors get attached as elements as the producers put the movie together. The casting of the major roles happens through a process that is extraordinarily complex and entirely opaque. Downey and his agent and the producers aren't going to give the details of how they came to an agreement that he came to be attached to that project and played that particular role. But it had not a whit to do with the casting director's vision for the part.

Secondly, isn't the whole idea a little twisted? Think about what it means to see a movie and think that the success of the actors means that the person who hired them should get an award--and not the actors. That's like your boss coming to you and saying "hey, you did such a great job this year, that I'm getting an award for having hired you." Well, that's cool for him.

[3dender]

Agreed. My main complaint is (as with most ways they inflate the run time): who asked for this?

What problem is this solving?

How many people in the history of the world, before they announced this, ever said unironically "they really need an award for casting directors"?

[George Zipp]

Also agree. How do we actually determine what makes a winner in the category? Kind of like the new best podcaster for the Globes. What on earth is the criteria for winning other than your name is Amy Poehler.

[Targaryen]

There's another new Oscar category coming in 2028 - Best Stunt Design.

[Targaryen]

Also agree. How do we actually determine what makes a winner in the category? Kind of like the new best podcaster for the Globes. What on earth is the criteria for winning other than your name is Amy Poehler.

That was pretty clunky, but podcasts have become a massive media format that is here to stay, and it's understandable why they would start to be given consideration in awards ceremonies. I wonder if it would work better to include them in the Grammys? They already have spoken word Grammy categories, so this wouldn't be that unusual.

[Dicktar2023]

Also agree. How do we actually determine what makes a winner in the category? Kind of like the new best podcaster for the Globes. What on earth is the criteria for winning other than your name is Amy Poehler.

That was pretty clunky, but podcasts have become a massive media format that is here to stay, and it's understandable why they would start to be given consideration in awards ceremonies. I wonder if it would work better to include them in the Grammys? They already have spoken word Grammy categories, so this wouldn't be that unusual.

The GG are kind of the weirdos of award season, so I don't think there is anything wrong with them experimenting with odd new categories. The problem with podcasts (like with "Box Office Achievement") is figuring out what the award is actually awarding. It's not the most popular podcast. It's not the most artistic or visionary podcast. So...what exactly makes Poehler's the best?

[George Zipp]

Also agree. How do we actually determine what makes a winner in the category? Kind of like the new best podcaster for the Globes. What on earth is the criteria for winning other than your name is Amy Poehler.

That was pretty clunky, but podcasts have become a massive media format that is here to stay, and it's understandable why they would start to be given consideration in awards ceremonies. I wonder if it would work better to include them in the Grammys? They already have spoken word Grammy categories, so this wouldn't be that unusual.

The GG are kind of the weirdos of award season, so I don't think there is anything wrong with them experimenting with odd new categories. The problem with podcasts (like with "Box Office Achievement") is figuring out what the award is actually awarding. It's not the most popular podcast. It's not the most artistic or visionary podcast. So...what exactly makes Poehler's the best?

Thanks as always for making my point better than I made it. This is exactly my problem with this category. The Globes are the weirdos of awards. They can start a category for best nudity in a foreign film and if they want to do that, cool. The combo of TV and movies in one show and then the annual strange categorization of films (sure Schindler's List was a comedy-being facetious but I think you get my point) makes the whole evening nothing more than a chance for Gervais/Glazer to roast some famous people and a chance for the famous people to get sloppy drunk and party.

[Dicktar2023]

Also agree. How do we actually determine what makes a winner in the category? Kind of like the new best podcaster for the Globes. What on earth is the criteria for winning other than your name is Amy Poehler.

That was pretty clunky, but podcasts have become a massive media format that is here to stay, and it's understandable why they would start to be given consideration in awards ceremonies. I wonder if it would work better to include them in the Grammys? They already have spoken word Grammy categories, so this wouldn't be that unusual.

The GG are kind of the weirdos of award season, so I don't think there is anything wrong with them experimenting with odd new categories. The problem with podcasts (like with "Box Office Achievement") is figuring out what the award is actually awarding. It's not the most popular podcast. It's not the most artistic or visionary podcast. So...what exactly makes Poehler's the best?

Thanks as always for making my point better than I made it. This is exactly my problem with this category. The Globes are the weirdos of awards. They can start a category for best nudity in a foreign film and if they want to do that, cool. The combo of TV and movies in one show and then the annual strange categorization of films (sure Schindler's List was a comedy-being facetious but I think you get my point) makes the whole evening nothing more than a chance for Gervais/Glazer to roast some famous people and a chance for the famous people to get sloppy drunk and party.

Yeah, at some point their whimsy crosses over into genuine cringe. The podcast award is definitely over that line.