The Academy Museum Podcast

Casting an Ensemble: Everyone in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'

So far in this season of the Academy Museum Podcast we've heard a lot about casting a lead or finding the right star for a project. What goes into piecing together a grou

Casting Batman

How do you cast an iconic character like Batman for the screen, especially for the third or fourth or tenth time? Guests: Lora Kennedy, casting director; John Papsidera

Casting in Animation: Can't Put the Genie Back in the Bottle

The casting of Robin Williams as The Genie in Aladdin (1992) is often talked about as a turning point — when animated films began to focus on casting big-name actors. But

Casting 'Boys Don't Cry'

What does it mean when an actor is cast to play a person from a marginalized group that in real life they’re not a part of? This episode delves into the casting process a

'In the Cut': Casting Against Type

A look at contemporary typecasting, and the potential audience backlash to an actor taking on a new kind of role, through the lens of Jane Campion’s 2003 erotic thriller

Casting Unknowns: 'Baby Boy'

From this point forward in the season, we are going to talk about different practices in modern day casting, starting with casting “unknowns” and the 2001 John Singleton

Breaking Boundaries in the ‘70s: Reuben Cannon

A conversation with Reuben Cannon, the first Black casting director. How he got his start in casting, brought now-iconic talents to the screen, broke boundaries in the in

Innovators in New Hollywood: Marion Dougherty and Lynn Stalmaster

How the fall of the studio system led to the creation of the role of casting director as we know it today, and how Lynn Stalmaster and Marion Dougherty defined the profes

Typecasting and the Studio System: The Case of Noble Johnson

How the first African American movie star created roles for himself in some of the earliest Black-produced films made for Black audiences. But he rose to mainstream notor

The Casting of 'Rebecca': Vivien Leigh vs. Joan Fontaine

We're starting in the year 1940 with the Alfred Hitchcock film, Rebecca. We’ll dive into Rebecca’s casting history, and how life on set for its lead actress imitated art.

Introducing The Academy Museum Podcast Season 2: Close Up On Casting from LAist Studios

In this season of The Academy Museum Podcast, we’ll explore the history of the job of “casting director”: one of the most essential and under-appreciated roles in filmmak

1992: Tale as Old as Time

This episode will look at the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture: Beauty and the Beast, and how we honor animation at the Oscars today.   Academy Mu

Podcast Announcement!

Academy Museum Podcast listeners, there's no new episode this week, but tune back into the feed on August 26th for our season finale and bonus episodes to follow. And as

2015: Oscars So White

This episode will explore the evolution of #OscarsSoWhite, the ways the Academy continues to respond, and what this meant for the show's producers. Guests: Cheryl Boone

1953: Broadcasting the Oscars

The episode will look at the history of broadcasting the Oscars®, from radio to television, the rituals fans have created around the broadcast, and a discussion of the fu

1951: It's Going to be a Bumpy Night

This ceremony celebrated two films that captured the complexities of show business and its impact on women: All About Eve and Sunset Boulevard. Guests: Laura Dern, actr

1973: Marlon Brando Cannot Accept This Very Generous Award

This episode will revisit the speech actor Sacheen Littlefeather delivered on Marlon Brando's behalf to explore Native American representation in cinema and controversies

1940: A Credit To My Race

This episode will explore the double-edged experience of Hattie McDaniel on the night she became the first Black Oscar® winner for Gone with the Wind. Guests: Mo’Nique,

1957: The Brave One(s)

This episode will examine the history of blacklisting in Hollywood, looking at the treatment of writers including Dalton Trumbo (“Roman Holiday,” “The Brave One”) and Wal

2019: Muchas Gracias, Mexico

This episode will look at the success of Mexican film artists at the Oscars―Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro Gonzalez lfiarritu, Guillermo del Toro, and Emmanuel Lubezki and why