How Do You Predict the Oscars’ Newest Category? | Best Casting Predictions

Best Casting is only entering its second year at the Oscars — so what exactly are voters looking for?We make our early predictions for one of the hardest categories in the race, debating whether the Academy will favour huge star-studded ensembles, smaller perfectly cast films, or simply follow the Best Picture field. Is The Odyssey already the obvious frontrunner? Can The Invite break through with only four major roles? And what do we make of Wild Horse Nine, Being Human, The Debut, Prime Time and the rest of the field?Before that, we dig into the Gotham Award nominations and what they might tell us about The Invite, Tender Loving Care, You Can See Everything and the International Feature race. We also look at whether the Oscars’ new International Feature rules actually changed anything, Netflix running into resistance over the Cliff Booth IMAX release, The Odyssey beginning its full awards-season push, and the latest campaign moves around the race.Plus: Dune, Fjord, La Bola Negra, Léa Seydoux, Project Hail Mary and more as Oscar season keeps taking shape.Oscars Outsider covers the awards race, Hollywood history and the movies fighting their way toward Oscar night.Tell us your Best Casting picks in the comments.Chapters:0:00 Gotham Awards Nominations14:31 International Feature Rule Change23:14 Hollywood News Roundup39:00 Best Casting History40:36 Best Casting Predictions51:40 Winner and Omissions