The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and LAist Studios present a new multi-season audio series that examines the myriad of stories of our cinematic history. Jacqueline Stewart, Chief Artistic and Programming Officer of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and a MacArthur Fellow, hosts the series. The Academy Awards have been a source of iconic moments and cultural impact since the award ceremony began in 1929. The awards often reflect and amplify the political, economic, and the cultural movements of the time, and that’s what season 1 of this podcast (“And the Oscar Goes To...”) is all about. “And The Oscar Goes To…,"...
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35 min
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 group with inc…
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30 min
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 di…
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36 min
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 is that t…
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36 min
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 and legacy…
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26 min
'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 In the Cut…
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25 min
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 film Baby…
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31 min
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 industry, an…
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26 min
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 profession. Gues…
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31 min
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 notoriety playi…
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31 min
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. Guests: D…
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2 min
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 filmmaking. The b…
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33 min
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 Museum digital eng…
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51 sec
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 we get to…
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28 min
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 Isaacs, for…
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42 min
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 future of pr…
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32 min
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, actress; Nancy O…
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42 min
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 about usi…
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37 min
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, actress/com…
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43 min
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 Walter Bernst…
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34 min
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 US Latinx…