Corey Hawkins Daniel Kaluuya Denis Villeneuve Oscar Isaac Viola Davis Denzel Washington Jason Momoa Joel Coen Frank Herbert Steven Yuen Cindy Tolan Moses Ingram Britain Scotland county Miller Pakistan Puerto Rico Washington North Korea county Brewster film actor and Corey Hawkins Daniel Kaluuya Denis Villeneuve Oscar Isaac Viola Davis Denzel Washington Jason Momoa Joel Coen Frank Herbert Steven Yuen Cindy Tolan Moses Ingram Britain Scotland county Miller Pakistan Puerto Rico Washington North Korea county Brewster

Casting Directors for ‘West Side Story,’ ‘CODA’ and More Oscar Nominated Films Discuss Goals to ‘Represent the World As It Really Is’

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Stuart Miller In the aftermath of #OscarSoWhite, there has been a shift, with actors of color including Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershali Ali and Steven Yuen earning nominations.

But the parts these actors inhabited were written specifically for a Black or, in Yuen’s case, a Korean actor.It was only last year when Riz Amed, the British son of Pakistani immigrants, was nominated of “Sound of Metal,” that the Oscars hinted at a newer trend in diversity in casting.“Hollywood is finally catching up and we’re able to represent the world as it really is,” says “West Side Story” casting director Cindy Tolan, adding that studios are “following the dollar.”“If you’re more reflective of life and of the audience, then more people will be interested in your movie or TV show,” says “Macbeth” casting director Ellen Chenoweth.

That shift plays out in a major way in this year’s Oscars: When writing “Macbeth,” Shakespeare clearly envisioned the Scottish characters as white, but Oscar lead actor nominee Denzel Washington and a cast that includes Corey Hawkins (Macduff) and Moses Ingram (Lady Macduff), prove in Joel Coen’s newest adaptation that riveting and dynamic acting is all that really matters.Denis Villeneuve sought a diverse cast for his take on Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” with Zendaya, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa and Chang Chen toplining, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster in a role that was originally written as a white man.Perhaps nothing says more about the changes in the perception of casting than “West Side Story.” The 1961 film largely featured whites in brownface; even Puerto Rican Rita Moreno was forced to artificially darken her skin.

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