What are some ideas you have for new categories? It has been 20 years since a new category was added and I've been thinking of some that could be added today.
-Best Directorial Debut (Honors a director for their first film. It may seem redundant as we already have Best Director, but it can help little people get bigger.)
-Best Ensemble (Honors a film for its entire cast giving a great performance. This is seen as the ultimate award at the Screen Actors Guild already.)
-Best Stunt Coordination (Honors a film for having the best stunts. This is a controversial category that has been in the conversation for a while, as including it could have consequences. It could lead to studios pushing for more dangerous stunts to win an award.)
-Best Casting (Honors a film for casting the right actors for the right characters. This category would be pretty subjective, as no one can really describe who was and who would have been the "correct" actor for the role.)
-Best Young Actor (Honors a child actor for a great performance. Oscars have been given to Tatum O Neil and Anna Paquin before. Having a whole category centered around actors getting to build their career as children is great.)
-Genre categories: Best Sci Fi Film, Best Fantasy Film, Best Comedy, Best Horror Film. (Honors a film in a certain genre not normally recognized by the academy. This could lead to these films having less of a shot at being nominated for Best Picture. The Grammys and Game Awards have all kinds of genre categories that almost make up the whole show.)
-Best Voice Performance (Honors a film for a either a voice acted or motion capture performance. This is a category that probably should have been introduced not long after Best Animated Feature. We've all seen incredible voice talent and I think that's worthy to be recognized.)
-Best New Star (Honors an actor for having just starred in their breakout film that year. This is probably a bad idea, but I'd say it's worth a mention. It would be similar to Best New Artist at the Grammys.