{"id":1496,"date":"2026-05-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fightinginthewarroom.com\/THOB\/?p=1496"},"modified":"2026-05-03T22:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T22:27:23","slug":"category-is-casting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightinginthewarroom.com\/THOB\/2026\/05\/04\/category-is-casting\/","title":{"rendered":"CATEGORY IS&#8230; &#8211; Casting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s May Miniseries time!! Presenting CATEGORY IS&#8230;! We&#8217;re in a moment of the Academy Awards introducing new categories for the first time in many years, and we&#8217;ll be spending the whole month discussing the categories already announced and a few we think should be! First up: Best Casting! 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Presenting CATEGORY IS&#8230;! We&#8217;re in a moment of the Academy Awards introducing new categories for the first time in many years, and we&#8217;ll be spending the whole month discussing the categories already announced and a few we think should be! First up: Best Casting! 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