Woody Allen Praises Casting Director Juliet Taylor's Decisions for 'Blue Jasmine'
In a recent open letter to the Hollywood Reporter, Woody Allen offered support for the notion of Academy Award recognition for casting directors—and upheld as an exemplar of why such recognition is needed Juliet Taylor, who has cast every one of Allen’s films since 1975. “My history shows that my films are full of wonderful performances by actors and actresses I had never heard of and were not only …