New Delhi, March 15 -- The 98th Academy Awards is all set to roll out the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year, Hollywood's biggest night will be honouring talent in a new category for achievements in casting, titled Best Casting. With this, the show will hand out 24 awards starting this season.

The Nominees for Best Casting are Sinners, The Secret Agent, One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme and Hamnet.

Deadline predicted veteran Francine Maisler to be the winner of this category for Sinners, considering her years of contribution.

This marks Oscar's first new award in almost 25 years. The ceremony last introduced the best animated feature film category in 2001, which was won by Shrek in 2002.

"Casting directors...