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Meet the woman behind some of your favorite casts, from ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Sleepless in Seattle’

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Juliet Taylor will receive an honorary Oscar at the film academy’s annual Governors Awards on Sunday .

Taylor has been a casting director for over 40 years , including Woody Allen , Mike Nichols , Nora Ephron and Alan Parker .

The film academy announced earlier this year that it would add a new competitive Oscar for casting directors starting with films released in 2025 .

Among her over 100 credits, she did both “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Schindler’'s List.

“Woody made his movies on a very tight budget with the agreement that he wouldn’t be interfered with,” Taylor said.

“There’ve been so many people who went before us who really deserved it. It’s very moving for me and the whole community. It's been too long.”.