Francine Maisler is an American casting director. At the 98th Academy Awards, she was nominated for the inaugural Academy Award for Achievement in Casting for the film Sinners.
In addition to her Academy Award nomination, she won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for five more in the category Outstanding Casting for her work on the television programs Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Succession, The Underground Railroad, True Detective, The Studio and DTF St. Louis.
In 2021, The Hollywood Reporter named Maisler as the Casting Director of the Year.
Selected filmography Film
Year Title Director 1994 Reality Bites Ben Stiller 1995 The Usual Suspects Bryan Singer Bad Boys Michael Bay 1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt Miloš Forman 1997 Gattaca Andrew Niccol As Good as It Gets James L. Brooks 1998 Out of Sight Steven Soderbergh How Stella Got Her Groove Back Kevin Rodney Sullivan You've Got Mail Nora Ephron 1999 Man on the Moon Miloš Forman 2000 Duets Bruce Paltrow 2001 A Knight's Tale Brian Helgeland 2002 Simone Andrew Niccol Spider-Man Sam Raimi2003 Down with Love Peyton Reed 21 Grams Alejandro González Iñárritu2004 Collateral Michael Mann Meet the Fockers Jay Roach 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Rob Marshall The New World Terrence Malick2006 Babel Alejandro González Iñárritu Miami Vice Michael Mann Stranger than Fiction Marc Forster 2007 Spider-Man 3 Sam Raimi Into the Wild Sean Penn2008 Hancock Peter Berg Tropic Thunder Ben Stiller Quantum of Solace Marc Forster Milk Gus Van Sant2009 Julie & Julia Nora Ephron The Soloist Joe Wright Nine Rob Marshall2010 Greenberg Noah Baumbach How Do You Know James L. Brooks 2011 The Green Hornet Michel Gondry Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Rob Marshall Restless Gus Van Sant The Tree of Life Terrence Malick 50/50 Jonathan Levine Moneyball Bennett Miller2012 Mud Jeff Nichols The Amazing Spider-Man Marc Webb Lawless John Hillcoat Promised Land Gus Van Sant 2013 This Is the End Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen Last Vegas Jon Turteltaub Elysium Neill Blomkamp Captain Phillips Paul Greengrass2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Marc Webb Birdman Alejandro González Iñárritu Unbroken Angelina Jolie RoboCop Jose Padilha The Interview Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Into the Woods Rob Marshall Ex Machina Alex Garland 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Sam Taylor-Johnson Knight of Cups Terrence Malick Sicario Denis Villeneuve Aloha Cameron Crowe Steve Jobs Danny Boyle Creed Ryan Coogler Black Mass Scott Cooper The Big Short Adam McKay The Revenant Alejandro González Iñárritu2016 Jason Bourne Paul Greengrass Arrival Denis Villeneuve Passengers Morten Tyldum Midnight Special Jeff Nichols Sausage Party Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Nicholas Stoller The 5th Wave J Blakeson Loving Jeff Nichols Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford The Light Between Oceans Derek Cianfrance 2017 Baby Driver Edgar Wright The Meyerowitz Stories Noah Baumbach The Killing of a Sacred Deer Yorgos Lanthimos Molly's Game Aaron Sorkin War Machine David Michôd Song to Song Terrence Malick Hostiles Scott Cooper Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve 2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Gus Van Sant Annihilation Alex Garland First Man Damien Chazelle The Sisters Brothers Jacques Audiard Outlaw King David Mackenzie Beautiful Boy Felix van Groeningen Widows Steve McQueen A Million Little Pieces Sam Taylor-Johnson Vice Adam McKay 2019 Long Shot Jonathan Levine Marriage Story Noah Baumbach The King David Michôd Little Women Greta Gerwig Uncut Gems Josh and Benny Safdie 2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin An American Pickle Brandon Trost Greyhound Aaron Schneider News of the World Paul Greengrass 2021 Dune Denis Villeneuve Don't Look Up Adam McKay The Unforgivable Nora Fingscheidt Being the Ricardos Aaron Sorkin2022 Bones and All Luca Guadagnino Babylon Damien Chazelle She Said Maria Schrader 2023 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Kelly Fremon Craig The Bikeriders Jeff Nichols Foe Garth Davis 2024 Dune: Part Two Denis Villeneuve Civil War Alex Garland Challengers Luca Guadagnino Joker: Folie à Deux Todd Phillips Rebel Ridge Jeremy Saulnier Mufasa: The Lion King Barry Jenkins 2025 Sinners Ryan Coogler A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Kogonada Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Scott Cooper The Lost Bus Paul Greengrass The Running Man Edgar Wright Ella McCay James L. Brooks 2026 Primetime Lance Oppenheim Alejandro González Iñárritu Aaron Sorkin Taika Waititi Denis Villeneuve 2027 Greta Gerwig Craig Brewer TBA Tom Ford Michael Mann
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards Year Category Title Result 2025 Sinners Best Casting
British Academy Film Awards Year Category Title Result 2019 Marriage StoryBest Casting 2021 Dune 2025 Sinners
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