Francine Maisler

Francine Maisler
Maisler in 2023
Born
United States
OccupationCasting director

Francine Maisler is an American casting director.[1] At the 98th Academy Awards, she was nominated for the inaugural Academy Award for Achievement in Casting for the film Sinners (2025).[2]

In addition to her Academy Award nomination, she won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for four 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, and The Studio.[3]

In 2021, The Hollywood Reporter named Maisler as the Casting Director of the Year.[4]

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Director Ref(s)
1994 Reality Bites Ben Stiller [1]
1995 The Usual Suspects Bryan Singer [5]
Bad Boys Michael Bay [4]
1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt Miloš Forman [6]
1997 As Good as It Gets James L. Brooks
1998 Out of Sight Steven Soderbergh [7]
How Stella Got Her Groove Back Kevin Rodney Sullivan [4]
You've Got Mail Nora Ephron
Gattaca Andrew Niccol [8]
1999 Man on the Moon Miloš Forman [9]
2000 Duets Bruce Paltrow [10]
2001 A Knight's Tale Brian Helgeland [11]
2002 Spider-Man Sam Raimi [6]
2003 Down with Love Peyton Reed
21 Grams Alejandro González Iñárritu
2004 Collateral Michael Mann
Meet the Fockers Jay Roach [7]
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Rob Marshall [12]
The New World Terrence Malick [13]
2006 Babel Alejandro González Iñárritu
Miami Vice Michael Mann [14]
Stranger than Fiction Marc Forster [13]
2007 Spider-Man 3 Sam Raimi [15]
Into the Wild Sean Penn [12]
2008 Hancock Peter Berg
Tropic Thunder Ben Stiller [4]
Quantum of Solace Marc Forster [12]
Milk Gus Van Sant
2009 Julie & Julia Nora Ephron [16]
The Soloist Joe Wright [12]
Nine Rob Marshall
2010 Greenberg Noah Baumbach [17]
How Do You Know James L. Brooks [18]
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Rob Marshall [19]
Restless Gus Van Sant [20]
The Green Hornet Michel Gondry [21]
50/50 Jonathan Levine [22]
Moneyball Bennett Miller
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick [23]
2012 Mud Jeff Nichols [6]
The Amazing Spider-Man Marc Webb [24]
Lawless John Hillcoat
Promised Land Gus Van Sant [25]
2013 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen [24]
This Is the End Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg [26]
Last Vegas Jon Turteltaub [27]
Elysium Neill Blomkamp [28]
Captain Phillips Paul Greengrass [1]
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Marc Webb [29]
Birdman Alejandro González Iñárritu [5]
Unbroken Angelina Jolie
RoboCop Jose Padilha [30]
The Interview Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg [31]
Into the Woods Rob Marshall [32]
Ex Machina Alex Garland [33]
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Sam Taylor-Johnson [34]
Sicario Denis Villeneuve [35]
Aloha Cameron Crowe [36]
Steve Jobs Danny Boyle [5]
Creed Ryan Coogler
Black Mass Scott Cooper [37]
Knight of Cups Terrence Malick [35]
The Big Short Adam McKay [1]
The Revenant Alejandro González Iñárritu
2016 Jason Bourne Paul Greengrass [5]
Arrival Denis Villeneuve [35]
Passengers Morten Tyldum [38]
Midnight Special Jeff Nichols [39]
Sausage Party Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan [40]
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Nicholas Stoller [41]
The 5th Wave J Blakeson [42]
Loving Jeff Nichols [43]
Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford [5]
The Light Between Oceans Derek Cianfrance [44]
2017 Baby Driver Edgar Wright [45]
The Meyerowitz Stories Noah Baumbach [46]
Molly's Game Aaron Sorkin [7]
War Machine David Michôd [47]
Song to Song Terrence Malick [48]
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Yorgos Lanthimos [49]
Hostiles Scott Cooper [50]
Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve [23]
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Gus Van Sant [51]
First Man Damien Chazelle [52]
The Sisters Brothers Jacques Audiard [53]
Widows Steve McQueen [6]
Annihilation Alex Garland [54]
Outlaw King David Mackenzie [55]
Beautiful Boy Felix van Groeningen [56]
A Million Little Pieces Sam Taylor-Johnson [57]
Vice Adam McKay [7]
2019 Marriage Story Noah Baumbach [35]
The King David Michôd [6]
Long Shot Jonathan Levine [58]
Little Women Greta Gerwig [17]
Uncut Gems Josh and Benny Safdie [59]
2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin [6]
An American Pickle Brandon Trost [60]
Greyhound Aaron Schneider [61]
News of the World Paul Greengrass [62]
2021 Dune Denis Villeneuve [4]
Don't Look Up Adam McKay
The Unforgivable Nora Fingscheidt
Being the Ricardos Aaron Sorkin
2022 Bones and All Luca Guadagnino [6]
Babylon Damien Chazelle [63]
She Said Maria Schrader [64]
2023 The Bikeriders Jeff Nichols [65]
Foe Garth Davis [66]
2024 Dune: Part Two Denis Villeneuve [35]
Civil War Alex Garland
Challengers Luca Guadagnino
Joker: Folie à Deux Todd Phillips
Mufasa: The Lion King Barry Jenkins [4]
2025 Sinners Ryan Coogler [67][68][69]
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Kogonada [23]
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Scott Cooper [70]
The Lost Bus Paul Greengrass
The Running Man Edgar Wright
Ella McCay James L. Brooks [71]
2026 Digger † Alejandro González Iñárritu [72]
The Social Reckoning † Aaron Sorkin [6]
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew † Greta Gerwig [73]
TBA Cry to Heaven † Tom Ford [74]
Heat 2 † Michael Mann [6]
Klara and the Sun † Taika Waititi [23]

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Year Category Title Result
2025 Sinners Best Casting Nominated

British Academy Film Awards

Year Category Title Result
2019 Marriage Story Best Casting Nominated
2021 Dune Nominated
2025 Sinners Nominated

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