Copyright © 2021, Los Angeles Times | | | |Breaking NewsAdvertisementThe Emmys, Spirits, Canada’s Geminis, Australia’s AACTAs and Britain’s BIFAs and BAFTAs each bestow an annual prize upon casting directors in recognition of the central role they play in show business. At the Oscars, no such accolade exists. Some say that’s odd.“It’s more than odd,” says Alexa Fogel, BAFTA-nominated for casting “Judas and the Black Messiah.” “It’s egregious.”“We’re the first people hired,” adds Carmen Cuba, the go-to for Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh (coproducer of ) since 2000. “If a Nina Gold...…Copyright © 2021, Los Angeles Times | | | |Breaking NewsAdvertisementThe Emmys, Spirits, Canada’s Geminis, Australia’s AACTAs and Britain’s BIFAs and BAFTAs each bestow an annual prize upon casting directors in recognition of the central role they play in show business. At the Oscars, no such accolade exists. Some say that’s odd.“It’s more than odd,” says Alexa Fogel, BAFTA-nominated for casting “Judas and the Black Messiah.” “It’s egregious.”“We’re the first people hired,” adds Carmen Cuba, the go-to for Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh (coproducer of ) since 2000. “If a Nina Gold...WW…