 However, Redmayne's performance was met with critical acclaim; in January 2016, he earned his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor in consecutive years.Redmayne later acknowledged the criticism towards his casting in a 2018 interview, stressing the importance of casting transgender actors playing trans roles.In 2016, Redmayne starred as Newt Scamander in the film adaptation of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", the first of a series within the Wizarding World of the "Harry Potter" film series, with a screenplay by J. K. Rowling.