39th Casting Society (CSA) Artios Awards: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Past Lives,’ ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘Reservation Dogs’ Among Winners
Casting Society (CSA) honored excellence in casting across feature film, television (scripted and unscripted), commercials and theatre at the 39th Annual Artios Awards held Thursday with ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London where Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives, The Last of Us and Reservation Dogs were among the winners.
Niecy Nash-Betts hosted the Los Angeles ceremony at the Beverly Hilton, the New York ceremony was hosted by Alex Edelman at the Edison Ballroom, and the London ceremony was hosted by Samantha Morton at the White City House.
At the Los Angeles ceremony, acclaimed writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay was honored with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement presented by David Oyelowo. The Hoyt Bowers Award for Excellence in Casting was presented to Sharon Klein, head of Casting, Disney Entertainment Television by Dana Walden, Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment. In New York, the Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award was presented to The Drama Book Shop, director Tommy Kail accepted on their behalf and the Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Award was presented to Karlee Fomalont by Rachel Brosnahan.
Tonight’s honorees also included:
- The Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award was presented to The Drama Book Shop. The annual recognition from the casting community is to individuals or organizations who have made a special commitment to the New York entertainment industry through their collaboration with casting professionals.
- The Associate Casting Director Spotlight Awards were presented to Matthew Glasner and Josh Ropiequet.
- The Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting was presented to Francesco Vedovati by the European Chapter Board of Governors. This award is named in honor of legendary European casting directors Margot Capelier and Rose Tobias Shaw, and is given annually in recognition of casting as well as unique contributions to the craft.
- The Creative Collaboration Award was presented to Jina Jay, Shaheen, Baig and Jane Arnell, the founders of the National Film & Television School (NFTS) Casting Certificate Course. The award, presented by the European Chapter Board of Governors, is given inrecognition of significant and outstanding creative or professional contributions to the entertainment industry, including distinctive support of casting professionals and the art and craft of casting.
First held in 1985, the Artios Awards honors Casting Professionals in more than 20 different categories encompassing film, television, theatre and commercials. In addition, special honorees are selected for their contributions to the craft. Nominees and winners are voted on by members of the Casting Society.
Here is the complete list of winners, nominees can be found here.
FEATURE FILM WINNERS
FEATURE BIG BUDGET – DRAMA
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: Ellen Lewis, René Haynes, Kate Sprance (Associate Casting Director)
FEATURE BIG BUDGET – COMEDY
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET: Francine Maisler, Melissa Kostenbauder, Betsy Fippinger (Location Casting), Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Molly Rose (Associate Casting Director)
FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY
THE HOLDOVERS: Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director)
FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA
PAST LIVES: Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel
FEATURE LOW BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA
MEMORY: Susan Shopmaker
FEATURE MICRO BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA
SUMMONING SYLVIA: Steven Tylor O’Connor
FEATURE – ANIMATION
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE: Mary Hidalgo
THE ZEITGEIST AWARD
BARBIE: Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (Associate Casting Director)
TELEVISION (SCRIPTED AND UNSCRIPTED), COMMERCIALS, SHORT FILM, SHORT FORM SERIES WINNERS
TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – COMEDY
THE BEAR: Jeanie Bacharach, Mickie Paskal (Location Casting), Jennifer Rudnicke (Location Casting) AJ Links (Location Casting), Alison Goodman (Associate Casting Director)
TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – DRAMA
THE LAST OF US: Victoria Thomas, Corinne Clark (Location Casting), Jennifer Page (Location Casting), Megan Bayliss (Associate Casting Director)
TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY
RESERVATION DOGS: Angelique Midthunder, Chris Freihofer (Location Casting), Stacey Rice (Associate Casting Director), Tara Mazzucca (Associate Casting Director)
TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
SUCCESSION: Avy Kaufman, Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director)
LIMITED SERIES
BEEF: Charlene Lee, Claire Koonce, Danny Gordon (Associate Casting Director)
LIVE TELEVISION PERFORMANCE, VARIETY OR SKETCH – COMEDY, DRAMA or MUSICAL
A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW: Erica A. Hart
REALITY SERIES – STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED
QUEER EYE: Danielle Gervais, Pamela Vallarelli, Jessica Jorgensen, Quinn Fegan
REALITY SERIES – COMPETITION
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen
ANIMATED SERIES
BIG MOUTH: Julie Ashton
CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY PILOT AND SERIES– LIVE ACTION
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE: Leslie Woo, Julina Baber (Associate Casting Director)
SHORT FILM
MOTHERLAND: Matthew Glasner
SHORT FORM SERIES
WE’RE DOING GOOD: Alexa Pereira
COMMERCIALS
SPARK – AUTISM AWARENESS: Ken Lazer
FILM, NON-THEATRICAL RELEASE
FIRE ISLAND: Jessica Munks, Andrew Fem (Associate Casting Director)
THEATRE WINNERS
NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA
LEOPOLDSTADT: Jim Carnahan, Maureen Kelleher
NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – MUSICAL
INTO THE WOODS: Craig Burns, Geoff Josselson, Bernard Telsey
NEW YORK THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA
DOWNSTATE: Alaine Alldaffer, JC Clementz
NEW YORK THEATRE – MUSICAL
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG: Jim Carnahan, Jason Thinger
LOS ANGELES THEATRE
THE INHERITANCE: PART 1 & PART 2: Phyllis Schuringa
SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Becca McCracken (Location Casting)
REGIONAL THEATRE – TIE
A CHORUS LINE: Stephanie Klapper
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK: David Caparelliotis
THEATRE TOURS
SIX (BOLEYN TOUR):Tara Rubin, Peter Van Dam, Kevin Metzger-Timson
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