Casting Society Artios Awards nominations for television, shorts and theatre: ‘Hacks,’ ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show,’ ‘I May Destroy You’ and more
Netflix leads with 11 nominations, as Bridgerton, The Kominsky Method and The Queen’s Gambit earn nods
The nominations for the Casting Society of America’s 37th Artios Awards for Here are the 37th Artios Awards nominations for television, shorts, shortform, non-theatrical film and theatre were announced today.
The nominees in the Television Series – Drama category are The Boys, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Mandalorian, Pose and This Is Us. The Comedy Series nominees are A Black Lady Sketch Show, Call My Agent, Pen15 and three series that wrapped their runs this year: The Kominsky Method, Shrill and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. At the Emmys The Crown and Ted Lasso won the casting award.
The nominees for Television Pilot or First Season – Drama are Bridgerton, Ginny & Georgia, Lovecraft Country, Perry Mason, P-Valley and Your Honor. The TV Pilot or First Season hopefuls for Comedy are The Flight Attendant; Girls5Eva; Hacks; Love, Victor; and Ted Lasso.
In light of American theatre going dark during the pandemic, the CSA created a new Artios category called Virtual Theater where the nominees were Art, Duchess! Duchess! Duchess!, Manic Monologues, Sweat and Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana.
Netflix led the nominations with 11 mentions, almost twice the number for HBO and Hulu, which earned six apiece. Disney+ was next with four, followed Amazon Prime Video and Nickelodeon, which grabbed three apiece. Nominees in the feature film categories will be announced on January 31, 2022 and winners will be awarded during the CSA’s in-person trophy show on March 17 at the Beverly Hilton.
Honorees for the Hoyt Bowers Award for Excellence In Casting, Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement, Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award, Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Award and the Associate Spotlight Award will be announced at a later date.
Here are the 37th Artios Awards nominations for television, shorts, shortform, non-theatrical film and theatre.
Television Pilot and First Season – Comedy
The Flight Attendant – John Papsidera, Kim Miscia, Beth Bowling
Girls5eva – Cindy Tolan, Anne Davison
Hacks – Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Anna Mayworm (Associate)
Love, Victor – Josh Einsohn, Tiffany Little Canfield, Conrad Woolfe (Associate)
Ted Lasso – Theo Park, Olissa Rogers (Associate)
Television Pilot and First Season – Drama
Bridgerton – Kelly Valentine Hendry
Ginny & Georgia – Alyssa Weisberg, John Buchan (Location Casting), Jason Knight (Location Casting), Jamie Ember (Associate)
Lovecraft Country – Kim Taylor-Coleman, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Mickie Paskal (Location Casting), Jennifer Rudnicke (Location Casting) Rebecca Carfagna (Associate), AJ Links (Associate)
Perry Mason – Sherry Thomas, Sharon Bialy, Stacia Kimler (Associate)
P-Valley – Billy Hopkins, Ashley Ingram, Kim Taylor-Coleman, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting)
Your Honor – Lauren Grey, Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry-Johnson, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting)
Television Series – Comedy
A Black Lady Sketch Show – Victoria Thomas, Leigh Jonte (Associate)
Call My Agent – Constance Demontoy
The Kominsky Method – Nikki Valko, Ken Miller, Tara Treacy
PEN15 – Melissa DeLizia
Shrill – Collin Daniel, Brett Greenstein, Danny Dunitz (Associate)
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist – Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Alex Newman, Sean Cossey (Location Casting), JJ Ogilvy (Location Casting)
Television Series – Drama
The Boys – Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Alex Newman, Sara Kay (Location Casting), Jenny Lewis (Location Casting)
The Handmaid’s Tale – Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, Robin D. Cook (Location Casting), Stacia Kimler (Associate), Jonathan Oliveira (Associate)
The Mandalorian – Sarah Halley Finn
Pose – Alexa L. Fogel, Elizabeth Berra (Associate)
This Is Us – Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn, Ryan Bernard Tymensky (Associate)
Limited Series
Fargo– Rachel Tenner, Mickie Paskal (Location Casting), Jennifer Rudnicke (Location Casting), Barbara Giordani (Location Casting), Francesco Vedovati (Location Casting), AJ Links (Location Casting), Rick Messina (Associate)
I May Destroy You – Julie Harkin
Mare of Easttown – Avy Kaufman, Diane Heery (Location Casting), Jason Loftus (Location Casting), Harrison Nesbit (Associate)
The Queen’s Gambit – Ellen Lewis, Kate Sprance, Olivia Scott-Webb, Tina Gerussi
WandaVision – Sarah Halley Finn, Jason B. Stamey, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Djinous Rowling (Associate)
Film, Non-Theatrical Release
Coming 2 America – Leah Daniels-Butler, George Pierre (Location Casting)
Oslo – Leslee Feldman
Plan B – Jill Anthony Thomas, Kathleen Chopin, Anthony J. Kraus (Associate), Caroline Pommert-Allegrante (Associate)
Sylvie’s Love – Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Roya Semnanian (Associate), Rachel Goldman (Associate)
The United States vs Billie Holiday – Leah Daniels-Butler, Billy Hopkins, Ashley Ingram, Kevin Scott, Andrea Kenyon (Location Casting), Randi Wells (Location Casting)
Children’s Pilot and Series (Live Action)
All That – Nickole Doro, Shayna Sherwood, Devon Brady (Associate)
Are You Afraid of the Dark? – Sheryl Levine, Tiffany Mak (Location Casting), Morgan Rudner (Associate)
Bunk’d – Howard Meltzer, Morgan Rudner (Associate), Biz Urban (Associate)
Family Reunion – Kim Taylor-Coleman
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers – Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Shevchenko, Jackie Lind (Location Casting), Tiffany Mak (Location Casting), Gianna Butler (Associate)
Punky Brewster – Brett Greenstein, Collin Daniel, Jeremy O’Keefe (Associate)
Young Dylan – Kim Taylor-Coleman
Animated Series
Big Mouth – Julie Ashton
Bob’s Burgers – Julie Ashton
Central Park – Julie Ashton
Family Guy – Christine Terry
Robot Chicken – Christine Terry
Reality Series
The Circle – Erin Tomasello, Jazzy Collins (Associate), Shannon McCarty (Associate)
Nailed It! – Samantha Hanks, Ron Mare, Heather Allyn, Shannon McCarty, Anna Sturgeon
Queer Eye – Danielle Gervais, Pamela Vallarelli, Ally Capriotti Grant
Top Chef – Samantha Hanks, Ron Mare, Heather Allyn
Wipeout– Katy Wallin
Short Film
Growing Fangs – Jessica Munks, Michael Morlani
In France, Michelle is a Man’s Name – Lana Veenker, Eryn Goodman, Ranielle Gray (Associate)
Josiah – Jennifer Presser
Please Hold – Amanda Lenker Doyle, Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington
See You Soon – Freya Krasnow
Stagiaire – Marin Hope
Short Form Series
The Birch – Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Lana Veenker (Location Casting), Eryn Goodman (Location Casting), Roya Semnanian (Associate), Rachel Goldman (Associate), Ranielle Gray (Associate)
Emily’s Wonder Lab– Megan Sleeper
Love, Death & Robots – Ivy Isenberg, Natasha Vincent, Coco Kleppinger (Associate)
Mapleworth Murders – Jill Anthony Thomas, Anthony J. Kraus (Associate)
Wireless – Mary Vernieu, Raylin Sabo, Stacey Rice (Associate)
Virtual Theater
Art – Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris
Duchess! Duchess! Duchess! – JC Clementz
Manic Monologues – Stephanie Klapper
Sweat – Lindsay Brooks
Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana – Stephanie Klapper
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