‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ Elvis,’ ‘Bros, ‘Glass Onion’ and more earn Casting Society (CSA) Artios Award nominations

Casting Society (CSA) today announces the film nominees for the 38^th Artios Awards, which honor the contribution of Casting Professionals to film, television, theatre and commercials. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, Bros, and Glass Onion were among the big budget nominees in drama and comedy while Emily the Criminal, Catherine Called Birdy, The Banshees of Inisherin and The Whale were among the lower budgeted films nominated.

Several high-profile casting directors earned two nominations, including Lucy Bevan – Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical and The Batman, Kim Coleman – Till and Emergency, Sarah Halley Finn – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Everything Everywhere All At Once, Christi Soper Hilt – The Bad Guys and Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, Avy Kaufman – Tar and Montana Story Bernard Telsey – Better Nate Than Ever and The Same Storm and Natalie Lyon and Kevin Reher – Lightyear and Turning Red. Earning three nominations apiece were Ellen Chenoweth  – Deep Water, The Survivor and Causeway, and Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Menu and The Whale.

The group’s Zeitgeist Award “celebrates the casting team whose work captured our collective imaginations and helped create the year’s defining cultural moments.” Those nominees are Avatar: The Way of Water, The Batman, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Scream (2022) and Top Gun: Maverick.

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.

The winners will be revealed on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The in-person celebration will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Here is the full list of nominations.

BIG BUDGET – DRAMA

• BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER – Sarah Halley Finn, Carla Hool (Location Casting), Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Molly Doyle  (Associate Casting Director)
• ELVIS – Denise Chamian, Nikki Barrett, Beth Day (Associate Casting Director) Liz Ludwitzke (Associate Casting Director)
• THE FABELMANS – Cindy Tolan, Nicholas Petrovich (Associate Casting Director)
• TÁR – Avy Kaufman, Simone Bär (Location Casting), Jeremy Zimmerman  (Location Casting)
• TILL – Kim Coleman, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Stefni Colle  (Associate Casting Director)

BIG BUDGET – COMEDY

• BROS – Gayle Keller, Allison Kirschner (Associate Casting Director)
• GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY – Mary Vernieu, Bret Howe
• THE MENU – Mary Vernieu, Bret Howe, Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting), Kimberly Wistedt (Location Casting), Becca Burgess (Associate Casting Director)
• ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL – Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann
• WHITE NOISE –Douglas Aibel, D. Lynn Meyers, (Location Casting), Matthew Glasner (Associate Casting Director)

LOW BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA

• EMILY THE CRIMINAL – Chelsea Ellis Bloch, Marisol Roncali
• FAMILY SQUARES – Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas
• MONTANA STORY – Avy Kaufman, Harrison Nesbit (Associate Casting Director)
• PLEASE BABY PLEASE – Eyde Belasco
• THE SWEARING JAR – Nicole Hilliard-Forde, Matthew Lessall

MICRO BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA

• THE CATHEDRAL – Ally Beans, Daryl Eisenberg
• DOWN WITH THE KING – Scotty Anderson, Harrison Nesbit
• FOUR SAMOSAS – Emily Schweber
• THEY/THEM/US – Joey Montenarello, Duncan Stewart, Benton Whitley,
• D. Lynn Meyers (Location Casting)
• THE SAME STORM – Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Adam Caldwell, Karyn Casl (Associate Casting Director)

STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY

• THE BUBBLE – Victor Jenkins, Gayle Keller, Allison Kirschner  (Associate Casting Director)
• CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY – Nina Gold, Catriona Dickie
• EMERGENCY – Kim Coleman, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting)
• I LOVE MY DAD – Eyde Belasco
• SPOILER ALERT – Avy Kaufman

STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA

• ARMAGEDDON TIME – Douglas Aibel, Matthew Glasner (Associate Casting Director)
• THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Louise Kiely
• CAUSEWAY – Ellen Chenoweth, Tracy Kilpatrick (Location Casting), Susanne Scheel (Associate Casting Director), Blair Foster (Associate Casting Director)
• CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH – Angela Demo, Nancy Mosser Bailey (Location Casting)
• THE WHALE – Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Bret Howe (Associate Casting Director)

ANIMATION

• THE BAD GUYS – Christi Soper Hilt
• LIGHTYEAR – Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum (Associate Casting Director)
• MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON – Jessica Kelly, Kate Geller (Associate Casting Director)
• PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH –  Christi Soper Hilt
• TURNING RED – Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum (Associate Casting Director)

THE ZEITGEIST AWARD

• AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER – Margery Simkin, Katrina Wandel George (Associate Casting Director), Jasmine Gutierrez (Associate Casting Director), Sydney Shircliff (Associate Casting Director)
• THE BATMAN – Cindy Tolan, Lucy Bevan, Nicholas Petrovich (Associate Casting Director), Olivia Grant (Associate Casting Director)
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE  ALL AT ONCE – Sarah Halley Finn, Djinous Rowling (Associate Casting Director)
• SCREAM – Rich Delia, Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting), Craig Fincannon (Location Casting), Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director), Meredith Petty Hughes (Associate Casting Director)
• TOP GUN: MAVERICK – Denise Chamian, Jordana Sapiurka (Associate Casting Director)