Casting Society (CSA) 39th Artios Awards Nominations: ‘Saltburn,’ ‘The Color Purple’ ‘May December’ and more
Casting Society (CSA) announced today the film nominees for the 39th Artios Awards, which honor the contributions of casting professionals in film, television, theatre and commercials.
Split across six categories based on budget and genre, the nominees feature big budget – drama are The Color Purple, Maestro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer and Saltburn. For big budget comedies we have Air, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Asteroid City, Cocaine Bear and Wonka. Barbie is nominated in the group’s Zeitgeist category alongside The Flash, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
Television nominations were announced in October and can be found here. Academy Award-nominated writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay will be presented with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement.
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 7, 2024, with celebrations taking place on that day in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in New York City at the Edison Ballroom and in London, England, at a venue to be named.
FEATURE BIG BUDGET – DRAMA
THE COLOR PURPLE: Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Destiny Lilly
MAESTRO: Shayna Markowitz, Dayna Katz (Associate Casting Director)
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes, Kate Sprance (Associate Casting Director)
OPPENHEIMER: John Papsidera
SALTBURN: Kharmel Cochrane
FEATURE BIG BUDGET – COMEDY
AIR: Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Sydney Shircliff (Associate Casting Director)
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET: Francine Maisler, Melissa Kostenbauder, Betsy Fippinger (Location Casting), Tara Feldstein (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Molly Rose (Associate Casting Director)
ASTEROID CITY: Douglas Aibel, Jina Jay (Location Casting), Matthew Glasner (Associate Casting Director)
COCAINE BEAR: Debra Zane, Dylan Jury, Alli Coffey (Location Casting)
WONKA: Nina Gold
FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA
THE IRON CLAW: Susan Shopmaker, Brent Caballero (Location Casting)
MAY DECEMBER: Laura Rosenthal, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Rebecca Carfagna (Location Casting), Kimberly Ostroy (Associate Casting Director)
PAST LIVES: Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel
PRISCILLA: Nicole Daniels, Courtney Bright, John Buchan, Jason Knight
RUSTIN: Avy Kaufman, Donna Belajac (Location Casting), Missy Finnell (Location Casting), Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director)
FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY
AMERICAN FICTION: Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director)
BOTTOMS: Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Kimberly Ostroy (Associate Casting Director)
THE HOLDOVERS: Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director)
JOY RIDE: Rich Delia, Kara Eide (Location Casting), Kris Woznesensky (Location Casting), Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
THEATER CAMP: Kristian Charbonier, Bernard Telsey
FEATURE LOW BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA
BIRTH/REBIRTH: Allison Twardziak, Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick
EMILY: Fiona Weir
JULES: Avy Kaufman
MEMORY: Susan Shopmaker
MONICA: Emily Schweber, D. Lynn Meyers (Location Casting)
FEATURE MICRO BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA
THE DONOR PARTY: Anthony J. Kraus
HOW I LEARNED TO FLY: Jessica Sherman
SUMMONING SYLVIA: Steven Tylor O’Connor
WHAT COMES AROUND: Eyde Belasco, Jeff Johnson (Location Casting)
YOUR LUCKY DAY: Jessica Sherman
FEATURE ANIMATION
ELEMENTAL: Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum (Associate Casting Director)
LEO: Danielle Aufiero, Amber Horn
SPIDERMAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE: Mary Hidalgo
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, MUTANT MAYHEM: Rich Delia, Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
WISH: Grace C. Kim
THE ZEITGEIST AWARD
BARBIE: Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (Associate Casting Director)
THE FLASH: Rich Delia, Kate Ringsell, Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES: Debra Zane, Dylan Jury, Simone Bär (Location Casting)
REBEL MOON: PART ONE – A CHILD OF FIRE: Kristy Carlson, Jeanette Benzie (Associate Casting Director)
TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS: Wittney Horton, additional voice casting by Ruth Lambert and Robert McGee, Eve Streger (Associate Casting Director)
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