The 41st Artios Awards, given out by the Casting Society (CSA), took place across three different ceremonies in New York, Los Angeles, and London, honoring casting achievements in film, television, and theater. Casting Society currently boasts close to 1,200 members around the world, based in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. The Artios Awards honor outstanding casting at a variety of different budget levels for film and formats/locations for television and theater.
This year included some returning stalwarts on the TV side like “Hacks” and “Severance,” but also nods for the first seasons of “The Pitt” and “The Studio.” The Artios wins surely add more momentum to Francine Maisler and “Sinners” in terms of the first Best Casting Oscar, as it was the only film out of the nominees to win in an eligible category.
The win for Avy Kaufman and “Sentimental Value” is an interesting, although likely quite small, datapoint in the fight for Best International Feature, too; Kaufman’s win comes in the Best Studio or Independent Drama category, not International Feature (which went to Mawuko Kuadzi and “The Fisherman”). And regardless of any other awards implications, it’s interesting to see “Sorry, Baby” and “Rental Family” honored for Low Budget Feature and Studio or Independent Feature Comedy.
At the Los Angeles ceremony, The Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement was presented to Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television and the Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Award was presented posthumously to casting director and former CSA Administrator Laura Adler and The Hoyt Bowers Award for Excellence in Casting was awarded to casting director Julie Ashton.
In New York, the Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award was presented to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. In London, The Global Impact Award was presented to GAP Workshops and The Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting was awarded to casting director Kate Rhodes James. The Associate Casting Director Spotlight Award recipients were presented to Leslie Wasserman in Los Angeles and Dustin Presley in New York.
See the full list of winners below.
Film Winners
BIG BUDGET FEATURE COMEDY
“Jay Kelly” — Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold, Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner, Location Casting Directors: Francesco Vedovati, Barbara Giordani
BIG BUDGET FEATURE DRAMA
“Sinners” — Francine Maisler, Associate Casting Directors: Molly Rose, Amber Wakefield, Location Casting Director: Meagan Lewis
ANIMATED FEATURE
“Zootopia 2” — Grace C. Kim
STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT FEATURE COMEDY
“Rental Family” — Kei Kawamura
FEATURE: STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT: DRAMA
“Sentimental Value” — Avy Kaufman
FEATURE: INTERNATIONAL
“The Fisherman” — Mawuko Kuadzi
FEATURE: LOW BUDGET: COMEDY OR DRAMA
“Sorry, Baby” — Jessica Kelly, Location Casting Directors: Lisa Lobel, Angela Peri, Location Associate Casting Director: Melissa Morris
Television (Scripted and Unscripted), Commercials, Short Film, Short Form Series Winners
FILM, FIRST RELEASED FOR TELEVISION OR STREAMING
“Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy” — Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant, Associate Casting Director: Lucy Downes
TELEVISION SERIES: COMEDY
“Hacks” Season 4 — Linda Lowy
TELEVISION SERIES: DRAMA
“Severance” Season 2 — Rachel Tenner, Associate Casting Director: Rick Messina, Location Casting Director: Bess Fifer
TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: COMEDY
“The Studio” — Melissa Kostenbauder, Francine Maisler, Associate Casting Director: Jesse Haddock
TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: DRAMA
“The Pitt” — Cathy Sandrich Gelfond, Associate Casting Director: Seth Caskey
LIMITED SERIES
“Adolescence” — Shaheen Baig
REALITY SERIES: COMPETITION
“Rupaul’s Drag Race” Season 17 — Goloka Bolte, Michelle Redwine, Adam Cook
REALITY SERIES: STRUCTURED & UNSTRUCTURED
“Queer Eye” Season 9 — Pamela Vallarelli, Jessica Jorgensen, Natalie Pino
LIVE ACTION CHILDREN & FAMILY SERIES
“XO, Kitty” Season 2 — Lyndsey Baldasare, David H. Rapaport, Associate Casting Director: Claire Yenson, Location Casting Director: Su Kim
ANIMATED PROGRAM FOR TELEVISION
“Big Mouth” Season 8 — Julie Ashton
INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SERIES
“Other People’s Money” Season 1— Alexandra Montag
SHORT FORM SERIES
“Die Hart” Season 3 — Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington, Associate Casting Director: Jane Flowers, Location Casting Director: Tara Feldstein Bennett
SHORT FILM
“Ado” — Ally Beans
COMMERCIALS
“Listening Is A Form of Love” — Angela Mickey, Associate Casting Director: Aika Greenidge
Theater Winners
BROADWAY: COMEDY OR DRAMA
ENGLISH: Stephen Kopel, Associate Casting Director: Sujotta Pace
BROADWAY: MUSICAL — (TIE)
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB: Xavier Rubiano, Tara Rubin, Associate Casting Director: Frankie Ramirez
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING: Craig Burns, Associate Casting Director: Jimmy Larkin
NEW YORK THEATER: COMEDY OR DRAMA
SH¡T. MEET. FAN: Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler, Destiny Lilly
NEW YORK THEATER: MUSICAL
THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT: Rachel Hoffman, Associate Casting Director: Charlie Hano
LONDON THEATRE
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: Alastair Coomer
LOS ANGELES THEATER
STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS: Tara Rubin, Xavier Rubiano, Peter Van Dam, Associate Casting Director: Louis DiPaolo
REGIONAL THEATER
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL: Lauren Port, Patrick Goodwin
THEATER TOURS
PARADE: Craig Burns
SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE: Geoff Josselson
