2025 Artios Awards

2025 CSA Artios Award Nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Casting 

Los Angeles / New York / Vancouver / Toronto

The following is the list of nominees and award recipients of Casting Society of America’s 40th annual Artios Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Casting
for TELEVISION, SHORT FILM, COMMERCIALS and THEATER. All FEATURE FILM nominations to be announced January 2025.


FILM, FIRST RELEASED FOR TELEVISION OR STREAMING
Flamin’ Hot: Carla Hool, Location Casting Directors: Jo Edna Boldin, Marie McMaster
Quiz Lady: Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne McCarthy, Associate Casting Director: Erica Johnson, Location Casting Director: Ryan Glorioso, Location Associate Casting Director: Justin Coulter
Red, White & Royal Blue: Rich Delia, Kelly Valentine Hendry (UK), Location Associate Casting Director: Jessica Mescall
Scoop: Nina Gold , Martin Ware (UK)
The Great Lillian Hall: Jessica Fox-Thigpen (Atlanta)
The Idea Of You: Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Associate Casting Director: Brian Sutow, Location Casting Directors: Chase Paris, Tara Feldstein

TELEVISION SERIES: COMEDY
Hacks (S3): Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne McCarthy, Associate Casting Director: Anna Mayworm
Julia (S2): Sharon Bialy, Gohar Gazazyan, Associate Casting Director: Stacia Kimler, Location Casting Director: Lisa Lobel, Angela Peri. Location Associate Casting Director: Melissa Morris
Loot (S2): Jill Anthony Thomas, Anthony J. Kraus, Associate Casting Director: Katrina Wandel George
Only Murders In The Building (S3): Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Destiny Lilly
Reservation Dogs (S3): Angelique Midthunder, Associate Casting Director: Stacey Rice, Tara Mazzucca, Location Casting Director: Chris Freihofer
The Bear (S2): Jeanie Bacharach, Location Casting Director: Mickie Paskal, Jennifer Rudnicke, AJ Links, Location Associate Casting Director: Kaitlin Shaw

TELEVISION SERIES: DRAMA
Slow Horses (S3): Nina Gold (UK), Associate Casting Director: Melissa Gethin Clarke
The Chi (S6): Carmen Cuba, Judith Sunga, Location Casting Directors: Christal Karge, Marisa Ross, Location Associate Casting Director: Jenn Noyes
The Crown (S6): Robert Sterne, Location Casting Director: Luci Lenox
The Gilded Age (S2): Bernard Telsey, Adam Caldwell, Associate Casting Director: Amelia Rasche McCarthy
The Morning Show (S3): Victoria Thomas
The Summer I Turned Pretty (S2): Lyndsey Baldasare, David H. Rapaport, Location Casting Director: Kimberly Wistedt, Lisa Mae Fincannon

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: COMEDY
Colin From Accounts: Kirsty McGregor (Australia)
Palm Royale: Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Associate Casting Directors: Roya Semnanian, Rachel Goldman
Survival Of The Thickest: Felicia Fasano, Associate Casting Director: Katie Lantz
The Brothers Sun: Jenny Jue, Associate Casting Directors: Djinous Rowling, Tanya Giang
The Gentlemen: Dan Hubbard (UK)

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: DRAMA
3 Body Problem: Nina Gold, Robert Sterne (UK)
Elsbeth: Mark Saks, Findley Davidson, Associate Casting Director: John Andrews
Fallout: John Papsidera, Location Casting Directors: Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson
Mr & Mrs Smith: Carmen Cuba, Associate Casting Director: Charley Medigovich
Shogun: Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino, Associate Casting Director: Chelsea Egozi, Location Casting Director: Kei Kawamura
Sugar: Sherry Thomas, Sharon Bialy, Rebecca Mangieri, Associate Casting Director: Samantha Rood
The Curse: Angelique Midthunder, Jennifer Venditti, Associate Casting Director: Tara Mazzucca, Location Casting Directors: Victoria Cadwallader, Jennifer Schwalenberg
The Girls On The Bus: Junie Lowry-Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Erica A. Hart, Associate Casting Directors: Josh Ropiequet, Briana Dunlay

LIMITED SERIES
All The Light We Cannot See: Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann (UK), Associate Casting Director: Katie Brydon, Location Casting Director: Susanne Scheel
Baby Reindeer: Nina Gold, Martin Ware (UK)
Fargo: Rachel Tenner, Associate Casting Director: Rick Messina, Location Casting Directors: Stephanie Gorin, Jackie Lind, Rhonda Fisekci, Location Associate Casting Director: Brendan Wilcocks
Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans: Alexa L. Fogel, Associate Casting Director: Kathryn Zamora-Benson
Ripley: Avy Kaufman, Associate Casting Director: Scotty Anderson, Location Casting Directors: Francesco Vedovati, Barbara Giordani
True Detective: Night Country: Francine Maisler, Associate Casting Directors: Amber Wakefield, Molly Rose, Location Casting Directors: Jessica Ronane, Deborah Schildt

REALITY SERIES: COMPETITION
RuPaul’s Drag Race (S16): Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen
Squid Game: The Challenge (S1): Erika Dobrin, Robyn Kass, Casting Producers: Christopher Burnley, Tony Miros
The Circle (S6): Erin Tomasello, Casting Producers: Joy Herrera, Sena Rich
The Golden Bachelor (S1): Lindsay Liles
Top Chef (S21): Ron Mare, Casting Producers: Heather Allyn, Joy Barrett, Sena Rich

REALITY SERIES: STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED
Queer Eye (S8): Pamela Vallarelli, Quinn Fegan, Jessica Jorgensen, Danielle Gervais
Shark Tank (S15): Mindy Zemrak
sMothered (S5): Paul Head
The Great Christmas Light Fight (S11): Kristen Moss, Casting Producers: Asjai Lou, Tony Miros, Thea Washington
Vanderpump Villa (S1): Damon Furberg, Heather Allyn

LIVE ACTION CHILDREN & FAMILY SERIES:
Avatar The Last Airbender (S1): Michael Nicolo, Anya Colloff, Michelle Olivia Tidwell, Canada And Asia Casting by Tiffany Mak, Poping Auyeung, Australia Casting by Amanda Mitchell, UK Casting by Theo Park
Goosebumps (S1): Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne McCarthy, Associate Casting Director: Tara David
High School Musical: The Musical (S4): Julie Ashton, Location Casting Director: Jeff Johnson
My Life With The Walter Boys (S1): Becky Silverman, Gary Zuckerbrod, Ramani Leah, Location Casting Director: Jackie Lind
Percy Jackson & The Olympians (S1): Denise Chamian, Jordana Sapiurka, Location Casting Director: Candice Elzinga
The Spiderwick Chronicles (S1): Denise Chamian, Liz Ludwitzke, Location Casting Director: Candice Elzinga

ANIMATED PROGRAM FOR TELEVISION
Big Mouth (S7): Julie Ashton
Blue Eye Samurai (S1): Margery Simkin, Orly Sitowitz, Associate Casting Directors: Elizabeth Vitale, Jasmine Gutierrez
Bob’s Burgers (S14): Julie Ashton
Dee & Friends In Oz (S1): Rachel Reiss, Angela Mickey
Family Guy (S22): Jackie Sollitto, Christine Terry
Rick And Morty (S7): Robert McGee, Ruth Lambert, Additional Casting: Sara Jane Sherman

INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SERIES (New Category)
Monsieur Spade: Olivia Scott-Webb (UK), Constance Demontoy (France)
Nana Akoto: Mawuko Kuadzi (Ghana)
Rhythm + Flow France: Jennifer Teixido (France)
Turkish Detective: Harika Uygur (Turkey), Sophie Holland (UK)
Zorro: Carla Hool

BROADWAY: COMEDY OR DRAMA
Appropriate: Jim Carnahan, Alexandre Bleau
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: Kelly Gillespie, David Caparelliotis, Erica A. Hart
Mother Play: Will Cantler, Karyn Casl, Associate Casting Director: Charlie Hano
Purlie Victorious: Will Cantler, Destiny Lilly
Stereophonic: Alaine Alldaffer, Taylor Williams
Uncle Vanya: Daniel Swee

BROADWAY: MUSICAL
Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club: Bernard Telsey, Kristian Charbonier
Hell’s Kitchen: Kate Murray, Heidi Griffiths
Here Lies Love: Tara Rubin, Xavier Rubiano
Suffs: Heidi Griffiths, Kate Murray
The Outsiders: Tara Rubin, Xavier Rubiano
Water For Elephants: Tara Rubin, Claire Burke, Associate Casting Director: Frankie Ramirez

NEW YORK THEATER: COMEDY OR DRAMA
Oh, Mary!: Henry Russell Bergstein
Russian Troll Farm: Karyn Casl
The Comeuppance: David Caparelliotis
The Night Of The Iguana: Stephanie Klapper
The Pianist: Will Cantler, Destiny Lilly, Associate Casting Director: Charlie Hano
The Welkin: Karyn Casl, Destiny Lilly

NEW YORK THEATER: MUSICAL
Fiddler On The Roof: Geoff Josselson
Here We Are: Bernard Telsey, Adam Caldwell, Associate Casting Director: Geoff Josselson
(pray): Destiny Lilly
Rent: Kevin Metzger-Timson
The Great Gatsby: Jillian Cimini, Stephen Kopel, Associate Casting Director: Neal Buckley
The Lonely Few: Beth Lipari, Phyllis Schuringa, Craig Burns, Destiny Lilly, Associate Casting Director: Charlie Hano

LOS ANGELES THEATER
Deathtrap: Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris
Fetch Clay: Kim Coleman
Inherit The Wind: Ryan Bernard Tymensky, Rose Bochner
Jelly’s Last Jam (Pasadena Playhouse): Ryan Bernard Tymensky
Reefer Madness The Musical: Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris
The Blank Theatre Company’s 31st Annual Young Playwrights Festival: Erica S. Bream, Cara Chute Rosenbaum

SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
Chess: Destiny Lilly
Into The Woods: Geoff Josselson
Jelly’s Last Jam: (NY City Center): Destiny Lilly, Rashad Naylor
The Light In The Piazza: Kristian Charbonier, Patrick Goodwin
tick, tick…BOOM!: Geoff Josselson
West Side Story (Lyric Opera Of Chicago): Merri Sugarman, Location Casting Director: Becca McCracken

REGIONAL THEATER
A Christmas Carol: (Goodman Theatre): Lauren Port, Associate Casting Director: Rachael Jimenez
A Strange Loop: Destiny Lilly
Another Marriage: JC Clementz
Antigone: Becca McCracken
Clyde’s: Stephanie Klapper
Fat Ham: David Caparelliotis
The Who’s Tommy: Lauren Port, Merri Sugarman, Associate Casting Director: Rachael Jimenez, Spencer Gualdoni

THEATER TOURS
Company: Merri Sugarman, Associate Casting Director: Spencer Gualdoni
Funny Girl National Tour: Jim Carnahan, Jason Thinger
Mamma Mia!: Kevin Metzger-Timson, Associate Casting Director: Spencer Gualdoni
MJ The Musical: Lindsay Levine, Rachel Hoffman
Mrs. Doubtfire: Craig Burns
The Wiz: Tara Rubin, Olivia Paige West

SHORT FORM SERIES
Command-Z: Carmen Cuba, Salvatore Schiavone
Crossing Cultures | WhatsApp: Kristen Moss
Nesting: Jason Knight, John Buchan
Rzr: Claire Koonce
Tales Of Terror: Nickole Doro
Tires: Diane Heery, Jason Loftus (Philadelphia)

SHORT FILM
Abel: Carla Hool
By Any Other Name: Shakyra Dowling (UK)
Guts: Conrad Woolfe
Rapt: Walter Ware, Rachel Imbriglio
The Rebel Girls: Leah Daniels-Butler
The Roof: Candido Cornejo

COMMERCIALS
Boulder Crest Foundation PSA: Liz Lewis
Chevy’s A Holiday To Remember: John Ort, Kathleen Chopin, Sarah Cayce
Mr P. 30: Nina Pratt
NFL Super Bowl LVIII|| Born To Play: Mawuko Kuadzi
Nobody Watches Like U.S. – CBS Sports – UEFA Champions League: John Ort, Kathleen Chopin
Roland: Tree Petts


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