TV honorees include "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Game of Thrones," "When They See Us," "Pose," "Russian Doll"
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Jojo Rabbit, Marriage Story and Knives Out were among the feature winners at the Casting Society of America’s 35th Artios Awards honoring excellence in casting across film, TV and theater at gala ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London.
The feature competition was also highlighted by a tie in the Animation category between The Lion King and Toy Story 4.
Among the TV winners were Game of Thrones (drama series), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (comedy series), When They See Us (limited series), Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons (live TV performance, variety or sketch comedy). Also honored were the pilot and first seasons of Pose and Russian Doll.
Special honors included Academy Award® winner and industry advocate Geena Davis who received the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement, and Emmy®, Grammy® and Tony® Award winner Audra McDonald, who was honored with the Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award.
Among the casting directors being recognized were Deborah Aquila, a three-time Artios Award winner for her work on La La Land, My Week with Marilyn and Red, who was presented with The Hoyt Bowers Award, and Andy Pryor, an Emmy nominee and stalwart in the British casting community for his work on projects including Stan & Ollie, Dr. Who, Cold Feet and Call the Midwife, who was honored with the Excellence in Casting Award at the London ceremony.
Here’s a rundown of category winners spanning Features, TV and Short-Format Fare:
FEATURE FILMS
Animation
A TIE BETWEEN:
The Lion King – casting by Sarah Halley Finn, Jason B. Stamey (Associate)
Toy Story 4 – Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon
Big Budget – Comedy
Knives Out – Mary Vernieu, Angela Peri (Location Casting), Brett Howe (Associate)
Big Budget – Drama
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood – Victoria Thomas
Studio or Independent – Comedy
Jojo Rabbit – Des Hamilton
Studio or Independent – Drama
Marriage Story – Francine Maisler, Douglas Aibel, Kathy Driscoll-Mohler (Associate)
Low Budget – Comedy or Drama
The Last Black Man in San Francisco – Julia Kim, Nina Henninger (Location Casting)
Micro Budget – Comedy or Drama
Skin in the Game – Matthew Lessall
The Zeitgeist Award
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Nina Gold, April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg, Angela Young (Associate)
TELEVISION
Television Pilot and First Season – Comedy
Russian Doll – Christine Kromer, Andrew Femenella (Associate)
Television Pilot and First Season – Drama
Pose – Alexa L. Fogel, Kathryn Zamora-Benson (Associate), Caitlin D. Jones (Associate)
Television Series Comedy
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Cindy Tolan, Juliette Ménager (Location Casting), Anne Davison (Associate)
Television Series Drama
Game of Thrones – Nina Gold, Robert Sterne, Carla Stronge (Location Casting)
Limited Series
When They See Us – Aisha Coley, Billy Hopkins (Location Casting), Ashley Ingram (Location Casting)
Film – Non Theatrical Release
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before – Tamara-Lee Notcutt, Tiffany Mak (Location Casting), Alexis Allen (Associate)
Live Television Performance, Variety or Sketch Comedy
Live In Front of a Studio Audience: All In The Family and The Jeffersons – Marc Hirschfeld, Geralyn Flood, Katrina Wandel George (Associate)
Children’s Pilot and Series (Live Action)
Andi Mack – Amber Horn, Danielle Aufiero, Steven Tylor O’Connor (Associate)
Television Animation
Big Mouth – Julie Ashton-Barson
Reality Series
Queer Eye – Gretchen Palek, Danielle Gervais, Ally Capriotti Grant, Quinn Fegan
Short Film
Skin – Jessica Sherman
Short Form Series
It’s Bruno! – Bess Fifer
Review: Writer-Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood’s “Heretic”
"Heretic" opens with an unusual table setter: Two young missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are discussing condoms and why some are labeled as large even though they're all pretty much a standard size. "What else do we believe because of marketing?" one asks the other.
That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite a second-half slide and feeling unbalanced, this is the rare movie that combines lots of squirting blood and elevated discussion of the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
Our two church members — played fiercely by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East — are wandering around trying to covert souls when they knock on the door of a sweet-looking cottage. Its owner, Mr. Reed, offers a hearty "Good afternoon!" He welcomes them in, brings them drinks and promises a blueberry pie. He's also interested in learning more about the church. So far, so good.
Mr. Reed is, of course, if you've seen the poster, the baddie and he's played by Hugh Grant, who doesn't go the snarling, dead-eyed Hannibal Lecter route in "Heretic." Grant is the slightly bumbling, bashful and self-mocking character we fell in love with in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but with a smear of menace. He gradually reveals that he actually knows quite a bit about the Mormon religion — and all religions.
"It's good to be religious," he says jauntily and promises his wife will join them soon, a requirement for the church. Homey touches in his home include a framed "Bless This Mess" needlepoint on a wall, but there are also oddities, like his lights are on a timer and there's metal in the walls and ceilings.
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