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    “Barbie,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Past Lives” and “The Holdovers” among Casting Society’s Artios Award winners

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    Ava DuVernay (l) and Destiny Lilly at the 39th Artios Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (photo by Reza Allah-Bakhshi/Capture Imaging/courtesy of Casting Society)
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    Casting Society (CSA) honored excellence in casting across feature film, television (scripted and unscripted), commercials and theatre at the 39th Annual Artios Awards on Thursday (3/7), with ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London. Feature film winners were Killers of the Flower Moon, The Holdovers, Past Lives, Barbie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, along with Memory and Summoning Sylvia.

    Among the TV winners were The Bear, Succession, The Last of Us, Reservation Dogs and Beef.

    Niecy Nash-Betts hosted the Los Angeles ceremony at the Beverly Hilton, the New York ceremony was hosted by Alex Edelman at the Edison Ballroom, and the London ceremony was hosted by Samantha Morton at the White City House. The star-studded award ceremonies hosted over 1,500 guests combining the three locations.

    At the Los Angeles ceremony, acclaimed writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay was honored with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement presented by David Oyelowo. The Hoyt Bowers Award for Excellence in Casting was presented to Sharon Klein, head of casting, Disney Entertainment Television by Dana Walden, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment.  In New York, the Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award was presented to The Drama Book Shop, director Tommy Kail accepted on its behalf; and the Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Award was presented to Karlee Fomalont by Rachel Brosnahan.

    Here’s a rundown of winners:
     

     

    FEATURE FILM WINNERS

     

    FEATURE – ANIMATION
    SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE: Mary Hidalgo

     

     

    FEATURE BIG BUDGET – COMEDY
    ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET: Francine Maisler, Melissa Kostenbauder, Betsy Fippinger (Location Casting), Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Molly Rose (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

    FEATURE BIG BUDGET – DRAMA
    KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: Ellen Lewis, René Haynes, Kate Sprance (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

    FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY
    THE HOLDOVERS: Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

    FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA
    PAST LIVES: Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel

     

     

    FEATURE LOW BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA
    MEMORY: Susan Shopmaker

     

     

    FEATURE MICRO BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA
    SUMMONING SYLVIA: Steven Tylor O’Connor

     

     

    THE ZEITGEIST AWARD
    BARBIE: Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

     

    TELEVISION (SCRIPTED AND UNSCRIPTED), COMMERCIALS, SHORT FILM, SHORT FORM SERIES WINNERS

     

    TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – COMEDY
    THE BEAR: Jeanie Bacharach, Mickie Paskal (Location Casting), Jennifer Rudnicke (Location Casting) AJ Links (Location Casting), Alison Goodman (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

    TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – DRAMA
    THE LAST OF US: Victoria Thomas, Corinne Clark (Location Casting), Jennifer Page (Location Casting), Megan Bayliss (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

    TELEVISION SERIES –  COMEDY
    RESERVATION DOGS: Angelique Midthunder, Chris Freihofer (Location Casting), Stacey Rice (Associate Casting Director), Tara Mazzucca (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

    TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
    SUCCESSION: Avy Kaufman, Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

    LIMITED SERIES
    BEEF: Charlene Lee, Claire Koonce, Danny Gordon (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

    LIVE TELEVISION PERFORMANCE, VARIETY OR SKETCH – COMEDY, DRAMA or MUSICAL
    A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW: Erica A. Hart

     

     

    REALITY SERIES – STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED
    QUEER EYE: Danielle Gervais, Pamela Vallarelli, Jessica Jorgensen, Quinn Fegan

     

     

    REALITY SERIES – COMPETITION
    RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen

     

     

    ANIMATED SERIES
    BIG MOUTH: Julie Ashton

     

     

    CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY PILOT AND SERIES– LIVE ACTION
    AMERICAN BORN CHINESE: Leslie Woo, Julina Baber (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

    SHORT FILM
    MOTHERLAND: Matthew Glasner

     

     

    SHORT FORM SERIES
    WE’RE DOING GOOD: Alexa Pereira

     

     

    COMMERCIALS
    SPARK – AUTISM AWARENESS: Ken Lazer

     

     

    FILM, NON-THEATRICAL RELEASE
    FIRE ISLAND: Jessica Munks, Andrew Fem (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

     

    THEATRE WINNERS

     

    NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA
    LEOPOLDSTADT: Jim Carnahan, Maureen Kelleher

     

     

    NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – MUSICAL
    INTO THE WOODS: Craig Burns, Geoff Josselson, Bernard Telsey

     

     

    NEW YORK THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA
    DOWNSTATE: Alaine Alldaffer, JC Clementz

     

     

    NEW YORK THEATRE – MUSICAL
    MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG: Jim Carnahan, Jason Thinger

     

     

    LOS ANGELES THEATRE
    THE INHERITANCE: PART 1 & PART 2: Phyllis Schuringa

     

     

    SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
    FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Becca McCracken (Location Casting)

     

     

    REGIONAL THEATRE – TIE
    A CHORUS LINE: Stephanie Klapper
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    WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK: David Caparelliotis

     

     

    THEATRE TOURS
    SIX (BOLEYN TOUR):Tara Rubin, Peter Van Dam, Kevin Metzger-Timson

     

     

    Honorees also included:

     

    • The Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award was presented to The Drama Book Shop. The annual recognition from the casting community is to individuals or organizations who have made a special commitment to the New York entertainment industry through their collaboration with casting professionals. 
    • The Associate Casting Director Spotlight Awards were presented to Matthew Glasner and Josh Ropiequet. 
    • The Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting was presented to Francesco Vedovati by the European Chapter Board of Governors. This award is named in honor of legendary European casting directors Margot Capelier and Rose Tobias Shaw, and is given annually in recognition of casting as well as unique contributions to the craft. 
    • The Creative Collaboration Award was presented to Jina Jay, Shaheen, Baig and Jane Arnell, the founders of the National Film & Television School (NFTS) Casting Certificate Course. The award, presented by the European Chapter Board of Governors, is given in recognition of significant and outstanding creative or professional contributions to the entertainment industry, including distinctive support of casting professionals and the art and craft of casting.
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    Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Suchir Balaji poses for a photo in Hawaii in 2018. Balaji was a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who died in November 2024. (Balaji Ramamurthy via AP)

    Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26.

    Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years before quitting in August. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week called him one of OpenAI's strongest contributors who was essential to developing some of its products.

    "We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time," said a statement from OpenAI.

    Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26 in what police said "appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation." The city's chief medical examiner's office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide.

    His parents Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy said they are still seeking answers, describing their son as a "happy, smart and brave young man" who loved to hike and recently returned from a trip with friends.

    Balaji grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and first arrived at the fledgling AI research lab for a 2018 summer internship while studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He returned a few years later to work at OpenAI, where one of his first projects, called WebGPT, helped pave the way for ChatGPT.

    "Suchir's contributions to this project were essential, and it wouldn't have succeeded without him," said OpenAI co-founder John Schulman in a social media post memorializing Balaji. Schulman, who recruited Balaji to his team, said what... Read More

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