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
and
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.
“Scandal” cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC's hit political drama "Scandal" may need to brush up on their snappy, speedy delivery known as "Scandal-pace," because they're reuniting for a good cause. Its stars including Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Bellamy Young will take part in a live virtual script reading on Nov. 17 to raise money for hurricane relief in western North Carolina.
Beginning Friday, fans can go online and donate to reserve a spot for the online reading. Proceeds will benefit United Way of North Carolina. Everyone who donates will be able to take part in a virtual pre-event with the cast and Shonda Rhimes will give an introduction.
Additional guest stars will also be announced. The online fundraising platform Prizeo is also holding a contest where one person who donates online via their site will be selected to read a role from the script with the actors. The winner should not worry about the "Scandal"-pace, assured Young over Zoom.
"Whomever the lucky reader is can read at whatever pace they want," she said.
Young, who played Mellie Young, the first lady and later Republican presidential nominee on "Scandal," was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. She came up with the idea for the effort with a friend and took it to her fellow "Scandal" actors, who all jumped on board. Young said this is the first script reading the cast has all done together since the show ended after seven seasons in 2018.
Which episode they will be reading has not been announced yet.
Young said it's "been devastating" to see so many parts of her hometown badly damaged by Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina one month ago.
To research the best use for donations, Young spoke with numerous political leaders, including North... Read More