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    “The Color Purple,” “Maestro,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” Among Nominees For Casting Society’s Artios Awards

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    Casting director Ellen Lewis was nominated for an Artios Award for her work on "Killers of the Flower Moon" (photo by Geordie Wood)
    LOS ANGELES --

    Casting Society (CSA) has unveiled the film nominees for the 39th Artios Awards, which honor the contributions of casting professionals in film, television, theatre and commercials. The winners will be revealed on Thursday, March 7, with celebrations taking place on that day in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in New York City at the Edison Ballroom, and in London at a venue to be named.

    The nominees in the big budget-drama category are The Color Purple, Maestro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer and Saltburn.

    Nominated in big budget-comedy category are: Air, Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, Asteroid City, Cocaine Bear and Wonka.

    CSA previously announced that acclaimed writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay will be presented with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement during the ceremony.

    The film nominees for the 39th Artios Awards are:

     

    FEATURE ANIMATION

    • ELEMENTAL: Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum (Associate Casting Director)
    • LEO: Danielle Aufiero, Amber Horn
    • SPIDERMAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE: Mary Hidalgo
    • TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, MUTANT MAYHEM: Rich Delia, Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
    • WISH: Grace C. Kim

     

     

     

    FEATURE BIG BUDGET – COMEDY

    • AIR: Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Sydney Shircliff (Associate Casting Director)
    • ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET: Francine Maisler, Melissa Kostenbauder, Betsy Fippinger (Location Casting), Tara Feldstein (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Molly Rose (Associate Casting Director)
    • ASTEROID CITY: Douglas Aibel, Jina Jay (Location Casting), Matthew Glasner (Associate Casting Director)
    • COCAINE BEAR: Debra Zane, Dylan Jury, Alli Coffey (Location Casting)
    • WONKA: Nina Gold

     

     

     

    FEATURE BIG BUDGET – DRAMA

    • THE COLOR PURPLE: Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Destiny Lilly
    • MAESTRO: Shayna Markowitz, Dayna Katz (Associate Casting Director)
    • KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes, Kate Sprance (Associate Casting Director)
    • OPPENHEIMER: John Papsidera
    • SALTBURN: Kharmel Cochrane

     

     

     

    FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY

    • AMERICAN FICTION: Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris, SJ Allocco (Associate Casting Directors)
    • BOTTOMS: Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Kimberly Ostroy (Associate Casting Director)
    • THE HOLDOVERS: Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director)
    • JOY RIDE: Rich Delia, Kara Eide (Location Casting), Kris Woznesensky (Location Casting), Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
    • THEATER CAMP: Kristian Charbonier, Bernard Telsey

     

     

     

    FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA

    • THE IRON CLAW: Susan Shopmaker, Brent Caballero (Location Casting)
    • MAY DECEMBER: Laura Rosenthal, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Rebecca Carfagna (Location Casting), Kimberly Ostroy (Associate Casting Director)
    • PAST LIVES: Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel
    • PRISCILLA: Nicole Daniels, Courtney Bright, John Buchan, Jason Knight
    • RUSTIN: Avy Kaufman, Donna Belajac (Location Casting), Missy Finnell (Location Casting), Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

     

    FEATURE LOW BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA

    • BIRTH/REBIRTH: Allison Twardziak, Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick
    • EMILY: Fiona Weir
    • JULES: Avy Kaufman
    • MEMORY: Susan Shopmaker
    • MONICA: Emily Schweber, D. Lynn Meyers (Location Casting)

     

     

     

    FEATURE MICRO BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA

    • THE DONOR PARTY: Anthony J. Kraus
    • HOW I LEARNED TO FLY: Jessica Sherman
    • SUMMONING SYLVIA: Steven Tylor O’Connor
    • WHAT COMES AROUND: Eyde Belasco, Jeff Johnson (Location Casting)
    • YOUR LUCKY DAY: Jessica Sherman

     

     

     

    THE ZEITGEIST AWARD

    • BARBIE: Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (Associate Casting Director)
    • THE FLASH: Rich Delia, Kate Ringsell, Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
    • THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES: Debra Zane, Dylan Jury, Simone Bär (Location Casting)
    • REBEL MOON: PART ONE – A CHILD OF FIRE: Kristy Carlson, Jeanette Benzie (Associate Casting Director)
    • TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS: Wittney Horton, additional voice casting by Ruth Lambert and Robert McGee, Eve Streger (Associate Casting Director)
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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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