Casting Society of America Unveils Nominees for 31st Annual Artios Awards Set for 1/21/1
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CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA
UNVEILS TELEVISION, THEATER, WEB SERIES AND SHORT FILM
NOMINEES FOR THE 31ST ANNUAL ARTIOS AWARDS
BI-COASTAL AWARD CEREMONIES SET FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016
New York, NY (August 21, 2015) – The Casting Society of America (CSA) has revealed its first-round nominees for the 31st Annual Artios Awards across the television, theater, web series and short film categories. This year, the Television Animation category has been divided into two categories: Television Animation-Adult and Television Animation-Children. All winners will be announced at the 31st Annual Artios Awards at the height of awards season on Thursday, January 21, 2016.
The bicoastal ceremonies will take place in Los Angeles and New York City at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and Hard Rock Café (1501 Broadway, NY, NY), respectively.
“The Artios Awards are the only awards program to celebrate a single craft across film, television, theater, short film, and web content,” said Richard Hicks, President of the Casting Society of America. “As the industry has evolved, the CSA has evolved with it, ensuring that casting directors maintain an important presence in the vibrant future of the entertainment industry.”
The second and final voting phase for television, theater, web series and short film categories opens on Monday, August 24 and closes on Tuesday, September 8.
2015 Artios Award Nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Casting
(In the categories for television, theater, web series and short film.)
TELEVISION PILOT COMEDY
“Blackish” – Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Smith Shevchenko, Amanda Lenker Doyle (Associate)
“Grace and Frankie” – Tracy Lilienfield, Emily Towler (Associate)
“Jane the Virgin” – Alyson Silverberg, Jonathan Clay Harris
“Transparent” – Eyde Belasco
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” – Jennifer Euston, Emer O’Callaghan (Associate)
TELEVISION PILOT DRAMA
“The Affair” – Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson, Lisa Soltau (Associate)
“Better Call Saul” – Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, Kiira Arai (Location Casting)
“Empire” – Leah Daniels Butler, Claire Simon (Location Casting), Shelby Cherniet (Associate)
“Gotham” – Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Gohar Gazazyan
“How To Get Away With Murder” – Linda Lowy, Diane Heery (Location Casting), Jason Loftus (Location Casting), Jamie Castro (Associate)
TELEVISION SERIES COMEDY
“Episodes” – Kelly Valentine Hendry, Victor Jenkins, Amy Britt (Location Casting), Trisha Debski (Location Casting)
“Orange Is The New Black” – Jennifer Euston, Emer O’Callaghan (Associate)
“Silicon Valley” – Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera
“Transparent” – Eyde Belasco
“Veep” – Pat Moran (Location Casting)
TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA
“Bloodline” – Debra Zane, Lori Wyman (Location Casting), Shayna Markowitz (Associate)
“Empire” – Leah Daniels Butler, Claire Simon (Location Casting)
“Game of Thrones” – Nina Gold
“House of Cards” – Laray Mayfield, Julie Schubert
“The Good Wife” – Mark Saks, John Andrews (Associate)
TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
“American Horror Story: Freak Show” – Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Becky Silverman (Associate)
“Olive Kitteridge” – Laura Rosenthal, Carolyn Pickman (Location Casting), Maribeth Fox (Associate), Jodi Angstreich (Associate)
“The Slap” – Avy Kaufman
“Wayward Pines” – David Rubin, Heike Brandstatter (Location Casting), Coreen Mayrs (Location Casting), Melissa Pryor (Associate)
“Wolf Hall” – Nina Gold
CHILDREN’S PILOT AND SERIES (LIVE ACTION)
“Austin & Ally” – Carol Goldwasser
“Dog With A Blog” – Carol Goldwasser
“Girl Meets World” – Sally Stiner, Barbie Block, Brett Greenstein, Collin Daniel, Howard Meltzer, Sherie Hernandez (Associate)
“Instant Mom” – Victoria Thomas
“Lab Rats” – Howard Meltzer
TELEVISION ANIMATION ADULT
“Amercian Dad” – Linda Lamontagne
“Bob’s Burgers” – Julie Ashton-Barson
“Bojack Horseman” – Linda Lamontagne
“Family Guy” – Linda Lamontagne
“Robot Chicken” – Linda Lamontagne
TELEVISION ANIMATION CHILDREN
“The Adventures of Puss in Boots” – Ania O’Hare
“Bubble Guppies” – Michelle Levitt, Gene Vassilaros, Danielle Pretsfelder (Associate), Shondre Austin (Associate)
“Dora & Friends: Into the City!” – Michelle Levitt, Danielle Pretsfelder (Associate)
“Sanjay & Craig” – Gene Vassilaros, Sarah Noonan, Meredith Layne, Shondre Austin (Associate)
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” – Gene Vassilaros, Sarah Noonan, Meredith Layne, Shondre Austin (Associate)
NY BROADWAY THEATER – COMEDY
Fish in the Dark – David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port (Associate)
Living On Love – James Calleri, Paul Davis
Love Letters – William Cantler, Andrew Femenella
You Can’t Take it With You – Jim Carnahan, Jillian Cimini (Associate)
NY BROADWAY THEATER – DRAMA
The Audience – Daniel Swee, Nora Brennan
Constellations – Jim Carnahan, Nancy Piccione
The Elephant Man – James Calleri, Paul Davis
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Daniel Swee, Cindy Tolan
This Is Our Youth – William Cantler
NY BROADWAY THEATER – MUSICAL
An American in Paris – Rachel Hoffman
Finding Neverland – Bernard Telsey, Patrick Goodwin
The King and I – Abbie Brady-Dalton
Something Rotten! – Bethany Knox
On the Twentieth Century – Jim Carnahan, Stephen Kopel
NY THEATER – COMEDY
39 Steps – Jack Bowdan
A Month in the Country – James Calleri, Paul Davis
Big Love – Karyn Casl
The Flick – Alaine Alldaffer
What I Did Last Summer – William Cantler
NY THEATER – DRAMA
Between Riverside and Crazy – William Cantler, Karyn Casl (Associate)
The Glass Menagerie – Stephanie Klapper
Hamlet – James Calleri, Erica Jensen
Punk Rock – William Cantler, Karyn Casl (Associate)
The World of Extreme Happiness – Nancy Piccione, Adam Belcoure
NY THEATER – MUSICAL
Fly By Night – Alaine Alldaffer
Found – Rachel Hoffman, Howie Cherpakov
Clinton, The Musical – Tara Rubin, Kaitlin Shaw
New York Spring Spectacular – Patrick Goodwin
Revolution – James Calleri, Paul Davis, Erica Jensen
REGIONAL THEATER EAST
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Tara Rubin, Kaitlin Shaw
Arcadia – Tara Rubin, Laura Shutzel
Can Can – Tara Rubin, Lindsay Levine
Carousel – Jay Binder, Claire Simon (Location Casting)
Diner – Bernard Telsey, Justin Huff
First Wives Club – Craig Burns
REGIONAL THEATER WEST
Bright Star – Howie Cherpakov
Les Misérables – Patrick Goodwin
Othello – Tara Rubin
Arms and the Man – David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port (Associate)
One Man, Two Guvnors – Amy Potozkin, Joanne DeNaut
LOS ANGELES THEATER
What the Butler Saw – Mark B. Simon
The Country House – David Caparelliotis, Phyliss Schuringa
Hair – Margery Simkin, Michael Donovan
Race – Mark B. Simon
Spring Awakening – Beth Lipari, Bruce H. Newberg
SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE – EAST
Oliver! – Michael Cassara
Paint Your Wagon – Jay Binder, Jack Bowdan, Jason Styres
Parade – Craig Burns
Tick Tick Boom – Carrie Gardner, Stephen Kopel
Zorba! – Jay Binder, Jack Bowdan
SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE – WEST
The Addams Family – Megan Larche Dominick
Hello Dolly! – Megan Larche Dominick
Tarzan – Megan Larche Dominick
Unscreened Summer Series – Meg Morman, Sunday Boling
THEATER TOURS
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas – Jason Styres
Kinky Boots – Justin Huff
Matilda The Musical – Jim Carnahan, Nora Brennan, Jillian Cimini
Rodger’s + Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Cindy Tolan, Adam Caldwell
Blithe Spirit – William Cantler, Karyn Casl
SHORT FILMS
“Day One” – Becky Silverman
“Dragula” – Jonathan Clay Harris
“Muted” – Robin Lippin
“Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A Terrorist” – Erika Silverman Bream
“Share” – Lauren Grey
WEB SERIES
“Cop Show” – Adrienne Stern
“Deadbeat” – Jessica Daniels
“Karl Manhair: Postal Inspector” – Judy Bowman
“Olive and Mocha” – Meg Morman, Sunday Boling
“Resident Advisors” – Alexis Koczara, Christine Shevchenko, Amanda Lenker Doyle (Associate)
“Side Effects” – Sheryl Levine
The Artios Awards feature film timeline is:
Monday, November 9 – Submissions Open
Friday, December 11 – Submissions Close
Thursday, December 17 – First-Round Ballots Open
Sunday, January 3 – First-Round Ballots Close
Tuesday, January 5 – Second-Round Ballots Open
Monday, January 11 – Second-Round Ballots Close
About the Artios Awards
Presented annually, the Artios Awards are given to CSA members using the criteria of originality, creativity and contribution of casting to the overall quality of a project. Named for the Greek word meaning “perfectly fitted,” the Artios Awards were first given in 1985 to honor excellence in casting and the ceremony was held at the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel, with 500 industry leaders in attendance. The New York awards were first given in 1988.
About the Casting Society of America
The Casting Society of America (CSA) was founded in February of 1982 with the intention of establishing a recognized standard of professionalism in the casting field and providing its members with a support organization to further their goals and protect their common interests. CSA currently boasts more than 600 members. CSA Casting Directors and Associates work around the world, with members based in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Africa. The CSA is a global resource for producers, directors and creative teams seeking casting professionals, while promoting the image of casting directors and associates worldwide, engaging in a number of charitable activities, and supporting its members by sharing important and helpful professional information. For more information on the Casting Society of America, please visit CastingSociety.com.
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