Casting Directors Behind THE KING AND I, SOMETHING ROTTEN!, Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING & More Nominated for 2016 Artios Awards!

The Casting Society of America (CSA) has revealed its first-round nominees for the 31st Annual Artios Awards across the theater, television, 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 theater, television, web series and short film.)

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 MISERABLES - 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

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)

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

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.