JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING, HERE WE ARE, & More Receive Artios Awards Nominations

Casting Society has announced nominations in the theatre, television, commercials, short film and short-form series for the 2025 Artios Awards. The awards will be presented in multiple locations on February 12, 2025.

Broadway musicals that have been honored for their casting include Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Hell's Kitchen, Here Lies Love, Suffs, and The Outsiders. Broadway plays represented include Appropriate, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Mother Play, Purlie Victorious, Stereophonic, and Uncle Vanya. 

Stephen Sondheim's Here We Are, Oh, Mary, The Great Gatsby, and The Welkin are among the other recognized New York and off-Broadway productions, with the national tours of Company, Funny Girl, and MJ the Musical also receiving nominations. Take a look at the full list of nominees below!

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FILM, FIRST RELEASED FOR TELEVISION OR STREAMING

FLAMIN’ HOT: Carla Hool, Location Casting Directors: Jo Edna Boldin, Marie McMaster        

QUIZ LADY: Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne McCarthy, Associate Casting Director: Erica Johnson, Location Casting Director: Ryan Glorioso, Location Associate Casting Director: Justin Coulter

RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE: Rich Delia, Kelly Valentine Hendry, Location Associate Casting

Director: Jessica Mescall

SCOOP: Nina Gold, Martin Ware                                    

THE GREAT Lillian Hall: Jessica Fox-Thigpen                                 

THE IDEA OF YOU: Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Associate Casting Director: Brian Sutow, Location Casting Directors: Chase Paris, Tara Feldstein

TELEVISION SERIES: COMEDY

HACKS (S3): Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne McCarthy,  Associate Casting Director: Anna Mayworm 

JULIA (S2): Sharon Bialy, Gohar Gazazyan, Associate Casting Director: Stacia Kimler, Location Casting Director: Lisa Lobel, Angela Peri. Location Associate Casting Director: Melissa Morris

LOOT (S2): Jill Anthony Thomas, Anthony J. Kraus, Associate Casting Director: Katrina Wandel George

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (S3): Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Destiny Lilly

RESERVATION DOGS (S3): Angelique Midthunder, Associate Casting Director: Stacey Rice, Tara Mazzucca, Location Casting Director: Chris Freihofer    

THE BEAR (S2) Jeanie Bacharach, Location Casting Director: Mickie Paskal, Jennifer Rudnicke, AJ  Links, Location Associate Casting Director: Kaitlin Shaw

TELEVISION SERIES: DRAMA             

SLOW HORSES (S3): Nina Gold,  Associate Casting Director: Melissa Gethin Clarke

THE CHI (S6): Carmen Cuba, Judith Sunga, Location Casting Directors: Christal Karge, Marisa Ross, Location Associate Casting Director: Jenn Noyes 

THE CROWN (S6): Robert Sterne, Location Casting Director: Luci Lenox         

THE GILDED AGE (S2): Bernard Telsey, Adam Caldwell, Associate Casting Director: Amelia  Rasche McCarthy

THE MORNING SHOW (S3): Victoria Thomas                           

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY (S2): Lyndsey Baldasare, David H. Rapaport, Location Casting Director: Kimberly Wistedt, Lisa Mae Fincannon           

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: COMEDY

COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS: Kirsty McGregor    

PALM ROYALE: Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Associate Casting Directors: Roya Semnanian, Rachel Goldman

SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST: Felicia Fasano, Associate Casting Director: Katie Lantz        

THE BROTHERS SUN: Jenny Jue, Associate Casting Directors: Djinous Rowling, Tanya Giang

THE GENTLEMEN: Dan Hubbard                                 

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: DRAMA

3 BODY PROBLEM, Nina Gold, Robert Sterne      

ELSBETH:  Mark Saks, Findley Davidson, Associate Casting Director: John Andrews             

FALLOUT: John Papsidera, Location Casting Directors: Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson            

MR & MRS SMITH: Carmen Cuba,  Associate Casting Director: Charley Medigovich

SHOGUN: Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino, Associate Casting Director: Chelsea Egozi, Location Casting Director: Kei Kawamura

SUGAR: Sherry Thomas, Sharon Bialy, Rebecca Mangieri, Associate Casting Director: Samantha Rood

THE CURSE: Angelique Midthunder, Jennifer Venditti,  Associate Casting Director: Tara Mazzucca, Location Casting Directors: Victoria Cadwallader, Jennifer Schwalenberg        

THE GIRLS ON THE BUS: Junie Lowry-Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Erica A. Hart, Associate Casting Directors: Josh Ropiequet, Briana Dunlay

LIMITED SERIES

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE: Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Associate Casting Director: Katie Brydon, Location Casting Director: Susanne Scheel          

BABY REINDEER: Nina Gold, Martin Ware        

FARGO: Rachel Tenner,  Associate Casting Director: Rick Messina, Location Casting Directors: Stephanie Gorin, Jackie Lind, Rhonda Fisekci,  Location Associate Casting Director: Brendan Wilcocks

FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS: Alexa L. Fogel, Associate Casting Director: Kathryn Zamora-Benson

RIPLEY: Avy Kaufman, Associate Casting Director: Scotty Anderson, Location Casting Directors: Francesco Vedovati, Barbara Giordani  

TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY: Francine Maisler, Associate Casting Directors: Amber Wakefield, Molly Rose, Location Casting Directors: Jessica Ronane, Deborah Schildt

REALITY SERIES: COMPETITION

RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (S16):  Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen

SQUID GAME: THE CHALLENGE (S1): Erika Dobrin, Robyn Kass, Casting Producers: Christopher Burnley, Tony Miros

THE CIRCLE (S6); Erin Tomasello, Casting Producers: Joy Herrera, Sena Rich 

THE GOLDEN BACHELOR (S1): Lindsay Liles

TOP CHEF (S21): Ron Mare, Casting Producers: Heather Allyn, Joy Barrett, Sena Rich

REALITY SERIES: STRUCTURED & UNSTRUCTURED

QUEER EYE (S8): Pamela Vallarelli, Quinn Fegan, Jessica Jorgensen, Danielle Gervais        

SHARK TANK (S15): Mindy Zemrak     

sMOTHERED (S5): Paul Head

THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT (S11): Kristen Moss, Casting Producers: Asjai Lou, Tony Miros, Thea Washington

VANDERPUMP VILLA (S1): Damon Furberg, Heather Allyn   

LIVE ACTION CHILDREN & FAMILY SERIES

AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER (S1): Michael Nicolo, Anya Colloff, Michelle Olivia Tidwell, Canada and Asia Casting By: Tiffany Mak, PoPing AuYeung, Australia Casting By: Amanda Mitchell, UK Casting By: Theo Park 

GOOSEBUMPS (S1): Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne McCarthy, Associate Casting Director: Tara David 

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL (S4): Julie Ashton, Location Casting Director: Jeff Johnson  

MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS (S1): Becky Silverman, Gary Zuckerbrod, Ramani Leah, Location Casting Director: Jackie Lind   

PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS (S1):Denise Chamian, Jordana Sapiurka, Location Casting Director: Candice Elzinga          

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (S1): Denise Chamian, Liz Ludwitzke, Location Casting Director: Candice Elzinga           

ANIMATED PROGRAM FOR TELEVISION

BIG MOUTH (S7); Julie Ashton              

BLUE EYE SAMURAI (S1): Margery Simkin, Orly Sitowitz, Associate Casting Directors: Elizabeth Vitale, Jasmine Gutierrez

BOB’S BURGERS (S14): Julie Ashton              

DEE & FRIENDS IN OZ (S1): Rachel Reiss, Angela Mickey 

FAMILY GUY (S22): Jackie Sollitto, Christine Terry

RICK AND MORTY (S7): Robert McGee, Ruth Lambert, Additional Casting: Sara Jane Sherman    

INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SERIES

MONSIEUR SPADE: Olivia Scott-Webb, Constance Demontoy                         

NANA AKOTO: Mawuko Kuadzi                                     

RHYTHM + FLOW FRANCE: Jennifer Teixido                           

TURKISH DETECTIVE: Harika Uygur, Sophie Holland                           

ZORRO: Carla Hool

BROADWAY: COMEDY OR DRAMA

APPROPRIATE: Jim Carnahan, Alexandre Bleau                                   

JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING: Kelly Gillespie, David Caparelliotis, Erica A. Hart

MOTHER PLAY: Will Cantler, Karyn Casl, Associate Casting Director: Charlie Hano

PURLIE VICTORIOUS: Will Cantler, Destiny Lilly                                   

STEREOPHONIC: Alaine Alldaffer, Taylor Williams                                

UNCLE VANYA: Daniel Swee 

BROADWAY: MUSICAL

CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB: Bernard Telsey, Kristian Charbonier

HELL’S KITCHEN: Kate Murray, Heidi Griffiths                                       

HERE LIES LOVE: Tara Rubin, Xavier Rubiano                         

SUFFS: Heidi Griffiths, Kate Murray                                

THE OUTSIDERS: Tara Rubin, Xavier Rubiano      

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS: Tara Rubin, Claire Burke, Associate Casting Director: Frankie Ramirez

NEW YORK THEATER: COMEDY OR DRAMA

OH, MARY!: Henry Russell Bergstein                             

RUSSIAN TROLL FARM: Karyn Casl                            

THE COMEUPPANCE: David Caparelliotis                                 

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA: Stephanie Klapper                                 

THE PIANIST: Will Cantler, Destiny Lilly, Associate Casting Director: Charlie Hano                 

THE WELKIN: Karyn Casl, Destiny Lilly 

NEW YORK THEATER: MUSICAL 

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Geoff Josselson    

HERE WE ARE: Bernard Telsey, Adam Caldwell, Associate Casting Director: Geoff Josselson

(pray): Destiny Lilly      

RENT: Kevin Metzger-Timson

THE GREAT GATSBY: Jillian Cimini, Stephen Kopel, Associate Casting Director: Neal Buckley          

THE LONELY FEW: Beth Lipari, Phyllis Schuringa, Craig Burns, Destiny Lilly, Associate Casting Director: Charlie Hano

LOS ANGELES THEATER

DEATHTRAP: Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris                                        

FETCH CLAY: Kim Coleman                              

INHERIT THE WIND: Ryan Bernard Tymensky, Rose Bochner

JELLY’S LAST JAM (Pasadena Playhouse): Ryan Bernard Tymensky                                      

REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL: Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris

THE Blank Theatre Company’S 31ST

ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL: Erica S. Bream, Cara Chute Rosenbaum

REGIONAL THEATER

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: (Goodman Theatre): Lauren Port, Associate Casting Director: Rachael Jimenez

A STRANGE LOOP: Destiny Lilly

ANOTHER MARRIAGE: JC Clementz

ANTIGONE: Becca McCracken

CLYDE’S: Stephanie Klapper

FAT HAM: David Caparelliotis

THE WHO’s TOMMY: Lauren Port, Merri Sugarman, Associate Casting Director: Rachael Jimenez, Spencer Gualdoni

THEATER TOURS

COMPANY: Merri Sugarman, Associate Casting Director: Spencer Gualdoni

FUNNY GIRL NATIONAL TOUR: Jim Carnahan, Jason Thinger                                     

MAMMA MIA!: Kevin Metzger-Timson, Associate Casting Director: Spencer Gualdoni

MJ THE MUSICAL: Lindsay Levine, Rachel Hoffman                            

MRS. DOUBTFIRE: Craig Burns

THE WIZ: Tara Rubin, Olivia Paige West

SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE

CHESS: Destiny Lilly      

INTO THE WOODS:  Geoff Josselson                            

JELLY’S LAST JAM: (NY City Center): Destiny Lilly, Rashad Naylor                             

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA: Kristian Charbonier, Patrick Goodwin 

tick, tick…BOOM!: Geoff Josselson                                

WEST SIDE STORY (Lyric Opera Of Chicago): Merri Sugarman, Location Casting Director: Becca McCracken

SHORT FORM SERIES

COMMAND-Z: Carmen Cuba, Salvatore Schiavone

CROSSING CULTURES | WHATSAPP: Kristen Moss

NESTING: Jason Knight, John Buchan

RZR: Claire Koonce

TALES OF TERROR: Nickole Doro

TIRES: Diane Heery, Jason Loftus

SHORT FILMS

ABEL: Carla Hool                                              

BY ANY OTHER NAME: Shakyra Dowling

GUTS: Conrad Woolfe

RAPT: Walter Ware, Rachel Imbriglio

THE REBEL GIRLS: Leah Daniels-Butler  

THE ROOF: Candido Cornejo

COMMERCIALS

BOULDER CREST FOUNDATION PSA: Liz Lewis

CHEVY’S A HOLIDAY TO REMEMBER: John Ort, Kathleen Chopin, Sarah Cayce

MR P. 30:  Nina Pratt

NFL SUPER BOWL LVIII || BORN TO PLAY  Mawuko Kuadzi

NOBODY WATCHES LIKE U.S. – CBS SPORTS: UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:  John Ort, Kathleen Chopin

ROLAND: Tree Petts                                                   

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