Wicked, A Complete Unknown, Emilia Pérez and Conclave — Best Picture Oscar nominees all — were among the film winners at the 40th anniversary Artios Awards, which the Casting Society handed out tonight over three ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London.
The Wild Robot — hot off dominating the Annie Awards — My Old Ass, The Idea of You and Janet Planet are the other movies honored for excellence in casting. Shows claiming top TV prizes were Emmy favorites Shōgun, Hacks, Baby Reindeer, RuPaul’s Drag Race along with Slow Horses, Palm Royale, Queer Eye, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Blue Eye Samurai.
Casting Society also honors excellence in casting across commercials and theater, with Stereophonic and The Outsiders taking the top prizes for the latter. See the full winners list below.
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The Hoyt Bowers Award for Excellence in Casting was awarded at the Beverly Hilton to Oppenheimer casting director John Papsidera, whose film took Best Picture at last year’s Academy Awards. The Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award was presented to Lincoln Center Theater casting director Daniel Swee at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan, and the Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting was awarded to Juliette Ménager at White City House in London.
Casting Society added a pair of new categories this year for International Feature and International Series, won by Emilia Pérez and Monsieur Spade, respectively. CSA also said that it’s launching another new category for 2026 — the London Theater Award, honoring excellence in casting for UK stages
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Here are the winners at the 40th annual Artios Awards:
Feature Film
BIG BUDGET FEATURE COMEDY
Wicked: Part I
Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield. Associate Casting Director: Ryan Bernard Tymensky. Location Casting Director: Tamsyn Manson
BIG BUDGET FEATURE DRAMA
A Complete Unknown
Yesi Ramirez. Location Casting Directors: Rori Bergman, Karlee Fomalont. Location Associate Casting Director: Kate Sprance
ANIMATED FEATURE
The Wild Robot
Christi Soper Hilt
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Emilia Pérez
Carla Hool. Associate Casting Director: Susan Putnam
STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT FEATURE COMEDY
My Old Ass
Douglas Aibel. Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner
STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT FEATURE DRAMA
Conclave
Nina Gold, Martin Ware. Location Casting Director: Francesco Vedovati, Barbara Giordani
LOW BUDGET FEATURE COMEDY OR DRAMA
Janet Planet
Jessica Kelly
Television
FILM, FIRST RELEASED FOR TELEVISION OR STREAMING
The Idea of You
Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Associate Casting Director: Brian Sutow, Location Casting Directors: Chase Paris, Tara Feldstein Bennett
TELEVISION SERIES: COMEDY
Hacks (S3)
Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne Mccarthy, Associate Casting Director: Anna Mayworm
TELEVISION SERIES: DRAMA
Slow Horses (S3)
Nina Gold, Associate Casting Director: Melissa Gethin Clarke
TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: COMEDY
Palm Royale
Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Associate Casting Directors: Roya Semnanian, Rachel Goldman
TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: DRAMA
Shōgun
Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino, Associate Casting Director: Chelsea Egozi, Location Casting Director: Kei Kawamura
LIMITED SERIES
Baby Reindeer
Nina Gold, Martin Ware
REALITY SERIES: COMPETITION
RuPaul’s Drag Race (S16)
Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen
REALITY SERIES: STRUCTURED & UNSTRUCTURED
Queer Eye (S8)
Pamela Vallarelli, Quinn Fegan, Jessica Jorgensen, Danielle Gervais
LIVE ACTION CHILDREN & FAMILY SERIES
Avatar: The Last Airbender (S1)
Michael Nicolo, Anya Colloff, Michelle Olivia Tidwell, Location Casting Directors: Tiffany Mak, Poping Auyeung, Amanda Mitchell
ANIMATED PROGRAM FOR TELEVISION
Blue Eye Samurai (S1)
Margery Simkin, Orly Sitowitz, Associate Casting Directors: Elizabeth Vitale, Jasmine Gutierrez
INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SERIES
Monsieur Spade
Olivia Scott-Webb, Constance Demontoy
SHORT FORM SERIES
Command-Z
Carmen Cuba, Salvatore Schiavone
SHORT FILMS
The Roof
Candido Cornejo
COMMERCIALS
NFL Super Bowl LVIII || Born to Play
Mawuko Kuadzi
Theater
BROADWAY: COMEDY OR DRAMA
Stereophonic
Alaine Alldaffer, Taylor Williams
BROADWAY: MUSICAL
The Outsiders
Tara Rubin, Xavier Rubiano
NEW YORK THEATER: COMEDY OR DRAMA
Oh, Mary!
Henry Russell Bergstein
NEW YORK THEATER: MUSICAL
Here We Are
Bernard Telsey, Adam Caldwell, Associate Casting Director: Geoff Josselson
LOS ANGELES THEATER
Reefer Madness The Musical
Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris
REGIONAL THEATER
A Strange Loop
Destiny Lilly
THEATER TOURS
MJ The Musical
Lindsay Levine, Rachel Hoffman
SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
West Side Story (Lyric Opera Of Chicago)
Merri Sugarman, Location Casting Director: Becca Mccracken
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