The Casting Society of America’s 2019 Artios Awards, which celebrate casting directors for film, TV, and theatre, were presented in bicoastal ceremonies January 31 in New York City and Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles event was hosted by June Diane Raphael and SAG-Award winning actor Paul Scheer, and the NY event was hosted by Bridget Everett.
New York theatre winners included Jim Carnahan, who won for casting both Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (New York Broadway Theatre – Comedy Or Drama), as well as last season's acclaimed Broadway revival of Angels in America (New York Broadway Theatre – Revival, Comedy Or Drama).
Artios Awards also went to Bethany Knox for casting the hit musical comedy Mean Girls (New York Broadway Theatre – Musical); Craig Burns for Once On This Island (New York Broadway Theatre – Revival, Musical); Adam Caldwell, Will Cantler, and Karyn Casl for School Girls: Or, The African Mean Girls Play (New York Theatre – Comedy Or Musical); and David Caparelliotis and Lauren Port for Jesus Hopped the A Train (New York Theatre – Drama).
Film and television honors were awarded to Bernard Telsey and Patrick Goodwin for Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert (Live Television Performance, Variety Or Sketch Comedy), as well as Jeanie Bacharach, Cindy Tolan, Anne Davison, and Betsy Fippinger for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Television Pilot and First Season – Comedy), which features numerous theatre actors.
This year’s honorees in New York included Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond, who received the Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award for outstanding commitment to New York entertainment. Los Angeles honorees included Laura Dern, who received the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement; as well as Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, and Carol Kritzer, who received the Hoyt Bowers Award.
The complete list of winners follows:
New York Broadway Theatre – Comedy Or Drama
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child - Jim Carnahan
New York Broadway Theatre – Musical
Mean Girls - Bethany Knox
New York Broadway Theatre – Revival, Comedy Or Drama
Angels In America - Jim Carnahan
New York Broadway Theatre – Revival, Musical
Once On This Island - Craig Burns
New York Theatre – Comedy Or Musical
School Girls: or, The African Mean Girls Play - Adam Caldwell, Will Cantler, Karyn Casl
New York Theatre – Drama
Jesus Hopped The A Train - David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port
Regional Theatre
Angels In America - Tara Rubin, Laura Schutzel, Amy Potozkin (Location Casting)
Los Angeles Theatre
Henry IV - Tracy Lilienfield, Emily Towler (Associate)
Special Theatrical Performance
Mamma Mia! - Margery Simkin, Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris (Associate)
Theatre Tours
Hamilton - Bethany Knox
Feature Big Budget – Comedy
Green Book - Rick Montgomery, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Thomas Sullivan (Associate)
Feature Big Budget – Drama
Vice - Francine Maisler, Amber Wakefield (Additional Casting)
Feature Studio Or Independent – Comedy
Crazy Rich Asians - Terri Taylor, Sarah Domeier (Associate)
Feature Studio Or Independent – Drama
BlacKkKlansman - Kim Taylor-Coleman
Feature Low Budget – Comedy Or Drama
The Kindergarten Teacher - Stephanie Holbrook, Henry Russell Bergstein
Feature Micro Budget – Comedy or Drama
Madeline’s Madeline - Stephanie Holbrook
Feature Animation
Isle of Dogs - Douglas Aibel
The Zeitgeist Award
Black Panther - Sarah Halley Finn, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Jason B. Stamey (Associate), Nicholas Amick Mudd (Associate)
Television Pilot and First Season – Comedy
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Jeanie Bacharach, Cindy Tolan, Anne Davison (Associate), Betsy Fippinger (Associate)
Television Pilot And First Season – Drama
Ozark - Alexa L. Fogel, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), John Ort (Associate)
Television Series Comedy
Atlanta - Alexa L. Fogel, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Kathryn Zamora-benson (Associate)
Television Series Drama
The Crown - Nina Gold, Robert Sterne
Limited Series
Godless - Ellen Lewis, Jo Edna Boldin (Location Casting), Rene Haynes (Native American Casting), Helen Geier (Location Casting), Kate Sprance (Associate), Marie A.K. Mcmaster (Location Associate)
Film, Non-theatrical Release
Paterno - Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel (Associate)
Live Television Performance, Variety Or Sketch Comedy
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert - Bernard Telsey, Patrick Goodwin
Children’s Pilot And Series (Live Action)
A Series of Unfortunate Events - David Rubin, Corinne Clark (Location Casting), Jennifer Page (Location Casting), Andrea Bunker (Associate)
Television Animation
Rick And Morty - Ruth Lambert, Robert Mcgee
Reality Series
Queer Eye - Gretchen Palek, Danielle Gervais, Ally Capriotti Grant, Beyhan Oguz
Short Film
The Lost - Matthew Lessall
Short Form Series
Relationship Status - Meg Morman, Sunday Boling