What are the casting Directors Awards?

US film awards

The 38th Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America, honoring the best originality, creativity and contribution of casting professionals to the overall quality of a film, television series, short form project and theatre production, were held on March 9, 2023, simultaneously at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and Edison Ballroom in New York, being the first time in two years that the ceremony was an in-person event.[1][2][3][4]

The nominations for the television, short form project, and theatre categories were announced on October 17, 2022.[5] The nominees for the film categories were announced on January 10, 2023.[6]

Yvette Nicole Brown and Amber Ruffin both hosted the event simultaneously. The latter hosted in New York while the former hosted in Los Angeles; Brown previously hosted the first virtual awards ceremony in 2021 and was on hand to emcee the organization's first in-person gala in two years.[1][2][3] Simone Bär posthumously received the European Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting.[1]

Winners and nominees

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Film

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Television

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Short Form Projects

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Short Film

• The F Word – Rachel Reiss
  • El Carrito – Emily Fleischer
  • Milk – Shakyra Dowling
  • North Star – Jeffrey Gafner
  • We're Too Good for This – Shakyra Dowling

Short Form Series

• State of the Union – Kathleen Chopin, John Ort
  • Breakwater – Jeffrey Gafner
  • Love, Death + Robots – Ivy Isenberg, Natasha Vincent (location casting)

Theatre

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Special Honorees

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• Creative Collaboration Award – United Agents[4]
• Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Award – Jessica Sherman[1]
• Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement – Rita Moreno[1]
• Hoyt Bowers Award for Excellence in Casting – Leslee Feldman[1]
• Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award – Black Theatre United[1]
• European Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting – Simone Bär (posthumous)[1]

Associated Casting Director / Unscripted Casting Producer Spotlight Awards

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References

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Casting directors are some of the most important creatives in entertainment but have never been celebrated as such on Hollywood’s biggest night. Starting next year, however, that all changes.

The Oscars will add a new award to recognize achievement in casting for films released in 2025 and beyond, the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday.

Not counting the short-lived “ popular film Oscar ” which never came to be, this is the first time the academy has added a category since best animated feature film was established in 2001.

“Casting directors play an essential role in filmmaking, and as the Academy evolves, we are proud to add casting to the disciplines that we recognize and celebrate,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a joint statement.

The casting directors’ branch was created in July 2013 and currently has nearly 160 members.

“This award is a deserved acknowledgment of our casting directors’ exceptional talents and a testament to the dedicated efforts of our branch,” said Academy Casting Directors Branch governors Richard Hicks, Kim Taylor-Coleman and Debra Zane in a statement.

The first statuette will be presented starting with the 98th Academy Awards in 2026.

Casting directors, and stunt performers, have long lobbied for an Oscar category to recognize their specific contributions to film. But for now, the stunts will have to wait.