Casting Society Artios Awards: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Among Nominees

Tyler Coates
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Casting Society (CSA) today announced the the film nominees for the 39th annual Artios Awards, which honor the contribution of casting directors in film, television and theater. The CSA previously announced the nominees for its television, theater, short film and short-form series categories on Oct. 24.

Among the nominees this year are Oscar frontrunners Air, American Fiction, Barbie, The Color Purple, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, May December, Oppenheimer, Past Lives and Rustin.

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Netflix and Warner Bros. both lead the nominees with five nods apiece, followed by Amazon Studios with four noms.

Three casting directors were honored with three nods: Rich Delia, Adam Richards and Susan Shopmaker. Receiving two nominations each are Dylan Jury, Avy Kaufman, Meagan Lewis, Lisa Lobel, Melissa Morris, Kimberly Ostroy, Angela Peri, Laura Rosenthal, Jessica Sherman, Bernard Telsey and Debra Zane

The 39th annual Artios Awards will be handed out at three simultaneous galas on March 7, with celebrations taking place at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton Hotel, New York City’s Edison Ballroom and a London venue still to be announced. As previously announced this month, Origin writer-director Ava DuVernay will receive the Lynn Stalmaster career achievement award.

The full list of nominees are below.

FEATURE ANIMATION
Elemental (Disney): Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum (Associate Casting Director)
Leo (Netflix): Danielle Aufiero, Amber Horn
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony): Mary Hidalgo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount): Rich Delia, Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
Wish (Disney): Grace C. Kim

FEATURE BIG BUDGET – COMEDY
Air (Amazon Studios): Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Sydney Shircliff (Associate Casting Director)
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Searchlight): Francine Maisler, Melissa Kostenbauder, Betsy Fippinger (Location Casting), Tara Feldstein (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Molly Rose (Associate Casting Director)
Asteroid City (Focus Features): Douglas Aibel, Jina Jay (Location Casting), Matthew Glasner (Associate Casting Director)
Cocaine Bear (Paramount): Debra Zane, Dylan Jury, Alli Coffey (Location Casting)
Wonka (Warner Bros.): Nina Gold

FEATURE BIG BUDGET – DRAMA
The Color Purple (Warner Bros.): Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Destiny Lilly
Maestro (Netflix): Shayna Markowitz, Dayna Katz (Associate Casting Director)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple): Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes, Kate Sprance (Associate Casting Director)
Oppenheimer (Universal): John Papsidera
Saltburn (Amazon Studios): Kharmel Cochrane

FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY
American Fiction (Amazon Studios): Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director)
Bottoms (Amazon Studios): Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Kimberly Ostroy (Associate Casting Director)
The Holdovers (Focus Features): Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director)
Joy Ride (Lionsgate): Rich Delia, Kara Eide (Location Casting), Kris Woznesensky (Location Casting), Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
Theater Camp (Searchlight): Kristian Charbonier, Bernard Telsey

FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA
The Iron Claw (A24): Susan Shopmaker, Brent Caballero (Location Casting)
May December (Netflix): Laura Rosenthal, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Rebecca Carfagna (Location Casting), Kimberly Ostroy (Associate Casting Director)
Past Lives (A24): Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel
Priscilla (A24): Nicole Daniels, Courtney Bright, John Buchan, Jason Knight
Rustin (Netflix): Avy Kaufman, Donna Belajac (Location Casting), Missy Finnell (Location Casting), Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director)

FEATURE LOW BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA
Birth/Rebirth (IFC Films): Allison Twardziak, Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick
Emily (Warner Bros.): Fiona Weir
Jules (Bleecker Street): Avy Kaufman
Memory (Ketchup Entertainment): Susan Shopmaker
Monica (IFC Films): Emily Schweber, D. Lynn Meyers (Location Casting)

FEATURE MICRO BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA
The Donor Party (Vertical): Anthony J. Kraus
How I Learned to Fly (Film Movement): Jessica Sherman
Summoning Sylvia (The Horror Collective): Steven Tylor O’Connor
What Comes Around (IFC Films): Eyde Belasco, Jeff Johnson (Location Casting)
Your Lucky Day (Well Go USA Entertainment): Jessica Sherman

THE ZEITGEIST AWARD
Barbie (Warner Bros.): Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (Associate Casting Director)
The Flash (Warner Bros.): Rich Delia, Kate Ringsell, Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate): Debra Zane, Dylan Jury, Simone Bär (Location Casting)
Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire (Netflix): Kristy Carlson, Jeanette Benzie (Associate Casting Director)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Paramount Pictures): Wittney Horton, additional voice casting by Ruth Lambert and Robert McGee, Eve Streger (Associate Casting Director)

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