2025 Artios Awards Winners Announced

The winners of the 2025 Artios Awards were announced during three ceremonies in New York, Los Angeles, and London on Wednesday night.

Janelle James hosted the 40th Annual Artios Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles while Jordan Carlos handled hosting duties at The Edison in New York. The Artios Awards website does not list the host of the London ceremony.

Casting Society honored John Papsidera with The Hoyt Bowers Award, which is for excellence in casting and honors the recipient’s body of work and outstanding contribution to the casting profession.

The Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award was presented to casting director Daniel Swee.

The Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Award, given for outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes that have in turn supported the casting community, was presented posthumously to Zora Dehorter.

The Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting will be presented to casting director Juliette Ménager.

Film

Feature: Big Budget: Comedy

Wicked

  • Bernard Telsey, CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield, CSA
  • Ryan Bernard Tymensky, CSA (Associate Casting Director)
  • Tamsyn Manson, CSA (Location Casting Director)

Feature: Big Budget: Drama

A Complete Unknown

  • Yesi Ramirez, CSA
  • Rori Bergman, CSA (Location Casting Director), Karlee Fomalont, CSA (Location Casting Director)
  • Kate Sprance, CSA (Associate Location Casting Director)

Feature: Animation

The Wild Robot

  • Christi Soper Hilt, CSA

Feature: International Film

Emilia Pérez

  • Carla Hool, CSA
  • Susan Putnam, CSA (Associate Casting Director)

Feature: Studio or Independent: Comedy

My Old Ass

  • Douglas Aibel, CSA
  • Matthew Glasner, CSA (Associate Casting Director)

Feature: Studio or Independent: Drama

Conclave

  • Nina Gold, CSA, Martin Ware, CSA
  • Francesco Vedovati, CSA (Location Casting Director), Barbara Giordani, CSA (Location Casting Director)

Feature: Low Budget: Comedy or Drama

Janet Planet

  • Jessica Kelly, CSA

Television (Scripted and Unscripted)

Animated Program for Television

Blue Eye Samurai (Season 1)

  • Margery Simkin, CSA, Orly Sitowitz, CSA
  • Elizabeth Vitale, CSA (Associate Casting Director), Jasmine Gutierrez, CSA (Associate Casting Director)

Film, First Released for Television or Streaming

The Idea Of You

  • Bernard Telsey, CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield, CSA
  • Brian Sutow, CSA (Associate Casting Director)
  • Chase Paris, CSA (Location Casting Director), Tara Feldstein Bennett, CSA (Location Casting Director)

International Television Series

Monsieur Spade (Season 1)

  • Olivia Scott-Webb, CSA, Constance Demontoy, CSA

Limited Series

Baby Reindeer (Season 1)

  • Nina Gold, CSA, Martin Ware, CSA

Live Action Children & Family Series

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Season 1)

  • Michael Nicolo, CSA, Anya Colloff, CSA, Michelle Olivia Tidwell, CSA
  • Tiffany Mak, CSA (Location Casting Director), PoPing AuYeng, CSA (Location Casting Director), Amanda Mitchell, CSA (Location Casting Director)

Reality Series: Competition

RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 16)

  • Goloka Bolte, CSA, Ethan Petersen, CSA

Reality Series: Structured and Unstructured

Queer Eye (Season 8)

  • Danielle Gervais, CSA, Quinn Fegan, CSA, Jessica Jorgensen, CSA, Pamela Vallarelli, CSA

Television Pilot and First Season: Comedy

Palm Royale

  • Kerry Barden, CSA, Paul Schnee, CSA
  • Roya Semnanian, CSA (Associate Casting Director), Rachel Goldman, CSA (Associate Casting Director)

Television Pilot and First Season: Drama

Shōgun

  • Laura Schiff, CSA, Carrie Audino, CSA
  • Chelsea Egozi, CSA (Associate Casting Director) Kei Kawamura, CSA (Location Casting Director)

Television Series: Comedy

Hacks (Season 3)

  • Nicole Abellera Hallman, CSA, Jeanne McCarthy, CSA
  • Anna Mayworm, CSA (Associate Casting Director)

Television Series: Drama

Slow Horses (Series 3)

  • Nina Gold, CSA
  • Melissa Gethin Clarke, CSA (Associate Casting Director)

Short Form Content

Commercials

NFL Superbowl LVIIII | Born to Play

  • Mawuko Kuadzi, CSA

Short Film

The Roof

  • Candido Cornejo, CSA

Short Form Series

COMMAND-Z

  • Carmen Cuba, CSA, Salvatore Schiavone, CSA

Theater

Broadway: Comedy or Drama

Stereophonic

  • Alaine Alldaffer, CSA, Taylor Williams, CSA

Broadway: Musical

The Outsiders

  • Tara Rubin, CSA, Xavier Rubiano, CSA

Los Angeles Theater

Reefer Madness: The Musical

  • Michael Donovan, CSA, Richie Ferris, CSA

New York Theater: Comedy or Drama

OH, MARY!

  • Henry Russell Bergstein, CSA

New York Theater: Musical

Here We Are

  • Bernard Telsey, CSA, Adam Caldwell, CSA
  • Geoff Josselson, CSA (Associate Casting Director)

Regional Theater

A Strange Loop

  • Destiny Lilly, CSA

Special Theatrical Performance

West Side Story (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

  • Merri Sugarman, CSA
  • Becca McCracken, CSA (Location Casting Director)

Theater Tours

MJ the Musical

Lindsay Levine, CSA, Rachel Hoffman, CSA

The 2025 Artios Awards were held in three ceremonies on February 12, 2025.

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Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them. She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.

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