Awards season is coming up, and we would like to use this opportunity to give a shout-out to our members, many of whom have been nominated for or have already won awards in 2024.
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Emmy Awards
At the 75th Emmy Awards, the following nominated ICDA members managed to secure awards for their work:
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series:
The White Lotus – HBO Max – HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District:
Meredith Tucker, Francesco Vedovati, Barbara Giordani (Location Casting)
The Oscars
The US Academy has published the nominated international feature films for this year’s Oscars, and we are very proud to confirm that it includes films cast by ICDA members:
The Italian submission Io Capitano was cast by Constance Demontoy, Iman Dijonne, Amine Louadni and Francesco Vedovati.
The UK submission The Zone of Interest was cast by Simone Bär (†), Alexandra Montag and Jacqueline Rietz.
The following ICDA members have had films that they worked on nominated in other categories:
Rustin was cast by Cherelle Cargill and Avy Kaufman and has been nominated for Actor in a Leading Role (Colman Domingo)
Nyad was cast by Valerie Daniella Herandez Oloffson and Avy Kaufman and has been nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role (Jodie Foster)
Napoleon was cast by Kate Rhodes James and has been nominated for Cinematography, Production Design and Visual Effects
The Zone of Interest was cast by Simone Bär (†), Alexandra Montag and Jacqueline Rietz and has been nominated for Directing, International Feature Film, Best Picture and Sound, Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
American Fiction was cast by Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) and has been nominated for Actor in a Leading Role (Jeffrey Wright), Actor in a Supporting Role (Sterling K. Brown), Music (Original Score), Best Picture and Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Holdovers was cast by Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) and has been nominated for Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Giamatti), Actress in a Supporting Role (Da’vine Joy Randolph), Film Editing, Best Picture and Writing (Original Screenplay)
Golden Globes
The following ICDA members have cast films that were nominated or won at the 2024 Golden Globes:
Succession was cast by Avy Kaufman and won Best Television Series – Drama, Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Sarah Snook), Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Kieran Culkin) and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television (Matthew Macfadyen) and was nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong), Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television (J. Smith-Cameron) and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television (Alan Ruck and Alexander Skarsgård)
The Holdovers was cast by Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) and won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Paul Giamatti) and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture (Da’vine Joy Randolph) was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
American Fiction was cast by Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) and was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Jeffrey Wright)
The Zone of Interest was cast by Simone Bär (†), Alexandra Montag and Jacqueline Rietz and was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language and Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Io Capitano was cast by Constance Demontoy, Iman Dijonne, Amine Louadni and Francesco Vedovati and was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Nyad was cast by Valerie Daniella Herandez Oloffson and Avy Kaufman and was nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Annette Bening) and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture (Jodie Foster)
Rustin was cast by Cherelle Cargill and Avy Kaufman and was nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Colman Domingo) and Best Original Song – Motion Picture
The Diplomat was cast by Julie Schubert, Lucinda Syson and Natasha Vincent and was nominated for Best Television Series – Drama and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Keri Russell)
Daisy Jones & The Six was cast by Justine Arteta, Kim Davis-Wagner, Makis Gazis (Location Casting) and Jane Flowers (Associate Casting Director) and was nominated for Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television, Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Riley Keough) and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Sam Claflin)
Fellow Travelers was cast by Avy Kaufman and Scotty Anderson and was nominated for Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Matt Bomer)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on 24th February 2024. The following ICDA members have cast films that were nominated or won. Here they are:
The Holdovers was cast by Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) and won Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Da’vine Joy Randolph), as well as was nominated for Male Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Giamatti)
Succession was cast by Avy Kaufman and won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, as well as was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Matthew Macfadyen), Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (Sarah Snook)
American Fiction was cast by Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) and was nominated for Cast in a Motion Picture, Male Actor in a Leading Role (Jeffrey Wright) and Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Sterling K. Brown)
Rustin was cast by Cherelle Cargill and Avy Kaufman and was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Colman Domingo)
Nyad was cast by Valerie Daniella Herandez Oloffson and Avy Kaufman and was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Annette Bening) and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Jodie Foster)
Fellow Travelers was cast by Avy Kaufman and Scotty Anderson and was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series (Matt Bomer)
The Diplomat was cast by Julie Schubert, Lucinda Syson and Natasha Vincent and was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (Keri Russell)
Artios Awards
Casting Society (CSA) has announced its nominations in the television, theatre, commercials, short film and short form series for its 2024 Artios Awards. Feature film nominations will follow in February and the winners will be announced at a gala on March 7, 2024. The following ICDA members are nominated so far:
Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) for American Fiction in the category Feature Studio or Independent – Comedy
Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) for The Holdovers in the category Feature Studio or Independent – Comedy
Avy Kaufman, Donna Belajac (Location Casting), Missy Finnell (Location Casting) and Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director) for Rustin in the category Feature Studio or Independent – Drama
Avy Kaufman for Jules in the category Feature Low Budget – Comedy or Drama
Debra Zane, Dylan Jury and Simone Bär (†) (Location Casting) for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in the category The Zeitgeist Award
Avy Kaufman, Carolyn Pickman (Location Casting), Matt Bouldry (Location Casting), Kyle Crand (Location Casting), Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director) for Boston Strangler in the category Film, Non-Theatrical Release
Justine Arteta, Kim Davis-Wagner, Makis Gazis (Location Casting), Jane Flowers (Associate Casting Director) for Daisy Jones & The Six in the category Limited Series
Julie Schubert, Lucinda Syson and Natasha Vincent for The Diplomat in the category Television Pilot and First Season Drama
Avy Kaufman and Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director) for Succession in the category Television Series: Drama
Furthermore, ICDA member Francesco Vedovati will receive the Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting by the European Chapter Board of Governors. This award is named in honour of legendary European casting directors Margot Capelier and Rose Tobias Shaw, and is given annually in recognition of casting, as well as unique contributions to the craft.
2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards
The Zone of Interest was cast by Simone Bär (†), Alexandra Montag and Jacqueline Rietz and won in the category Outstanding British Film, Film not in the English Language and Sound
The Holdovers was cast by Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) and won in the categories Casting and Supporting Actress
American Fiction was cast by Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting) and Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) and won Best Adapted Screenplay
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Ghana Leadership Awards (Ghana)
Congratulations to our member Mawuko Kuadzi, who won Casting Director of the Year at the Ghana Leadership Awards. The Ghana Leadership Awards are an annual event which acknowledges and celebrates outstanding and exemplary leaders with significant and positive impacts in advancing Ghana and Africa.
Capri Hollywood Film Festival (USA)
ICDA member Nancy Bishop won the Capri Casting Award for her work on Miranda’s Victim at the Capri Hollywood Film Festival, with Armando Pizzuti taking home the Capri Casting Director of Italy Award.
CDG Awards (UK)
The sixth Casting Directors’ Guild (CDG) awards took place in London in February 2024.
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse was cast by Rachel Freck, Jessica Mescall and Nicholas Hockaday (Associates) and was nominated in the category Best Casting in an Independent Film
The Long Shadow was cast by Victor Jenkins, Sonia Allam, Seth Mason (Associate) and Paushali Banik (Assistant) and was nominated in the category Best Casting in a Limited or Single Series
Sundance Film Festival (USA)
It’s What’s Inside, cast by Mary Vernieu, Sidney Shircliff, Lana Veenker (location casting) and Eryn Goodman (location casting), premiered at Sundance in January, and secured the largest sale of the festival in a deal with Netflix.
