BELATED POST! CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA'S ARTIOS AWARDS 2016

Long since past, but in the flurry of awards and reviews and, you know, other real things going on in my real life, I missed it upon announcement. The Casting Society of America has chosen its Artios Award winners for last year, and they're, um, an Oscar-friendly bunch indeed. Check out the CSA's nominations here.

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Drama

Jackie Burch, Bonnie Grisan and Victoria Thomas (Hidden Figures)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Comedy

Deborah Aquila and Tricia Wood (La La Land)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent - Drama

Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein and Carolyn Pickman (Manchester by the Sea)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent - Comedy

Jo Edna Boldin, Richard Hicks, Marie A. K. McMaster and Chris Redondo (Hell or High Water)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Low Budget - Comedy or Drama

Yesi Ramirez (Moonlight)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Animation

Jamie Sparer Roberts and Rachel Sutton (Moana)

Hoyt Bowers Award

Nina Gold

Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award

The Public Theater

Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement

Annette Bening

2017 ARTIOS AWARDS - NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The Casting Society of America has announced nominations for its 2016 Artios Awards, the 32nd edition of these awards. Among them are three already-announced special awards, including one for Annette Bening, whose 20th Century Women is nominated in Studio or Independent - Comedy. Winners will be revealed at the CSA's dual ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles on the 19th of January.

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Drama

Kerry Barden, Joey Montenarello, Adam Richards and Paul Schnee (The Girl on the Train)

Jackie Burch, Bonnie Grisan and Victoria Thomas (Hidden Figures)

Jim Carnahan and Fiona Weir (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)

Francine Maisler (Nocturnal Animals)

Francine Maisler and Lucie Robitaille (Arrival)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Comedy

Deborah Aquila and Tricia Wood (La La Land)

Jo Edna Boldin, Tiffany Little Canfield, Marie A. K. McMaster, Bernard Telsey and Conrad Woolfe (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)

Ellen Chenoweth and Susanne Scheel (Hail, Caesar!)

Corinne Clark, Ronna Kress and Jennifer Page (Deadpool)

Melissa Pryor and David Rubin (Rules Don't Apply)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent - Drama

Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein and Carolyn Pickman (Manchester by the Sea)

Erica Arvold, Anne N. Chapman, Michelle Kelly and Francine Maisler (Loving)

Lindsay Graham, Jessica Kelly and Mary Vernieu (Jackie)

Jeanne McCarthy, Angelique Midthunder and Amey Rene (Captain Fantastic)

Kirsty McGregor (Lion)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent - Comedy

Mark Bennett and Laura Rosenthal (20th Century Women)

Jo Edna Boldin, Richard Hicks, Marie A. K. McMaster and Chris Redondo (Hell or High Water)

Heike Brandstatter, Melissa Kostenbauder and Coreen Mayrs (The Edge of Seventeen)

Patricia DiCerto, Meghan Rafferty and Juliet Taylor (Cafe Society)

Meagan Lewis and Cathy Sandrich Gelfond (Bad Moms)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Low Budget - Comedy or Drama

Douglas Aibel, Blair Foster, Stephanie Holbrook and Tracy Kilpatrick (Christine)

Sunday Boling and Meg Morman (Hello, My Name Is Doris)

Jessica Daniels (White Girl)

D. Lynn Meyers and Susan Shopmaker (Goat)

Yesi Ramirez (Moonlight)

Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Animation

Sarah Halley Finn and Tamara Hunter (The Jungle Book)

Sarah Halley Finn and Tamara Hunter (The Little Prince)

Natalie Lyon and Kevin Reher (Finding Dory)

Jamie Sparer Roberts (Zootopia)

Jamie Sparer Roberts and Rachel Sutton (Moana)

Hoyt Bowers Award

Nina Gold

Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award

The Public Theater

Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement

Annette Bening

THE BIG SHORT, ROOM AND STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON WIN ARTIOS AWARDS

Here are the results of Artios Award voting by the Casting Society of America. Seven categories, seven different winners as no film was eligible to compete in more than one field. Major awards season players intermingle with lesser-celebrated titles, which is a pleasant and refreshing change from the usual slate of usual suspects. Check out the CSA's nominations for 2015 here, and their award winners below:

Best Casting (Big Budget - Drama)

Meagan Lewis, Pat Moran, Carolyn Pickman, Beth Sepko, Lucinda Syson, Victoria Thomas and Cindy Tolan (Straight Outta Compton)

Best Casting (Big Budget - Comedy)

Meagan Lewis and Francine Maisler (The Big Short)

Best Casting (Studio or Independent - Drama)

Robin D. Cook, Jonathan Oliveira and Fiona Weir (Room)

Best Casting (Studio or Independent - Comedy)

Angela Demo, Nancy Mosser and Katie Shenot (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl)

Best Casting (Low Budget - Drama)

Angela Demo (The Stanford Prison Experiment)

Best Casting (Low Budget - Comedy)

Kim Coleman (Dope)

Best Casting (Animation)

Natalie Lyon and Kevin Reher (Inside Out)

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA'S ARTIOS AWARDS

2016 is the year of the 31st Artios Awards from the Casting Society of America. Casting directors and associates nominated their peers in seven categories, each now eligible to win at the awards ceremony on the 21st of January. Take a look at what the CSA chose to nominate below:

Best Casting (Big Budget – Drama)

Kerry Barden, John Buchan, Jason Knight, Joey Montenarello, Carolyn Pickman, Adam Richards and Paul Schnee (Spotlight)

Nikki Barrett and Ronna Kress (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Nina Gold, Jessica Sherman, April Webster and Alyssa Weisberg (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

Ellen Lewis and Kate Sprance (Bridge of Spies)

Meagan Lewis, Pat Moran, Carolyn Pickman, Beth Sepko, Lucinda Syson, Victoria Thomas and Cindy Tolan (Straight Outta Compton)

Best Casting (Big Budget – Comedy)

Kerry Barden, Joey Montenarello, Adam Richards and Paul Schnee (Sisters)

Corinne Clark, Jennifer Page, April Webster and Alyssa Weisberg (Tomorrowland)

Lindsay Graham, Angela Peri and Mary Vernieu (Joy)

Meagan Lewis and Francine Maisler (The Big Short)

Tiffany Little Canfield, Larry Mayfield, Bernard Telsey and David Vaccari (The Intern)

Best Casting (Studio or Independent – Drama)

Jodi Angstreich, Maribeth Fox and Laura Rosenthal (Carol)

Jim Carnahan, Lucie Robitaille and Fiona Weir (Brooklyn)

Robin D. Cook, Jonathan Oliveira and Fiona Weir (Room)

Nina Gold (The Danish Girl)

Meagan Lewis, Melissa Pryor and David Rubin (Trumbo)

Best Casting (Studio or Independent – Comedy)

Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein and Carolyn Pickman (Infinitely Polar Bear)

Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein and Francine Maisler (While We’re Young)

Angela Demo, Nancy Mosser and Katie Shenot (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl)

Jennifer Euston and Emer O’Callaghan (Sleeping with Other People)

Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey and Conrad Woolfe (Ricki and the Flash)

Best Casting (Low Budget – Drama)

Jodi Angstreich, Maribeth Fox and Laura Rosenthal (Sisterhood of Night)

Mark Bennett (It Follows)

Angela Demo (The Stanford Prison Experiment)

Richard Hicks (Meadowland)

Susan Shopmaker (James White)

Best Casting (Low Budget – Comedy)

Douglas Aibel and Henry Russell Bergstein (Grandma)

Douglas Aibel and Henry Russell Bergstein (Mistress America)

Erica Arvold, Henry Russell Bergstein, Anne Chapman and Stephanie Holbrook (Big Stone Gap)

Kerry Barden, Allison Estrin and Paul Schnee (The Mend)

Kim Coleman (Dope)

Best Casting (Animation)

Brad Gilmore (Pixies)

Jason Henkel (Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast)

Natalie Lyon and Kevin Reher (The Good Dinosaur)

Natalie Lyon and Kevin Reher (Inside Out)