# Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Comedy)

The Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature (Comedy) is an award handed out annually by the Casting Society of America. The award, in its current incarnation, was first awarded in 2010, when the category made the distinction of award comedic films with larger budgets, and studio backing. Previously, since the second awards ceremony in 1986, the category had only held the distinction of Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy. The award honors the casting directors of higher-budgeted, in comparison to independently-backed, films that the voting body believes featured the best casting.

## Winners and nominees
### 1980s

Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting
| Year | Film | Casting Director(s) |
| 1985 (1st) |
| 1985 (1st) | Amadeus | Mary Goldberg |
| 1985 (1st) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Terry Liebling |
| 1985 (1st) | The Natural | Ellen Chenoweth |
| 1985 (1st) | Sixteen Candles | Jackie Burch |
| 1985 (1st) | A Soldier's Story | Reuben Cannon |
Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy
| Year | Film | Casting Director(s) |
| 1986 (2nd) |
| 1986 (2nd) | Prizzi's Honor | Alixe Gordon |
| 1986 (2nd) | After Hours | Mary Colquhoun |
| 1986 (2nd) | Back to the Future | Mike Fenton, Jane Feinberg, Judy Taylor |
| 1986 (2nd) | Desperately Seeking Susan | Risa Bramon and Billy Hopkins |
| 1986 (2nd) | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Juliet Taylor |
| 1987 (3rd) |
| 1987 (3rd) | Hannah and Her Sisters | Juliet Taylor |
| 1987 (3rd) | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Ellen Chenoweth |
| 1987 (3rd) | Little Shop of Horrors | Margery Simkin |
| 1987 (3rd) | Ruthless People | Ellen Chenoweth |
| 1987 (3rd) | Something Wild | Risa Bramon and Billy Hopkins |
| 1988 (4th) |
| 1988 (4th) | Moonstruck | Howard Feuer |
| 1988 (4th) | Baby Boom | Pam Dixon |
| 1988 (4th) | Broadcast News | Ellen Chenoweth |
| 1988 (4th) | The Princess Bride | Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson |
| 1988 (4th) | Radio Days | Juliet Taylor |
| 1989 (5th) |
| 1989 (5th) | Bagdad Cafe | Al Onorato and Jerold Franks |
| 1989 (5th) | Big | Juliet Taylor, Paula Herold |
| 1989 (5th) | Crossing Delancey | Meg Simon, Fran Kumin |
| 1989 (5th) | Married to the Mob | Howard Feuer |
| 1989 (5th) | Working Girl | Juliet Taylor |

### 1990s

| Year | Film | Casting Director(s) |
| 1990 (6th) |
| 1990 (6th) | Parenthood | Jane Jenkins, Jane Hirshenson |
| 1990 (6th) | House Party | Eileen Knight |
| 1990 (6th) | The Little Mermaid | Mary V. Buck, Susan Edelman |
| 1990 (6th) | The War of the Roses | David Rubin |
| 1990 (6th) | When Harry Met Sally... | Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson |
| 1991 (7th) |
| 1991 (7th) | Home Alone | Jane Jenkins, Jane Hirshenson |
| 1991 (7th) | Alice | Juliet Taylor |
| 1991 (7th) | Dick Tracy | Jackie Burch |
| 1991 (7th) | The Freshman | Mike Fenton, Judy Taylor, Lynda Gordon |
| 1991 (7th) | Postcards from the Edge | Juliet Taylor |
| 1992 (8th) |
| 1992 (8th) | The Fisher King | Howard Feurer |
| 1992 (8th) | The Addams Family | David Rubin |
| 1992 (8th) | City Slickers | Pam Dixon |
| 1992 (8th) | Sister Act | Judy Taylor, Lynda Gordon, Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent Liff, Andrew Zerman |
| 1992 (8th) | This Is My Life | Juliet Taylor |
| 1993 (9th) |
| 1993 (9th) | A League of Their Own | Ellen Lewis, Amanda Mackey |
| 1993 (9th) | Honeymoon in Vegas | Mike Fenton |
| 1993 (9th) | Husbands and Wives | Juliet Taylor |
| 1993 (9th) | Mr. Saturday Night | Pam Dixon |
| 1993 (9th) | Used People | Mary Colquhoun |
| 1994 (10th) |
| 1994 (10th) | Sleepless in Seattle | Juliet Taylor |
| 1994 (10th) | Angie | Juliet Taylor |
| 1994 (10th) | Cool Runnings | Chemin Sylvia Bernard |
| 1994 (10th) | Mrs. Doubtfire | Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins |
| 1994 (10th) | The Hudsucker Proxy | Donna Isaacson, John Lyons |
| 1994 (10th) | The Ref | Howard Feuer |
| 1995 (11th) |
| 1995 (11th) | Bullets Over Broadway | Juliet Taylor |
| 1995 (11th) | The Brady Bunch Movie | Deborah Aquila, Jane Shannon |
| 1995 (11th) | The Mask | Fern Champion, Mark Paladini |
| 1995 (11th) | Miami Rhapsody | Renee Rousselot |
| 1995 (11th) | While You Were Sleeping | Amanda Mackey, Cathy Sandrich |
| 1996 (12th) |
| 1996 (12th) | Fargo | John Lyons |
| 1996 (12th) | The Birdcage | Juliet Taylor, Ellen Lewis |
| 1996 (12th) | Flirting with Disaster | Ellen Parks, Risa Bramon |
| 1996 (12th) | Get Shorty | David Rubin, Debra Zane |
| 1996 (12th) | Mighty Aphrodite | Juliet Taylor |
| 1996 (12th) | To Die For | Howard Feurer |
| 1997 (13th) |
| 1997 (13th) | That Thing You Do! | John Lyons |
| 1997 (13th) | Everyone Says I Love You | Juliet Taylor |
| 1997 (13th) | The First Wives Club | Ilene Starger |
| 1997 (13th) | Grosse Pointe Blank | Junie Lowry Johnson |
| 1997 (13th) | Walking and Talking | Avy Kaufman |
| 1998 (14th) |
| 1998 (14th) | Boogie Nights | Christine Sheaks |
| 1998 (14th) | As Good as It Gets | Francine Maisler |
| 1998 (14th) | In & Out | Margery Simkin |
| 1998 (14th) | My Best Friend's Wedding | David Rubin |
| 1998 (14th) | The Opposite of Sex | Amanda Mackey, Cathy Sandrich |
| 1998 (14th) | Wag The Dog | Ellen Chenoweth, Debra Zane |
| 1999 (15th) |
| 1999 (15th) | Election | Lisa Beach |
| 1999 (15th) | 10 Things I Hate About You | Marcia Ross, Donna Morong |
| 1999 (15th) | Celebrity | Juliet Taylor |
| 1999 (15th) | Pushing Tin | Ellen Chenoweth |
| 1999 (15th) | The Parent Trap | Ilene Starger |

### 2000s

| Year | Film | Casting Director(s) |
| 2000 (16th) |
| 2000 (16th) | American Pie | Joseph Middleton, Michelle Morris Gertz |
| 2000 (16th) | Bowfinger | Margery Simkin |
| 2000 (16th) | Galaxy Quest | Debra Zane |
| 2000 (16th) | Keeping the Faith | Avy Kaufman |
| 2000 (16th) | Man on the Moon | Francine Maisler |
| 2001 (17th) |
| 2001 (17th) | State and Main | Avy Kaufman |
| 2001 (17th) | Bring It On | Margery Simkin |
| 2001 (17th) | The Family Man | Matthew Barry, Nancy Green-Keyes |
| 2001 (17th) | A Knight's Tale | Francine Maisler |
| 2001 (17th) | What Women Want | Deborah Aquila, Howard Feuer |
| 2002 (18th) |
| 2002 (18th) | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins |
| 2002 (18th) | Legally Blonde | Joseph Middleton, Michelle Morris Gertz |
| 2002 (18th) | Ocean’s Eleven | Debra Zane |
| 2002 (18th) | The Princess Diaries | Marcia Ross, Donna Morong, Gail Goldberg |
| 2002 (18th) | Spider-Man | Francine Maisler, Lynn Kressel |
| 2003 (19th) |
| 2003 (19th) | About Schmidt | Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman, John Jackson (Location Casting) |
| 2003 (19th) | Barbershop | Felicia Fasano, Mary Vernieu |
| 2003 (19th) | Chasing Papi | Chemin Sylvia Bernard |
| 2003 (19th) | Holes | Amanda Mackey Johnson, Cathy Sandrich Gelfond |
| 2003 (19th) | Old School | Joseph Middleton |
| 2004 (20th) |
| 2004 (20th) | School of Rock | Ilene Starger |
| 2004 (20th) | Along Came Polly | Kathleen Chopin |
| 2004 (20th) | Bad Santa | Mary Vernieu, Felicia Fasano |
| 2004 (20th) | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Ronna Kress |
| 2004 (20th) | Something’s Gotta Give | Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson |
| 2005 (21st) |
| 2005 (21st) | Sideways | John Jackson, Ellen Parks |
| 2005 (21st) | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Marcia Ross |
| 2005 (21st) | In Good Company | Joseph Middleton |
| 2005 (21st) | Meet the Fockers | Francine Maisler |
| 2005 (21st) | Shall We Dance? | Richard Hicks |
| 2006 (22nd) |
| 2006 (22nd) | Wedding Crashers | Lisa Beach & Sarah Katzman |
| 2006 (22nd) | The Family Stone | Mindy Marin |
| 2006 (22nd) | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Joseph Middleton, Michelle Morris Gertz |
| 2006 (22nd) | A Prairie Home Companion | Francine Maisler |
| 2006 (22nd) | Thank You for Smoking | Mindy Marin |
| 2007 (23rd) |
| 2007 (23rd) | Night at the Museum | Ilene Starger, Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter (Vancouver Casting) |
| 2007 (23rd) | Blades of Glory | Juel Bestrop, Seth Yanklewitz |
| 2007 (23rd) | Click | Roger Mussenden |
| 2007 (23rd) | Music and Lyrics | Ilene Starger |
| 2007 (23rd) | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Denise Chamian |
Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Studio Feature – Comedy
| Year | Film | Casting Director(s) |
| 2008 (24th) |
| 2008 (24th) | Juno | Mindy Marin, Coreen Mayrs (Location Casting), Heike Brandstatter (Location Casting) |
| 2008 (24th) | 27 Dresses | Cathy Sandrich Gelfond, Amanda Mackey |
| 2008 (24th) | Dan in Real Life | Bernard Telsey |
| 2008 (24th) | Enchanted | John Papsidera, Marcia Ross, Susan Shopmaker (Location Casting) |
| 2008 (24th) | Hairspray | David Rubin, Richard Hicks |
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature Casting (Comedy)
| Year | Film | Casting Director(s) |
| 2009 (25th) |
| 2009 (25th) | Tropic Thunder | Francine Maisler |
| 2009 (25th) | Burn After Reading | Ellen Chenoweth |
| 2009 (25th) | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Bernard Telsey |
| 2009 (25th) | Get Smart | Roger Mussenden |
| 2009 (25th) | Yes Man | David Rubin, Richard Hicks |

### 2010s

| Year | Film | Casting Director(s) |
| 2010 (26th) |
| 2010 (26th) | Julie & Julia | Francine Maisler |
| 2010 (26th) | Couples Retreat | Sarah Halley Finn, Randi Hiller |
| 2010 (26th) | Date Night | Donna Isaacson |
| 2010 (26th) | The Proposal | Amanda Mackey Johnson, Cathy Sandrich Gelfond, Angela Peri (Location Casting) |
| 2010 (26th) | Valentine’s Day | Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood |
| 2011 (27th) |
| 2011 (27th) | Red | Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood, Craig Fincannon (Location Casting), Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting), Robin D. Cook (Location Casting) |
| 2011 (27th) | How Do You Know | Francine Maisler, Lynn Kressel (Location Casting) |
| 2011 (27th) | Morning Glory | Ellen Lewis |
| 2011 (27th) | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Francine Maisler, Lucy Bevan |
| 2011 (27th) | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Jennifer Euston, Robin D. Cook |
| 2012 (28th) |
| 2012 (28th) | Crazy, Stupid, Love | Mindy Marin, Kara Lipson (Associate) |
| 2012 (28th) | 21 Jump Street | Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera, Elizabeth Coulon (Location Casting), Yesi Ramirez (Associate) |
| 2012 (28th) | Horrible Bosses | Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman |
| 2012 (28th) | The Muppets | Marcia Ross, Gail Goldberg, Brittainy Roberts (Associate) |
| 2012 (28th) | The Rum Diary | Denise Chamian, Angela Demo (Associate) |
| 2013 (29th) |
| 2013 (29th) | Silver Linings Playbook | Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham; Diane Heery, Jason Loftus (Location Casting) |
| 2013 (29th) | Oz the Great and Powerful | John Papsidera |
| 2013 (29th) | Pain & Gain | Denise Chamian, Lori Wyman (Location Casting), Ania Kamieniecki-O’Hare (Associate) |
| 2013 (29th) | Ted | Sheila Jaffe, Angela Peri (Location Casting) |
| 2013 (29th) | The Watch | Alyssa Weisberg, Shay Bentley Griffin (Location Casting); Yesi Ramirez, Karina Walters (Associates) |
| 2014 (30th) |
| 2014 (30th) | The Wolf of Wall Street | Ellen Lewis |
| 2014 (30th) | Guardians of the Galaxy | Sarah Finn, Reg Poerscout-Edgerton, Tamara Hunter (Associate) |
| 2014 (30th) | Into the Woods | Francine Maisler, Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield |
| 2014 (30th) | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Rachel Tenner; Charlene Lee, Bess Fifer (Associates) |
| 2014 (30th) | This Is Where I Leave You | Cindy Tolan, Adam Caldwell (Associate) |
| 2014 (30th) | We're the Millers | Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman, Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting); Jeremy Gordon, Beth Lipari, Dana Salerno (Associates) |
| 2015 (31st) |
| 2015 (31st) | The Big Short | Francine Maisler, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting) |
| 2015 (31st) | The Intern | Bernard Telsey, Laray Mayfield, Tiffany Little Canfield, David Vaccari (Associate) |
| 2015 (31st) | Joy | Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham, Angela Peri (Location Casting) |
| 2015 (31st) | Sisters | Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee; Joey Montenarello, Adam Richards (Associates) |
| 2015 (31st) | Tomorrowland | April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg; Corinne Clark, Jennifer Page (Location Casting) |
| 2016 (32nd) |
| 2016 (32nd) | La La Land | Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood |
| 2016 (32nd) | Deadpool | Ronna Kress; Jennifer Page, Corinne Clark (Location Casting) |
| 2016 (32nd) | Hail, Caesar! | Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel (Associate) |
| 2016 (32nd) | Rules Don't Apply | David Rubin, Melissa Pryor (Associate) |
| 2016 (32nd) | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Jo Edna Boldin (Location Casting); Conrad Woolfe, Marie A.K. McMaster (Associates) |
| 2017 (33rd) |
| 2017 (33rd) | The Greatest Showman | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Rori Bergman (Additional Casting), Patrick Goodwin (Associate) |
| 2017 (33rd) | Beauty and the Beast | Lucy Bevan; Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield (Location Casting) |
| 2017 (33rd) | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Sarah Halley Finn; Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris (Location Casting) |
| 2017 (33rd) | Logan Lucky | Carmen Cuba; Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris (Location Casting); Charley Medigovich (Associate) |
| 2017 (33rd) | Wonder | Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood; Kara Eide, Kris Woz (Location Casting) |
| 2018 (34th) |
| 2018 (34th) | Green Book | Rick Montgomery, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Thomas Sullivan (Associate) |
| 2018 (34th) | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Ellen Chenoweth, Jo Edna Boldin (Location Casting), Susanne Scheel (Associate), Marie A.K. McMaster (Location Associate) |
| 2018 (34th) | Deadpool 2 | Mary Vernieu, Marisol Roncali; Corinne Clark, Nina Henninger, Jennifer Page, Yumi Takada (Location Casting); Raylin Sabo (Associate) |
| 2018 (34th) | Game Night | Rich Delia; Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris (Location Casting); Adam Richards (Associate) |
| 2018 (34th) | Mary Poppins Returns | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Conrad Woolfe (Associate), Sarah Trevis (UK Associate) |