# 31st Artios Awards

31st Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America, honoring the best originality, creativity and the contribution of casting to the overall quality of a film, television, theatre and short-form projects, was held on January 21, 2016, in simultaneous ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles and Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. The New York City ceremony was hosted by Tituss Burgess, while Greg Grunberg hosted the Los Angeles ceremony.
The television, theatre and short-form projects nominations were announced on August 21, 2015. The film nominations were announced on January 8, 2016.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

### Film

| Big Budget – Comedy The Big Short – Francine Maisler; Location Casting: Meagan Lewis The Intern – Bernard Telsey, Laray Mayfield, Tiffany Little Canfield; Associate: David Vaccari Joy – Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham; Location Casting: Angela Peri Sisters – Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee; Associate: Joey Montenarello, Adam Richards Tomorrowland – April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg; Location Casting: Corinne Clark, Jennifer Page | Big Budget – Drama Straight Outta Compton – Cindy Tolan, Victoria Thomas; Location Casting: Meagan Lewis, Beth Sepko, Carolyn Pickman, Lucinda Syson, Pat Moran; Associate: Judith Sunga Bridge of Spies – Ellen Lewis; Associate: Kate Sprance Mad Max: Fury Road – Ronna Kress, Nikki Barrett Spotlight – Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee; Location Casting: John Buchan, Jason Knight, Carolyn Pickman; Associate: Joey Montenarello, Adam Richards Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Nina Gold, April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg; Associate: Jessica Sherman |
| Studio or Independent – Comedy Me and Earl and the Dying Girl – Angela Demo; Location Casting: Nancy Mosser, Katie Shenot Infinitely Polar Bear – Douglas Aibel; Location Casting: Carolyn Pickman; Associate: Henry Russell Bergstein Ricki and the Flash – Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield; Associate: Conrad Woolfe Sleeping with Other People – Jennifer Euston, Emer O'Callaghan While We're Young – Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler; Associate: Henry Russell Bergstein | Studio or Independent – Drama Room – Fiona Weir, Robin D. Cook; Location Casting: Kathleen Chopin; Associate: Jonathan Oliveira Brooklyn – Fiona Weir; Location Casting: Lucie Robitaille, Jim Carnahan Carol – Laura Rosenthal; Associate: Maribeth Fox, Jodi Angstreich The Danish Girl – Nina Gold Trumbo – David Rubin; Location Casting: Meagan Lewis; Associate: Melissa Pryor |
| Low Budget – Comedy Dope – Kim Coleman Big Stone Gap – Henry Russell Bergstein, Stephanie Holbrook, Erica Arvold, Anne Chapman Grandma – Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein The Mend – Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Allison Estrin Mistress America – Douglas Aibel; Associate: Henry Russell Bergstein | Low Budget – Drama The Stanford Prison Experiment – Angela Demo It Follows – Mark Bennett James White – Susan Shopmaker Meadowland – Richard Hicks Sisterhood of Night – Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox, Jodi Angstreich |
| Animation Inside Out – Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon The Good Dinosaur – Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon Pixies – Brad Gilmore Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast – Jason Henkel ||

### Television

| Television Series – Comedy Transparent – Eyde Belasco Episodes – Kelly Valentine Hendry, Victor Jenkins; Location Casting: Amy Britt, Trisha Debski Orange Is the New Black – Jennifer Euston; Associate: Emer O'Callaghan Silicon Valley – Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Veep – Location Casting: Pat Moran | Television Series – Drama Game of Thrones – Nina Gold Bloodline – Debra Zane; Location Casting: Lori Wyman; Associate: Shayna Markowitz, Marie-Thérèse Verbruggen, Erin Fragetta Empire – Leah Daniels-Butler; Location Casting: Claire Simon The Good Wife – Mark Saks; Associate: John Andrews House of Cards – Laray Mayfield, Julie Schubert |
| Television Pilot – Comedy Transparent – Eyde Belasco Black-ish – Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Smith Shevchenko; Associate: Amanda Lenker Doyle Grace and Frankie – Tracy Lilienfield; Associate: Emily Towler Jane the Virgin – Alyson Silverberg, Jonathan Clay Harris Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Jennifer Euston; Associate: Emer O'Callaghan | Television Pilot – Drama Empire – Leah Daniels-Butler; Location Casting: Claire Simon; Associate: Shelby Cherniet The Affair – Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson; Associate: Lisa Soltau Better Call Saul – Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott; Location Casting: Kiira Arai Gotham – Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Gohar Gazazyan How to Get Away with Murder – Linda Lowy; Location Casting: Diane Heery, Jason Loftus, David Caparelliotis; Associate: Jamie Castro, Lauren Port |
| Television Movie or Mini Series Olive Kitteridge – Laura Rosenthal; Location Casting: Carolyn Pickman; Associate: Maribeth Fox, Jodi Angstreich American Horror Story: Freak Show – Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer; Location Casting: Meagan Lewis; Associate: Becky Silverman The Slap – Avy Kaufman Wayward Pines – David Rubin; Location Casting: Heike Brandstatter, Coreen Mayrs; Associate: Melissa Pryor Wolf Hall – Nina Gold | Children's Pilot and Series (Live Action) Girl Meets World – Sally Stiner, Barbie Block, Brett Greenstein, Collin Daniel, Howard Meltzer; Associate: Sherie Hernandez Austin & Ally – Carol Goldwasser Dog with a Blog – Carol Goldwasser Instant Mom – Victoria Thomas Lab Rats – Howard Meltzer |
| Television Animation (Adult) Bob's Burgers – Julie Ashton-Barson American Dad! – Linda Lamontagne BoJack Horseman – Linda Lamontagne Family Guy – Linda Lamontagne Robot Chicken – Linda Lamontagne | Television Animation (Children) Bubble Guppies – Michelle Levitt, Gene Vassilaros; Associate: Shiondre Austin, Danielle Pretsfelder The Adventures of Puss in Boots – Ania O'Hare Dora and Friends: Into the City! – Michelle Levitt; Associate: Danielle Pretsfelder Sanjay and Craig – Gene Vassilaros, Sarah Noonan, Meredith Layne; Associate: Shiondre Austin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Gene Vassilaros, Sarah Noonan, Meredith Layne; Associate: Shiondre Austin |

### Short-Form Projects

| Short Film Muted – Robin Lippin Day One – Becky Silverman Dragula – Jonathan Clay Harris Rita Mahtoubian Is Not a Terrorist – Erica Silverman Bream Share – Lauren Grey | Web Series Deadbeat – Jessica Daniels Cop Show – Adrienne Stern Karl Manhair: Postal Inspector – Judy Bowman Olive and Mocha – Meg Morman, Sunday Boling Resident Advisors – Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Shevchenko; Associate: Amanda Lenker Doyle Side Effects – Sheryl Levine |

### Theatre

| New York Broadway Theatre – Comedy You Can't Take It with You – Jim Carnahan; Associate: Jillian Cimini Fish in the Dark – David Caparelliotis; Associate: Lauren Port Living on Love – James Calleri, Paul Davis Love Letters – William Cantler, Andrew Femenella | New York Broadway Theatre – Drama The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Daniel Swee, Cindy Tolan; Associate: Adam Caldwell The Audience – Daniel Swee, Nora Brennan Constellations – Jim Carnahan, Nancy Piccione The Elephant Man – James Calleri, Paul Davis This Is Our Youth – William Cantler |
| New York Broadway Theatre – Musical The King and I – Abbie Brady-Dalton An American in Paris – Rachel Hoffman Finding Neverland – Patrick Goodwin, Bernard Telsey Something Rotten! – Bethany Knox On the Twentieth Century – Jim Carnahan, Stephen Kopel | New York Theatre – Comedy A Month in the Country – James Calleri, Paul Davis The 39 Steps – Jack Bowdan Big Love – Karyn Casl The Flick – Alaine Alldaffer What I Did Last Summer – William Cantler |
| New York Theatre – Drama Between Riverside and Crazy – William Cantler; Associate: Karyn Casl The Glass Menagerie – Stephanie Klapper Hamlet – James Calleri, Erica Jensen Punk Rock – William Cantler; Associate: Karyn Casl The World of Extreme Happiness – Nancy Piccione, Adam Belcuore | New York Theatre – Musical Clinton: The Musical – Tara Rubin, Kaitlin Shaw Fly by Night – Alaine Alldaffer Found – Rachel Hoffman, Howie Cherpakov New York Spring Spectacular – Patrick Goodwin Revolution – James Calleri, Paul Davis, Erica Jensen |
| Regional Theatre East Carousel – Jay Binder; Location Casting: Claire Simon; Associate: Becca McCracken Ain't Misbehavin' – Tara Rubin, Kaitlin Shaw Arcadia – Tara Rubin, Laura Schutzel Can-Can – Tara Rubin, Lindsay Levine Diner – Justin Huff, Bernard Telsey First Wives Club – Craig Burns | Regional Theatre West Othello – Tara Rubin Arms and the Man – David Caparelliotis; Associate: Lauren Port Bright Star – Howie Cherpakov Les Misérables – Patrick Goodwin One Man, Two Guvnors – Amy Potozkin, Joanne DeNaut |
| Special Theatrical Performance East Parade – Craig Burns Oliver! – Michael Cassara Paint Your Wagon – Jay Binder, Jack Bowdan, Jason Styres Tick, Tick... Boom! – Carrie Gardner, Stephen Kopel Zorba! – Jay Binder, Jack Bowdan | Special Theatrical Performance West Unscreened Summer Series – Meg Morman, Sunday Boling The Addams Family – Megan Larche Dominick Hello, Dolly! – Megan Larche Dominick Tarzan – Megan Larche Dominick |
| Los Angeles Theatre Spring Awakening – Beth Lipari, Bruce H. Newberg The Country House – David Caparelliotis, Phyllis Schuringa Hair – Margery Simkin, Michael Donovan Race – Mark B. Simon What the Butler Saw – Mark B. Simon | Theatre Tours Matilda the Musical – Jim Carnahan, Nora Brennan, Jillian Cimini Blithe Spirit – William Cantler Cinderella – Cindy Tolan, Adam Caldwell Irving Berlin's White Christmas – Jason Styres Kinky Boots – Justin Huff |

### Hoyt Bowers Award

* Bernard Telsey

### Career Achievement Award

* Danny Boyle

### New York Apple Award

* Michelle and Robert King