The casting teams of “Adolescence,” “The Studio,” and “The Last of Us” are at the forefront of nominations for the 2026 Artios Awards.
These nominations celebrate the essential role casting professionals play in television, theater, commercials, short films, and short-form series. This year sees the introduction of two additional categories: casting for International Film and casting for International Television Series.
A new category for casting in London Theatre has also been established. The winners will be revealed during events held at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, The Edison Ballroom in New York, and in London on February 26, 2026.
“We are excited to announce the nominees for the 2026 Artios Awards, which highlight the incredible talent, creativity, and commitment of our members. As storytelling evolves, casting continues to be pivotal in crafting narratives that mirror our global society. We eagerly anticipate gathering this February in various locales worldwide to celebrate the significant contributions of our casting community,” stated Destiny Lilly, President of CSA.
Netflix topped the nomination list with 15 nods, followed by Apple TV+ with nine, while HBO Max and Hulu each garnered five nominations. Prime Video secured four nominations.
Notable casting directors with multiple nominations include Lucy Bevan (“Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy,” “Disclaimer”), Nina Gold (“Bad Sisters,” “Slow Horses,” “Day of the Jackal”), and Bernard Telsey (“Only Murders In The Building,” “Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story,” “Sh!t. Meet. Fan”).
Nominations for feature films and the London Theatre will be accepted starting November 3, with nominees being disclosed in January 2026. Award recipients for The Hoyt Bowers Award for Excellence in Casting, Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement, Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award, The Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Award, and The Capelier-Shaw Award—also presented during the Artios ceremonies—will be announced at a later time.
The comprehensive list of nominations is as follows:
Film, First Released For Television Or Streaming
“Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy”: Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant, Associate Casting Director: Lucy Downes
“Carry-On”: Chelsea Ellis Bloch, Marisol Roncali
“Mountainhead”: Francine Maisler, Associate Casting Directors: Molly Rose, Amber Wakefield, Location Casting Director: Jeff Johnson
“Nonnas”: Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Findley Davidson, Associate Casting Director: Mark Droter
“Out Of My Mind”: Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Associate Casting Directors: Roya Semnanian, Rachel Goldman, Location Casting Directors: John Buchan, Jason Knight
“Rebel Ridge”: Francine Maisler, Molly Rose, Location Casting Director: Meagan Lewis
“You’re Cordially Invited”: Nicole Abellera Hallman, Associate Casting Director: Erica Johnson, Location Casting Directors: Meagan Lewis, Rebecca Carfagna
Television Series: Comedy
“Abbott Elementary” (S4): Wendy O’brien, Chris Gehrt
“Hacks” (S4): Linda Lowy
“Only Murders In The Building” (S4): Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Destiny Lilly, Associate Casting Director: Danielle King
“Shrinking” (S2): Brett Benner, Debby Romano, Associate Casting Director: Becca Burgess
“Survival Of The Thickest” (S2): Erica A. Hart, Associate Casting Director: Briana Dunlay
“The Bear” (S3): Jeanie Bacharach, Location Casting Directors: Jennifer Rudnicke, Mickie Paskal, Location Associate Casting Director: Kaitlin Shaw
Television Series: Drama
“Bad Sisters” (S2): Nina Gold, Lucy Amos
“Severance” (S2): Rachel Tenner, Associate Casting Director: Rick Messina, Location Casting Director: Bess Fifer
“Slow Horses” (S4): Nina Gold, Melissa Gethin Clarke
“The Diplomat” (S2): Julie Schubert, Lucinda Syson, Natasha Vincent
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (S6): Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, Associate Casting Director: Stacia Kimler, Location Casting Director: Robin D. Cook, Location Associate Casting Director: Jonathan Oliveira
“The Last Of Us” (S2): Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Sydney Shircliff, Location Casting Directors: Corinne Clark, Jennifer Page, Location Associate Casting Director: Megan Bayliss
Television Pilot And First Season: Comedy
“Deli Boys”: Seth Yanklewitz, Location Casting Directors: Marisa Ross, Christal Karge, Location Associate Casting Director: Jenn Noyes
“English Teacher”: Gayle Keller, John Papsidera, Associate Casting Director: Amelia Rasche Mccarthy, Location Casting Directors: Chase Paris, Tara Feldstein Bennett
“Étoile”: Cindy Tolan, Anne Davison, Associate Casting Director: Nicholas Petrovich, Location Casting Director: Juliette Ménager
“Nobody Wants This”: Brett Greenstein, Collin Daniel, Associate Casting Director: Alexa Pereira
“Overcompensating”: Jessica Kelly, Location Casting Director: Lisa Parasyn
“The Studio”: Melissa Kostenbauder, Francine Maisler, Associate Casting Director: Jesse Haddock
“Television Pilot And First Season: Drama”
“Dept Q”: Olivia Scott-webb
“Matlock”: Michelle Wade Byrd, Mary Vernieu, Associate Casting Director: Samantha Rood, Location Casting Director: Robin D. Cook, Location Associate Casting Director: Jonathan Oliveira
“Paradise”: Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn, Associate Casting Director: Brian Sutow
“The Day Of The Jackal”: Nina Gold, Martin Ware
The Pitt: Cathy Sandrich Gelfond, Associate Casting Director: Seth Caskey
“Your Friends & Neighbors”: Cindy Tolan, Suzanne Ryan, Associate Casting Director: Nicholas Petrovich
Limited Series
“Adolescence”: Shaheen Baig
“Disclaimer”: Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Victor Jenkins, Associate Casting Director: Katie Brydon
“Dying For Sex:” Jeanie Bacharach, Associate Casting Director: Susan Esrock, Location Casting Director: Jessica Daniels
“Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story”: Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn, Bernard Telsey, Associate Casting Director: Rose Bochner
“The Penguin”: Cindy Tolan, Suzanne Ryan, Associate Casting Director: Nicholas Petrovich
“The Perfect Couple”: Robert J. Ulrich, Jina Jay, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Location Casting Directors: Angela Peri, Lisa Lobel
Reality Series: Competition
“Love Island USA” (S6): Jodi Thomas, Beyhan Oguz
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (S17): Goloka Bolte, Michelle Redwine, Adam Cook
“The Challenge: Battle Of The Eras” (S40): Damon Furberg, Lisi Alpert
“The Circle” (S7): Erin Tomasello, Casting Producers: Sena Rich, Joy Herrera
“The Golden Bachelorette” (S1): Jacqueline Pitman
“Top Chef” (S22): Ron Mare, Casting Producers: Heather Allyn, Sena Rich, Joy Barrett
Reality Series: Structured & Unstructured
“Queer Eye” (S9): Pamela Vallarelli, Jessica Jorgensen, Natalie Pino
“Shark Tank” (S16): Mindy Zemrak, Casting Producer: Ashley Holt
“Summer House” (S9): Diona Vaughan Mankowitz
“Unsolved Mysteries” (S4): Paul Sinacore
“Vanderpump Villa” (S2): Damon Furberg, Casting Producer: Melissa Kellner
Live Action Children & Family Series
“Me” (S1): Josh Einsohn, Associate Casting Director: Ally Bader, Location Casting Director: Erica Bream
“Tab Time” (S3): Nickole Doro, Associate Casting Director: Devon Brady
“The Thundermans: Undercover” (S1): Nickole Doro, Shayna Sherwood, Associate Casting Director: Devon Brady, Location Casting Director: Colleen Bolton
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” (S1): Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Smith Shevchenko, Associate Casting Director: Gianna Butler
“XO, Kitty” (S2): Lyndsey Baldasare, David H. Rapaport, Associate Casting Director: Claire Yenson, Location Casting Director: Su Kim
Animated Program For Television
“Alma’s Way” (S2): Elaine Del Valle
“Big Mouth” (S8): Julie Ashton
“Bob’s Burgers” (S15): Julie Ashton
“Everybody Still Hates Chris” (S1): Julie Ashton
“Family Guy” (S23): Christine Terry, Jackie Sollitto
“Win Or Lose” (S1): Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-birnbaum
“Wonder Pets: In The City” (S1): Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick, Associate Casting Director: Elizabeth Hay
“Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” (S1): Sara Jane Sherman
International Television Series
“Miss Fallaci” (S1): Maurilio Mangano, Cassandra Han
“Other People’s Money” (S1): Alexandra Montag
“Rhythm + Flow France” (S3): Jennifer Teixido, Mélanie Gomes
Broadway: Comedy Or Drama
“English”: Stephen Kopel, Associate Casting Director: Sujotta Pace
“Glengarry Glen Ross”: Will Cantler, Destiny Lilly
“Good Night And Good Luck”: David Caparelliotis
“Othello”: Duncan Stewart
“Purpose”: Jc Clementz, Paul Davis, Erica Jensen
“Yellow Face”: Carrie Gardner, Jillian Cimini, Associate Casting Director: Sujotta Pace
Broadway: Musical
“Boop! The Musical”: Tara Rubin, Kevin Metzger-timson, Associate Casting Director: Olivia Paige West
“Buena Vista Social Club”: Xavier Rubiano, Tara Rubin, Associate Casting Director: Frankie Ramirez
“Death Becomes Her”: Tara Rubin, Kevin Metzger-timson, Associate Casting Director: Frankie Ramirez
“Maybe Happy Ending”: Craig Burns, Associate Casting Director: Jimmy Larkin
“Real Women Have Curves”: Victor Vazquez, Duncan Stewart
“Sunset Boulevard”: Jim Carnahan, Jason Thinger, Stuart Burt
New York Theater: Comedy Or Drama
“Becoming Eve”: Claire Yenson
“Eurydice”: David Caparelliotis
“Ghosts”: Daniel Swee
“Grangeville”: David Caparelliotis
“Sh!t. Meet. Fan”: Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler, Destiny Lilly
“The Antiquities”: Alaine Alldaffer, Lauren Port
New York Theater: Musical
“Big Gay Jamboree”: Stephen Kopel, Associate Casting Director: Neal Buckley
“Drag: The Musical”: Ryan Bernard Tymensky
“Empire Records”: Karyn Casl, Destiny Lilly
“Jersey Boys”: Claire Burke, Merri Sugarman, Associate Casting Director: Spencer Gualdoni
“The Jonathan Larson Project”: Rachel Hoffman, Associate Casting Director: Charlie Hano
“We Live In Cairo”: Claire Yenson
Los Angeles Theater
“A Doll’s House, Part 2”: Ryan Bernard Tymensky
“Dog Sees God: Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead”: Zachary Spiegel
“Green Day’s American Idiot”: Beth Lipari
“La Cage Aux Folles”: Ryan Bernard Tymensky
“Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends”: Tara Rubin, Xavier Rubiano, Peter Van Dam, Associate Casting Director: Louis Dipaolo
“Noises Off”: Jc Clementz, Phyllis Schuringa
Regional Theater
“A Little Night Music”: Mark Brandon
“A Raisin In The Sun”: Becca Mccracken
“Appropriate”: David Caparelliotis
“Berlin”: Becca Mccracken
“Betrayal”: Lauren Port
“East Texas Hot Links”: Becca Mccracken
“English”: Stephanie Klapper
“Fat Ham”: Lauren Port
“Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil”: Lauren Port, Patrick Goodwin
Theater Tours
“&juliet”: Stephen Kopel, Carrie Gardner, Jillian Cimini, Associate Casting Directors: Neal Buckley, Sujotta Pace
“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”: Kelly Gillespie, David Caparelliotis, Erica A. Hart
“Kimberly Akimbo”: Craig Burns, Associate Casting Director: Jimmy Larkin
“Parade”: Craig Burns
“Shucked”: Stephen Kopel, Associate Casting Director: Neal Buckley
“The Wiz”: Olivia Paige West, Xavier Rubiano
Special Theatrical Performance
“Dreamgirls”: Destiny Lilly, Rashad Naylor
“Les Miserables”: Lindsay Levine, Associate Casting Director: Charlie Hano
“Nine”: Geoff Josselson
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: Geoff Josselson
“Titanic”: Craig Burns, Rachel Hoffman
“Urinetown”: Kevin Metzger-timson, Associate Casting Director: Louis Dipaolo
Short Form Series
“Bliss Talent”: Rachel Goldman
“Die Hart” (S3): Chrissy Fiorilli-ellington, Associate Casting Director: Jane Flowers, Location Casting Director: Tara Feldstein Bennett
“Love, Death + Robots” (S4): Ivy Isenberg, Natasha Vincent, Associate Casting Director: Tanya Giang
“The Warehouse Phase”: Helen Geier, Kendra Shay Clark
“Very Important People” (S2): Jazzy Collins
Short Film
“Ado”: Ally Beans
“Before The Winter”: Tanya Giang
“Corpse Fishing”: Matthew Glasner
“Exception”: Hamzah Saman, Kara Sullivan
“Leading Man”: Tineka Becker
“Teen Mary”: Marin Hope
“The Cockroach”: Sunday Boling Kennedy
Commercials
“Listening Is A Form Of Love”: Angela Mickey, Associate Casting Director: Aika Greenidge
“NFL Football Country 2024”: Caitlin D. Jones
“On, Dream Together, Global Campaign”: Victor Vazquez, Allison Twardziak
“Roborock: Eva – Celebrating A Decade Of Pioneering Innovation”: Katie Griffin, Ali Coffey
“RSA: Drug Driving Campaign – Consequences”: Katie Griffin, Ali Coffey
“The Nice Guys”: Hunter Mchugh
“Walmart – Making Of Deals Of Desire”: Chrissy Fiorilli-ellington, Associate Casting Directors: Ally Bader, Brent Hagata
