Nina Gold is a

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known for her work on the HBO series ''

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'' and '' Game of Thrones'' and the

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series ''

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''. She has also worked as casting director in movies like '' The Martian'', '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'', and '' Solo: A Star Wars Story''.

Career

Gold began casting while at university, studying at Christ's College, University of Cambridge. Her first casting job was to recruit extras for an AC/DC music video. After spending several years casting for music videos and commercials, Gold cast a

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in 1992. Seven years later, Leigh hired Gold to cast

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, her first major film. Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of

's films since 1999. After casting the HBO series ''

'', Gold was hired in 2009 by

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and

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to cast a new HBO series, '' Game of Thrones'', alongside Robert Sterne.

Awards and nominations

Gold has won and been nominated for numerous awards for ''Game of Thrones'', including a

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win in 2015-2016 and 2019 and Emmy nominations for all six seasons. In 2015, she and Sterne were also nominated for an Emmy for casting the miniseries ''

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''. In 2014, Gold was nominated for a Casting Society of America award for her work on the film '' The Theory of Everything''. In 2016, Gold was awarded a BAFTA Special Award at the Television Craft Awards for her career in casting for television and film. In 2019, she was nominated for the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Casting for ''The Two Popes''.

Personal life

Gold's partner is Frank Hewetson, a logistics coordinator for Greenpeace. They have two children together.

Filmography

Selected television credits

Selected film credits

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gold, Nina Living people British casting directors Women casting directors Primetime Emmy Award winners Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge WFTV Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)