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39th Artios Awards
The 39th Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America, honoring the best originality, creativity and contribution of casting professionals to the overall quality of a film, television series, short form project, theatre production and commercial, were held on March 7, 2024, simultaneously at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and Edison Ballroom in New York, and the White City House in London. The nominations for the television, short form project, and theatre categories were announced on October 25, 2023. The nominees for the film categories were announced on January 12, 2024. Alex Edelman (New York), Niecy Nash-Betts (Los Angeles) and Samantha Moore (London) hosted the event simultaneously. Winners and nominees Film Television Short Form Projects Theatre Commercials Honorary Awards * Hoyt Bowers Award – Sharon Klein * Lynn Stalmaster Award – Ava DuVernay * Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Award – Karlee Fomalont * Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casting Society Of America
The Casting Society, formerly known as the Casting Society of America (CSA), is a professional association of about 1,200 casting directors and associate casting directors for film, television, theatre, and commercials in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa, and the United States. The nonprofit organization was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1982, and announced its name change from the Casting Society of America to the Casting Society on February 10, 2022. The society is not to be confused with an industry union. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represent most (though not all) of the major casting directors and associate casting directors in Hollywood. Members use the post-nominal letters "CSA" when credited for their work. Membership eligibility The following requirements must be met to join the CSA: *Sponsorship letters from at least two current members of the CSA. *Two years of screen or stage credit as Primary Casting Director. Casting directors who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocaine Bear
''Cocaine Bear'' (released as ''Crazy Bear'' in some countries) is a 2023 American comedy horror film directed by Elizabeth Banks and written by Jimmy Warden. It is loosely inspired by the true story of the " Cocaine Bear", an American black bear that ingested several kilograms of a bag containing about of lost cocaine. The film stars Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ray Liotta, the latter of whom died in May 2022, and to whom the film is dedicated. ''Cocaine Bear'' was released in the United States on February 24, 2023, by Universal Pictures. The film opened to generally positive reviews from critics and grossed more than $90 million against a production budget of $3035 million. Plot In 1985, drug smuggler Andrew C. Thornton II drops a shipment of cocaine from his plane. He attempts to parachute out with a drug-filled duffel bag, but knocks himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Holdovers
''The Holdovers'' is a 2023 American Christmas comedy drama film directed by Alexander Payne, written by David Hemingson, and starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa. Set in 1970, it tells the story of a strict classics teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to chaperone a handful of students who have nowhere to go during the school's Christmas holiday break. Filming took place from January to March 2022 in Massachusetts. ''The Holdovers'' premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023, and was released in the United States by Focus Features on October 27, 2023. The film received critical acclaim and has grossed $45.7 million. It was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and received many other accolades, including two wins at the Golden Globe Awards and the British Academy Film Awards; Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress award at both ceremonies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltburn (film)
''Saltburn'' is a 2023 black comedy thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by Emerald Fennell, starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe and Carey Mulligan. Set in Oxford and Northamptonshire, it focuses on a student at University of Oxford, Oxford who becomes fixated with a popular, aristocratic fellow student, who later invites him to spend the summer at his eccentric family's estate. ''Saltburn'' premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on 31 August 2023. It was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2023 and in Limited theatrical release, select cinemas in the United States on the same day. The film had its US wide release on 22 November before its streaming release by Amazon Prime Video on 22 December, on which it became one of the most-streamed films. The film received generally positive reviews, and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and five BAFTA Film Awards. Plot In late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Papsidera
John Papsidera is a casting director based in Los Angeles, California, known for his work across film and television, especially his work with some of the industry’s most successful directors, including Christopher Nolan, Ruben Fleischer, Jason Reitman, Roland Emmerich, and James Gunn. ''Backstage'' described him as Nolan's "go-to casting director". He has received sixteen Artios Awards nominations and has won four times. He has also been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy awards and has won twice. Before becoming a casting director, he was an actor. His casting credits in film include ''The Dark Knight'', ''Inception'', '' Interstellar'', '' Memento'', '' Enchanted'', ''Final Destination'', '' Zombieland'', ''Venom'', ''Jurassic'' ''World'' and '' The Suicide Squad''. Papsidera is also the casting director for the 2025 DC Studios film ''Superman''. On television, his credits include shows such as ''Westworld'', '' The Expanse'' (seasons 1 and 2), '' Peacemaker'', ''Wednesd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppenheimer (film)
'' Oppenheimer'' is a 2023 Epic film, epic biographical film, biographical thriller film written for the screen, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. It follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physics, theoretical physicist who helped Manhattan Project, develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Based on the 2005 biography ''American Prometheus'' by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film dramatizes Oppenheimer's studies, his direction of the Los Alamos Laboratory and his Oppenheimer security hearing, 1954 security hearing. Cillian Murphy stars as Oppenheimer, alongside Robert Downey Jr. as the United States Atomic Energy Commission member Lewis Strauss. The Ensemble cast, ensemble supporting cast includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh. ''Oppenheimer'' was announced in September 2021. It was Nolan's first film not distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayna Markowitz
Shayna Markowitz is an American casting director, who is the recipient of the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Casting in 2020 in recognition of her work on the film '' Joker''. She works across film and television, and casting director credits also include ''Dash & Lily'' (2020), '' The Best of Enemies'' (2019) and ''Ocean's 8'' (2018), amongst others. Career Markowitz is an American casting director, whose first role in casting was as an assistant to casting director Debra Zane. Her first credit in the profession followed in 2008 for her work as casting assistant on Guillermo Arriaga’s ''The Burning Plain''. She is the recipient of the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Casting in 2020. The award was made in recognition of her work on the film '' Joker'', which starred Joaquin Phoenix. Markowitz is credited in particular with attaching Sharon Washington and Leigh Gill as cast members of the film. It was accepted on Markowitz's behalf by Zazie Beetz. In 2020 she was nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maestro (2023 Film)
''Maestro'' is a 2023 American biographical romantic drama film that centers on the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre. It was directed by Bradley Cooper, from a screenplay he wrote with Josh Singer. It was produced by Cooper, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Fred Berner and . The film stars Carey Mulligan as Montealegre alongside Cooper as Bernstein; Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Sarah Silverman appear in supporting roles. Plans for a Leonard Bernstein biopic began in 2008, but languished in development hell for nearly a decade at Paramount Pictures. At various points both Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg were attached to direct, but both eventually dropped out but remained on the project as producers. Cooper, who had already signed on to star in 2017, was then named as director following an early screening of his directorial debut '' A Star Is Born'' (2018), and he rewrote Singer's origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Telsey
Bernard Telsey (born February 8, 1960) is a casting director and co-founder of MCC Theater. In the 1980s, Telsey began working for Simon & Kumin Casting as an assistant, then a casting director at Risa Bramon & Billy Hopkins Casting. * Shows his company has cast include Broadway: ''Rent'', ''Wicked'', ''In the Heights'', ''South Pacific'', ''Hairspray'', '' Rock of Ages'', '' Equus'', ''Legally Blonde'', ''A Catered Affair'', ''The Homecoming'', ''Talk Radio'', ''November'', '' Grey Gardens'', ''The Color Purple'', ''The Rocky Horror Show'', ''All Shook Up'', ''Tarzan'', and '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', Off-Broadway shows include: '' Reasons to Be Pretty'', ''50 Words'', '' Almost an Evening'', and ''De La Guarda''. * Telsey has cast for several theatre companies including the Atlantic Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, Drama Dept, ACT in San Francisco, La Jolla Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, Long Wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Color Purple (2023 Film)
''The Color Purple'' is a 2023 American musical period drama film directed by Blitz Bazawule, with screenplay by Marcus Gardley based on the stage musical of the same name - which, in turn, is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following the 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Spielberg and Quincy Jones. Spielberg and Jones return as producers for the 2023 film, along with its Broadway producers Scott Sanders and Oprah Winfrey, the latter of whom also starred in the 1985 film. The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, and Fantasia Barrino in her film debut. Brooks and Barrino reprise their roles from the productions of the stage musical. It tells the story of Celie, an African American woman dealing with the hardships of living with an abusive husband and living in the American South during the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killers Of The Flower Moon (film)
''Killers of the Flower Moon'' is a 2023 American epic anti-Western crime drama film produced and directed by Martin Scorsese, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth. It is based on the 2017 book of the same name by David Grann. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it focuses on a series of murders of Osage members and relations in the Osage Nation after oil was discovered on tribal land. The tribal members had retained mineral rights on their reservation, but a corrupt local political boss sought to steal the wealth. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone lead an ensemble cast, also including Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, and Brendan Fraser. It is the sixth feature film collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio, the tenth between Scorsese and De Niro, and the first between Scorsese and both actors overall (they previously all collaborated on the 2015 short film '' The Audition''), and the eleventh and final between Scorsese and composer Robbie Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artios Award For Outstanding Achievement In Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama)
The Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama) is an award handed out annually by the Casting Society of America. The award, in its current incarnation, was first awarded in 2009, 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 – Drama. 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 Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama 1990s 2000s Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Studio Feature – Drama Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Big Budget Feature (Drama) 2010s Individuals with multiple awards ;4 awards * Francine Maisler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
