1996 Artios Award Winners – October 15, 1996
Welcome: Mike Fenton
Hoyt Bowers Award: Barbara Miller
Lifetime Achievement Award: David Gerber
Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama
“The Usual Suspects,” Francine Maisler
Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy
“Fargo,” John Lyons****
Outstanding Achievement in Animated Voice-Over Casting
“Pocahontas,” Brian Chavanne, Ruth Lambert
Outstanding Achievement in Mini-Series Casting
“Andersonville,” Marsha Kleinman****
Outstanding Achievement in Movie of the Week Casting
“Truman,” Mary Colquhoun***
Outstanding Achievement in Dramatic Pilot Casting
“Murder One,” Junie Lowry Johnson, Alexa L. Fogel
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Pilot Casting
“Third Rock From the Sun,” Meg Liberman, Mark Hirschfeld, Michael A. Katcher
Outstanding Achievement in Dramatic Episodic Casting
“ER,” John Levey**
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Episodic Casting
“Frasier,” Jeff Greenberg
Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Special Casting
“Daddy’s Girl,” Elissa Meyers, Paul Fouquet
Outstanding Achievement in Nighttime Special Casting
“Mr Willowby’s Christmas Tree,” Mike Fenton, Allison Cowitt
Outstanding Achievement in Soaps Casting
“General Hospital,” Mark Teschner
Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Casting – Musical
“The King & I,” Jay Binder
Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Casting – Play
“A Delicate Balance,” Daniel Swee
1996 Artios Award Nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Casting:
Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama
“Apollo 13,” Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson
“Mr. Holland’s Opus,” Sharon Bialy
“Nixon,” Heidi Levitt*
“Primal Fear,” Deborah Aquila, Jane Shannon Smith***
“The Usual Suspects,” Francine Maisler
Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy
“Fargo,” John Lyons****
“Flirting With Disaster,” Ellen Parks, Risa Bramon Garcia***
“Get Shorty,” David Rubin, Debra Zane
“Mighty Aphrodite,” Juliet Taylor
“The Birdcage,” Juliet Taylor, Ellen Lewis****
“To Die For,” Howard Feurer***
Outstanding Achievement in Animated Voice-Over Casting
“Eekstravaganza,” Alice Cassidy
“Pocahontas,” Brian Chavanne, Ruth Lambert
Outstanding Achievement in Mini-Series Casting
“Andersonville,” Marsha Kleinman****
“Gulliver’s Travels,” Lynn Kressel*
“Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy,” Jason La Padura, Natalie Hart
“Streets of Laredo,” Lynn Kressel****
“The Buccaneers,” Mary Colquhoun***
Outstanding Achievement in Movie of the Week Casting
“A Streetcar Named Desire,” Marsha Kleinman
“The Boys Next Door,” Phyliss Huffman* ***
“The Heidi Chronicles,” Juel Bestrop
“The Late Shift,” Nancy Foy****
“Truman,” Mary Colquhoun***
Outstanding Achievement in Dramatic Pilot Casting
“American Gothic,” Meg Liberman, Mark Hirschfeld, Michael A. Katcher
“Murder One,” Junie Lowry Johnson, Alexa L. Fogel
“New York News,” Junie Lowry Johnson, Alexa L. Fogel, Jay Binder, Jack Bowdan, Theodore Hann
“Profit,” Lucy Cavallo***
“The Client,” Mark Saks, Jay Binder****
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Pilot Casting
“Almost Perfect,” Jeff Greenberg, Sheila Guthrie
“Caroline in the City,” Gilda Stratton*
“High Society,” Leslie Litt**
“Partners,” Megan Branman
“Third Rock From the Sun,” Meg Liberman, Mark Hirschfeld, Michael A. Katcher
Outstanding Achievement in Dramatic Episodic Casting
“Chicago Hope,” Debi Manwiller
“ER,” John Levey**
“Law & Order,” Lynn Kressel, Suzanne Ryan
“Murder One,” Junie Lowry Johnson, Alexa L. Fogel
“NYPD Blue,” Junie Lowry Johnson, Alexa L. Fogel
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Episodic Casting
“Frasier,” Jeff Greenberg
“Friends,” Leslie Litt**
“Seinfeld,” Meg Liberman, Mark Hirschfeld*
“The Larry Sanders Show,” Meg Liberman, Mark Hirschfeld*
“Third Rock From the Sun,” Meg Liberman, Mark Hirschfeld
Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Special Casting
“Crosstown,” Meg Liberman, Mark Hirschfeld
“Daddy’s Girl,” Elissa Meyers, Paul Fouquet
“Educating Mom,” Meg Liberman, Mark Hirschfeld
“Fast Forward,” Barbara Remsen
Outstanding Achievement in Nighttime Special Casting
“Mr Willowby’s Christmas Tree,” Mike Fenton, Allison Cowitt
“National Lampoon’s Favorite Deadly Sins,” Meg Liberman, Mark Hirschfeld, Patrick Rush
Outstanding Achievement in Soaps Casting
“All My Children,” Judy Blye Wilson
“Days of Our Lives,” Fran F. Bascom
“General Hospital,” Mark Teschner
“One Life to Live,” Sonia Nikore
“The City,” Julie Madison
Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Casting – Musical
”A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To The Forum,” Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent Liff, Tara Rubin
“Chicago,” Jay Binder
“Stomp,” (2 touring companies) Vince Liebhart*
“The King & I,” Jay Binder
“Victor/Victoria,” Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent Liff, Tara Rubin
Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Casting – Plays
“7 Guitars,” Meg Simon
“A Delicate Balance,” Daniel Swee
“Bus Stop,” Rosalie Joseph
“Four Dogs and a Bone,” Sharon Bialy
“Holiday,” Rosalie Joseph
“Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” Rosalie Joseph
*shared credit, non-member
**shared credit, member
***location casting, non-member
**** location casting, member