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2009 Artios Award Winners - November 2, 2009

Honorees:

Hoyt Bowers Award - John Frank Levey

Career Achievement Award - Laura Ziskin

New York Apple Award - Nora and Delia Ephron


Winners:

Big Budget Feature – Drama
“Star Trek,” April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg

Big Budget Feature – Comedy
“Tropic Thunder,” Francine Maisler *

Feature – Studio or Independent Drama/Comedy
“Milk,” Francine Maisler, Nina Henninger

Low Budget Feature – Drama/Comedy
“Sunshine Cleaning,” Avy Kaufman

Animation Feature
“Up,” Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon

Short Film
“Bye Bye Sally,” Jason L. Wood

Television Pilot – Drama
“True Blood,” Junie Lowry Johnson *

Television Pilot – Comedy
“Glee,” Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawon, Carol Kritzer, Jim Carnahan (NY Casting)

Television Series – Drama
“Mad Men,” Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino

Television Series – Comedy
"Flight of the Conchords,” Cindy Tolan

Television Movie
“Grey Gardens,” Ellen Parks, Robin D. Cook (Location Casting)

Television Mini Series
“Generation Kill,” Alexa L. Fogel

Children’s Series Programming
“Wizards of Waverly Place,” Ruth Lambert, Robert McGee

Animation TV Programming
“Rick & Steve The Happiest Gay Couple In All the World,” Gillian O'Neill

Daytime Series
“General Hospital,” Mark Teschner

Los Angeles Theatre
“Once On This Island,” Amy Lieberman

NY Broadway Theatre – Drama
“All My Sons,” Cindy Tolan

NY Broadway Theatre – Comedy
“God of Carnage,” Daniel Swee

NY Broadway Theatre – Musical
“Billy Elliot,” Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Laura Schutzel, Eric Woodall, Nora Brennan

NY Off-Broadway – Comedy/Musical
“Fault Lines,” Howie Cherpakov

NY Off-Broadway – Drama
“Ruined,” Nancy Piccione *

Regional Theatre East
“The Glass Menagerie,” James Calleri

Regional Theatre West
“The Little Foxes,” Michael Donovan

*Shared Credit with Non-CSA Casting Director(s)


Los Angeles Event:

Host: John Michael Higgins

Presenters: Taye Diggs, Lauren Graham, Allison Janney, Ken Jeong, Ray Liotta, Keke Palmer, Jim Parsons, Dennis Quaid

New York Event:

Host: Janeane Garafolo

Presenters: Christine Ebersole, Vincent Kartheiser, Jennifer Morris, Carrie Preston, Bill Pullman, Elizabeth Reaser, Michael Shannon, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Wilson


2009 Artios Award Nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Casting:

Big Budget Feature – Drama
“Changeling,” Ellen Chenoweth
“The Dark Knight,” John Papsidera

“Duplicity,” Ellen Chenoweth

“Star Trek,” April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg

“State of Play,” Avy Kaufman *

Big Budget Feature – Comedy
“Burn After Reading,” Ellen Chenoweth

“Confessions of a Shopaholic,” Denise Chamian *

“Get Smart,” Roger Mussenden

“Tropic Thunder,” Francine Maisler *

“Yes Man,” David Rubin, Richard Hicks

Feature – Studio or Independent Drama/Comedy
“Doubt,” Ellen Chenoweth

“Frost/Nixon,” Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins

“Revolutionary Road,” Ellen Lewis, Debra Zane

“Milk,” Francine Maisler, Nina Henninger (Location Casting)

“The Wrestler,” Mary Vernieu * 

Low Budget Feature – Drama/Comedy
“Choke,” Mary Vernieu *

“The Lodger,” Donald Paul Pemrick, Dean E. Fronk

“Sugar,” Cindy Tolan

“Phoebe in Wonderland,” Avy Kaufman, Deborah Aquila, Jennifer Smith

“Sunshine Cleaning,” Avy Kaufman 

Animation Feature
“Space Chimps,” Matthew Jon Beck

“The Tale of Despereaux,” Debra Zane

“Up,” Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon

Short Film
“Big Days Ahead,” Patrick Baca

“Bye Bye Sally,” Jason Wood

“The Monday Before Thanksgiving,” Randi Hiller

“Spleenectomy,” Randi Hiller

Television Pilot – Drama
“Fringe,” April Webster, Lonnie Hamerman *

“The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,” David Rubin, Richard Hicks

“Southland,” John Frank Levey *

“The Mentalist,” Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer

“True Blood,” Junie Lowry Johnson * 

Television Pilot – Comedy
“Eastbound and Down,” Juel Bestrop, Seth Yanklewitz, Craig Fincannon (Location Casting), Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting

“Easy Money,” Gayle Pillsbury, Bonnie Zane *

“Glee,” Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Jim Carnahan (NY Casting)

“Kath & Kim,” Collin Daniel, Brett Greenstein

“In the Motherhood,” Collin Daniel, Brett Greenstein

Television Series – Drama
“Big Love,” Junie Lowry Johnson *

“Damages,” Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson

“Friday Night Lights,” Linda Lowy *

“In Treatment,” Alexa L. Fogel

“Mad Men,” Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino

Television Series – Comedy
“Californication,” Felicia Fasano
“Flight of the Conchords,” Cindy Tolan

“Pushing Daisies,” Meg Liberman, Cami Patton, Jennifer Lare

“The United States of Tara,” Cami Patton, Elizabeth Barnes

“Weeds,” Dava Waite Peaslee

Television Movie
“24 Redemption,” Debi Manwiller, Peggy Kennedy *

“Grey Gardens,” Ellen Parks, Robin D. Cook (Location Casting)

“Living Proof,” Susan Edelman, Mark Fincannon (Location Casting), Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting)

“Loving Leah,” Lynn Kressel

“Prayers for Bobby,” Shana Landsburg *

Television Mini Series
“XIII: The Conpiracy,” Wendy O’Brien, Lisa Parasyn (Location Casting)

“Generation Kill,” Alexa L. Fogel

“Maneater,” Tammara Billik, Jason Wood

Daytime Series

“As the World Turns,” Mary Clay Boland

“Days of Our Lives,” Marnie Saitta

“General Hospital,” Mark Teschner

“Guiding Light,” Rob Decina

“The Young and the Restless,” Camille St. Cyr

Children’s Series Programming
“The Electric Company,” Patricia McCorkle

“Hannah Montana,” Carol Goldwasser, Howard Meltzer

“iCarly,” Krisha Bullock

“True Jackson, VP,” Krisha Bullock, Harriet Greenspan

“Wizards of Waverly Place,” Ruth Lambert, Robert McGee

Animation TV Programming
“Mighty B!,” Sarah Noonan *

“The Life and Times of Tim,” Ruth Lambert, Robert McGee

“The Penguins of Madagascar,” Sarah Noonan, Meredith Layne

“Rick & Steve, the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World,” Gillian O’Neill

“Sit Down Shut Up,” Ruth Lambert, Robert McGee

NY Broadway Theatre – Drama
“33 Variations,” James Calleri

“All My Sons,” Cindy Tolan

“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” Daniel Swee

“Reasons to Be Pretty,” Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler

“The Seagull,” Jim Carnahan

NY Broadway Theatre – Comedy
“Blithe Spirit,” Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler

“Exit the King,” Daniel Swee

“God of Carnage,” Daniel Swee

“Speed the Plow,” Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler

“Waiting for Godot,” Jim Carnahan

NY Broadway Theatre – Musical
“Billy Elliot,” Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Laura Schutzel, Eric Woodall, Nora Brennan

“Rock of Ages,” Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield

“9 to 5,” Bernard Telsey, Craig Burns

“Pal Joey,” Bernard Telsey, Jim Carnahan

“Shrek,” Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Laura Schutzel, Eric Woodall 

NY Off-Broadway – Comedy/Musical
“Fault Lines,” Howie Cherpakov

“Happiness,” Tara Rubin, Laura Schutzel, Eric Woodall, Merri Sugarman

“Offices,” Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler

“The Third Story,” Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler

“Three Changes,” Alaine Alldaffer 

NY Off-Broadway – Drama
“Boys’ Life,” Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler,

“The Bridge Project,” Nancy Piccione *

“Farragut North,” Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler

“Ruined,” Nancy Piccione *

“Uncle Vanya,” James Calleri

Regional Theatre East
“Death of a Salesman,” Tara Rubin, Laura Schutzel, Eric Woodall, Merri Sugarcane

“The Glass Menagerie,” James Calleri

“To Kill A Mockingbird,” Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler

“Turn of the Century,” Jay Binder *

“Unusual Acts of Devotion,” Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler, Tiffany Little Canfield

Regional Theatre West
“Cornelia,” Samantha Barrie

“The Little Foxes,” Michael Donovan

“Our Mother’s Brief Affair,” Joanne DeNaut

“Pippin,” Bonnie Grisan, Erika Sellin

“Stormy Weather,” Michael Donovan * 

Los Angeles Theatre
“Crowns,” Michael Donovan

“The Fantasticks,” Michael Donovan

“Les Miserables in Concert,” Bruce Newberg

“Man of La Mancha,” Michael Donovan

“Once on This Island,” Amy Lieberman


*Shared Credit with Non-CSA Casting Director(s)