ATAS = Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 

The first Emmy for Casting was awarded in 1989. The category was "Outstanding Achievement in Casting for A Miniseries or Special." Following is a timeline of subsequent Emmy casting winners.

1989
Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or Special (Juried Award)

Lonesome Dove - Lynn Kressel

1990
Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or Special (Juried Award)

The Incident - Randy Stone, Holly Powell

1991
Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or Special

Separate But Equal - Alixe Gordin

1992
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting

One Against the Wind - Joyce Gallie

1993
Outstanding Individual Casting in Casting for a Miniseries or Special

Citizen Cohn - Mary Colquhoun, Casting Executive & Donna Belajac, Location Casting

In 1994, after a long battle between the Casting Peer Group and the Academy, the "Series" category was added to the list of possibilities, giving Casting Directors their second Emmy for Casting. If a series wins in its first year, the pilot Casting Director also gets an Emmy (due to the fact that the person casting the series may not have cast the original pilot). If a series wins after its first year, this does not apply. Location Casting Directors are eligible if they cast more than one or two roles.

1994
Outstanding Individual Achievment in Casting

And the Band Played On - Judith Holstra, & Nikki Valko, Casting Executives

NYPD Blue - Junie Lowry-Johnson & Alexa L. Fogel, Casting Executives

1995
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting (Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one, or no award)

ER - Barbara Miller, Exec in charge of Casting & John Levey, VP, Talent and Casting

NYPD Blue - Junie Lowry-Johnson, CSA, Alexa L. Fogel, CSA, Susan Bluestein, CSA, Donna Ekholdt, CSA, Casting Executives

1996
Outstanding Casting for a Series

Chicago Hope - Debie Manwiller, Casting Director

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Special

Truman - Mary Colquhoun, Casting (Tie)

Tuskegee Airmen - Robi Reed-Humes, Casting Director (Tie)

1997
Outstanding Casting for a Series

ER - John Levey, CSA, Casting Executive & Barbara Miller, CSA, Executive In Charge of Casting

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Special

Bastard Out of Carolina - Linda Lowy, Casting Executive

1998
Oustanding Casting for a Series

Homicide: Life on the Street - Lou Digiamo, Pat Moran, CSA & Brett Goldstein, Casting Executives

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Movie

From the Earth To The Moon - Meg Liberman, CSA, Marc Hirshfeld, CSA, Sharon Klein, Mark Fincannon, Lisa Mae Wells Fincannon, Craig Fincannon, Casting Executives; Deborah Brown, Casting Executive - NY

1999
Outstanding Casting for a Series

The Sopranos - Georgianne Walken & Sheila Jaffe, CSA, Casting Executives

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, or a Made for Television Movie

Winchell - Juel Bestrop, Casting Executive

Again after yet another battle, Casting Directors gained a third Emmy in 2000. The Casting Executives Peer Group convinced the Academy that Comedy and Drama Series are so different, they must each stand alone in their own category...

2000
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Freaks and Geeks - Allison Jones, Casting Executive; Coreen Mayrs, CSA & Jill Greenberg, Casting Executives (Location Casting)

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

The West Wing - Barbara Miller, CSA, John Levey, CSA, Kevin Scott, CSA, Casting Executives

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

RKO 281 - Lora Kennedy, CSA, Casting Executive; Joyce Nettles, Casting Executive (Location Casting)

2001

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Ally McBeal - Nikki Valko, Casting Executive & Ken Miller, Casting Executive

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

The West Wing - Kevin Scott, Casting Executive, John Levey, Casting Executive & Barbara Miller, Casting Executive

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

61* - Mali Finn, Casting Executive


In late 2001, due largely to the persistent efforts of CSA member Mark Teschner, our fourth Emmy was added in the category of "Outstanding Achievment in Casting for a Daytime Drama Series."

2002

Sex and the City - Jennifer McNamara, Casting by

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

Six Feet Under - Junie Lowry-Johnson, CSA, Casting by: Libby Goldstein, Casting by Julie Tucker, New York Casting by

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

Band of Brothers - Meg Liberman, CSA, Casting by: Cami Patton, CSA, UK Casting by; Suzanne M. Smith, UK Casting by; Angela Terry, Casting by

Outstanding Achievment in Casting for a Daytime Drama Series

All My Children - Judy Blye Wilson, CSA, Casting Director

2003
Outstanding Achievment in Casting for a Daytime Drama Series

All My Children - Judy Blye Wilson, CSA, Casting Director

In 2010, the Casting Peer Group Executive Committee lead by Governors Sharon Lieblein and Mark Teschner, fought to have a very important rule changed in the primetime competition that now allows for a casting director or casting team to submit more than one project for the same casting team in any given Casting category.  Subsequently this opened the door for all of the other peer groups to change the rule in their specific categories.

In 2011, NATAS added the Emmy for Casting in Daytime Animation to the Daytime Emmy competition under Governors Sharon Lieblein and Mark Teschner, bringing the number of Casting Categories for Emmys in Daytime and Primtime Television up to five.