Artios Awards: ‘Wicked’, ‘Complete Unknown’ & ‘Emilia Pérez’ Among Casting Society Winners

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Wicked, A Complete Unknown, Emilia Pérez and Conclave — Best Picture Oscar nominees all — were among the film winners at the 40th anniversary Artios Awards, which the Casting Society handed out tonight over three ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London.

The Wild Robot — hot off dominating the Annie Awards — My Old Ass, The Idea of You and Janet Planet are the other movies honored for excellence in casting. Shows claiming top TV prizes were Emmy favorites Shōgun, Hacks, Baby Reindeer, RuPaul’s Drag Race along with Slow Horses, Palm Royale, Queer Eye, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Blue Eye Samurai.

Casting Society also honors excellence in casting across commercials and theater, with Stereophonic and The Outsiders taking the top prizes for the latter. See the full winners list below.

The Hoyt Bowers Award for Excellence in Casting was awarded at the Beverly Hilton to Oppenheimer casting director John Papsidera, whose film took Best Picture at last year’s Academy Awards. The Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award was presented to Lincoln Center Theater casting director Daniel Swee at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan, and the Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting was awarded to Juliette Ménager at White City House in London.

Casting Society added a pair of new categories this year for International Feature and International Series, won by Emilia Pérez and Monsieur Spade, respectively. CSA also said that it’s launching another new category for 2026 — the London Theater Award, honoring excellence in casting for UK stages

Here are the winners at the 40th annual Artios Awards:

Feature Film

BIG BUDGET FEATURE COMEDY

Wicked: Part I

Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield. Associate Casting Director: Ryan Bernard Tymensky. Location Casting Director: Tamsyn Manson

BIG BUDGET FEATURE DRAMA

A Complete Unknown

Yesi Ramirez. Location Casting Directors: Rori Bergman, Karlee Fomalont. Location Associate Casting Director: Kate Sprance

ANIMATED FEATURE

The Wild Robot

Christi Soper Hilt

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

Emilia Pérez

Carla Hool. Associate Casting Director: Susan Putnam

STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT FEATURE COMEDY

My Old Ass

Douglas Aibel. Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner

STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT FEATURE DRAMA

Conclave

Nina Gold, Martin Ware. Location Casting Director: Francesco Vedovati, Barbara Giordani

LOW BUDGET FEATURE COMEDY OR DRAMA

Janet Planet

Jessica Kelly

Television

FILM, FIRST RELEASED FOR TELEVISION OR STREAMING

The Idea of You

Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Associate Casting Director: Brian Sutow, Location Casting Directors: Chase Paris, Tara Feldstein Bennett

TELEVISION SERIES: COMEDY

Hacks (S3)

Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne Mccarthy, Associate Casting Director: Anna Mayworm

TELEVISION SERIES: DRAMA

Slow Horses (S3)

Nina Gold, Associate Casting Director: Melissa Gethin Clarke

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: COMEDY

Palm Royale

Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Associate Casting Directors: Roya Semnanian, Rachel Goldman

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON: DRAMA

Shōgun

Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino, Associate Casting Director: Chelsea Egozi, Location Casting Director: Kei Kawamura

LIMITED SERIES

Baby Reindeer

Nina Gold, Martin Ware

REALITY SERIES: COMPETITION

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S16)

Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen

REALITY SERIES: STRUCTURED & UNSTRUCTURED

Queer Eye (S8)

Pamela Vallarelli, Quinn Fegan, Jessica Jorgensen, Danielle Gervais

LIVE ACTION CHILDREN & FAMILY SERIES

Avatar: The Last Airbender (S1)

Michael Nicolo, Anya Colloff, Michelle Olivia Tidwell, Location Casting Directors: Tiffany Mak, Poping Auyeung, Amanda Mitchell

ANIMATED PROGRAM FOR TELEVISION

Blue Eye Samurai (S1)

Margery Simkin, Orly Sitowitz, Associate Casting Directors: Elizabeth Vitale, Jasmine Gutierrez

INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SERIES

Monsieur Spade

Olivia Scott-Webb, Constance Demontoy

SHORT FORM SERIES

Command-Z

Carmen Cuba, Salvatore Schiavone

SHORT FILMS

The Roof

Candido Cornejo

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