The Casting Society of America has revealed the nominees for the 41st Annual Artios Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in casting for film, television, theater, commercials and short-form series.
The Artios Awards honor the creative work of casting directors and their teams whose efforts help shape storytelling across screens and stages. This year’s nominees span major studio releases, independent features, international projects and scripted television.
The 41st Annual Artios Awards will take place on Thursday, February 26, 2026, with ceremonies hosted simultaneously in Los Angeles, New York and London. Coverage of winners and highlights will follow.
Casting Networks congratulates all of this year’s nominees for their exceptional work and contributions to the craft of casting.
2026 Artios Awards Nominees
Feature: Big Budget (Comedy)
- Jay Kelly — Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold, Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner; Location Casting Directors: Francesco Vedovati, Barbara Giordani
- Materialists — Douglas Aibel; Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner
- The Naked Gun — Carmen Cuba; Associate Casting Director: Judith Sunga; Location Casting Directors: Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris
- The Phoenician Scheme — Douglas Aibel (US Casting), Jina Jay (UK Casting), Alexandra Montag (German Casting); Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — Mary Vernieu, Bret Howe; Location Casting Director: Martin Ware; Location Associate Casting Director: Olivia Brittain
- Wicked: For Good — Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield; Associate Casting Director: Ryan Bernard Tymensky; Location Casting Director: Tamsyn Manson
Feature: Big Budget (Drama)
- Bugonia — Jennifer Venditti; Associate Casting Director: Alan Scott Neal
- F1: The Movie — Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann; Associate Casting Director: Katie Brydon; Location Casting Directors: Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris, Tara Mazzucca
- Frankenstein — Robin D. Cook; Associate Casting Director: Jonathan Oliveira
- Hamnet — Nina Gold; Associate Casting Director: Lucy Amos
- Marty Supreme — Jennifer Venditti; Associate Casting Director: Alan Scott Neal; Location Casting Director: Ko Iwagami
- Sinners — Francine Maisler; Associate Casting Directors: Molly Rose, Amber Wakefield; Location Casting Director: Meagan Lewis
Feature: Studio or Independent (Drama)
- Blue Moon — Olivia Scott-Webb; Associate Casting Director: Simon Higgins
- Eleanor the Great — Ellen Lewis, Kate Sprance; Associate Casting Director: Leah Shapiro
- Nuremberg — John Papsidera, Anna Kennedy; Associate Casting Director: Emily Bohbrink; Location Casting Director: Francesco Vedovati
- Pillion — Kahleen Crawford
- Sentimental Value — Avy Kaufman
- Train Dreams — Avy Kaufman; Location Casting Director: Nike Imoru
Feature: Studio or Independent (Comedy)
- Eternity — Tiffany Mak, Chelsea Ellis Bloch, Marisol Roncali
- Friendship — Melissa DeLizia
- Oh, Hi! — Kate Geller; Associate Casting Director: Ross Shenker
- Rental Family — Kei Kawamura
- The Wedding Banquet — Jenny Jue; Associate Casting Director: Candice Elzinga
- Twinless — Jessica Munks; Location Casting Director: Simon Max Hill
Feature: Low Budget (Comedy or Drama)
- All That We Love — Charlene Lee; Associate Casting Director: Danny Gordon
- Bob Trevino Likes It — Kate Geller; Associate Casting Director: Ross Shenker
- Griffin in Summer — Betsy Ware Fippinger; Location Casting Director: Erica Arvold
- Plainclothes — Bernard Telsey, Adam Caldwell, Amelia Rasche McCarthy
- Sorry, Baby — Jessica Kelly; Location Casting Directors: Lisa Lobel, Angela Peri; Associate: Melissa Morris
- We Strangers — Erica A. Hart; Location Casting Director: Lauren Port
Feature: International
- Kokuho — Masunobu Motokawa
- Sound of Falling — Karimah El-Giamal
- The Fisherman — Mawuko Kuadzi
Feature: Animated
- Elio — Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum; Associate Casting Director: Lexi Diamond
- The Bad Guys 2 — Christi Soper Hilt; Associate Casting Director: Lara Boushehri
- Zootopia 2 — Grace C. Kim
Casting Networks once again congratulates the nominees for their achievements.
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