Casting Society of America Announces Winners of 24th Annual Artios Awards(R) for Outstanding Achievements in Casting

Casting Society of America Announces Winners of 24th Annual Artios Awards(R) for Outstanding Achievements in Casting

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In front of over 800 Industry professionals at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, the Casting Society of America announced the winners of the 24th Artios Awards(R), November 10, 2008. Presented yearly for outstanding achievement in casting, awards are given on the criteria of originality, creativity and the contribution of casting to the overall quality of a project.

The Casting Society of America also recognizes Industry notables with a Career Achievement Award, New York Apple Award and bestows the Hoyt Bowers Award on one of its own. The Career Achievement Award was presented to Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, Thomas Schumacher received the New York Apple Award, and the Hoyt Bowers Award was presented to the late Mali Finn.

The list of winners are:
Career Achievement Award: Craig Zadan / Neil Meron
Hoyt Bowers Award: Mali Finn
The New York Apple Award: Thomas Schumacher
Studio Feature - Drama: Ellen Chenoweth / Jo Edna Boldin (Location
Casting), "No Country for Old Men"
Studio Feature - Comedy: Mindy Marin / Coreen Mayrs (Location Casting) /
Heike Brandstatter (Location Casting), "Juno"
Independent Feature - Drama/Comedy: Donna Morong / Carolyn Pickman
(Location Casting) / *, "Gone Baby Gone"
Low Budget Feature - Drama/Comedy: Jason L. Wood, "Park"
Television Pilot - Drama: Beth Bowling / Kim Miscia, "Mad Men"
Television Pilot - Comedy: Meg Liberman / Cami Patton, "Pushing Daisies"
Television Series - Drama: Julie Tucker / *, "Damages"
Television Series - Comedy: Meg Liberman / Cami Patton / Jennifer Lare,
"Pushing Daisies"
Television Movie: David Rubin / Richard Hicks / Lori S. Wyman (Location
Casting) / Kathleen Chopin (Location Casting) / *, "Recount"
Mini Series: Kathleen Chopin / *, "John Adams"
Children's Series Programming: Carol Goldwasser / Howard Meltzer, "Hannah
Montana"
Animation TV Programming: Gillian O'Neill, "Rick & Steve, The Happiest Gay
Couple In All The World"
Daytime Series: Judy Blye Wilson, "All My Children"
Broadway Theater - Drama: Bernard Telsey / Will Cantler, "The Homecoming"
Broadway Theater - Comedy: Jim Carnahan, "Boeing-Boeing"
Broadway Theater - Musical: Bernard Telsey / Bethany Knox, "In the
Heights"
Off Broadway - Comedy/Drama/Musical: James Calleri, "The Seagull"
Los Angeles Theater: Erika Sellin, "The History Boys"
Regional Theater (L.O.R.T.): Will Cantler / Bernard Telsey, "33
Variations"
*shared credit with non-member

For information, visit http://www.castingsociety.com/.

Source: Casting Society of America

CONTACT: Dave Linden, +1-213-908-0800, for Casting Society of America

Web site: http://www.castingsociety.com/

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