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    “The Color Purple,” “Maestro,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” Among Nominees For Casting Society’s Artios Awards

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    Casting director Ellen Lewis was nominated for an Artios Award for her work on "Killers of the Flower Moon" (photo by Geordie Wood)
    LOS ANGELES --

    Casting Society (CSA) has unveiled the film nominees for the 39th Artios Awards, which honor the contributions of casting professionals in film, television, theatre and commercials. The winners will be revealed on Thursday, March 7, with celebrations taking place on that day in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in New York City at the Edison Ballroom, and in London at a venue to be named.

    The nominees in the big budget-drama category are The Color Purple, Maestro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer and Saltburn.

    Nominated in big budget-comedy category are: Air, Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, Asteroid City, Cocaine Bear and Wonka.

    CSA previously announced that acclaimed writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay will be presented with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement during the ceremony.

    The film nominees for the 39th Artios Awards are:

     

    FEATURE ANIMATION

    • ELEMENTAL: Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum (Associate Casting Director)
    • LEO: Danielle Aufiero, Amber Horn
    • SPIDERMAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE: Mary Hidalgo
    • TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, MUTANT MAYHEM: Rich Delia, Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
    • WISH: Grace C. Kim

     

     

     

    FEATURE BIG BUDGET – COMEDY

    • AIR: Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Sydney Shircliff (Associate Casting Director)
    • ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET: Francine Maisler, Melissa Kostenbauder, Betsy Fippinger (Location Casting), Tara Feldstein (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Molly Rose (Associate Casting Director)
    • ASTEROID CITY: Douglas Aibel, Jina Jay (Location Casting), Matthew Glasner (Associate Casting Director)
    • COCAINE BEAR: Debra Zane, Dylan Jury, Alli Coffey (Location Casting)
    • WONKA: Nina Gold

     

     

     

    FEATURE BIG BUDGET – DRAMA

    • THE COLOR PURPLE: Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Destiny Lilly
    • MAESTRO: Shayna Markowitz, Dayna Katz (Associate Casting Director)
    • KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes, Kate Sprance (Associate Casting Director)
    • OPPENHEIMER: John Papsidera
    • SALTBURN: Kharmel Cochrane

     

     

     

    FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY

    • AMERICAN FICTION: Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris, SJ Allocco (Associate Casting Directors)
    • BOTTOMS: Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Kimberly Ostroy (Associate Casting Director)
    • THE HOLDOVERS: Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director)
    • JOY RIDE: Rich Delia, Kara Eide (Location Casting), Kris Woznesensky (Location Casting), Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
    • THEATER CAMP: Kristian Charbonier, Bernard Telsey

     

     

     

    FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA

    • THE IRON CLAW: Susan Shopmaker, Brent Caballero (Location Casting)
    • MAY DECEMBER: Laura Rosenthal, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Rebecca Carfagna (Location Casting), Kimberly Ostroy (Associate Casting Director)
    • PAST LIVES: Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel
    • PRISCILLA: Nicole Daniels, Courtney Bright, John Buchan, Jason Knight
    • RUSTIN: Avy Kaufman, Donna Belajac (Location Casting), Missy Finnell (Location Casting), Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director)

     

     

     

    FEATURE LOW BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA

    • BIRTH/REBIRTH: Allison Twardziak, Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick
    • EMILY: Fiona Weir
    • JULES: Avy Kaufman
    • MEMORY: Susan Shopmaker
    • MONICA: Emily Schweber, D. Lynn Meyers (Location Casting)

     

     

     

    FEATURE MICRO BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA

    • THE DONOR PARTY: Anthony J. Kraus
    • HOW I LEARNED TO FLY: Jessica Sherman
    • SUMMONING SYLVIA: Steven Tylor O’Connor
    • WHAT COMES AROUND: Eyde Belasco, Jeff Johnson (Location Casting)
    • YOUR LUCKY DAY: Jessica Sherman

     

     

     

    THE ZEITGEIST AWARD

    • BARBIE: Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (Associate Casting Director)
    • THE FLASH: Rich Delia, Kate Ringsell, Adam Richards (Associate Casting Director)
    • THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES: Debra Zane, Dylan Jury, Simone Bär (Location Casting)
    • REBEL MOON: PART ONE – A CHILD OF FIRE: Kristy Carlson, Jeanette Benzie (Associate Casting Director)
    • TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS: Wittney Horton, additional voice casting by Ruth Lambert and Robert McGee, Eve Streger (Associate Casting Director)
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    Cinema Audio Society unveils inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology

    Thursday, February 12, 2026
    Jeffrey S. Wexler CAS

    The Cinema Audio Society has announced the inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology. The annual award honors individuals, companies or products whose innovations have significantly improved existing methods or are so innovative in nature that they have materially changed how sound is recorded, edited, mixed or delivered.

    This year’s award will honor achievements in non-linear technology for sound recording, editing and mixing. Recipients will be honored at the CAS Awards on March 7 at the Beverly Hilton.

    Recipients of the 2026 Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology are:

    --Evan Brooks, cofounded Digidrums with Peter Gotcher in 1983, and the company was incorporated in 1984 as Digidesign, Inc. He developed the audio editing software package Sound Designer, and then Sound Tools, the first affordable, professional digital audio workstation, paving the way for the introduction and success of Pro Tools.
    --Peter Gotcher, cofounded Digidesign with Evan Brooks and served as its president, CEO, and chairman. Digidesign became the world’s leading manufacturer of digital audio workstations. After Digidesign was acquired by Avid in January of 1995, he remained as executive VP of Avid until 1996. He currently serves as chairman of Dolby Laboratories.
    --Glen Sanders, founder and president of Zaxcom. In the 1990s, he worked closely with Zaxcom’s engineering team to develop the Deva portable digital audio disk recorder, the first multitrack, file-based recording system designed for location sound.
    --Howard Stark, chief engineer at Zaxcom. Stark made enduring contributions to the design and development of professional audio technologies used throughout film and television production. He... Read More

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