Nominations announced for Inaugural Casting Awards in February
The Casting Directors’ Guild (CDG) in partnership with Spotlight is pleased to announce the nominations for its inaugural Casting Awards, which will take place on Tuesday 12 February 2019 at Ham Yard Hotel London. This new event will be the first UK Awards ceremony to celebrate the significant achievements of casting in the fields of Theatre, TV, Film and Commercials. The nominations are:
The 2019 CDG Award for Best Casting in a Theatre production sponsored by The Stage
- Alastair Coomer for The York Realist (Donmar Warehouse)
- Sophie Parrott for An Octoroon (National Theatre Transfer)
- Wendy Spon and Jacob Sparrow for Follies (National Theatre)
- Charlotte Sutton for Caroline or Change (Hampstead Theatre)
- Paul Wooller, Felicity French and Trevor Jackson for Hamilton (Victoria Palace, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd)
The 2019 CDG Award for Best Casting in a TV production sponsored by United Agents
- Kharmel Cochrane for The End of the F**king World (Netflix)
- Tracey Gillham for Inside No. 9 Series 4 (BBC2)
- Julie Harkin for Kiri (Channel 4)
- Jina Jay for Black Mirror Season 4 (Netflix)
- Kate Rhodes James Casting for Bodyguard (BBC1 & Netflix)
The 2019 CDG Award for Best Casting in a Film Sponsored by Independent Talent
- Lucy Bevan for Murder on the Orient Express
- David Grindrod, Stephen Crockett, Will Burton for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Musical Ensemble Casting
- Julie Harkin for Beast
- Jina Jay for The Darkest Hour
- Debbie McWilliams for Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
The 2019 CDG Award for Best Casting in a Commercial
- Martin Gibbons and Dan Hubbard for Waitrose ‘Snowed In’
- Martin Gibbons for McCains ‘We Are Family 2’
- Hammond Cox Casting for Cadbury ‘Mum’s Birthday’
- Orla Maxwell for Jaguar EPace ‘Mistress of Mischief’
- Belinda Norcliffe and Heidi Lawry for Walkers ‘70th Birthday’
- Sasha Robertson Casting for Unstereotype Alliance ‘Audition for an Advert’
- Sasha Robertson Casting for ICRC ‘Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare’
The nominated productions premiered between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018 and have been submitted by members of the Casting Directors’ Guild, who will now vote for a winner in each category.
These awards are kindly sponsored by Spotlight, Independent Talent Group, United Agents, EON Productions and The Stage.