Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama)

The Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama) is an award handed out annually by the Casting Society of America. The award, in its current incarnation, was first awarded in 2009, when the category made the distinction of award comedic films with larger budgets, and studio backing. Previously, since the second awards ceremony in 1986, the category had only held the distinction of Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama. The award honors the casting directors of higher-budgeted, in comparison to independently-backed, films that the voting body believes featured the best casting.

Winners and nominees

1980s

Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting

Year	Film	Casting Director(s)
1985 (1st) ^[1]
	Amadeus	Mary Goldberg
	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension	Terry Liebling
	The Natural	Ellen Chenoweth
	Sixteen Candles	Jackie Burch
	A Soldier's Story	Reuben Cannon

Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama

Year	Film	Casting Director(s)
1986 (2nd) ^[2]
	The Color Purple	Reuben Cannon
	Cocoon	Penny Perry, Beverly McDermott
	Mask	Mike Fenton, Jane Feinberg, Judy Taylor
	Silverado	Wally Nicita
	Witness	Dianne Crittenden
1987 (3rd) ^[3]
	Platoon	Pat Golden, Bob Morones
	Aliens	Mike Fenton, Jane Feinberg, Judy Taylor
	At Close Range	Risa Bramon, Billy Hopkins
	Blue Velvet	Johanna Ray, Pat Golden
	Stand by Me	Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson
1988 (4th) ^[4]
	The Last Emperor	Joanna Merlin
	The Big Easy	Lynn Stalmaster, David Rubin
	Fatal Attraction	Risa Bramon, Billy Hopkins
	Gaby: A True Story	Johanna Ray
	Weeds	Cathy Henderson, Barbara Hanley
1989 (5th) ^[5]
	Mississippi Burning	Howard Feuer, Juliet Taylor
	Dominick and Eugene	Julie Hughes, Barry Moss
	Field of Dreams	Margery Simkin
	Mystic Pizza	Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson
	Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1990s

Year	Film	Casting Director(s)
1990 (6th) ^[6]
	Dead Poets Society	Howard Feuer
	Born on the Fourth of July	Risa Bramon, Billy Hopkins
	Enemies, A Love Story	Ellen Chenoweth
	Glory	Mary Colquhoun
	Longtime Companion	Jason LaPadura, Natalie Hart
	sex, lies, and videotape	Deborah Aquila
1991 (7th) ^[7]
	Dances with Wolves	Howard Feuer
	Avalon	Ellen Chenoweth
	The Grifters	Juliet Taylor
	Miller's Crossing	Donna Isaacson, John Lyons
	Reversal of Fortune	Howard Feuer
	The Silence of the Lambs
1992 (8th) ^[8]
	Fried Green Tomatoes	David Rubin
	Barton Fink	Donna Isaacson, John Lyons
	Bugsy	Ellen Chenoweth
	JFK	Judy Taylor, Lynda Gordon, Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent Liff, Andrew Zerman
	The Waterdance	Pam Dixon
1993 (9th) ^[9]
	Malcolm X	Robi Reed
	Chaplin	Mike Fenton
	A River Runs Through It	Elisabeth Leustig
	Scent of a Woman	Ellen Lewis
	School Ties	Pat McCorkle, Lisa Beach
1994 (10th) ^[10]
	The Joy Luck Club	Heidi Levitt, Risa Bramon Garcia
	A Bronx Tale	Ellen Chenoweth
	Philadelphia	Howard Feuer
	Searching for Bobby Fischer	Avy Kaufman
	What's Love Got to Do with It	Reuben Cannon
1995 (11th) ^[11]
	Pulp Fiction	Ronnie Yeskel, Gary Zuckerbrod
	Forrest Gump	Ellen Lewis
	Little Women	Carrie Frazier, Shani Ginsberg
	My Family, Mi Familia	Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins, Roger Mussenden
	The Shawshank Redemption	Deborah Aquila
1996 (12th) ^[12]
	The Usual Suspects	Francine Maisler
	Apollo 13	Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson
	Mr. Holland's Opus	Sharon Bialy
	Nixon	Heidi Levitt
	Primal Fear	Deborah Aquila, Jane Shannon Smith
1997 (13th) ^[13]
	The People vs. Larry Flynt	Francine Maisler, Jo Doster (location casting)
	Big Night	Ellen Lewis
	The English Patient	David Rubin
	Lone Star	Avy Kaufman, Francine Maisler
	Romeo + Juliet	David Rubin
1998 (14th) ^[14]
	L.A. Confidential	Mali Finn
	The Horse Whisperer	Ellen Chenoweth, Gretchen Rennell Court
	The Ice Storm	Avy Kaufman
	Primary Colors	Juliet Taylor, Ellen Lewis, Juel Bestrop
	Titanic	Mali Finn
1999 (15th) ^[15]
	Saving Private Ryan	Denise Chamian
	Go	Joseph Middleton
	October Sky	Nancy Foy, Jo Doster (location casting)
	Out of Sight	Francine Maisler
	Pleasantville	Ellen Lewis, Debra Zane

2000s

Year	Film	Casting Director(s)
2000 (16th) ^[16]
	American Beauty	Debra Zane
	Erin Brockovich	Margery Simkin
	Girl, Interrupted	Lisa Beach
	The Sixth Sense	Avy Kaufman
	The Talented Mr. Ripley	Deborah Aquila
2001 (17th) ^[17]
	Traffic	Debra Zane
	The Contender	Mary Jo Slater
	Finding Forrester	Francine Maisler, Bernard Telsey
	The Patriot	April Webster, David Bloch, Fincannon & Assoc. (location casting)
	Remember the Titans	Ronna Kress
2002 (18th) ^[18]
	Moulin Rouge!	Ronna Kress
	A Beautiful Mind	Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson
	Crazy/Beautiful	Sarah Halley Finn, Randy Hiller
	Life as a House
	Mulholland Drive	Johanna Ray
2003 (19th) ^[19]
	The Hours	Daniel Swee
	Igby Goes Down	Ronnie Yeskel, Richard Hicks
	The Italian Job	Sheila Jaffe
	Minority Report	Denise Chamian
	Road to Perdition	Debra Zane, Mickie Paskal, Rachel Tenner (location casting)
2004 (20th) ^[20]
	Mystic River	Phyllis Huffman, Carolyn Pickman (location casting)
	Big Fish	Denise Chamian
	House of Sand and Fog	Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood
	Seabiscuit	Debra Zane
	21 Grams	Francine Maisler
2005 (21st) ^[21]
	Crash	Sarah Halley Finn, Randi Hiller
	Kinsey	Cindy Tolan
	Million Dollar Baby	Phyllis Huffman
	The Notebook	Matthew Barry, Nancy Green-Keyes
	Ray	Nancy Klopper, Mark Fincannon (location casting)
2006 (22nd) ^[22]
	Brokeback Mountain	Avy Kaufman
	Capote	Avy Kaufman; Heike Brandstatter, Coreen Mayrs (location casting)
	Memoirs of a Geisha	Francine Maisler
	Syriana	Avy Kaufman, Lora Kennedy, Lucinda Syson
	Walk the Line	Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman
2007 (23rd) ^[23]
	Dreamgirls	Debra Zane, Jay Binder
	The Good Shepherd	Amanda Mackey, Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
	Hollywoodland	Joanna Colbert
	The Lookout	Marcia S. Ross, Robin Cook (Toronto casting)
	The Namesake	Cindy Tolan
	World Trade Center	Mary Vernieu

Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Studio Feature – Drama

Year	Film	Casting Director(s)
2008 (24th) ^[24]
	No Country for Old Men	Ellen Chenoweth, Jo Edna Boldin (location casting)
	Across the Universe	Bernard Telsey
	American Gangster	Avy Kaufman
	Iron Man	Sarah Halley Finn, Randi Hiller
	Michael Clayton	Ellen Chenoweth

Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Big Budget Feature (Drama)

Year	Film	Casting Director(s)
2009 (25th) ^[25]
	Star Trek	April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg
	Changeling	Ellen Chenoweth
	The Dark Knight	John Papsidera
	Duplicity	Ellen Chenoweth
	State of Play	Avy Kaufman

2010s

Year	Film	Casting Director(s)
2010 (26th) ^[26]
	Inglourious Basterds	Johanna Ray, Jenny Jue
	Avatar	Margery Simkin, Mali Finn (initial casting)
	Nine	Francine Maisler
	Sherlock Holmes	Reg Poerscout-Edgerton
	Shutter Island	Ellen Lewis, Carolyn Pickman (location casting)
2011 (26th) ^[27]
	The Social Network	Laray Mayfield
	The Fighter	Sheila Jaffe, Angela Peri (location casting)
	Inception	John Papsidera
	The Town	Lora Kennedy, Carolyn Pickman (location casting)
	True Grit	Ellen Chenoweth; Rachel Tenner, JoEdna Boldin (location casting)
2012 (27th) ^[28]
	The Help	Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee
	The Descendants	John Jackson, John McAlary (associate)
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Laray Mayfield
	The Hunger Games	Debra Zane, Jackie Burch (location casting)
	Moneyball	Francine Maisler, Lauren Grey (associate)
2013 (28th) ^[29]
	Argo	Lora Kennedy
	Les Misérables	Nina Gold
	Life of Pi	Avy Kaufman
	Lincoln	Avy Kaufman; Erica Arvold, Pat Moran (location casting)
	Zero Dark Thirty	Mark Bennett, Richard Hicks; Seher Latif (location casting); Charley Medigovich (associate)
2015 (29th) ^[30]
	12 Years a Slave	Francine Maisler, Meagan Lewis (location casting), Melissa Kostenbauder (associate)
	American Hustle	Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham; Angela Peri (location casting)
	Captain Phillips	Francine Maisler; Donna M. Belajac, Daniel Hubbard (location casting)
	Foxcatcher	Jeanne McCarthy; Rori Bergman, Donna M. Belajac (location casting); Matthew Maisto (associate)
	Gone Girl	Laray Mayfield, Annie Hamilton (location casting)
	Selma	Aisha Coley, Robyn Owen (associate)
2016 (30th) ^[31]
	Straight Outta Compton	Cindy Tolan, Victoria Thomas; Meagan Lewis, Beth Sepko, Carolyn Pickman, Lucinda Syson, Pat Moran (location casting); Judith Sunga (associate)
	Bridge of Spies	Ellen Lewis, Kate Sprance (associate)
	Mad Max: Fury Road	Ronna Kress, Nikki Barrett
	Spotlight	Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee; John Buchan, Jason Knight, Carolyn Pickman (location casting); Joey Montenarello, Adam Richards (associates)
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Nina Gold, April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg; Jessica Sherman (associate)
2017 (31st) ^[32]
	Hidden Figures	Victoria Thomas; Jackie Burch (location casting); Bonnie Grisan (associate)
	Arrival	Francine Maisler, Lucie Robitaille (location casting)
	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Fiona Weir, Jim Carnahan (location casting)
	The Girl on the Train	Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee; Joey Montenarello, Adam Richards (associates)
	Nocturnal Animals	Francine Maisler
2018 (32nd) ^[33]
	Dunkirk	John Papsidera
	Baby Driver	Francine Maisler, Meagan Lewis (location casting)
	Detroit	Victoria Thomas, Richard Hicks (New York casting), Carolyn Pickman (location casting), Scotty Anderson (associate)
	The Post	Ellen Lewis, Rori Bergman; Kate Sprance, Karlee Fomalont (associates)
	Wonder Woman	Lora Kennedy, Kristy Carlson, Lucinda Syson; Jeanette Benzie (associate)
2019 (33rd) ^[34]
	Vice	Francine Maisler, Amber Wakefield (additional casting)
	Boy Erased	Carmen Cuba; Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris (location casting); Shelby Cherniet (associate)
	The Hate U Give	Yesi Ramirez; Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris (location casting)
	A Star Is Born	Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham; Raylin Sabo (associate)
	Widows	Francine Maisler; Jennifer Rudnicke, Mickie Paskal (location casting); Amber Wakefield (associate)

Individuals with multiple awards

4 awards

• Francine Maisler

3 awards

• Howard Feuer
• Debra Zane

2 awards

• Meagan Lewis
• Carolyn Pickman

Individuals with multiple nominations

16 nominations Francine Maisler 11 nominations Ellen Chenoweth Avy Kaufman 8 nominations Ellen Lewis 7 nominations Debra Zane 6 nominations Howard Feuer Janet Hirshenson Jane Jenkins Carolyn Pickman 5 nominations Deborah Aquila 4 nominations Sarah Halley Finn Risa Bramon Garcia Randi Hiller Lora Kennedy Johanna Ray David Rubin

3 nominations Kerry Barden Lisa Beach Jackie Burch Reuben Cannon Denise Chamian Mike Fenton Mali Finn Richard Hicks Billy Hopkins Ronna Kress Meagan Lewis Laray Mayfield John Papsidera Paul Schnee Margery Simkin Lucinda Syson Judy Taylor Juliet Taylor Victoria Thomas Cindy Tolan Mary Vernieu April Webster

2 nominations Donna M. Belajac Tara Feldstein Bennett Rori Bergman Jo Edna Boldin Jo Doster Jane Feinberg Mark Fincannon Nina Gold Pat Golden Lindsay Graham Phyllis Huffman Donna Isaacson Sheila Jaffe Heidi Levitt John Lyons Joey Montenarello Pat Moran Chase Paris Mickie Paskal Angela Peri Adam Richards Kate Sprance Bernard Telsey Rachel Tenner Amber Wakefield Ronnie Yeskel

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