The last American film industry guild to announce its award winners this year, the Casting Society of America has declared its Artios Award recipients for 2021. Best Picture Oscar frontrunners CODA and The Power of the Dog experienced divergent fortunes here, with the former winning in its category and the latter losing to West Side Story. The CSA's taste in comedy casting may leave a little to be desired, but their drama and mixed category wins are solid, even if they continue to favour the starrier productions. Check out their 2021 Artios Award nominations here.
Achievement in Casting - Big Budget - Drama
WEST SIDE STORY (Cindy Tolan, Nicholas Petrovich)
Achievement in Casting - Big Budget - Comedy
DON'T LOOK UP (Francine Maisler, Kathy Driscoll-Mogler, Carolyn Pickman, Matt Bouldry, Kyle Crand, Molly Rose)
Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent - Drama
CODA (Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood, Lisa Zagoria, Angela Peri, Lisa Lobel, Melissa Morris)
Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent - Comedy
THE TENDER BAR (Rachel Tenner, Bess Fifer, Carolyn Pickman, Rick Messina)
ZOLA (Kim Taylor-Coleman)
Achievement in Casting - Low Budget
THE HUMANS (Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel)
Achievement in Casting - Micro Budget
SHIVA BABY (Kate Geller)
Achievement in Casting - Animation
ENCANTO (Jamie Sparer Roberts, Grace C. Kim)
Achievement in Casting - Non-Theatrical Film
THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY (Leah Daniels-Butler, Billy Hopkins, Ashley Ingram, Kevin Scott, Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells)
The Zeitgeist Award
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (Sarah Halley Finn, Chase Paris, Tara Feldstein Bennett, Molly Doyle)
Achievement in Casting - Short Film
GROWING FANGS (Jessica Munks, Michael Morlani)