Dierdre Bowen is a Canadian casting director. She has worked on casting more than 400 TV episodes on series including Cold Squad, The Listener, and Vikings. She is most noted for winning the Canadian Screen Award for Best Casting in a Television Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for her work on the television series Kim's Convenience.Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Announced In Creative Fiction Categories". ET Canada, March 8, 2017.
She has been nominated in the category ten other times at both the Canadian Screen awards and their predecessor Gemini Awards, as well as receiving four nominations for Best Casting in a Film. She has received two Prime Time Emmy Award nominations: 2001 Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special for "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows" (ABC); and 1999 Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Made for Television Movie for "Joan of Arc" (CBS).
Awards Year Award Film/TV series Result Ref(s)2007Best Casting in a Television SeriesReGenesisEtan Vlessing, "Pay TV checks in with Gemini noms". The Hollywood Reporter, August 29, 2007.2008Murdoch MysteriesIlona Beiks, "Casting directors getting share of credit". Playback, October 13, 2008.2010Bloodletting & Miraculous CuresCarley Fortune, "Gemini Award nominations announced: Flashpoint, chef Lynn Crawford, Top Model host Jay Manuel among nominees". Toronto Life, August 31, 2010.2015Sensitive Skin"Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Performance categories". Playback, January 13, 2015.2017Kim's ConvenienceVikings2018Kim's Convenience2019VikingsBrent Furdyk, "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 27, 2019.2020Kim's Convenience2021Kim's Convenience Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.VikingsBest Casting in a FilmFalling Possessor2023Brother"The 2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominees". Windsor International Film Festival, February 22, 2023.Crimes of the Future
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