The Casting Society, formerly known as the Casting Society of America (CSA), is a professional association of about 1,200 casting directors and associate casting directors for film, television, theatre, and commercials in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa, and the United States. The nonprofit organization was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1982, and announced its name change from the Casting Society of America to the Casting Society on February 10, 2022. The society is not to be confused with an industry union. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represent most (though not all) of the major casting directors and associate casting directors in Hollywood. Members use the post-nominal letters "CSA" when credited for their work.
Membership eligibility The following requirements must be met to join the CSA: Sponsorship letters from at least two current members of the CSA. Two years of screen or stage credit as Primary Casting Director.
Casting directors who are also personal managers are not eligible for membership in the CSA.
Artios Awards Since October 1985, the Casting Society has presented the Artios Awards for excellence in casting. Members are honored in over 25 different casting categories in simultaneous events held in Beverly Hills, New York CityRuthie Fierberg: Casting Directors Gear Up for Artios Awards, backstage.com, August 28, 2013 and London.
List of ceremonies 2025 – 41st Artios Awards 2024 – 40th Artios Awards 2023 – 39th Artios Awards 2022 – 38th Artios Awards 2021 – 37th Artios Awards 2020 – 36th Artios Awards 2019 – 35th Artios Awards 2018 – 34th Artios Awards 2017 – 33rd Artios Awards 2016 – 32nd Artios Awards 2015 – 31st Artios Awards 2014 – 30th Artios Awards 2013 – no awards 2012 – 29th Artios Awards 2011 – 28th Artios Awards 2010 – 27th Artios Awards 2009 – 26th Artios Awards 2008 – 25th Artios Awards 2007 – 24th Artios Awards 2006 – 23rd Artios Awards 2005 – 22nd Artios Awards 2004 – 21st Artios Awards 2003 – 20th Artios Awards 2002 – 19th Artios Awards 2001 – 18th Artios Awards 2000 – 17th Artios Awards 1999 – 16th Artios Awards 1998 – 15th Artios Awards 1997 – 14th Artios Awards 1996 – 13th Artios Awards 1995 – 12th Artios Awards 1994 – 11th Artios Awards 1993 – 10th Artios Awards 1992 – 9th Artios Awards 1991 – 8th Artios Awards 1990 – 7th Artios Awards 1989 – 6th Artios Awards 1988 – 5th Artios Awards 1987 – 4th Artios Awards 1986 – 3rd Artios Awards 1985 – 2nd Artios Awards 1984 – 1st Artios Awards
Categories
Film
Animated Voice-Over Casting (1993–present) Big Budget Feature Casting – Comedy (1985–present) Big Budget Feature Casting – Drama (1985–present) Studio or Independent – Comedy Studio or Independent – Drama Low Budget – Comedy Or Drama Micro Budget – Comedy or Drama
Television
Comedy Episodic Casting (1985–present) Dramatic Episodic Casting (1985–present) Movie of the Week Casting (1985–present) Mini-Series Casting (1985–present) Daytime Casting (1986–1996) Soaps Casting (1989–present) Pilot Casting (1991–present) Animated Voice-Over Casting (1993–present) Nighttime Special Casting (1993–present) Comedy Pilot Casting (1996–present) Dramatic Pilot Casting (1996–present) Daytime Special Casting (1996–present)
Theatre
Theatre Casting – Plays (1988–present) Theatre Casting – Musical (1988–present)
Miscellaneous
Lifetime Achievement Award (1995–present)
1st Artios Awards 1985 Artios Awards for the calendar year 1984 – October 30, 1985.
Winners and nominees CategoryWinnerOther NomineesFeature Film CastingAmadeus, Mary Goldberg• Sixteen Candles, Jackie Burch
• A Soldier's Story, Reuben Cannon
• The Natural, Ellen Chenoweth
• Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai, Terry LieblingComedy Episodic CastingCheers, Steve Kolzak & Lori Openden• Night Court, Eileen Knight• Kate & Allie, Lynn Kresel & Geoffrey Johnson• Newhart, Molly Lopata• Brothers, Helen Mossler & Marry Ann BartonDramatic Episodic Casting(TIE)Cagney & Lacey, Diane DimeoHill Street Blues, Lori Openden & Simon Ayer• St. Elsewhere, Eugene Blythe• Call to Glory, Carol Dudley• Dynasty, Gary Shaffer & Mark SchwartzMini-Series or Movie of the Week CastingFatal Vision, Karen Hendel• The First Olympics, Fran Bascom • Heartsounds, Eve Brandstein• The Burning Bed, Ross Brown & Marry West• Something About Amelia, Lynn Stalmaster & Toni Toward
2nd Artios Awards 1986 Artios Awards for the calendar year 1985 – October 29, 1986, except for Episodic Television which was June 1, 1985, to May 31, 1986, and short order series aired between January 1, 1985, and May 31, 1985.
Winners and nominees CategoryWinnerOther NomineesFeature Film Casting – ComedyPrizzi's Honor, Alixe Gordon• Desperately Seeking Susan, Risa Bramon & Billy Hopkins• After Hours, Mary Colquhoun• Back to the Future, Mike Fenton, Jane Feinberg & Judy Taylor• The Purple Rose of Cairo, Juliet TaylorFeature Film Casting – DramaThe Color Purple, Reuben Cannon• Mask, Jackie Burch• Witness, Dianne Crittenden• Silverado, Wally Nicita •Cocoon, Penny Perry & Beverly McDermottDaytime Casting(TIE)All My Children, Joan D'InceccoOne Life to Live, Mary JoSlater• Santa Barbara, Reuben Cannon, Ruth Conforte, Eileen Knight & Barbara Claman• General Hospital, Marvin Paige• The Young & the Restless, Tom PalmerComedy Episodic CastingNight Court, Gilda Stratton• The Cosby Show, Julie Hughes, Barry Moss, & Peter Golden• Kate & Allie, Lynn Kressel• Newhart, Molly Lopata• All is Forgiven, Lori Openden ("Pilot"), Randy Stone (series)• Cheers, Randy StoneDramatic Episodic CastingSt. Elsewhere, Eugene Blythe• Moonlighting, Reuben Cannon ("Pilot"), Carol Dudley (series)• Cagney & Lacey, Diane Dimeo• The Equalizer, Lois Planco• Hill Street Blues, Sally PowersMovie of the Week CastingLove Is Never Silent, Mary Colquhoun• Toughlove, Ross Brown & Mary West• Do You Remember Love, Nancy Foy• The Execution of Raymond Graham, Marsha Kleinman• Surviving, Marsha Kleinman & Kathleen LetterieMini-Series CastingThe Atlanta Child Murders, Marsha Kleinman & Kathleen Letterie• Wallenberg: A Hero's Story, Eleanor Cooke• North & South, Book I, Phyliss Hufman & Jennifer Jackson Part• The Long Hot Summer, Marsha Kelinman & Kathleen Letterie• Space, Lynn Stalmaster & David Rubin
3rd Artios Awards 1987 Artios Awards for the calendar year 1986 – October 30, 1987, except for Episodic Television which was June 1, 1986, to May 31, 1987, and short order series aired between January 1, 1986, and May 31, 1986.
Winners and nominees CategoryWinnerOther NomineesFeature Film Casting – ComedyHannah and Her Sisters, Juliet Taylor• Something Wild, Risa Bramon, Billy Hopkins• Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ellen Chenoweth• Ruthless People, Ellen Chenoweth• Little Shop of Horrors, Margery SimkinFeature Film Casting – DramaPlatoon, Pat Golden & Bob Morones• At Close Range, Risa Bramon, Billy Hopkins• Aliens, Mike Fenton, Jane Feinberg & Judy Taylor• Stand By Me, Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson• Blue Velvet, Johanna Ray, Pat GoldenDaytime CastingBabies Having Babies, Marc Hirschfeld• Santa Barbara, Barbara Claman• All My Children, Joan D'Incecco• Have You Tried Talking to Patty?, Patricia Mock• Are You My Mother?, Barbara RemsenComedy Episodic CastingThe Days of Nights of Molly Dodd, Meg Liberman• Designing Women, Fran Mascom • The Cavanaughs, Susan Bluestein & Renee Rousselot• Night Court, Harriet B. Helberg• Married... with Children, Marc Hirschfeld• Newhart, Molly LopataDramatic Episodic CastingL.A. Law, Nan Dutton ("Pilot") Robert W. Harbin (series)• St. Elsewhere, Eugene Blythe• Cagney & Lacey, Diane Dimeo• The Equalizer, Lois Planco• Hill Street Blues, Sally PowersMovie of the Week CastingNobody's Child, Mary Colquhoun• Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry, John Conwell• Unnatural Causes, Mike Fenton, Jane Feinberg & Judy Taylor• Promise, Marsha Kleinman• Resting Place, Marsha Kleinman• Alex: The Life of a Child, Meg Simon, Fran KuminMini-Series CastingA Year in the Life, Debra Rubinstein• Blood & Orchids, Melinda Gartzman• The Deliberate Stranger, Melinda Gartzman• Anastasia, Lynn Kressel• Fresno, Molly Lopata
4th Artios Awards 1988 Artios Awards for the calendar year 1987 – October 26, 1988
Winners and nominees CategoryWinnersOther NomineesFeature Film Casting – ComedyMoonstruck, Howard Feuer• Baby Boom, Pam Dixon• Broadcast News, Ellen Chenoweth• The Princess Bride, Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson• Radio Days, Juliet TaylorFeature Film Casting – DramaThe Last Emperor, Joanna Merlin• Fatal Attraction, Risa Bramon, Billy Hopkins• Gaby – A True Story, Johanna Ray•The Big Easy, Lynn Stalmaster, David Rubin• Weeds, Cathy Henderson, Barbara HanleyDaytime CastingJust a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story, Barbara Remsen• All My Children, Joan D'Incecco• As the World Turns, Phyllis Kasha, Vince Liebhart• Paul Reiser – Out On a Whim, Jeff Greenberg• Santa Barbara, Barbara Claman• Pee-wee's Playhouse, Diane DimeoComedy Episodic CastingThe Wonder Years, Mary V. Buck, Susan Edelman• Cheers, Jeff Greenberg• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Meg Liberman, Marc Hirschfeld• Frank's Place, Deborah Barylski• The 'Slap' Maxwell Story, Meg Liberman, Marc HirschfeldDramatic Episodic Castingthirtysomething, Judith Holstra, Marcia Ross• Beauty and the Beast, Vicki Rosenberg ("Pilot"), Joyce Robinson & Penny Ellers (series)• L.A. Law, Robert W. Harbin• St. Elsewhere, Eugene Blythe• Wiseguy, Victoria Burrows ("Pilot"), Vicki Huff (series)Movie of the Week CastingLBJ, Judith Holstra, Marcia Ross• Baby Girl Scott, Mary V. Buck, Susan Edelman• The Betty Ford Story, Phyllis Huffman, Christopher Gorman• Daddy, Susan Bluestein• Sworn to Silence, Marc Schwartz, Vicki HuffMini-Series CastingNutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder, Kathleen Letterie, Christopher Gorman• Amerika, Carol Dudley• Billionaire Boys Club, Mike Fenton, Judy Taylor• Echoes in the Darkness, Marc Schwartz• Murder Ordained, Barbara ClamanTheatre Casting – PlaysFences, Meg Simon, Fran Kumin• Breaking the Code, Julie Hughes, Barry Moss• Coastal Disturbances, Meg Simon, Fran Kumin• Elektra By Ezra Pound, Ellen Novack• The Boys Next Door, Pat McCorkleTheatre Casting — MusicalLes Miserables, Geoffrey Johnson (Broadway), Vincent G. Liff & Andrew Zerman• Anything Goes, Risa Bramon, Billy Hopkins• Dreamgirls, (Revival) Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent G. Liff• Les Miserables, (1st National Co.) Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent G. Liff & Andrew Zerman• Me and My Girl, Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent G. Liff & Andrew Zerman
• Starlight Express, Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent G. Liff
5th Artios Awards 1989 Artios Awards for the calendar year 1988 – October 25, 1989.
Winners and nominees CategoryWinnersOther NomineesFeature Film Casting – ComedyBagdad Cafe, Al Onorato, Jerold Franks• Big, Juliet Taylor, Paula Herold• Crossing Delancey, Meg Simon, Fran Kumin• Married to the Mob, Howard Feuer• Working Girl, Juliet TaylorFeature Film Casting – DramaMississippi Burning, Howard Feuer, Juliet Taylor• Dominick & Eugene, Julie Hughes, Barry Moss • Field of Dreams, Margery Simkin• Mystic Pizza, Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirschenson• Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Jane Jenkins, Janet HirshensonDaytime CastingMatter of Conscience, Julie Hughes, Barry Moss• 15 and Getting Straight, Brabra Remsen