31st Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America, honoring the best originality, creativity and the contribution of casting to the overall quality of a film, television, theatre and short-form projects, was held on January 21, 2016, in simultaneous ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles and Hard Rock Cafe in New York City.[1] The New York City ceremony was hosted by Tituss Burgess, while Greg Grunberg hosted the Los Angeles ceremony.
The television, theatre and short-form projects nominations were announced on August 21, 2015.[2] The film nominations were announced on January 8, 2016.[3]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[1]
Film
Big Budget – Comedy 
- The Big Short – Francine Maisler; Location Casting: Meagan Lewis
- The Intern – Bernard Telsey, Laray Mayfield, Tiffany Little Canfield; Associate: David Vaccari
 
- Joy – Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham; Location Casting: Angela Peri
 
- Sisters – Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee; Associate: Joey Montenarello, Adam Richards
 
- Tomorrowland – April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg; Location Casting: Corinne Clark, Jennifer Page
 
   
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Big Budget – Drama 
- Straight Outta Compton – Cindy Tolan, Victoria Thomas; Location Casting: Meagan Lewis, Beth Sepko, Carolyn Pickman, Lucinda Syson, Pat Moran; Associate: Judith Sunga
  
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Studio or Independent – Comedy 
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Studio or Independent – Drama 
- Room – Fiona Weir, Robin D. Cook; Location Casting: Kathleen Chopin; Associate: Jonathan Oliveira
- Brooklyn – Fiona Weir; Location Casting: Lucie Robitaille, Jim Carnahan
 
- Carol – Laura Rosenthal; Associate: Maribeth Fox, Jodi Angstreich
 
- The Danish Girl – Nina Gold
 
- Trumbo – David Rubin; Location Casting: Meagan Lewis; Associate: Melissa Pryor
 
   
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Low Budget – Comedy 
- Dope – Kim Coleman
- Big Stone Gap – Henry Russell Bergstein, Stephanie Holbrook, Erica Arvold, Anne Chapman
 
- Grandma – Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein
 
- The Mend – Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Allison Estrin
 
- Mistress America – Douglas Aibel; Associate: Henry Russell Bergstein
 
   
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Low Budget – Drama 
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Animation 
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Television
Television Series – Comedy 
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Television Series – Drama 
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Television Pilot – Comedy 
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Television Pilot – Drama 
- Empire – Leah Daniels-Butler; Location Casting: Claire Simon; Associate: Shelby Cherniet
- The Affair – Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson; Associate: Lisa Soltau
 
- Better Call Saul – Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott; Location Casting: Kiira Arai
 
- Gotham – Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Gohar Gazazyan
 
- How to Get Away with Murder –  Linda Lowy; Location Casting: Diane Heery, Jason Loftus, David Caparelliotis; Associate: Jamie Castro, Lauren Port
 
   
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Television Movie or Mini Series 
- Olive Kitteridge – Laura Rosenthal; Location Casting: Carolyn Pickman; Associate: Maribeth Fox, Jodi Angstreich
  
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Children's Pilot and Series (Live Action) 
- Girl Meets World – Sally Stiner, Barbie Block, Brett Greenstein, Collin Daniel, Howard Meltzer; Associate: Sherie Hernandez
  
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Television Animation (Adult) 
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Television Animation (Children) 
- Bubble Guppies – Michelle Levitt, Gene Vassilaros; Associate: Shiondre Austin, Danielle Pretsfelder
  
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Short Film 
- Muted – Robin Lippin
- Day One – Becky Silverman
 
- Dragula – Jonathan Clay Harris
 
- Rita Mahtoubian Is Not a Terrorist – Erica Silverman Bream
 
- Share – Lauren Grey
 
   
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Web Series 
- Deadbeat – Jessica Daniels
- Cop Show – Adrienne Stern
 
- Karl Manhair: Postal Inspector – Judy Bowman
 
- Olive and Mocha – Meg Morman, Sunday Boling
 
- Resident Advisors – Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Shevchenko; Associate: Amanda Lenker Doyle
 
- Side Effects – Sheryl Levine
 
   
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Theatre
New York Broadway Theatre – Comedy 
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New York Broadway Theatre – Drama 
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New York Broadway Theatre – Musical 
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New York Theatre – Comedy 
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New York Theatre – Drama 
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New York Theatre – Musical 
- Clinton: The Musical – Tara Rubin, Kaitlin Shaw
- Fly by Night – Alaine Alldaffer
 
- Found – Rachel Hoffman, Howie Cherpakov
 
- New York Spring Spectacular – Patrick Goodwin
 
- Revolution – James Calleri, Paul Davis, Erica Jensen
 
   
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Regional Theatre East 
- Carousel – Jay Binder; Location Casting: Claire Simon; Associate: Becca McCracken
  
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Regional Theatre West 
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Special Theatrical Performance East 
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Special Theatrical Performance West 
- Unscreened Summer Series – Meg Morman, Sunday Boling
  
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Los Angeles Theatre 
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Theatre Tours 
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Hoyt Bowers Award
Career Achievement Award
New York Apple Award
References
- ^ a b Washington, Arlene; Vlessing, Etan (January 21, 2016). "2016 Casting Society of America Artios Awards: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
 
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (August 21, 2015). "Artios Awards 2016: TV, Theater, Web, Short Film Nominees Unveiled". Deadline. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
 
- ^ Konerman, Jennifer (January 21, 2016). "Casting Society Nominates 'Star Wars,' 'Spotlight' for Artios Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
 
 
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| Film | 
- Big Budget – Comedy
 
- Big Budget – Drama
 
- Studio or Independent – Comedy
 
- Studio or Independent – Drama
 
- Low Budget – Comedy or Drama
 
- Micro Budget – Comedy or Drama
 
- Animation
 
- Non-Theatrical Release
 
- The Zitgeist Award
  
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| Television | 
- Television Series – Comedy
 
- Television Series – Drama
 
- Television Pilot and First Season – Comedy
 
- Television Pilot and First Season – Drama
 
- Limited Series
 
- Film, Non-Theatrical Release
 
- Animated Series
 
- Reality Series – Competition
 
- Reality Series – Structured and Unstructured
 
- Live Television Performance, Variety, or Sketch – Comedy, Drama, or Musical
 
- Children and Family Pilot and Series – Live Action
  
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| Short Form Projects | 
- Short Film
 
- Short Form Series
  
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| Theatre | 
- New York Broadway Theatre – Comedy or Drama
 
- New York Broadway Theatre – Musical
 
- New York Theatre – Comedy or Drama
 
- New York Theatre – Musical
 
- Los Angeles Theatre
 
- Regional Theatre
 
- Special Theatrical Performance
 
- Theatre Tours
  
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| Ceremonies (year held) | 
(years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)
 
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