Now in its fourth year, the Casting Directors’ Guild Awards celebrate the achievement of those who work in casting for film, television, theatre and commercials.
Jennifer Saunders hosted the ceremony where awards were presented by a host of stars including Victoria Hamilton, Adrian Lester, Giles Terera and Marisha Wallace.
This year the Guild's members have selected the following to receive awards (winners in bold):
Best Casting in Theatre (inside M25)
- Constellations - Donmar Warehouse, Vaudeville Theatre - Anna Cooper
- Harm - The Bush Theatre - Annelie Powell
- Romeo & Juliet - National Theatre - Alastair Coomer, Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
- Romeo & Juliet - Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre - Stuart Burt, Annelie Powell
Best Casting in Musical Theatre (inside M25)
- Back to the Future - Adelphi Theatre, David Grindrod
- Carousel - Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Lucy Casson, James Orange and Jacob Sparrow, Verity Naughton (Children’s Casting Director)
- Cinderella - Gillian Lynne Theatre, David Grindrod
- Singin’ in the Rain - Sadler's Wells, Stuart Burt, Richard Johnston and Jacob Sparrow
Best Casting in Regional Theatre (Outside of M25 - Plays & Musicals)
- Rent - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester - James Pearson and Rosie Pearson
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Newcastle Theatre Royal - Jill Green, Nicholas Hockaday (Assistant), Jo Hawes (Children’s Casting Director)
- South Pacific - Chichester Festival Theatre - Charlotte Sutton, Verity Naughton (Additional Children’s Casting)
- The Comedy of Errors - Garden Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company (and tour) - Matthew Dewsbury
Best Casting in a TV Drama Series
- Bridgerton - Kelly Valentine Hendry, Cole Edwards (Associate)
- Adult Material - Shaheen Baig
- The Crown - Robert Sterne, Kate Bone (Associate)
- Unforgotten - Victor Jenkins, Seth Mason (Associate)
Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series
- We Are Lady Parts - Aisha Bywaters
- Alma’s Not Normal - Catherine Willis
- Motherland (Series 3) - Sarah Crowe
- Ted Lasso (Season 2) - Theo Park
Best Casting in an Independent Film (under £3m)
- After Love - Shaheen Baig
- County Lines - Aisha Bywaters, Ceri Bedingfield (Assistant)
- Limbo - Dan Jackson
- Rare Beasts - Shaheen Baig, Jonny Boutwood (Associate)
Best Casting In A Film (over £3m)
- The Mauritanian - Nina Gold
- Cruella - Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann (Associate), Olivia Grant (Assistant)
- Enola Holmes - Jina Jay, Olivia Brittain (Associate), Verity Naughton (Young Person Search)
- The Dig - Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (Associate)
Best Casting In A Limited Or Single Series
- It's a Sin - Andy Pryor, Ri McDaid-Wren (Associate), Ray Böhm (Assistant)
- Des - Victor Jenkins, Seth Mason (Associate)
- Small Axe - Gary Davy, Alex Howes (Associate), Jessica Straker (Assistant)
- The Queen's Gambit - Olivia Scott-Webb, Nicola Chisholm (Associate)
Best Casting In A Commercial
- NHS ‘Stay Home Now’ - Sasha Robertson Casting
- Amazon 'The Show Must Go On' - Kharmel Cochrane
- Cadbury Dairy Milk ‘Bus’ - Michael Cox, Thom Hammond
- Sainsburys ‘The Gravy Song' - Kharmel Cochrane
The Guild is a professional organisation for casting directors that advocates for standards of practice and for the fair treatment of performers in the casting process.