The 31st Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America, honored the best originality, creativity and the contribution of casting to the overall quality of a film, television, theatre and short-form projects. The ceremony was held on January 21, 2016, in simultaneous ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles and Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. 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. The film nominations were announced on January 8, 2016.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:
Film 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 PageStraight Outta Compton – Cindy Tolan, Victoria Thomas; Location Casting: Meagan Lewis, Beth Sepko, Carolyn Pickman, Lucinda Syson, Pat Moran; Associate: Judith SungaBridge of Spies – Ellen Lewis; Associate: Kate Sprance Mad Max: Fury Road – Ronna Kress, Nikki Barrett Spotlight – Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee; Location Casting: John Buchan, Jason Knight, Carolyn Pickman; Associate: Joey Montenarello, Adam Richards Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Nina Gold, April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg; Associate: Jessica Sherman |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Me and Earl and the Dying Girl – Angela Demo; Location Casting: Nancy Mosser, Katie ShenotInfinitely Polar Bear – Douglas Aibel; Location Casting: Carolyn Pickman; Associate: Henry Russell Bergstein Ricki and the Flash – Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield; Associate: Conrad Woolfe Sleeping with Other People – Jennifer Euston, Emer O'Callaghan While We're Young – Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler; Associate: Henry Russell Bergstein | valign="top" width="50%"|Room – Fiona Weir, Robin D. Cook; Location Casting: Kathleen Chopin; Associate: Jonathan OliveiraBrooklyn – 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 |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Dope – Kim ColemanBig 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 | valign="top" width="50%"|The Stanford Prison Experiment – Angela DemoIt Follows – Mark Bennett James White – Susan Shopmaker Meadowland – Richard Hicks Sisterhood of Night – Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox, Jodi Angstreich |- | valign="top" width="50%" colspan="2"|Inside Out'' – Kevin Reher, Natalie LyonThe Good Dinosaur – Kevin Reher, Natalie LyonPixies – Brad GilmoreTinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast'' – Jason Henkel
Television Transparent – Eyde Belasco Episodes – Kelly Valentine Hendry, Victor Jenkins; Location Casting: Amy Britt, Trisha Debski Orange Is the New Black – Jennifer Euston; Associate: Emer O'Callaghan Silicon Valley – Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Veep – Location Casting: Pat MoranGame of Thrones – Nina GoldBloodline – Debra Zane; Location Casting: Lori Wyman; Associate: Shayna Markowitz, Marie-Thérèse Verbruggen, Erin Fragetta Empire – Leah Daniels-Butler; Location Casting: Claire Simon The Good Wife – Mark Saks; Associate: John Andrews House of Cards – Laray Mayfield, Julie Schubert |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Transparent – Eyde BelascoBlack-ish – Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Smith Shevchenko; Associate: Amanda Lenker Doyle Grace and Frankie – Tracy Lilienfield; Associate: Emily Towler Jane the Virgin – Alyson Silverberg, Jonathan Clay Harris Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Jennifer Euston; Associate: Emer O'Callaghan | valign="top" width="50%"|Empire – Leah Daniels-Butler; Location Casting: Claire Simon; Associate: Shelby ChernietThe 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 |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Olive Kitteridge – Laura Rosenthal; Location Casting: Carolyn Pickman; Associate: Maribeth Fox, Jodi AngstreichAmerican Horror Story: Freak Show – Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer; Location Casting: Meagan Lewis; Associate: Becky Silverman The Slap – Avy Kaufman Wayward Pines – David Rubin; Location Casting: Heike Brandstatter, Coreen Mayrs; Associate: Melissa Pryor Wolf Hall – Nina Gold | valign="top" width="50%" colspan="2"|Girl Meets World – Sally Stiner, Barbie Block, Brett Greenstein, Collin Daniel, Howard Meltzer; Associate: Sherie HernandezAustin & Ally – Carol Goldwasser Dog with a Blog – Carol Goldwasser Instant Mom – Victoria Thomas Lab Rats – Howard Meltzer |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Bob's Burgers – Julie Ashton-BarsonAmerican Dad! – Linda Lamontagne BoJack Horseman – Linda Lamontagne Family Guy – Linda Lamontagne Robot Chicken – Linda Lamontagne | valign="top" width="50%"|Bubble Guppies'' – Michelle Levitt, Gene Vassilaros; Associate: Shiondre Austin, Danielle PretsfelderThe Adventures of Puss in Boots – Ania O'HareDora and Friends: Into the City! – Michelle Levitt; Associate: Danielle PretsfelderSanjay and Craig – Gene Vassilaros, Sarah Noonan, Meredith Layne; Associate: Shiondre AustinTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' – Gene Vassilaros, Sarah Noonan, Meredith Layne; Associate: Shiondre Austin
Short-Form Projects Muted – Robin Lippin Day One – Becky Silverman Dragula – Jonathan Clay Harris Rita Mahtoubian Is Not a Terrorist – Erica Silverman Bream Share – Lauren GreyDeadbeat'' – Jessica DanielsCop Show – Adrienne SternKarl Manhair: Postal Inspector – Judy BowmanOlive and Mocha – Meg Morman, Sunday BolingResident Advisors – Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Shevchenko; Associate: Amanda Lenker DoyleSide Effects'' – Sheryl Levine
Theatre You Can't Take It with You – Jim Carnahan; Associate: Jillian Cimini Fish in the Dark – David Caparelliotis; Associate: Lauren Port Living on Love – James Calleri, Paul Davis Love Letters – William Cantler, Andrew FemenellaThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Daniel Swee, Cindy Tolan; Associate: Adam CaldwellThe Audience – Daniel Swee, Nora Brennan Constellations – Jim Carnahan, Nancy Piccione The Elephant Man – James Calleri, Paul Davis This Is Our Youth – William Cantler |- | valign="top" width="50%" |The King and I – Abbie Brady-DaltonAn American in Paris – Rachel Hoffman Finding Neverland – Patrick Goodwin, Bernard Telsey Something Rotten! – Bethany Knox On the Twentieth Century – Jim Carnahan, Stephen Kopel | valign="top" width="50%" |A Month in the Country – James Calleri, Paul DavisThe 39 Steps – Jack Bowdan Big Love – Karyn Casl The Flick – Alaine Alldaffer What I Did Last Summer – William Cantler |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Between Riverside and Crazy – William Cantler; Associate: Karyn CaslThe Glass Menagerie – Stephanie Klapper Hamlet – James Calleri, Erica Jensen Punk Rock – William Cantler; Associate: Karyn Casl The World of Extreme Happiness – Nancy Piccione, Adam Belcuore | valign="top" width="50%"|Clinton: The Musical – Tara Rubin, Kaitlin ShawFly by Night – Alaine Alldaffer Found – Rachel Hoffman, Howie Cherpakov New York Spring Spectacular – Patrick Goodwin Revolution – James Calleri, Paul Davis, Erica Jensen |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Carousel – Jay Binder; Location Casting: Claire Simon; Associate: Becca McCrackenAin't Misbehavin' – Tara Rubin, Kaitlin Shaw Arcadia – Tara Rubin, Laura Schutzel Can-Can – Tara Rubin, Lindsay Levine Diner – Justin Huff, Bernard Telsey First Wives Club – Craig Burns | valign="top" width="50%"|Othello – Tara RubinArms and the Man – David Caparelliotis; Associate: Lauren Port Bright Star – Howie Cherpakov Les Misérables – Patrick Goodwin One Man, Two Guvnors – Amy Potozkin, Joanne DeNaut |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Parade – Craig BurnsOliver! – Michael Cassara Paint Your Wagon – Jay Binder, Jack Bowdan, Jason Styres Tick, Tick... Boom! – Carrie Gardner, Stephen Kopel Zorba! – Jay Binder, Jack Bowdan | valign="top" width="50%"|Unscreened Summer Series – Meg Morman, Sunday BolingThe Addams Family – Megan Larche Dominick Hello, Dolly! – Megan Larche Dominick Tarzan – Megan Larche Dominick |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Spring Awakening – Beth Lipari, Bruce H. NewbergThe Country House – David Caparelliotis, Phyllis Schuringa Hair – Margery Simkin, Michael Donovan Race – Mark B. Simon What the Butler Saw – Mark B. Simon | valign="top" width="50%"|Matilda the Musical'' – Jim Carnahan, Nora Brennan, Jillian CiminiBlithe Spirit – William CantlerCinderella – Cindy Tolan, Adam CaldwellIrving Berlin's White Christmas – Jason StyresKinky Boots'' – Justin Huff
Hoyt Bowers Award Bernard Telsey
Career Achievement Award Danny Boyle
New York Apple Award Michelle and Robert King
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