Casting Guild of Australia#2016

The Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) is a professional society, founded in 2013 in Victoria, Australia. It consists over 90% of all Australian casting directors for film, television, and theatre.{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/the-casting-guild-of-australia-launch-themselves-onto-the-international-stage/|title=THE CASTING GUILD OF AUSTRALIA LAUNCH THEMSELVES ONTO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE|accessdate=31 December 2016}}

Formation

According to Nick Hamon, casting director and Vice President of CGA that the idea of setting up a casting guild was in minds of Australian casting directors committee quite sometime. But it was not actualised until in 2013, committee member Mel Mackintosh wrote an email, emphasising on the need of the guild.{{cite web|url=http://www.theatrepeople.com.au/the-casting-guild-of-australia-vital-for-our-arts-and-entertainment-arena/|title=THE CASTING GUILD OF AUSTRALIA – VITAL FOR OUR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ARENA.|accessdate=31 December 2016}}

Casting Guild of Australia Awards

In 2015, the CGA launched an annual awards ceremony to recognise excellence in Australian casting across film, television, advertising, theatre and online productions.{{cite web|url=https://www.castingguild.com.au/awards/|title=Awards|publisher=Casting Guild of Australia|access-date=25 November 2023}}

=2015=

The first ceremony was held on 23 November 2015 in Sydney and was co-hosted by Ewen Leslie and Sarah Snook. Filmmaker George Miller presented the Sirius Award for New Talent of the Future.{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/george-miller-and-sarah-snook-present-first-cga-awards/|title=George Miller and Sarah Snook present first CGA Awards|date=10 November 2015|work=If Magazine|access-date=25 November 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable"
width="25%" \| Category ! width="25%" \| Nominees ! width="25%" \| Work ! scope="col" style="width:5%;" class="unsortable"\|Ref(s)
rowspan=3 align="center" \| Best Film Casting \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Kirsty McGregor \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Last Cab to Darwin* \| rowspan=19 align="center" \|{{cite web\|url=https://if.com.au/2015/11/23/article/New-award-for-Australias-rising-stars/SBDEEFWBNZ.html\|title=New award for Australia's rising stars\|last=Groves\|first=Don\|date=24 November 2015\|work=If Magazine\|access-date=25 November 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124155749/https://if.com.au/2015/11/23/article/New-award-for-Australias-rising-stars/SBDEEFWBNZ.html\|archive-date=24 November 2015}}
Nikki Barrett \| Holding the Man
Nikki Barrett and Ronna Kress \| Mad Max: Fury Road
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Television Casting (Up to 6 Hours) \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Anousha Zarkesh \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Redfern Now*
Christine King \| The Code
Alison Telford \| Glitch
Christine King and Anousha Zarkesh \| Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
rowspan=3 align="center" \| Best Television Casting (More Than 6 Hours) \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Alison Telford \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Please Like Me*
Anousha Zarkesh \| Rake
Christine King \| Hiding
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best TVC Casting \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Natalie Jane Harvie \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| UWS – "Deng Adut"
style="background:#FAEB86" \| Stevie Ray and Kirsty McGregor \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Qantas – "Feels Like Home"
Nick Hamon \| RACGP
Antonia Murphy \| Play Sport Australia

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width="25%" | Category

! width="25%" | Nominees

! width="25%" | Work

! scope="col" style="width:5%;" class="unsortable"|Ref(s)

rowspan=3 align="center" | Best Film Casting

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Kirsty McGregor

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Last Cab to Darwin

| rowspan=19 align="center" |{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/2015/11/23/article/New-award-for-Australias-rising-stars/SBDEEFWBNZ.html|title=New award for Australia's rising stars|last=Groves|first=Don|date=24 November 2015|work=If Magazine|access-date=25 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124155749/https://if.com.au/2015/11/23/article/New-award-for-Australias-rising-stars/SBDEEFWBNZ.html|archive-date=24 November 2015}}

Nikki Barrett

| Holding the Man

Nikki Barrett and Ronna Kress

| Mad Max: Fury Road

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Television Casting (Up to 6 Hours)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Anousha Zarkesh

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Redfern Now

Christine King

| The Code

Alison Telford

| Glitch

Christine King and Anousha Zarkesh

| Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door

rowspan=3 align="center" | Best Television Casting (More Than 6 Hours)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Alison Telford

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Please Like Me

Anousha Zarkesh

| Rake

Christine King

| Hiding

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best TVC Casting

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Natalie Jane Harvie

| style="background:#FAEB86" | UWS – "Deng Adut"

style="background:#FAEB86" | Stevie Ray and Kirsty McGregor

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Qantas – "Feels Like Home"

Nick Hamon

| RACGP

Antonia Murphy

| Play Sport Australia

=2016=

The nominations were announced on 9 October 2016 and saw the introduction of the Best Casting in a Short Film category. The ceremony was held at the Holding Redlich offices in Sydney on 18 November.{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/nominees-unveiled-for-casting-guild-of-australia-awards/|title=Nominees unveiled for Casting Guild of Australia Awards|date=9 October 2016|work=If Magazine|access-date=25 November 2023}} It was hosted by Danielle Cormack and Dave Eastgate.{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/casting-guild-australia-awards-nominees-announced/|title=Casting Guild of Australia Awards nominees announced|last=Groves|first=Don|date=20 October 2017|work=If Magazine|access-date=25 November 2023}}

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width="25%" \| Category ! width="25%" \| Nominees ! width="25%" \| Work ! scope="col" style="width:5%;" class="unsortable"\|Ref(s)
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Casting in a Feature Film \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Stevie Ray and Kirsty McGregor \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Down Under* \| rowspan=20 align="center" \|
Nikki Barrett \| The Daughter
Christine King \| The Dressmaker
Anousha Zarkesh \| Alex & Eve
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Casting in a TV Drama \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Anousha Zarkesh \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Cleverman*
Anousha Zarkesh \| Ready for This
Nikki Barrett \| Jack Irish
Kirsty McGregor \| Doctor Doctor
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Casting in a TV Comedy \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Tom McSweeney and David Newman \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *The Family Law*
Anousha Zarkesh \| Rake
Anousha Zarkesh \| Black Comedy
Kirsty McGregor \| The Letdown
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Casting in a TV Miniseries or Telemovie \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Anousha Zarkesh \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *The Principal*
Kirsty McGregor \| The Kettering Incident
Nick Hamon \| Divorce
Kirsty McGregor \| Secret City
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Casting in a Short Film \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Danny Long \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Dream Baby*
Nick Hamon \| St Kilda Film Festival Trailer
Stevie Ray and Kirsty McGregor \| Problem Play
Anousha Zarkesh \| The Mother Situation

class="wikitable sortable"

width="25%" | Category

! width="25%" | Nominees

! width="25%" | Work

! scope="col" style="width:5%;" class="unsortable"|Ref(s)

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Casting in a Feature Film

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Stevie Ray and Kirsty McGregor

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Down Under

| rowspan=20 align="center" |

Nikki Barrett

| The Daughter

Christine King

| The Dressmaker

Anousha Zarkesh

| Alex & Eve

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Casting in a TV Drama

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Anousha Zarkesh

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Cleverman

Anousha Zarkesh

| Ready for This

Nikki Barrett

| Jack Irish

Kirsty McGregor

| Doctor Doctor

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Casting in a TV Comedy

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Tom McSweeney and David Newman

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Family Law

Anousha Zarkesh

| Rake

Anousha Zarkesh

| Black Comedy

Kirsty McGregor

| The Letdown

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Casting in a TV Miniseries or Telemovie

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Anousha Zarkesh

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Principal

Kirsty McGregor

| The Kettering Incident

Nick Hamon

| Divorce

Kirsty McGregor

| Secret City

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Casting in a Short Film

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Danny Long

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Dream Baby

Nick Hamon

| St Kilda Film Festival Trailer

Stevie Ray and Kirsty McGregor

| Problem Play

Anousha Zarkesh

| The Mother Situation

=2017=

The nominations were announced on 20 October 2017. The ceremony was held at the Holding Redlich offices in Sydney on 17 November.

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width="25%" \| Category ! width="25%" \| Nominees ! width="25%" \| Work ! scope="col" style="width:5%;" class="unsortable"\|Ref(s)
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Casting in a Feature Film \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Kirsty McGregor \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Lion* \| rowspan=33 align="center" \|
Ben Parkinson \| Don't Tell
Nikki Barrett \| Hacksaw Ridge
Anousha Zarkesh \| Hounds of Love
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Casting for TV Drama, Miniseries or Telemovie \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Alison Telford \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Seven Types of Ambiguity*
Alison Telford \| Glitch
Amanda Mitchell \| Pulse
Kirsty McGregor \| Top of the Lake: China Girl
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Casting for TV Comedy \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Tom McSweeney and David Newman \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *The Family Law*
Stevie Ray \| Here Come the Habibs
Kirsty McGregor \| The Other Guy
Kate Leonard (original casting by Jane Kennedy) \| Utopia
rowspan=4 align="center" \| Best Casting for a Short Film \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| David Newman \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Banana Boy*
Daisy Hicks \| Dreamweaver
Danny Long \| Fysh
Antonia Murphy \| SOOP
rowspan=5 align="center" \| Achievement in Casting \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Janine Snape \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| *Jasper Jones*
Fountainhead Casting \| Event Zero
Stevie Ray \| High Life
Janine Snape \| Macbeth
Emma Fleming \| Testament
rowspan=12 align="center" \|Best Casting for a TVC \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| Antonia Murphy \| style="background:#FAEB86" \| MLA – "Australia Day"
Nick Hamon \| Hungry Jacks – "Keeping it real"
rowspan=2\| Natalie Jane Harvie \| Air BnB – "Until We All Belong"
Foxtel – Foxtel Now
Daisy Hicks \| "The Next Steps" – Recognise TVC
rowspan=2\| Danny Long \| Airtasker – "Like a Boss"
KFC
rowspan=2\| Antonia Murphy \| Commbank – Multicultural Australians
KFC "Shut Up and Take My Money" Series
Stevie Ray \| Audible
rowspan=2\| Joseph Wijangco \| Carefree – "You Know"
"The Big Deal" – Marriage Equality

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width="25%" | Category

! width="25%" | Nominees

! width="25%" | Work

! scope="col" style="width:5%;" class="unsortable"|Ref(s)

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Casting in a Feature Film

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Kirsty McGregor

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Lion

| rowspan=33 align="center" |

Ben Parkinson

| Don't Tell

Nikki Barrett

| Hacksaw Ridge

Anousha Zarkesh

| Hounds of Love

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Casting for TV Drama, Miniseries or Telemovie

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Alison Telford

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Seven Types of Ambiguity

Alison Telford

| Glitch

Amanda Mitchell

| Pulse

Kirsty McGregor

| Top of the Lake: China Girl

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Casting for TV Comedy

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Tom McSweeney and David Newman

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Family Law

Stevie Ray

| Here Come the Habibs

Kirsty McGregor

| The Other Guy

Kate Leonard (original casting by Jane Kennedy)

| Utopia

rowspan=4 align="center" | Best Casting for a Short Film

| style="background:#FAEB86" | David Newman

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Banana Boy

Daisy Hicks

| Dreamweaver

Danny Long

| Fysh

Antonia Murphy

| SOOP

rowspan=5 align="center" | Achievement in Casting

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Janine Snape

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Jasper Jones

Fountainhead Casting

| Event Zero

Stevie Ray

| High Life

Janine Snape

| Macbeth

Emma Fleming

| Testament

rowspan=12 align="center" |Best Casting for a TVC

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Antonia Murphy

| style="background:#FAEB86" | MLA – "Australia Day"

Nick Hamon

| Hungry Jacks – "Keeping it real"

rowspan=2| Natalie Jane Harvie

| Air BnB – "Until We All Belong"

Foxtel – Foxtel Now

Daisy Hicks

| "The Next Steps" – Recognise TVC

rowspan=2| Danny Long

| Airtasker – "Like a Boss"

KFC

rowspan=2| Antonia Murphy

| Commbank – Multicultural Australians

KFC "Shut Up and Take My Money" Series

Stevie Ray

| Audible

rowspan=2| Joseph Wijangco

| Carefree – "You Know"

"The Big Deal" – Marriage Equality

Sirius Award

The Sirius Award was created to recognise the top ten emerging actors from Australia. It was modelled on the Berlin Film Festival's Shooting Stars initiative. In 2015 Mark Coles Smith and Odessa Young won the award.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2015/11/24/australias-top-10-rising-screen-stars-named-with-a-few-surprises/?sh=743e38ea7897|title=Australia's Top 10 Rising Screen Stars Named, With a Few Surprises|last=Groves|first=Don|date=24 November 2015|work=Forbes|access-date=25 November 2023}} In 2016 the Sirius Award was given to Katherine Langford and Jacob Collins Levy.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/castingguildofaustralia/photos/a.880398898645435.1073741830.815634601788532/1352130698138917/?type=3&theater|title=Sirisu Awards 2016|accessdate=7 August 2017}}

2015 nominees: Thomas Cocquerel, Rahel Romahn, Olivia De-Jonge, Odessa Young, Mark Coles Smith, Benedict Hardie, Andrea Demetriades, Alexander England, Abbey Lee, Zahra Newman

References

External links

[http://www.castingguild.com.au/ Casting Guild of Australia Website]
[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003450/overview Casting Guild of Australia at IMDB]

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Casting Guild of Australia#2016

Formation

Casting Guild of Australia Awards

=2015=

=2016=

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Sirius Award

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