Casting Guild of Australia

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Category Nominees Work Ref(s)
Best Film Casting Kirsty McGregor Last Cab to Darwin [4][5]
Nikki Barrett Holding the Man
Nikki Barrett and Ronna Kress Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Television Casting (Up to 6 Hours) Anousha Zarkesh Redfern Now
Christine King The Code
Alison Telford Glitch
Christine King and Anousha Zarkesh Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
Best Television Casting (More Than 6 Hours) Alison Telford Please Like Me
Anousha Zarkesh Rake
Christine King Hiding
Best TVC Casting Natalie Jane Harvie UWS – "Deng Adut"
Stevie Ray and Kirsty McGregor 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.[6] It was hosted by Danielle Cormack and Dave Eastgate.[7]

Category Nominees Work Ref(s)
Best Casting in a Feature Film Stevie Ray and Kirsty McGregor Down Under [3][6]
Nikki Barrett The Daughter
Christine King The Dressmaker
Anousha Zarkesh Alex & Eve
Best Casting in a TV Drama Anousha Zarkesh Cleverman
Anousha Zarkesh Ready for This
Nikki Barrett Jack Irish
Kirsty McGregor Doctor Doctor
Best Casting in a TV Comedy Tom McSweeney and David Newman The Family Law
Anousha Zarkesh Rake
Anousha Zarkesh Black Comedy
Kirsty McGregor The Letdown
Best Casting in a TV Miniseries or Telemovie Anousha Zarkesh The Principal
Kirsty McGregor The Kettering Incident
Nick Hamon Divorce
Kirsty McGregor Secret City
Best Casting in a Short Film Danny Long 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.[7]

Category Nominees Work Ref(s)
Best Casting in a Feature Film Kirsty McGregor Lion [3][7]
Ben Parkinson Don't Tell
Nikki Barrett Hacksaw Ridge
Anousha Zarkesh Hounds of Love
Best Casting for TV Drama, Miniseries or Telemovie Alison Telford Seven Types of Ambiguity
Alison Telford Glitch
Amanda Mitchell Pulse
Kirsty McGregor Top of the Lake: China Girl
Best Casting for TV Comedy Tom McSweeney and David Newman The Family Law
Stevie Ray Here Come the Habibs
Kirsty McGregor The Other Guy
Kate Leonard (original casting by Jane Kennedy) Utopia
Best Casting for a Short Film David Newman Banana Boy
Daisy Hicks Dreamweaver
Danny Long Fysh
Antonia Murphy SOOP
Achievement in Casting Janine Snape Jasper Jones
Fountainhead Casting Event Zero
Stevie Ray High Life
Janine Snape Macbeth
Emma Fleming Testament
Best Casting for a TVC Antonia Murphy MLA – "Australia Day"
Nick Hamon Hungry Jacks – "Keeping it real"
Natalie Jane Harvie Air BnB – "Until We All Belong"
Foxtel – Foxtel Now
Daisy Hicks "The Next Steps" – Recognise TVC
Danny Long Airtasker – "Like a Boss"
KFC
Antonia Murphy Commbank – Multicultural Australians
KFC "Shut Up and Take My Money" Series
Stevie Ray Audible
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.[5] In 2015 Mark Coles Smith and Odessa Young won the award.[8] In 2016 the Sirius Award was given to Katherine Langford and Jacob Collins Levy.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "THE CASTING GUILD OF AUSTRALIA LAUNCH THEMSELVES ONTO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE". Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ "THE CASTING GUILD OF AUSTRALIA – VITAL FOR OUR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ARENA". Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Awards". Casting Guild of Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "George Miller and Sarah Snook present first CGA Awards". If Magazine. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Groves, Don (24 November 2015). "New award for Australia's rising stars". If Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Nominees unveiled for Casting Guild of Australia Awards". If Magazine. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Groves, Don (20 October 2017). "Casting Guild of Australia Awards nominees announced". If Magazine. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  8. ^ Groves, Don (24 November 2015). "Australia's Top 10 Rising Screen Stars Named, With a Few Surprises". Forbes. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Sirisu Awards 2016". Retrieved 7 August 2017.


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