Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Casting for a Drama Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held by	Shōgun (2024)
Website	emmys.com

This is a list of the winners and nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series.

Winners and nominations

1990s

Year	Program	Casting	Network
1994 (46th)
	NYPD Blue (Season 1)	Alexa L. Fogel and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting executives	ABC
1995 (47th)
	ER (Season 1)	John Frank Levey and Barbara Miller	NBC
	NYPD Blue (Season 2)	Junie Lowry-Johnson, Alexa L. Fogel, Susan Bluestein and Donna Ekholdt – casting executives	ABC
1996 (48th)
	Chicago Hope (Season 2)	Debi Manwiller – casting executives	CBS
1997 (49th)
	ER (Season 3)	John Frank Levey and Barbara Miller	NBC
1998 (50th)
	Homicide: Life on the Street (Season 6)	Louis DiGiaimo, Pat Moran and Brett Goldstein	NBC
1999 (51st)
	The Sopranos (Season 1)	Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting executives	HBO

2000s

Year	Program	Casting	Network
2000 (52nd)
	The West Wing (Season 1)	John Levey, Barbara Miller and Kevin Scott – casting executives	NBC
	ER (Season 6)	John Levey and Barbara Miller – casting executives	NBC
	Law & Order (Season 10)	Suzanne Ryan – casting executive
	The Practice (Season 3)	Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell – casting executives	ABC
	The Sopranos (Season 2)	Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting executives	HBO
2001 (53rd)
	The West Wing (Season 2)	John Levey, Barbara Miller and Kevin Scott – casting executives	NBC
	Law & Order (Season 11)	Suzanne Ryan – casting executive	NBC
	Once and Again (Season 1)	Amy Lippens and Lizzie Scheck – casting executives	ABC
	The Practice (Season 4)	Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell – casting executives
	The Sopranos (Season 3)	Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting executives	HBO
2002 (54th)
	Six Feet Under (Seasons 1-2)	Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting by; Julie Tucker – New York casting by	HBO
	Alias (Season 1)	Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell – original casting by; April Webster – casting by	ABC
	Law & Order (Season 12)	Suzanne Ryan – casting by	NBC
	Once and Again (Season 2)	Amy Lippens – casting by	ABC
	24 (Season 1)	Debi Manwiller and Rick Pagano – casting by	Fox
	The West Wing (Season 3)	Barbara Miller and Anthony Sepulveda – casting by	NBC
2003 (55th)
	Six Feet Under (Season 3)	Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting by	HBO
	American Dreams (Season 1)	Laura Adler, Natalie Hart, Jason La Padura and Coreen Mayrs – casting by	NBC
	The Sopranos (Season 4)	Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting by	HBO
	24 (Season 2)	Peggy Kennedy, Debi Manwiller and Rick Pagano – casting by	Fox
	The West Wing (Season 4)	Barbara Miller and Anthony Sepulveda – casting by	NBC
2004 (56th)
	24 (Season 3)	Peggy Kennedy and Debi Manwiller – casting by	Fox
	Carnivàle (Season 1)	Wendy O'Brien and John Papsidera – casting by	HBO
	Deadwood (Season 1)	Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting by
	The Sopranos (Season 5)	Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting by
	The West Wing (Season 5)	Laura Schiff – casting by	NBC
2005 (57th)
	Lost (Season 1)	Veronica Collins, Mandy Sherman, April Webster and Alyssa Weisberg – casting by	ABC
	Deadwood (Season 2)	Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting by	HBO
	Grey's Anatomy (Season 1)	John Brace and Linda Lowy – casting by	ABC
	House (Season 1)	Amy Lippens – casting by	Fox
	Nip/Tuck (Season 1)	Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer and Robert J. Ulrich – casting by	FX
	24 (Season 4)	Peggy Kennedy and Debi Manwiller – casting by	Fox
2006 (58th)
	Grey's Anatomy (Season 2)	John Brace and Linda Lowy – casting by	ABC
	Big Love (Season 1)	Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting directors	HBO
	Boston Legal (Season 2)	Ken Miller and Nikki Valko – casting by	ABC
	House (Season 2)	Stephanie Laffin and Amy Lippens – casting by	Fox
	Lost (Season 2)	Veronica Collins Rooney, Mandy Sherman and April Webster – casting by	ABC
2007 (59th)
	Friday Night Lights (Season 1)	Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting by; Beth Sepko – location casting by	NBC
	Brothers & Sisters (Season 1)	Jeanie Bacharach and Gillian O'Neill – casting directors	ABC
	Grey's Anatomy (Season 3)	Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting by
	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Season 1)	Elizabeth Barnes, Francine Maisler, Meg Liberman and Cami Patton – casting directors	NBC
	The Tudors (Season 1)	Nuala Moiselle and Frank Moiselle – casting by; Mary Jo Slater and Steve Brooksbank – U.S. casting consultant	Showtime
2008 (60th)
	Damages (Season 1)	Julie Tucker and Ross Meyerson – casting directors (pilot and series); Avy Kaufman – casting director (pilot)	FX
	Brothers & Sisters (Season 2)	Jeanie Bacharach and Gillian O'Neill – casting directors	ABC
	Friday Night Lights (Season 2)	Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting directors; Beth Sepko – Texas casting director	NBC
	Mad Men (Season 1)	Kim Miscia and Beth Bowling – casting directors (pilot); Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting directors (series)	AMC
	The Tudors (Season 2)	Nuala Moiselle and Frank Moiselle – casting by; Mary Jo Slater and Steve Brooksbank – U.S. casting by; Stephanie Gorin – Canadian casting by	Showtime
2009 (61st)
	True Blood (Season 1)	Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directors	HBO
	Damages (Season 2)	Julie Tucker and Ross Meyerson – casting by	FX
	Friday Night Lights (Season 3)	Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting by; Beth Sepko – location casting director (Texas)	DirecTV
	Mad Men (Season 2)	Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting by	AMC
	The Tudors (Season 3)	Nuala Moiselle and Frank Moiselle – casting by; Stephanie Gorin – Canadian casting by; Mary Jo Slater and Steve Brooksbank – U.S. casting by	Showtime

2010s

Year	Program	Casting	Network
2010 (62nd)
	Mad Men (Season 3)	Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting by	AMC
	Big Love (Season 4)	Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry-Johnson and Lisa Soltau – casting directors	HBO
	Dexter (Season 4)	Shawn Dawson – casting by	Showtime
	Friday Night Lights (Season 4)	Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting directors; Beth Sepko – location casting director (Texas)	DirecTV
	The Good Wife (Season 1)	Mark Saks – casting by	CBS
	True Blood (Season 2)	Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directors	HBO
2011 (63rd)
	Boardwalk Empire (Season 1)	Ellen Lewis and Meredith Tucker – casting directors	HBO
	Game of Thrones (Season 1)	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors	HBO
	The Good Wife (Season 2)	Mark Saks – casting director	CBS
	The Killing (Season 1)	Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directors; Stuart Aikins, Corrine Clark and Jennifer Page – casting directors (Canada)	AMC
	Mad Men (Season 4)	Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting directors
2012 (64th)
	Homeland (Season 1)	Junie Lowry-Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Judy Henderson, Craig Fincannon and Lisa Mae Fincannon – casting by	Showtime
	Boardwalk Empire (Season 2)	Meredith Tucker – casting by	HBO
	Downton Abbey (Season 2)	Jill Trevellick – casting by	PBS
	Game of Thrones (Season 2)	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting by	HBO
	The Good Wife (Season 3)	Mark Saks – casting by	CBS
	Mad Men (Season 5)	Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting by	AMC
2013 (65th)
	House of Cards (Season 1)	Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert – casting directors	Netflix
	Downton Abbey (Season 3)	Jill Trevellick – casting director	PBS
	Game of Thrones (Season 3)	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors	HBO
	The Good Wife (Season 4)	Mark Saks – casting director	CBS
	Homeland (Season 2)	Judy Henderson, Craig Fincannon and Lisa Mae Fincannon – casting directors	Showtime
2014 (66th)
	True Detective (Season 1)	Alexa L. Fogel, Christine Kromer and Meagan Lewis – casting directors	HBO
	Breaking Bad (Season 5, Part 2)	Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas and Kiira Arai – casting directors	AMC
	Game of Thrones (Season 4)	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors	HBO
	The Good Wife (Season 5)	Mark Saks – casting director	CBS
	House of Cards (Season 2)	Laray Mayfield, Julie Schubert – casting directors	Netflix
2015 (67th)
	Game of Thrones (Season 5)	Nina Gold, Robert Sterne and Carla Stronge – casting directors	HBO
	Downton Abbey (Season 5)	Jill Trevellick – casting director	PBS
	House of Cards (Season 3)	Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert – casting directors	Netflix
	Mad Men (Season 7, Part 2)	Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting directors	AMC
	Orange Is the New Black (Season 2)	Jennifer Euston – casting director	Netflix
2016 (68th) [1]
	Game of Thrones (Season 6)	Nina Gold, Robert Sterne and Carla Stronge – casting directors	HBO
	Downton Abbey (Season 6)	Jill Trevellick – casting director	PBS
	House of Cards (Season 4)	Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert – casting directors	Netflix
	Mr. Robot (Season 1)	Susie Farris, Beth Bowling and Kim Miscia – casting directors	USA
	Orange Is the New Black (Season 3)	Jennifer Euston – casting director	Netflix
2017 (69th) [2]
	Stranger Things (Season 1)	Carmen Cuba – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directors	Netflix
	The Crown (Season 1)	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors	Netflix
	The Handmaid's Tale (Season 1)	Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott – casting directors; and Robin D. Cook – location casting director	Hulu
	This Is Us (Season 1)	Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey – casting directors	NBC
	Westworld (Season 1)	John Papsidera – casting director	HBO
2018 (70th) [3]
	The Crown (Season 2)	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors	Netflix
	Game of Thrones (Season 7)	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors; Carla Stronge - location casting director	HBO
	The Handmaid's Tale (Season 2)	Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott – casting directors; and Robin D. Cook – Canadian casting director	Hulu
	Stranger Things (Season 2)	Carmen Cuba – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directors	Netflix
	Westworld (Season 2)	John Papsidera – casting director	HBO
2019 (71st) [4]
	Game of Thrones (Season 8)	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors; Carla Stronge - location casting director	HBO
	Killing Eve (Season 2)	Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole – casting directors	BBC America
	Ozark (Season 2)	Alexa L. Fogel – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directors	Netflix
	Pose (Season 1)	Alexa L. Fogel – casting director	FX
	Succession (Season 1)	Francine Maisler – original casting; Douglas Aibel and Henry Russell Bergstein – casting directors	HBO

2020s

Year	Program	Casting	Network
2020 (72nd) [5]
	Succession (Season 2)	Avy Kaufman – casting director	HBO
	Big Little Lies (Season 2)	David Rubin – casting director	HBO
	The Crown (Season 3)	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors	Netflix
	The Handmaid's Tale (Season 3)	Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott – casting directors; and Robin D. Cook – Canadian casting director	Hulu
	Killing Eve (Season 3)	Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole – casting directors	BBC America
	Ozark (Season 3)	Alexa L. Fogel – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directors	Netflix
2021 (73rd) [6]
	The Crown (Season 4)	Robert Sterne – casting director	Netflix
	Bridgerton (Season 1)	Kelly Valentine Hendry – casting director	Netflix
	The Handmaid's Tale (Season 4)	Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas and Russell Scott – casting directors; Robin D. Cook – Canadian casting director	Hulu
	Lovecraft Country (Season 1)	Kim Taylor-Coleman – casting director, Meagan Lewis – location casting director	HBO
	The Mandalorian (Season 2)	Sarah Halley Finn – casting director	Disney+
2022 (74th) [7]
	Succession (Season 3)	Avy Kaufman – casting director; Francine Maisler – original casting director	HBO
	Euphoria (Season 2)	Jessica Kelly, Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe – casting directors; Jennifer Venditti, original/location casting director	HBO
	Ozark (Season 4)	Alexa L. Fogel – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directors	Netflix
	Severance (Season 1)	Rachel Tenner – casting director; Bess Fifer – location casting director	Apple TV+
	Stranger Things (Season 4: Part 1)	Carmen Cuba – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directors	Netflix
	Yellowjackets (Season 1)	Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directors; Corinne Clark and Jennifer Page – location casting directors	Showtime
2023 (75th) [8]
	The White Lotus (Season 2)	Meredith Tucker – casting director; Francesco Vedovati and Barbara Giordani – location casting directors	HBO
	Bad Sisters (Season 1)	Nina Gold and Lucy Amos – casting directors	Apple TV+
	The Crown (Season 5)	Robert Sterne – casting director	Netflix
	The Last of Us (Season 1)	Victoria Thomas– casting director; Corinne Clark and Jennifer Page – location casting directors	HBO
	Succession (Season 4)	Avy Kaufman – casting director
	Yellowjackets (Season 2)	Junie Lowry Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directors; Corinne Clark and Jennifer Page – location casting directors	Showtime
2024 (76th) [9]
	Shōgun (Season 1)	Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting directors; Kei Kawamura, Maureen Webb and Colleen Bolton – location casting directors	FX
	The Crown (Season 6)	Robert Sterne – casting director	Netflix
	The Morning Show (Season 3)	Victoria Thomas – casting director	Apple TV+
	Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Season 1)	Carmen Cuba – casting director; Candice Alustiza-Lee, Teresa Razzauti and Alejandro Reza – location casting directors	Prime Video
	Slow Horses (Season 3)	Nina Gold – casting director	Apple TV+

Multiple wins

6 wins Junie Lowry-Johnson (2 consecutive, twice) 5 wins Robert Sterne (2 consecutive) 4 wins Nina Gold (2 consecutive, twice) Libby Goldstein (2 consecutive) John Frank Levey (2 consecutive) Barbara Miller (2 consecutive)

3 wins Alexa L. Fogel (2 consecutive) Avy Kaufman Carla Stronge (2 consecutive) 2 wins Carrie Audino John Brace (consecutive) Linda Lowy (consecutive) Debi Manwiller Laura Schiff Kevin Scott (consecutive) Julie Tucker Meredith Tucker

Programs with multiple wins

3 wins Game of Thrones

2 wins The Crown ER NYPD Blue Six Feet Under Succession The West Wing (consecutive)

Casting directors with multiple nominations

16 nominations Junie Lowry-Johnson 14 nominations Robert Stern 13 nominations Nina Gold 12 nominations Libby Goldstein 9 nominations Barbara Miller Laura Schiff 8 nominations Carrie Audino 7 nominations John Brace Alexa L. Fogel Linda Lowy John Frank Levey 6 nominations Tara Feldstein Bennett Chase Paris

5 nominations Sharon Bialy Carmen Cuba Sheila Jaffe Debi Manwiller Mark Saks Sherry Thomas Georgianne Walken Suzanne Ryan 4 nominations Corinne Clark Robin D. Cook Avy Kaufman Laray Mayfield Jennifer Page Julie Schubert Russell Scott Beth Sepko Carla Stronge Jill Trevellick

3 nominations Steve Brooksbank Louis DiGiaimo Brett Goldstein Peggy Kennedy Francine Maisler Frank Moiselle Nuala Moiselle Pat Moran Richard Pagano John Papsidera Mary Jo Slater Victoria Thomas Julie Tucker Meredith Tucker April Webster 2 nominations Jeanie Bacharach Beth Bowling Suzanne Crowley Jennifer Euston Craig Fincannon Lisa Mae Fincannon Stephanie Gorin Judy Henderson Meagan Lewis Ross Meyerson Kim Miscia Gillian O'Neill Gilly Poole Veronica Collins Rooney Mandy Sherman Kevin Scott Anthony Sepulveda Victoria Thomas

Programs with multiple nominations

8 nominations Game of Thrones 6 nominations The Crown Mad Men 5 nominations The Good Wife The Sopranos The West Wing

4 nominations 24 Downton Abbey Friday Night Lights The Handmaid's Tale House of Cards Succession 3 nominations ER Grey's Anatomy Law & Order Ozark Stranger Things The Tudors

2 nominations Big Love Boardwalk Empire Brothers & Sisters Damages Deadwood Homeland House Killing Eve Lost NYPD Blue Once and Again Orange Is the New Black Six Feet Under The Practice True Blood Westworld Yellowjackets

Total awards by network

• HBO – 11
• NBC – 6
• ABC / Netflix– 4
• FX– 2
• AMC / CBS / Fox / Showtime– 1

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