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The Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Pilot Casting is an award handed out annually by the Casting Society of America. It was introduced at the Art Directors Guilds' twelfth annual honors, in 1996 (honoring work from the previous year, as well as early months of the ceremony's year), after first being grouped together with casting for dramatic pilot episodes for the category Outstanding Achievement in Pilot Casting, which was introduced at the seventh annual awards in 1991. It is an award that is given to casting directors for their work on television pilot episodes, or a series first episode.
Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
---|---|---|---|
1995-1996 (12th) [1] | |||
3rd Rock from the Sun | Mark Hirschfeld, Michael A. Katcher, Meg Liberman | NBC | |
Almost Perfect | Jeff Greenberg, Sheila Guthrie | CBS | |
Caroline in the City | Gilda Stratton | NBC | |
High Society | Leslie Litt | CBS | |
Partners | Megan Branman | Fox | |
1996-1997 (13th) [2] | |||
Spin City | Mark Hirschfeld, Michael A. Katcher, Meg Liberman | NBC | |
Everybody Loves Raymond | Lisa Miller | CBS | |
Just Shoot Me! | Deborah Barylski | NBC | |
Suddenly Susan | Mark Saks, Anthony Sepulveda | ||
Townies | Andrea Cohen | ABC | |
1997-1998 (14th) [3] | |||
Dharma & Greg | Nikki Valko | ABC | |
For Your Love | Geraldine Leder, Barbara Miller | NBC | |
The Gregory Hines Show | Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Robert J. Ulrich | CBS | |
Union Square | Gilda Stratton | NBC | |
Veronica's Closet | Leslie Litt, Barbara Miller | ||
1998-1999 (15th) [4] | |||
Will & Grace | Tracy Lilienfield | NBC | |
It's Like, You Know... | Marc Hirschfeld, Meg Liberman | ABC | |
Maximum Bob | David Rubin, Debra Zane | ||
Sports Night | Paula Rosenberg, Bonnie Zane | ||
That '70s Show | Marc Hirschfeld, Meg Liberman | Fox | |
1999-2000 (16th) [5] | |||
Malcolm in the Middle | Mary V. Buck, Susan Edelman | Fox | |
Beggars and Choosers | Marc Hirschfeld, Meg Liberman, Joel Thurm | Showtime | |
Popular | Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Robert J. Ulrich | The WB | |
Stark Raving Mad | Jeff Greenberg | NBC | |
Titus | Sheila Guthrie | Fox | |
Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
---|---|---|---|
2000-2001 (17th) [6] | |||
Ed | Bonnie Zane | NBC | |
Grosse Pointe | Greg Orson | The WB | |
Grounded for Life | Meg Liberman, Cami Patton | Fox | |
That's My Bush! | Cathy Henderson, Dori Zuckerman | Comedy Central | |
What About Joan? | Mali Finn, Stuart Howard, Howard Meltzer, Amy Schecter, Claire Simon | ABC | |
2001-2002 (18th) [7] | |||
Scrubs | Brett Benner, Debby Romano | NBC | |
The Bernie Mac Show | Reuben Cannon | Fox | |
The Ellen Show | Tammara Billik | CBS | |
George Lopez | Mary V. Buck, Susan Edelman | ABC | |
The Mind of the Married Man | Sharon Bialy | HBO | |
2002-2003 (19th) [8] | |||
Oliver Beene | Geraldine Leder | Fox | |
8 Simple Rules | Lori Openden | ABC | |
Hidden Hills | Pamela Basker, Ted Hann | NBC | |
In-Laws | Jeff Greenberg | ||
Life With Bonnie | Deborah Barylski | ABC | |
2003-2004 (20th) [9] | |||
Arrested Development | Deborah Barylski | Fox | |
Cracking Up | Geraldine Leder | Fox | |
It’s All Relative | Richard Hicks | ABC | |
Two and a Half Men | Nikki Valko & Ken Miller | CBS | |
Wonderfalls | Mali Finn, John Buchan (Canadian casting) | Fox | |
2004-2005 (21st) [10] | |||
Desperate Housewives | Scott Genkinger, Junie Lowry Johnson | ABC | |
Committed | Brett Benner, Debby Romano | NBC | |
Entourage | Sheila Jaffe, Georgianne Walken | HBO | |
Stacked | Geraldine Leder | Fox | |
Unscripted | Cathy Sandrich Gelfond, Amanda Mackey | HBO | |
2005-2006 (22nd) [11] | |||
My Name Is Earl | Dava Waite | NBC | |
How I Met Your Mother | Megan Branman | CBS | |
Out of Practice | David Rubin & Richard Hicks | ||
The Comeback | Meg Liberman & Cami Patton | HBO | |
The New Adventures of Old Christine | Tracy Lilienfield | CBS | |
2006-2007 (23rd) [12] | |||
Ugly Betty | Junie Lowry Johnson, Bernard Telsey (location casting) | ABC | |
The Class | Bruce H. Newberg | CBS | |
Men in Trees | Lisa Beach & Sarah Katzman; Stuart Aikins & Sean Cossey (Canadian casting) | ABC | |
My Boys | Tracy Lilienfield | TBS | |
Psych | Liz Marx; Stuart Aikins & Sean Cossey (Canadian casting) | USA | |
2007-2008 (24th) [13] | |||
Pushing Daisies | Meg Liberman, Cami Patton | ABC | |
Californication | Felicia Fasano, Pat McCorkle (original NY casting) | Showtime | |
Chuck | Patrick J. Rush | NBC | |
Flight of the Conchords | Cindy Tolan | HBO | |
Samantha Who? | Tammara Billik, Jason Wood | ABC | |
2008-2009 (25th) [14] | |||
Glee | Eric Dawon, Carol Kritzer, Robert J. Ulrich; Jim Carnahan (NY casting) | Fox | |
Eastbound & Down | Juel Bestrop, Seth Yanklewitz; Craig Fincannon & Lisa Mae Fincannon (location casting) | HBO | |
Easy Money | Gayle Pillsbury, Bonnie Zane | The CW | |
Kath & Kim | Collin Daniel, Brett Greenstein | NBC | |
In the Motherhood | ABC | ||
2009-2010 (26th) [15] | |||
Modern Family | Jeff Greenberg | ABC | |
Bored to Death | Kim Miscia | HBO | |
Community | Dava Waite | NBC | |
Hung | Lisa Beach & Sarah Katzman | HBO | |
Nurse Jackie | Julie Tucker & Ross Meyerson | Showtime | |
Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
---|---|---|---|
2010-2011 (27th) [16] | |||
Raising Hope | Dava Waite | Fox | |
The Big C | Ross Meyerson, Julie Tucker | Showtime | |
Hot in Cleveland | Collin Daniel, Brett Greenstein | TV Land | |
Mike & Molly | Ken Miller, Nikki Valko | CBS | |
Mr. Sunshine | Francine Maisler | ABC | |
2011-2012 (28th) [17] | |||
Girls | Jennifer Euston | HBO | |
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Lisa Miller Katz | ABC | |
House of Lies | Felicia Fasano, Erica Silverman (Associate) | Showtime | |
New Girl | Juel Bestrop, Seth Yanklewitz | Fox | |
2 Broke Girls | Julie Ashton-Barson | CBS | |
Up All Night | Shani Ginsberg, Jeff Greenberg; Allen Hooper (Associate) | NBC | |
2012-2013 (29th) [18] | |||
The Mindy Project | Felicia Fasano | Fox | |
Animal Practice | Lisa Miller Katz | NBC | |
Guys with Kids | Juel Bestrop, Seth Yanklewitz | ||
How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) | Susan Edelman, Jeff Greenberg | ABC | |
Partners | Julie Ashton-Barson | CBS | |
2013-2014 (30th) [19] | |||
Orange is the New Black | Jennifer Euston | Netflix | |
The Goldbergs | Leslie Litt | ABC | |
Looking | Carmen Cuba; Nina Henninger, Bernard Telsey (location casting); Abbie Brady-Dalton, Wittney Horton (associates) | HBO | |
Mom | Ken Miller, Nikki Valko; Peter Pappas (associate) | CBS | |
Silicon Valley | Nicole Abellera, Jeanne McCarthy | HBO | |
2014-2015 (31st) [20] | |||
Transparent | Eyde Belasco | Amazon | |
Black-ish | Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Smith Shevchenko; Amanda Lenker Doyle (associate) | ABC | |
Grace and Frankie | Tracy Lilienfield, Wittney Horton (associate) | Netflix | |
Jane the Virgin | Jonathan Clay Harris, Alyson Silverberg | The CW | |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Jennifer Euston, Emer O’Callaghan (associate) | Netflix | |
2015-2016 (32nd) [21] | |||
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Felicia Fasano, Bernard Telsey, Tim Payne; Tara Nostramo, Conrad Woolfe, Abbie Brady-Dalton (associates) | The CW | |
Casual | John Papsidera, Deanna Brigidi | Hulu | |
Scream Queens | Richard Hicks; Meagan Lewis (location casting); Chris Redondo (associate) | Fox | |
Superstore | Susie Farris, Collin Daniel, Brett Greenstein; Sherie Hernandez, Melanie Crescenz (associates) | NBC | |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Susie Farris, Melanie Crescenz | Netflix | |
2016-2017 (33rd) [22] | |||
Atlanta | Alexa L. Fogel; Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris (location casting); Kathryn Zamora-Benson (associate) | FX | |
Better Things | Felicia Fasano; Tara Nostramo (associate) | FX | |
Dear White People | Kim Coleman | Netflix | |
I Love Dick | Eyde Belasco | Amazon Prime Video | |
Insecure | Victoria Thomas | HBO | |
2017-2018 (34th) [23] | |||
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Jeanie Bacharach, Cindy Tolan; Anne Davison, Betsy Fippinger (associates) | Amazon Prime Video | |
Atypical | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn; Ryan Bernard Tymensky, Rachel Dill (associates) | Netflix | |
Barry | Sherry Thomas, Sharon Bialy; Stacia Kimler (associate) | HBO | |
GLOW | Jennifer Euston, Elizabeth Barnes; Seth Caskey (associate) | Netflix | |
Young Sheldon | Nikki Valko, Ken Miller, Peter Pappas | CBS | |
2018-2019 (35th) [24] | |||
Russian Doll | Christine Kromer; Andrew Femenella (associate) | Netflix | |
Dead to Me | Sherry Thomas, Sharon Bialy, Russell Scott | Netflix | |
The Kominsky Method | Nikki Valko, Ken Miller, Tara Treacy | Netflix | |
PEN15 | Melissa DeLizia | Hulu | |
Shrill | Collin Daniel, Brett Greenstein | Hulu | |
2019-2020 (36th) [25] | |||
The Great | Rose Wicksteed | Hulu | |
Modern Love | Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox, Jodi Angstreich | Amazon Prime Video | |
Never Have I Ever | Brett Greenstein, Collin Daniel; Danny Dunitz (associate) | Netflix | |
The Politician | Alexa L. Fogel; Kathryn Zamora-Benson, Alison Goodman (associates) | Netflix | |
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Alex Newman; Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter, Erinn Lally, Annalese Tilling (location casting) | NBC | |
Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
---|---|---|---|
2020-2021 (37th) [26] | |||
Ted Lasso | Theo Park; Olissa Rogers (associate) | Apple TV+ | |
The Flight Attendant | John Papsidera, Kim Miscia, Beth Bowling | HBO Max | |
Girls5eva | Cindy Tolan, Anne Davison | Peacock | |
Hacks | Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Anna Mayworm (associates) | HBO Max | |
Love, Victor | Josh Einsohn, Tiffany Little Canfield, Conrad Woolfe (associates) | Hulu | |
2021-2022 (38th) [27] | |||
Abbott Elementary | Wendy O'Brien | ABC | |
Ghosts | Elizabeth Barnes, Tannis Vallely; Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells (location casting) | CBS | |
Julia | Sharon Bialy, Gohar Gazazyan; Lisa Lobel, Angela Peri (location casting); Stacia Kimler, Melissa Morris (associates) | HBO Max | |
Only Murders in the Building | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield; Destiny Lilly (associate) | Hulu | |
Reservation Dogs | Angelique Midthunder, Jennifer Schwalenberg; Chris Freihofer (location casting); Stacey Rice, Lisa Zambetti (associates) | FX | |
The Sex Lives of College Girls | Elizabeth Barnes, Jennifer Euston | HBO Max | |
2022-2023 (39th) [28] | |||
The Bear | Jeanie Bacharach, Mickie Paskal (Location Casting), Jennifer Rudnicke (Location Casting) AJ Links (Location Casting) | FX | |
Jury Duty | Susie Farris, Walter Ware (Associate Casting Director) | Freevee | |
A League of Their Own | Felicia Fasano, Donna Belajac (Location Casting), Katie Lantz (Associate Casting Director), Missy Finnell (Location Casting Director) | Prime Video | |
Poker Face | Mary Vernieu, Bret Howe, Christine Kromer (Location Casting), Angelique Midthunder (Location Casting), Derek Hersey (Associate Casting Director) | Peacock | |
Shrinking | Debby Romano, Brett Benner, Becca Burgess (Associate Casting Director) | Apple TV+ | |
2023-2024 (40th) [29] | Colin from Accounts | Kirsty McGregor | Paramount+ |
Palm Royale | Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee; Roya Semnanian, Rachel Goldman (Associate Casting Directors) | Apple TV+ | |
Survival of the Thickest | Felicia Fasano; Katie Lantz (Associate Casting Director) | Netflix | |
The Brothers Sun | Jenny Jue; Djinous Rowling, Tanya Giang (Associate Casting Directors) | ||
The Gentlemen | Dan Hubbard |
Network | Awards | Nominations |
---|---|---|
ABC | 6 | 23 |
Amazon Prime Video | 2 | 4 |
Apple TV+ | 1 | 1 |
CBS | 0 | 16 |
Comedy Central | 0 | 1 |
Fox | 6 | 16 |
FX | 1 | 3 |
HBO/HBO Max | 1 | 17 |
Hulu | 1 | 6 |
NBC | 6 | 24 |
Netflix | 2 | 12 |
Peacock | 0 | 1 |
Showtime | 0 | 5 |
TBS | 0 | 1 |
The CW | 1 | 3 |
The WB | 0 | 2 |
TV Land | 0 | 1 |
USA Network | 0 | 1 |
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