Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
Awarded forOutstanding Casting for a Reality Program
Country United States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held by Love on the Spectrum U.S. (2024)
Website emmys.com

This is a list of the winners and nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program. The award was instituted in 2017 and recognizes casting for reality-competition, structured and unstructured reality programs. [1]

Contents

Winners and nominations

2010s

YearProgramCastingNetwork
2017
(69th)
[2]
Born This Way (Seasons 2-3: Part 1)Sasha Alpert and Megan Sleeper – casting by A&E
Project Runway (Season 15)Sasha Alpert, Alissa Haight Carlton and Jen DeMartino – casting by Lifetime
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 9)Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting by VH1
Survivor (Seasons 33-34)Lynne Spiegel Spillman – casting by CBS
The Voice (Seasons 11-12)Michelle McNulty, Holly Dale and Courtney Burns – casting by NBC
2018
(70th)
[3]
Queer Eye (Season 1)Ally Capriotti Grant – casting by; Beyhan Oguz – director of casting and talent; Gretchen Palek – SVP of casting and talent; Danielle Gervais – VP of casting and talent Netflix
Born This Way (Season 3: Part 2)Sasha Alpert – supervising casting producer; Megan Sleeper – casting producer; Caitlyn Audet – senior casting coordinator A&E
Project Runway (Season 16)Sasha Alpert – casting producer; Alissa Haight Carlton – supervising casting director; Jen DeMartino and Rebecca Snavely – senior casting directors Lifetime
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 10)Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting by VH1
The Voice (Seasons 13-14)Michelle McNulty, Holly Dale and Courtney Burns – casting by NBC
2019
(71st)
[4]
Queer Eye (Seasons 2-3)Gretchen Palek – SVP of casting and talent; Danielle Gervais – VP of casting and talent; Quinn Fegan — casting producer; Ally Capriotti Grant and Pamela Vallarelli – location casting Netflix
Born This Way (Season 4)Sasha Alpert – supervising casting producer; Megan Sleeper – casting producer; Caitlyn Audet – senior casting coordinator A&E
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 11)Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting by VH1
Shark Tank (Season 10)Mindy Zemrak – supervising casting producer; Jen Rosen – casting manager ABC
The Voice (Seasons 15-16)Michelle McNulty — supervising casting producer, Holly Dale — senior casting producer; Courtney Burns – casting producer NBC

2020s

YearProgramCastingNetwork
2020
(72nd)
[5]
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 12)Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting directors VH1
Born This Way (Moving Forward)Sasha Alpert – supervising casting producer; Megan Sleeper – casting producer; Caitlyn Audet – senior casting coordinator A&E
Love Is Blind (Season 1)Donna Driscoll - VP of Casting, Kelly Zack Castillo - Lead Casting Producer and Megan Feldman – Casting Manager Netflix
Queer Eye (Season 4)Danielle Gervais, Beyhan Oguz and Pamela Vallarelli – casting by; Ally Capriotti Grant and Hana Sakata – location casting
The Voice (Seasons 17-18)Michelle McNulty — supervising casting producer, Holly Dale — senior casting producer; Courtney Burns – casting producer NBC
2021
(73rd)
[6]
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 13)Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting directors VH1
Queer Eye (Season 5)Danielle Gervais, Natalie Pino and MaryAnne Nicoletti – casting directors; Pamela Vallarelli and Ally Capriotti Grant – location casting directors Netflix
Shark Tank (Season 12)Mindy Zemrak, Jen Rosen and Erica Brooks Hochberg - casting directors ABC
Top Chef (Season 18)Ron Mare – casting director Bravo
The Voice (Seasons 19-20)Michelle McNulty, Holly Dale and Courtney Burns – casting directors NBC
2022
(74th)
[7]
Love on the Spectrum U.S. (Season 1)Laura Ritchie, Kat Elmore and Jeffrey Marx - casting directors Netflix
Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Season 1)Lynne Spillman, Blair Kim and Jazzy Collins – casting directors Prime Video
Queer Eye (Season 6)Danielle Gervais, Jessica Jorgensen and Natalie Pino – casting directors; Pamela Vallarelli and Quinn Fegan – location casting directors Netflix
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 14)Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting directors VH1
Top Chef (Season 19)Samantha Hanks and Ron Mare – casting directors Bravo
2023
(75th)
[8]
The Traitors (Season 1)Erin Tomasello, Jazzy Collins, Moira Paris and Holly Osifat – casting directors Peacock
Love Is Blind (Seasons 3-4)Donna Driscoll, Stephanie Lewis and Claire Loeb – casting directors Netflix
Queer Eye (Season 7)Quinn Fegan, Jessica Jorgensen, Keya Mason and Lauren Levine – casting directors
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 15)Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen, Adam Cook and Michelle Redwine – casting directors MTV
Top Chef (Season 20)Ron Mare, Sena Rich and Erinlee Skilton – casting directors Bravo
2024
(76th)
[9]
Love on the Spectrum U.S. (Season 2)Cian O'Clery, Sean Bowman, Marina Nieto Ritger and Emma Choate – casting directors Netflix
The Amazing Race (Seasons 35-36)Jesse Tannenbaum, Alex Stern, Pollyanna Jacobs and Pedro Gomez – casting directors CBS
The Golden Bachelor (Season 1)Jacqui Pitman, John Kennamann and Lindsay Liles – casting directors ABC
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 16)Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen, Adam Cook and Michelle Redwine – casting directors MTV
Squid Game: The Challenge (Season 1)Rachael Stubbins, Emma Shearer, Robyn Kass and Erika Dobrin – casting directors Netflix
2025
(77th)
[10]
The Amazing Race (Season 37)Jesse Tannenbaum, Alex Stiner, Kayla Kellerbauer, Pollyanna Jacobs and Pedro Gomez – casting directors CBS
Love on the Spectrum U.S. (Season 3)Cian O'Clery, Sean Bowman and Emma Choate – casting directors Netflix
Queer Eye (Season 9)Danielle Gervais, Jessica Jorgensen, Natalie Pino and Brian Puentes – casting directors
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 17)Goloka Bolte, Adam Cook and Michelle Redwine – casting directors MTV
Survivor (Seasons 47-48)Jesse Tannenbaum, Caitlin Moore, Penni Lane Clifton, Daniel Gradias, Lisa Visagie and Christian Estrada – casting directors CBS

Programs with multiple wins

2 wins

Casting directors with multiple awards

Programs with multiple nominations

Total awards by network

Casting directors with multiple nominations

References

  1. "Two New Categories and Rules Modifications", Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, February 24, 2017. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.
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  9. "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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