Nominees Announced for Casting Directors’ Guild Awards 2025

by Kristyn Coutts

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The CDG Awards returns for a seventh year, championing the amazing work of casting directors in the UK and Ireland.

The CDG Casting Awards celebrates the fantastic work by casting teams across film, television, theatre and commercials. Winners of this year’s awards will be announced at the ceremony taking place on 13 February in London.

This year Spotlight is proud to be sponsoring the ‘Best Child Casting’ category that sees Nina Gold and Lucy Amos, Lauren Evans and Melissa Wilkins, Amy Beadel, Verity Naughton and Jina Jay all nominated.

Full list of CDG Casting Award Nominations:

Best Casting of Musical Theatre (Inside M25)

Fiddler on the Roof – Stuart Burt
Hadestown – Jacob Sparrow
Hello, Dolly! – Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher (Co-Casting Director), Richard Johnston (Associate)
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder – Annelie Powell
Mean Girls – Natalie Gallacher, Richard Johnston (Associate)

Best Casting of Theatre (inside M25)

People, Places and Things – Jessica Ronane, Abby Galvin (Associate)
The Hills of California – Amy Ball, Arthur Carrington (Associate), Verity Naughton (Young Person’s Casting Director)
Oedipus – Julia Horan, Lilly Mackie (Assistant)
The Importance of Being Earnest – Alastair Coomer, Chloe Blake (Associate)
Till The Stars Come Down – Alastair Coomer, Chloe Blake (Associate and Children’s Casting)

Best Casting of Regional Theatre

A Chorus Line – Olivia Laydon for Jill Green Casting (Revival Casting Director), Kay Magson (Original Curve Casting Director)
The Buddha of Suburbia – Matthew Dewsbury
Come From Away (UK and Ireland Tour) – Natalie Gallacher, Richard Johnston (Associate)
Kyoto – Julia Horan
Oliver! (Chichester Festival Theatre) – Felicity French and Paul Wooller, Lily Caisley (Associate), Verity Naughton (Children’s Casting)

Best Casting of an Independent Film

Chuck Chuck Baby – Rebecca Wright
Hard Truths – Nina Gold, Martin Ware (Associate)
Hoard – Heather Basten
The Outrun – Kahleen Crawford
Unicorns – Laura Windows

Best Casting of a Commercial

E45 ‘This is my Space’ – Sue Odell
Guinness 0.0 x The Premier League ‘Eriskay Island’ – Claire Catterson
Lloyds ‘The Best Grandparents’ – Brendan McNamara
‘Stingy Ol’ Fella’ – Verity Naughton
Sky Cinema Christmas ‘The Little Girl’ – Sarah Crowe, Ben Marks and Xanthe Spencer-Davidson (Associates)

Best Casting of a TV Drama Series

True Detective: Night Country – Jessica Ronane (UK Casting Director), Abby Galvin (Associate)
Rivals – Kelly Valentine Hendry, Lilly Hanbury and Jessical Mescall (Associates)
Say Nothing – Nina Gold and Lucy Amos
Slow Horses (Season 4) – Nina Gold and Melissa Gethin Clarke
The Day of the Jackal – Nina Gold and Martin Ware, Sacha Garrett (Associate)

Best Casting of a Film (Includes Straight to TV)

Gladiator II – Kate Rhodes James, Sophie Quinn (Associate), Kat Edmonds (Assistant)
Conclave – Nina Gold and Martin Ware, Sacha Garrett (Associate)
Poor Things – Dixie Chassay, Lucy Jordan (Assistant)
We Live in Time – Fiona Weir, Lilly Mackie and Sinéad Donnelly (Assistants)
Wicked Little Letters – Jina Jay

Best Casting of a TV Comedy Series

Inside No.9 (Series 9, the final series) – Tracey Gillham (Series 1 – 9)
Big Boys (Series 2) – Rachel Sheridan, Katie Mozumder (Associate), Nadira Seecoomar (Taster Pilot Casting Director)
The Gentlemen – Rory Okey and Dan Hubbard (Co-Casting), Ella Holmes (Associate)
We Are Lady Parts (Series 2) – Aisha Bywaters, Irene Waireri and Tara Ahmed (Assistants)
We Might Regret This – Amy Jackson

Best Casting of a Limited or Single Series

Baby Reindeer – Nina Gold and Martin Ware (Co-Casting), Sacha Garrett (Associate)
KAOS – Kelly Valentine Hendry, Jessical Mescall (Associate)
Lost Boys & Fairies – Lauren Evans, Melissa Wilkins (Associate)
Mr Bates vs. The Post Office – Jill Trevellick
One Day – Rachel Sheridan, Katie Mozumder (Associate)