Wouldn’t it be great if the Academy Awards finally included a category for casting directors?
The best actors are only able to perform at their best alongside a stellar cast.
The best picture would rarely be the best if the whole cast wasn’t amazing.
Hence, as we do every year, we have created the following list so we can tip our hats and give kudos to the casting directors whose projects were nominated for Oscars in the acting, directing, or best picture categories at the 2022 Academy Awards.
Note: This list includes the local hire casting directors who often round out the tapestry of each picture with much of the supporting cast.
94th Academy Awards™ - Honoring Movies Released in 2021 (Presented in 2022)
BEST PICTURE
Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Carla Stronge (CD, N Ireland) (Belfast – Nominees: Lauren Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamara Thomas)
Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood, Lisa Zagoria (Coda – Nominees: Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi, Patrick Wachsberger)
Francine Maisler, Matt Bouldry (local) (Don’t Look Up - Nominees: Adam McKay, Kevin J Messick)
Akiyoshi Imazeki (casting cooperation), Sang-You Lee (korea), Annie Liao (cooperation), Ryoichi Sugiyama (cooperation) (Drive My Car – Nominees: Teruhisa Yamamoto)
Jina Jay, Francine Maisler (Dune – Nominees: Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve, Cale Boyter)
Rich Delia, Avy Kaufman (King Richard – Nominees: Tim White, Trevor White, Will Smith)
Cassandra Kulukundis (Licorice Pizza – Nominees: Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, Paul Thomas Anderson)
Robin D. Cook (Nightmare Alley – Nominees: Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Bradley Cooper)
Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba (consultant), Nina Gold, Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez (casting, Puerto Rico) (Power of the Dog – Nominees: Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier)
Cindy Tolan, Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez (casting, Puerto Rico) (West Side Story – Nominees: Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger)
BEST ACTOR
Kathy Driscoll, Francine Maisler (Being the Ricardos – Nominee: Javier Bardem)
Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba (consultant), Nina Gold, Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez (casting, Puerto Rico) (Power of the Dog – Nominee: Benedict Cumberbatch)
Kristian Charbonier, Bernard Telsey (TICK, TICK… BOOM! – Nominee: Andrew Garfield)
Rich Delia, Avy Kaufman (King Richard – Nominee: Will Smith)
Ellen Chenoweth (The Tragedy of Macbeth – Nominee: Denzel Washington)
BEST ACTRESS
Avy Kaufman, Chase Paris (casting, Atlanta) (The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Nominee: Jessica Chastain)
Kahleen Crawford, Makis Gazis (casting, Greece) (The Lost Daughter – Nominee: Olivia Coleman)
Unlisted (Parallel Mothers – Nominee: Penelope Cruz)
Kathy Driscoll, Francine Maisler (Being the Ricardos – Nominee: Nicole Kidman)
Amy Hubbard, Nina Haun (casting, Germany) (Spencer – Nominee: Kristen Stewart)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kahleen Crawford, Makis Gazis (casting, Greece) (The Lost Daughter – Nominee: Jessie Buckley)
Cindy Tolan, Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez (casting, Puerto Rico) (West Side Story – Nominee: Ariana DeBose)
Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Carla Stronge (CD, N Ireland) (Belfast – Nominee: Judi Dench)
Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba (consultant), Nina Gold, Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez (casting, Puerto Rico) (Power of the Dog – Nominee: Kristen Dunst)
Rich Delia, Avy Kaufman (King Richard – Nominee: Aunjanue Ellis)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Carla Stronge (CD, N Ireland) (Belfast – Nominee: Ciaran Hinds)
Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood, Lisa Zagoria, Carla Stronge (CD, N Ireland) (Coda – Nominee: Troy Kotsur)
Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba (consultant), Nina Gold, Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez (casting, Puerto Rico) (Power of the Dog – Nominee: Jesse Plemons)
Kathy Driscoll, Francine Maisler (Being the Ricardos – Nominee: J.K. Simmons)
Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba (consultant), Nina Gold, Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez (casting, Puerto Rico) (Power of the Dog – Nominee: Kodi Smit-McPhee)
BEST DIRECTOR
Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Carla Stronge (CD, N Ireland) (Belfast – Nominee: Kenneth Branagh)
Akiyoshi Imazeki (casting cooperation), Sang-You Lee (korea), Annie Liao (cooperation), Ryoichi Sugiyama (cooperation) (Drive My Car – Nominee: Ryusuke Hamaguchi)
Cassandra Kulukundis (Licorice Pizza – Nominee: Paul Thomas Anderson)
Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba (consultant), Nina Gold, Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez (casting, Puerto Rico) (Power of the Dog – Nominee: Jane Campion)
Cindy Tolan, Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez (casting, Puerto Rico) (West Side Story – Nominee: Steven Spielberg)
This list was compiled by the Secret Actor Society
We invite you to watch our free Casting Director Conversation Series with the CDs of many Emmy and Academy Award nominated films & TV series.
This year, we congratulate one of our previous guests, Kahleen Crawford, who cast the Lost Daughter, starring 2022 Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominees Olivia Coleman and Jesse Buckley!