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Heated Rivalry, The Pitt and The Diplomat lead 2027 Artios Awards nominations

The Casting Society announced non-film nominees for the 42nd Artios Awards, with Netflix leading studios on 14 nominations. Winners will be announced at three galas on Feb. 18, 2027.

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Mixed · 2The Casting Society announced the non-film nominees for the 42nd annual Artios Awards, honouring casting in television, theater, commercials and short-form work. Left · 1Variety reported that the casting directors behind "Heated Rivalry," "The Pitt" and "The Diplomat" are among those leading the 2027 nominations. Left · 1By platform, Netflix led with 14 nominations, followed by HBO Max with nine, Apple TV and Hulu with seven each, and Prime Video with six, according to Variety.

Centre · 1The TV Series: Drama nominees are the latest seasons of The Pitt (S2), Paradise (S2), Slow Horses (S5), The Diplomat (S3), The Gilded Age (S3) and Your Friends and Neighbors (S2); Deadline describes The Pitt as the two-time defending Emmy champion. Centre · 1The TV Series: Comedy nominees are Abbott Elementary, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking and The Four Seasons; Deadline noted that last month's Comedy Series Emmy winner Widow's Bay was not nominated in that category or in Television Pilot and First Season: Comedy. Mixed · 2"Heated Rivalry" (Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay) is nominated in Television Pilot and First Season: Drama, alongside A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Off Campus, Pluribus, Task and The Testaments.

Mixed · 2Casting directors with multiple nominations include Bernard Telsey, Mary Vernieu, Sharon Bialy, Jessica Ronane and Jim Carnahan, per Variety; Deadline singled out Daniel Swee, who has three nominations in the Broadway: Comedy or Musical category (Becky Shaw, Giant and Proof) plus one for Meet the Cartozians in New York Theater. Mixed · 2Winners will be announced at galas at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, The Edison Ballroom in New York and One Moorgate Place in London on Feb. 18, 2027. Left · 1Casting Society of America president Destiny Lilly said casting is "an integral part of authentic storytelling" and that the ceremony reminds people it remains a vital part of making great work.

Left · 1Submissions for theatrically released feature films open Oct. 26 and film nominees will be announced Dec. 16; honorees for the Hoyt Bowers, Lynn Stalmaster, Marion Dougherty New York Apple, Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian, Capelier-Shaw and Global Impact awards will be announced later.

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Variety leads with the three headline shows and the casting directors behind them, then gives studio and platform tallies and the full list.
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Platform counts (Netflix 14, HBO Max nine), the Casting Society of America president's quote, multiple-nominee casting directors and the upcoming film-nomination timetable.
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“Netflix led with 14 nominations, followed by HBO Max with nine.” — Variety

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Deadline presents the announcement as an awards-season item, using an audition metaphor and tying nominees to Emmy results.
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Emmy status of The Pitt, snub of Emmy-winning Widow's Bay, and Broadway nominee Daniel Swee's multiple nominations.
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Gives no platform-by-platform nomination totals or the Casting Society of America president's statement.
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“passed the first audition”“didn’t make the cut”
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“Dozens of TV shows, theater productions, commercials and shorts/shortform series passed the first audition” — Deadline

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