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Another awards ceremony is dominated by Oppenheimer once again After a challenging year of strikes, the Screen Actors Guild gathered in Hollywood on Saturday, 24th February, to celebrate the outstanding performances from the last 12 months. For the first time ever this year, the SAG Awards were streamed live via Netflix worldwide, giving the Guild […]

Louise Kiely for the Banshees of Inisherin and Kharmel Cochrane for Rye Lane among the prizes at the ceremony Louise Kiely for the Banshees of Inisherin and Kharmel Cochrane for Rye Lane were among the prizes at the ceremony The Casting Directors’ Guild is delighted to announce the 2024 CDG Casting Awards winners. Now in […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things lead the pack of winners at this year’s British Academy Film Awards, hosted by David Tennant. The biggest event in the British film calendar took place at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night, celebrating the best in international and British cinema. Stars from all over the […]

‘Sunset Boulevard’ and ‘Guys and Dolls’ lead the wins at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2024. The winners of the WhatsOnStage Awards 2024 have now been revealed! The ceremony, which took place at the London Palladium, saw the Savoy Theatre’s Sunset Boulevard win an impressive seven awards, while the Bridge Theatre’s Guys and Dolls took home three. […]

Achievement in Casting Award to be added to the 98th Academy Awards to recognise the work of casting directors.  Casting directors are one of the most integral roles in any production. Just think of all the iconic characters played by iconic actors that we’d never have if a casting director hadn’t recognised their talent and […]

The casting directors of ‘Slow Horses’, ‘My Neighbour Totoro’, ‘Saltburn’ and ‘Barbie’ among this year’s CDG Casting Award nominees. The Casting Directors’ Guild have now announced the nominees for the 2024 CDG Casting Awards. The awards, held in partnership with Spotlight and with EON Productions as the headline sponsor, seek to reward and celebrate the […]