Nina Gold Explained
| Birth Name: | Nina Gold |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Casting director |
Nina Gold is a casting director known for her work on the HBO series Rome and Game of Thrones and the Netflix series The Crown. She has also worked as casting director in movies like The Martian, , , and .[1] [2]
Career
Gold began casting while at university, studying at Christ's College, University of Cambridge.[3] Her first casting job was to recruit extras for an AC/DC music video. After spending several years casting for music videos and commercials, Gold cast a McDonald's commercial directed by Mike Leigh in 1992. Seven years later, Leigh hired Gold to cast Topsy-Turvy, her first major film.[4] Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of Mike Leigh's films since 1999.
After casting the HBO series Rome,[5] Gold was hired in 2009 by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to cast a new HBO series, Game of Thrones, alongside Robert Sterne.[6]
Awards and nominations
Gold has won and been nominated for numerous awards for Game of Thrones, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series win in 2015-2016 and 2019 and Emmy nominations for all six seasons.[7] In 2015, she and Sterne were also nominated for an Emmy for casting the miniseries Wolf Hall.[8] In 2014, Gold was nominated for a Casting Society of America award for her work on the film The Theory of Everything.[9] In 2016, Gold was awarded a BAFTA Special Award at the Television Craft Awards for her career in casting for television and film.[10] In 2019, she was nominated for the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Casting for The Two Popes.[11]
Personal life
Gold's partner is Frank Hewetson, a logistics coordinator for Greenpeace. They have two children together.
Filmography
Selected television credits
Selected film credits
Notes and References
- Web site: Secrets of the casting couch revealed: How to pick the perfect Doctor Who, Margaret Thatcher or Paddington Bear. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/secrets-of-the-casting-couch-revealed-how-to-pick-the-perfect-doctor-who-margaret-thatcher-or-9235864.html . 2022-06-21 . subscription . live. Gerard. Gilbert. The Independent. April 5, 2014. August 16, 2016.
- Web site: From Game of Thrones to Star Wars: the casting boss behind TV and movie hits. John. Plunkett. The Guardian. April 24, 2016. August 16, 2016. March 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309084740/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/24/game-of-thrones-star-wars-casting-nina-gold. live.
- Web site: "The entrepreneurial alternative to corporate life - join three Christ’s Alumnae who run their own companies.". https://web.archive.org/web/20170313220146/https://alumni.christs.cam.ac.uk/page.aspx?pid=299&cid=1&ceid=105&cerid=0&cdt=25%2F05%2F2016. dead. March 13, 2017. Christ's College, Cambridge. March 13, 2017.
- Web site: Elmhirst . Sophie . From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars . The Guardian . 4 November 2022 . 26 April 2018 . 4 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221104033335/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/26/game-of-thrones-the-crown-nina-gold-casting-director . live .
- News: Bingley. Charlie. The Game of Thrones Cast That Could Have Been. HBO. August 16, 2016. August 3, 2016. December 23, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161223204007/http://hbowatch.com/the-game-of-thrones-cast-that-could-have-been/. live.
- News: Barraclough. Leo. Game of Thrones Casting Director Nina Gold to Receive BAFTA Award. Variety. March 18, 2016. April 15, 2016. August 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808020522/http://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-casting-director-nina-gold-bafta-award-1201733675/. live.
- Web site: Game of Thrones . Emmys.com . August 16, 2016 . April 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170413192605/http://www.emmys.com/shows/game-thrones . live .
- Web site: 2015 Emmy Nominees: Game of Thrones And Mad Men Lead The Chase . July 16, 2015 . . Jacob . Street . August 16, 2016 . November 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161105094814/http://www.inquisitr.com/2257274/2015-emmy-nominees-game-of-thrones-and-mad-men-lead-the-chase/ . live .
- Web site: Casting Society Artios Awards Nominees Announced; Rob Marshall, Ellen Lewis To Receive Special Honors. Bloom. David. September 22, 2014. Deadline Hollywood. January 12, 2015. December 31, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141231051150/http://deadline.com/2014/09/casting-society-of-america-artios-awards-nominees-rob-marshall-ellen-lewis-838792/. live.
- Web site: Nina Gold: Special Award 2016. BAFTA. March 13, 2017. March 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313220743/http://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/nina-gold-special-award-2016. live.
- Web site: Film in 2020. BAFTA. January 13, 2020. July 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210719012952/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2020/film. live.
- Web site: Ntim . Zac . 2024-02-02 . Back To Black Trailer: Marisa Abela Is Amy Winehouse In Sam Taylor-Johnson's Musical Biopic . 2024-02-02 . Deadline Hollywood.
