Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series explained

Primetime Emmy Award for Casting for a Drama Series
Awarded For:Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Presenter:Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country:United States
Holder:The White Lotus (2023)

This is a list of the winners and nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series.

Winners and nominations

1990s

YearProgramCastingNetwork
1994
(46th)
NYPD Blue (Season 1)Alexa L. Fogel and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting executivesABC
1995
(47th)
ER (Season 1)John Frank Levey and Barbara MillerNBC
NYPD Blue (Season 2)Junie Lowry-Johnson, Alexa L. Fogel, Susan Bluestein and Donna Ekholdt – casting executivesABC
1996
(48th)
Chicago Hope (Season 2)Debi Manwiller – casting executivesCBS
1997
(49th)
ER (Season 3)John Frank Levey and Barbara MillerNBC
1998
(50th)
(Season 6)Louis DiGiaimo, Pat Moran and Brett GoldsteinNBC
1999
(51st)
The Sopranos (Season 1)Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting executivesHBO

2000s

YearProgramCastingNetwork
2000
(52nd)
The West Wing (Season 1)John Levey, Barbara Miller and Kevin Scott – casting executivesNBC
ER (Season 6)John Levey and Barbara Miller – casting executivesNBC
Law & Order (Season 10)Suzanne Ryan – casting executive
The Practice (Season 3)Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell – casting executivesABC
The Sopranos (Season 2)Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting executivesHBO
2001
(53rd)
The West Wing (Season 2)John Levey, Barbara Miller and Kevin Scott – casting executivesNBC
Law & Order (Season 11)Suzanne Ryan – casting executiveNBC
Once and Again (Season 1)Amy Lippens and Lizzie Scheck – casting executivesABC
The Practice (Season 4)Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell – casting executives
The Sopranos (Season 3)Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting executivesHBO
2002
(54th)
Six Feet Under (Seasons 1-2)Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting by; Julie Tucker – New York casting byHBO
Alias (Season 1)Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell – original casting by; April Webster – casting byABC
Law & Order (Season 12)Suzanne Ryan – casting byNBC
Once and Again (Season 2)Amy Lippens – casting byABC
24 (Season 1)Debi Manwiller and Rick Pagano – casting byFox
The West Wing (Season 3)Barbara Miller and Anthony Sepulveda – casting byNBC
2003
(55th)
Six Feet Under (Season 3)Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting byHBO
American Dreams (Season 1)Laura Adler, Natalie Hart, Jason La Padura and Coreen Mayrs – casting byNBC
The Sopranos (Season 4)Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting byHBO
24 (Season 2)Peggy Kennedy, Debi Manwiller and Rick Pagano – casting byFox
The West Wing (Season 4)Barbara Miller and Anthony Sepulveda – casting byNBC
2004
(56th)
24 (Season 3)Peggy Kennedy and Debi Manwiller – casting byFox
Carnivàle (Season 1)Wendy O'Brien and John Papsidera – casting byHBO
Deadwood (Season 1)Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting by
The Sopranos (Season 5)Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting by
The West Wing (Season 5)Laura Schiff – casting byNBC
2005
(57th)
Lost (Season 1)Veronica Collins, Mandy Sherman, April Webster and Alyssa Weisberg – casting byABC
Deadwood (Season 2)Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting byHBO
Grey's Anatomy (Season 1)John Brace and Linda Lowy – casting byABC
House (Season 1)Amy Lippens – casting byFox
Nip/Tuck (Season 1)Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer and Robert J. Ulrich – casting byFX
24 (Season 4)Peggy Kennedy and Debi Manwiller – casting byFox
2006
(58th)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 2)John Brace and Linda Lowy – casting byABC
Big Love (Season 1)Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting directorsHBO
Boston Legal (Season 2)Ken Miller and Nikki Valko – casting byABC
House (Season 2)Stephanie Laffin and Amy Lippens – casting byFox
Lost (Season 2)Veronica Collins Rooney, Mandy Sherman and April Webster – casting byABC
2007
(59th)
Friday Night Lights (Season 1)Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting by; Beth Sepko – location casting byNBC
Brothers & Sisters (Season 1)Jeanie Bacharach and Gillian O'Neill – casting directorsABC
Grey's Anatomy (Season 3)Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting by
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Season 1)Elizabeth Barnes, Francine Maisler, Meg Liberman and Cami Patton – casting directorsNBC
The Tudors (Season 1)Nuala Moiselle and Frank Moiselle – casting by; Mary Jo Slater and Steve Brooksbank – U.S. casting consultantShowtime
2008
(60th)
Damages (Season 1)Julie Tucker and Ross Meyerson – casting directors (pilot and series); Avy Kaufman – casting director (pilot)FX
Brothers & Sisters (Season 2)Jeanie Bacharach and Gillian O'Neill – casting directorsABC
Friday Night Lights (Season 2)Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting directors; Beth Sepko – Texas casting director NBC
Mad Men (Season 1)Kim Miscia and Beth Bowling – casting directors (pilot); Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting directors (series)AMC
The Tudors (Season 2)Nuala Moiselle and Frank Moiselle – casting by; Mary Jo Slater and Steve Brooksbank – U.S. casting by; Stephanie Gorin – Canadian casting byShowtime
2009
(61st)
True Blood (Season 1)Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directorsHBO
Damages (Season 2)Julie Tucker and Ross Meyerson – casting byFX
Friday Night Lights (Season 3)Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting by; Beth Sepko – location casting director (Texas)DirecTV
Mad Men (Season 2)Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting byAMC
The Tudors (Season 3)Nuala Moiselle and Frank Moiselle – casting by; Stephanie Gorin – Canadian casting by; Mary Jo Slater and Steve Brooksbank – U.S. casting byShowtime

2010s

YearProgramCastingNetwork
2010
(62nd)
Mad Men (Season 3)Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting byAMC
Big Love (Season 4)Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry-Johnson and Lisa Soltau – casting directorsHBO
Dexter (Season 4)Shawn Dawson – casting byShowtime
Friday Night Lights (Season 4)Linda Lowy and John Brace – casting directors; Beth Sepko – location casting director (Texas)DirecTV
The Good Wife (Season 1)Mark Saks – casting byCBS
True Blood (Season 2)Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directorsHBO
2011
(63rd)
Boardwalk Empire (Season 1)Ellen Lewis and Meredith Tucker – casting directorsHBO
Game of Thrones (Season 1)Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directorsHBO
The Good Wife (Season 2)Mark Saks – casting directorCBS
The Killing (Season 1)Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directors; Stuart Aikins, Corrine Clark and Jennifer Page – casting directors (Canada)AMC
Mad Men (Season 4)Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting directors
2012
(64th)
Homeland (Season 1)Junie Lowry-Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Judy Henderson, Craig Fincannon and Lisa Mae Fincannon – casting byShowtime
Boardwalk Empire (Season 2)Meredith Tucker – casting byHBO
Downton Abbey (Season 2)Jill Trevellick – casting byPBS
Game of Thrones (Season 2)Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting byHBO
The Good Wife (Season 3)Mark Saks – casting byCBS
Mad Men (Season 5)Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting byAMC
2013
(65th)
House of Cards (Season 1)Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert – casting directorsNetflix
Downton Abbey (Season 3)Jill Trevellick – casting directorPBS
Game of Thrones (Season 3)Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directorsHBO
The Good Wife (Season 4)Mark Saks – casting directorCBS
Homeland (Season 2)Judy Henderson, Craig Fincannon and Lisa Mae Fincannon – casting directorsShowtime
2014
(66th)
True Detective (Season 1)Alexa L. Fogel, Christine Kromer and Meagan Lewis – casting directorsHBO
Breaking Bad (Season 5, Part 2)Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas and Kiira Arai – casting directorsAMC
Game of Thrones (Season 4)Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directorsHBO
The Good Wife (Season 5)Mark Saks – casting directorCBS
House of Cards (Season 2)Laray Mayfield, Julie Schubert – casting directorsNetflix
2015
(67th)
Game of Thrones (Season 5)Nina Gold, Robert Sterne and Carla Stronge – casting directorsHBO
Downton Abbey (Season 5)Jill Trevellick – casting directorPBS
House of Cards (Season 3)Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert – casting directorsNetflix
Mad Men (Season 7, Part 2)Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting directorsAMC
Orange Is the New Black (Season 2)Jennifer Euston – casting directorNetflix
2016
(68th)
[1]
Game of Thrones (Season 6)Nina Gold, Robert Sterne and Carla Stronge – casting directorsHBO
Downton Abbey (Season 6)Jill Trevellick – casting directorPBS
House of Cards (Season 4)Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert – casting directorsNetflix
Mr. Robot (Season 1)Susie Farris, Beth Bowling and Kim Miscia – casting directorsUSA
Orange Is the New Black (Season 3)Jennifer Euston – casting directorNetflix
2017
(69th)
[2]
Stranger Things (Season 1)Carmen Cuba – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directorsNetflix
The Crown (Season 1)Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directorsNetflix
The Handmaid's Tale (Season 1)Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott – casting directors; and Robin D. Cook – location casting directorHulu
This Is Us (Season 1)Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey – casting directorsNBC
Westworld (Season 1)John Papsidera – casting directorHBO
2018
(70th)
[3]
The Crown (Season 2)Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directorsNetflix
Game of Thrones (Season 7)Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors; Carla Stronge - location casting directorHBO
The Handmaid's Tale (Season 2)Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott – casting directors; and Robin D. Cook – Canadian casting directorHulu
Stranger Things (Season 2)Carmen Cuba – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directorsNetflix
Westworld (Season 2)John Papsidera – casting directorHBO
2019
(71st)
[4]
Game of Thrones (Season 8)Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors; Carla Stronge - location casting directorHBO
Killing Eve (Season 2)Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole – casting directorsBBC America
Ozark (Season 2)Alexa L. Fogel – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directorsNetflix
Pose (Season 1)Alexa L. Fogel – casting directorFX
Succession (Season 1)Francine Maisler – original casting; Douglas Aibel and Henry Russell Bergstein – casting directorsHBO

2020s

YearProgramCastingNetwork
2020
(72nd)
[5]
Succession (Season 2)Avy Kaufman – casting directorHBO
Big Little Lies (Season 2)David Rubin – casting directorHBO
The Crown (Season 3)Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directorsNetflix
The Handmaid's Tale (Season 3)Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott – casting directors; and Robin D. Cook – Canadian casting directorHulu
Killing Eve (Season 3)Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole – casting directorsBBC America
Ozark (Season 3)Alexa L. Fogel – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directorsNetflix
2021
(73rd)
[6]
The Crown (Season 4)Robert Sterne – casting directorNetflix
Bridgerton (Season 1)Kelly Valentine Hendry – casting directorNetflix
The Handmaid's Tale (Season 4)Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas and Russell Scott – casting directors; Robin D. Cook – Canadian casting directorHulu
Lovecraft Country (Season 1)Kim Taylor-Coleman – casting director, Meagan Lewis – location casting directorHBO
The Mandalorian (Season 2)Sarah Halley Finn – casting directorDisney+
2022
(74th)
[7]
Succession (Season 3)Avy Kaufman – casting director; Francine Maisler – original casting directorHBO
Euphoria (Season 2)Jessica Kelly, Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe – casting directors; Jennifer Venditti, original/location casting directorHBO
Ozark (Season 4)Alexa L. Fogel – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directorsNetflix
Severance (Season 1)Rachel Tenner – casting director; Bess Fifer – location casting directorApple TV+
Stranger Things (Season 4)Carmen Cuba – casting director; Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris – location casting directorsNetflix
Yellowjackets (Season 1)Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directors; Corinne Clark and Jennifer Page – location casting directorsShowtime
2023
(75th)
[8]
The White Lotus (Season 2)Meredith Tucker – casting director; Francesco Vedovati and Barbara Giordani – location casting directorsHBO
Bad Sisters (Season 1)Nina Gold and Lucy Amos – casting directorsApple TV+
The Crown (Season 5)Robert Sterne – casting directorNetflix
The Last of Us (Season 1)Victoria Thomas– casting director; Corinne Clark and Jennifer Page – location casting directorsHBO
Succession (Season 4)Avy Kaufman – casting director
Yellowjackets (Season 2)Junie Lowry Johnson and Libby Goldstein – casting directors; Corinne Clark and Jennifer Page – location casting directorsShowtime
2024
(76th)
[9]
The Crown (Season 6)Robert Sterne – casting directorNetflix
The Morning Show (Season 3)Victoria Thomas – casting director Apple TV+
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Season 1)Carmen Cuba – casting director; Candice Alustiza-Lee, Teresa Razzauti and Alejandro Reza – location casting directorsPrime Video
Shōgun (Season 1)Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino – casting directors; Kei Kawamura, Maureen Webb and Colleen Bolton – location casting directorsFX
Slow Horses (Season 3)Nina Gold – casting director Apple TV+

Multiple wins

6 wins
5 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins

Programs with multiple wins

3 wins
2 wins

Casting directors with multiple nominations

16 nominations
14 nominations
13 nominations
12 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Programs with multiple nominations

8 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Total awards by network

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nominees/Winners . . July 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Nominees/Winners . . July 13, 2017.
  3. Web site: Nominees/Winners . . July 12, 2018.
  4. Web site: Nominees/Winners . . July 17, 2019.
  5. Web site: Nominees/Winners . . July 29, 2020.
  6. Web site: Nominees/Winners . . July 29, 2020.
  7. Web site: Nominees/Winners . . July 12, 2022.
  8. Web site: Nominees/Winners . . July 13, 2023.
  9. Web site: Nominees/Winners . . July 18, 2024.