Casting Directors Awards
Mandy Casting Directors Awards 2019
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Mandy Casting Directors Award is back! This is your chance to nominate an inspirational Casting Director who has helped your acting career and deserves an award to recognise their incredible work. Use the form below to nominate your favourite Casting Director. The winner will be announced on the 19th of December.
2019 Winners:
UK Casting Director of the Year:
Congratulations to Sue Odell! Compliments on Sue’s account came in abundance, with actors noting:
"Sue Odell is the epitomisation of the whole package. Sue constantly drives for new and diverse projects highlighting the under-appreciated and less commercially known actors in both specific areas of society, and in general life. Sue is a heart-warming, genuine, and loyal casting director, and single-handedly will take every part of what an actor needs and puts it into action. She is diligent, intelligent, and most importantly, trust-worthy."
"Sue is absolutely brilliant at writing back to actors even if they are unsuccessful. She is a huge advocate for LGBTQ+ casting. Sue is also very kind and cares so much about her projects."
"Sue is such a wonderful casting director. Passionate about her art and actors. She's fun, super supportive and actually comes to see shows when invited."
As for the winner's reaction - well, you can see for yourself with her acceptance speech:
The wonderful way last year (last decade in fact!) ended was by me receiving this fantastic message from The Mandy Network: "We are ridiculously excited to announce the WINNER of 2019's UK Casting Director of the Year Award... Sue Odell! “ For me the absolute BEST and most special thing about this prestigious and humbling award is that I was nominated by ACTORS - the very people at the heart of my work and the reason I have been a Casting Director for so long. Thank you to all those LOVELIEST of LOVELY actors (a huge number of whom I know already and many many more who I’m looking forward to meeting) who nominated me and who said such heavenly words about me! I will treasure this award forever.
USA Casting Director of the Year:
Congratulations to Gary Armstrong! Compliments on Gary’s account came in abundance, with actors noting:
"Gary is the most upbeat, genuine, hard-working CD. His casting plate is clearly full, yet every time you go in for him, he is so giving of his energy. I did a live show recently, and realized my ongoing professional training/ practice really stems from that audition room — Regardless of whether you book the job or not. It keeps you in shape. We can thank Gary for that. He allows us to love the art of audition. That is rare. I nominate Gary Armstrong from Stacy Gallo Casting :)"
"Gary is one of the best casting directors I have worked with. He is approachable, honest and organized."
"He goes out of his way to help and encourage actors."
Peter Hunt (2018), Ben Cogan (2016), Emily Tilelli Casting (2015), Des Hamilton Casting (2014) and Manuel Puro (2013).
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