2025 Casting Guild of Australia Award Nominees Revealed – The Casting Guild of Australia has today announced the nominees for its annual CGA Awards; the only casting awards ceremony in the southern hemisphere that celebrates and recognises casting across all mediums including film, television, television commercials, theatre, new media and reality.
The winners will be announced at the official invite-only award ceremony on November 21 at the Arts Centre, Melbourne.
The Awards seek to acknowledge and support the crucial role casting directors play in bringing together great casting opportunities both on a national and international stage. The Awards are peer-voted, and this year, sponsors were invited to help judge.
CGA President Thea McLeod said:
“Congratulations to all the nominees for this year’s Casting Guild of Australia Awards! It’s always such a wonderful time for us all to come together and celebrate the incredible work of casting directors right across the country. A big thank you to our amazing supporters and sponsors. Your generosity makes these celebrations possible every year, and we’re so grateful. The CGA recognise all of our members and the brilliant work they do; their talent and dedication continue to set the standard across our industry. And to all of this year’s nominees, a huge congratulations! We’re so proud of you all and can’t wait to celebrate the creativity, talent and heart that make this community, and our industry, so special.”
The full list of 2025 CGA Award nominees include:
Best Casting in a Feature Film
- BETTER MAN – Alison Telford and Kate Leonard
- BRING HER BACK – Nikki Barrett
- ONE MORE SHOT – Natalie Wall
- THE CORRESPONDENT – Anousha Zarkesh
Best Casting in a TV Drama
- BLACK SNOW SEASON 2 – Natalie Wall and Nikki Barrett
- MYSTERY ROAD: ORIGIN SEASON 2 – Anousha Zarkesh
- TERRITORY – Anousha Zarkesh
- THE NEWSREADER SEASON 3 – Nathan Lloyd
Best Casting in a TV Comedy
- AUSTIN SEASON 2 – Amanda Mitchell
- FISK SEASON 3 – Kirsty McGregor and Will Pearce
- STRIFE SEASON 2 – Jane Norris
- THE OFFICE – Anousha Zarkesh
Best Casting in a Telemovie/TV Miniseries
- APPLE CIDER VINEGAR – Kirsty McGregor
- THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH – Nikki Barrett
- THE SURVIVORS – Jane Norris
- THOU SHALT NOT STEAL – Anousha Zarkesh
Best Casting in a Short Film
- BEAR – Sarah Price
- FINDING ADDISON – Faith Martin
- SHE LAA’S – Ally Reynolds and Ellie Honigman
- THEY KILL BY NIGHT – Tom McSweeney and David Newman
Achievement in Casting
- ECHO: EVERY COLD-HEARTED OXYGEN – Rhys Velasquez
- INDIGENOUS MENTAL HEALTH – Anousha Zarkesh
- MONI – Marianne Jade
- ROBYN’S STORY ‘CRACKS IN THE ICE’ – Daniel Berini
Best Casting in a Theatre Production
- AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTRY – Emily David, Kelsey Martin and Chantelle Iemma
- BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL – Lisa Campbell
- CHAMPIONS – Kathryn Courtney-Prior
- THE INHERITANCE – Daniel Cottier
Best Casting in a TVC – Actor
- AFL X ‘160 OF AFL LORE’ – Peta Dermatis and Lauren Mass
- DIDI ‘YES I DIDI’ – Natalie Harvie
- MLA LAMB ‘THE COMMENTS SECTION’ – Danny Long
- SBS ‘WE GO THERE’ – Danny Long
- TOYOTA HILUX ‘IN A PICKLE’ – Joseph Wijangco and Nick Hamon
- PICKLEBET ‘GET YOUR PICKLE ON’ – Natalie Harvie
Best Casting in a TVC – Community
- ALCOHOL ‘THINK AGAIN’ – Daniel Berini
- BRAVEHEARTS ‘GROOMING HIDES BEHIND HARMLESS’ – Michelle Clancy
- FORD RANGER ‘IT TAKES YOU AND A RANGER’ – Peta Dermatis and Lauren Mass
- GATORADE ‘NO SUGAR’ – Peter Rasmussen
- MYCAR ‘INTRODUCING THE MYCAR CHARGERS’ – Natalie Harvie
- QANTAS ‘ALREADY PROUD’ – Ally Reynolds and Ellie Honigman
The 2025 CGA Rising Stars will also be presented on the night with recipients set to be announced early November. For further information about CGA visit: www.castingguild.com.au
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2025 Casting Guild of Australia Award Nominees Revealed
