{"id":12006,"date":"2026-02-13T13:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=12006"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:50:03","slug":"cdg-casting-awards-2026-full-winners-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/cdg-casting-awards-2026-full-winners-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners Announced for The CDG Casting Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaheen Baig, Rachel Sheridan and Nina Gold among the winners of the 2026 CDG Casting Awards.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winners of the eighth Casting Directors Guild (CDG) Casting Awards have been revealed. The London award ceremony was hosted by \u201chalf of a national treasure\u201d, Jennifer Saunders, whose excellent set applauded the resilience of actors while also poking fun at the use of AI and her own experience with the skills section on her Spotlight profile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaheen Baig and Rachel Sheridan were the big winners of the night, each taking home two awards. Shaheeen won Best Child Casting (All Media) and Best Casting for a Limited or Single Series awards for her excellent work on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adolescence<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. At the same time, Rachel received Best Casting for a TV Comedy Series for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amandaland<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Best Casting for a TV Drama Series for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riot Woman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nina Gold, fresh off her nomination for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/nina-gold-secures-oscar-nomination-for-hamnet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first-ever Academy Award for Best Casting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also earned a win for Best Casting for a Film for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamnet<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In contrast, Lauren Evans won Best Casting for an Independent Film for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Swear<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which recently received 5 nominations for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/bafta-film-awards-2026-full-list-of-nominees\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026 BAFTAs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The awards were presented by a sparkling roster of industry gems, including Spotlight members David Bradley, Joe Alwyn, Aimee Lou Wood, Himesh Patel, Dame Meera Syal, Adeel Akhtar, Bel Powley, Fisher Stevens, Harry Lawtey, Darci Shaw, Archie Madekwe, Tom Blyth, Patsy Ferran and Louisa Harland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotlight was proud to be the headline sponsor of the awards, which recognise the exceptional talent and artistry of casting directors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CDG Casting Awards 2026 Full Winners List:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Best Child Casting (All Media)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Adolescence <\/i><\/b><b>\u2013<\/b><b> Shaheen Baig \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodbye June<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Olivia Grant, Associate: Lucy Downes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamnet<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nina Gold, Associates: Lucy Amos and Amy Beadel, Assistant: Steph Tataryn\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Swear<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lauren Evans, Associate: Melissa Wilkins\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paddington The Musical<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nicholas Hockaday\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Death of Bunny Munro<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shaheen Baig\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Casting of a Commercial<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Medical Aid For Palestinians &#8216;I Know&#8217;<\/i><\/b> <b>\u2013<\/b><b> Sue Odell \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boots: You&#8217;re Never Too Far From a Pharmacist<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Anna Kennedy\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irn Bru; This is Not a Soft Drink <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sally McCleery, Assistant: Elisa Musson\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Booker Prize 2025<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nanw Rowlands, Associate: Harry Parker\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Christmas Double <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; EE Christmas 2025 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Co-Casting Director: Kharmel Cochrane\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Casting of a Film (over \u00a38m) Includes straight to TV<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Hamnet<\/i><\/b> <b>\u2013 <\/b><b>Nina Gold, Associates: Lucy Amos &amp; Amy Beadel, Assistant: Steph Tataryn \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28 Years Later<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gail Stevens<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lucy Bevan, Co-Casting Director: Olivia Grant, Associate: Lucy Downes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F1<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lucy Bevan, Co-Casting Director: Emily Brockmann, Associate: Katie Brydon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warfare<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kharmel Cochrane\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Casting of an Independent Film (under \u00a38m)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>I Swear<\/i><\/b> <b>\u2013 <\/b><b>Lauren Evans, Associate: Melissa Wilkins \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr Burton<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kelly Valentine Hendry, Associate: Maximillian Murphy\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pillion<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kahleen Crawford, Associate: Carla Morris\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ballad of Wallis Island <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catherine Willis, Associate: Sarah Harkins\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urchin <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shaheen Baig\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Casting of a Limited or Single Series<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Adolescence<\/i><\/b> <b>\u2013<\/b><b> Shaheen Baig \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amadeus<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Martin Ware, Associate: Olivia Brittain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Death of Bunny Munro<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shaheen Baig\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toxic Town<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaheen Baig, Associate: Jonny Boutwood\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unforgivable<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Amy Hubbard, Co-Casting Director: Shannon Dowling-McNulty. Associate: Heidi Lawry\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Casting of Musical Theatre (Inside M25)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Paddington The Musical <\/i><\/b><b>\u2013 Natalie Gallacher, Associates: Grace McInerny &amp; Richard Johnston, Young Person\u2019s Casting Director: Nicholas Hockaday \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clueless<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Olivia Laydon for Jill Green Casting, Associate: Tom Shiels\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Into The Woods <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(The Bridge Theatre) \u2013 Stuart Burt, Associate: Peter Noden\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oliver!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Felicity French &amp; Paul Wooller, Associate: Lily Caisley\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sing Street <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Lyric Hammersmith) \u2013 Stuart Burt, Associate: Peter Noden\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Casting of Regional Theatre (Outside of M25 includes Plays &amp; Musicals)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Lord of the Flies<\/i><\/b> <b>\u2013<\/b><b> Jacob Sparrow \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animal Farm<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lucy Casson\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyrano de Bergerac <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Matthew Dewsbury, Children&#8217;s Casting: Charlie Metcalf\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dancing at Lughnasa<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Arthur Carrington\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Titus Andronicus <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(RSC) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Matthew Dewsbury, Children&#8217;s Casting: Charlie Metcalf\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Casting of Theatre (inside M25)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Punch<\/i><\/b><b> (Young Vic\/Apollo Theatre) <\/b><b>\u2013<\/b><b> Christopher Worrall \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1536<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Amy Ball<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every Brilliant Thing<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jessica Ronane, Associate: Abby Galvin, Assistant: Poppy Apter\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inter Alia<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alastair Coomer, Associate: Naomi Downham\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, Mary!<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stuart Burt, Associate: Peter Noden\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wendy and Peter Pan <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Annelie Powell, Associate: Gabriella Shimeld-Fenn\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Casting of a TV Comedy Series<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Amandaland<\/i><\/b><b> \u2013 Rachel Sheridan, Associate: Martin Poile and Katie Mozumder \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big Boys Series 3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Rachel Sheridan, Associate: Martin Poile\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dreaming Whilst Black <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Season 2) \u2013 Heather Basten, Associate: Ri McDaid-Wren\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Film Club <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Kelly Valentine Hendry, Co-Casting Director: Jessica Mescall\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Too Much <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Co-Casting Directors: Nina Gold &amp; Sacha Garrett\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best Casting of a TV Drama Series<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Riot Women<\/i><\/b> <b>\u2013<\/b><b> Rachel Sheridan, Associates: Katie Mozumder &amp; Martin Poile \u2013 WINNER<\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Thousand Blows<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shaheen Baig\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dept. Q<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Olivia Scott-Webb\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House of Guinness<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kahleen Crawford, Associate: Carla Morris\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slow Horses <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(S5) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nina Gold &amp; Melissa Gethin Clarke\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations to all the winners! Take a look at our website for <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/?tags=awards&amp;tag=awards\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more awards news<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> industry advice<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaheen Baig, Rachel Sheridan and Nina Gold among the winners of the 2026 CDG Casting Awards. The winners of the eighth Casting Directors Guild (CDG) Casting Awards have been revealed. 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