John Papsidera is a casting director[1] based in Los Angeles, California, known for his work across film and television, especially his work with some of the most successful directors such as Christopher Nolan, Ruben Fleischer, Jason Reitman, Roland Emmerich, and James Gunn. He has sixteen Artios Awards' nominations and won four times. He has also been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy awards and won twice.[2][3]

His casting credits in film include The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Memento, Enchanted, Final Destination, Zombieland, Venom, Jurassic World and The Suicide Squad. On television, his credits include shows such as Westworld, The Expanse (seasons 1 and 2), Peacemaker, Wednesday, Yellowstone and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1).

Film Credits

Casting director

Awards and nominations

Artios Awards[4]

  • Nominated, 2009, Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature - Drama for: The Dark Knight
  • Nominated, 2008, Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio Feature - Comedy for: ‘‘ Enchanted (shared with Marcia Ross and Susan Shopmaker)
  • Won, 2006, Best Dramatic Pilot Casting for: Prison Break (Wendy O’Brien and Claire Simon)
  • Won, 2005, Best Movie of the Week for: Lackawanna Blues (shared with Wendy O’Brien)
  • Nominated, 2005, Best Mini Series Casting for: Revelations (shared with Wendy O’Brien and John Buchan)
  • Won, 2004, Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot for: Carnivàle (shared with Wendy O’Brien)
  • Nominated, 2004, Best Casting for television film of the Week for: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
  • Nominated, 2003, Best Casting for television film of the Week for: Live with Baghdad
  • Won, 2001, Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent for: Memento
  • Nominated, 2000, Best Casting for television film of the Week for: If These Walls Could Talk 2
  • Nominated, 1999, Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent for Another Day in Paradise
  • Nominated, 1995, Best Casting for television film of the Week for Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (shared with Mindy Marin)

Primetime Emmy Awards[4][3]

References

  1. "Top 25 Casting Directors in Film and TV". 25 May 2009.
  2. "John Papsidera". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. 1 2 "John Papsidera, CSA". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  4. 1 2 "John Papsidera". IMDb.
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