Susan Shopmaker
American casting director
Susan Shopmaker | |
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Alma mater | Kirkland College |
Occupation(s) | Casting director, lecturer at State University of New York at Purchase |
Susan Shopmaker is an American casting director.[1][2] She is best known for her work casting for independent films.[3] In 2024, she was awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Casting for The Holdovers.[4]
Early life and education
Shopmaker received a bachelor's degree from Kirkland College in 1978, prior to the institution's absorption into Hamilton College.[5][6]
Career
In addition to her work as a casting director, Shopmaker serves as a lecturer at State University of New York at Purchase.[5][7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Notes |
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1987 | Salvation! | Extras casting |
1988 | Stars and Bars | Extras casting, New York |
Call Me | Extras casting | |
Vampire's Kiss | Extras casting | |
1990 | Alligator Eyes | — |
1991 | Liebestraum | Casting associate |
Night on Earth | Extras casting, New York | |
1992 | Das war der wilde Osten | New York casting |
1993 | Three of Hearts | Extras casting, New York |
1994 | Dead Funny | — |
1996 | Ed's Next Move | — |
1997 | Hurricane Streets | — |
L'amico di Wang | — | |
Ties to Rachel | — | |
Obsession | New York casting | |
1998 | Desert Blue | — |
Shadrach | New York casting | |
Undercurrent | New York casting | |
1999 | Trick | — |
The Waiting Game | — | |
Speed of Life | — | |
Story of a Bad Boy | — | |
2000 | Crime + Punishment in Suburbia | — |
The Magic of Marciano | — | |
75 Degrees in July | — | |
João Mata Sete | — | |
2001 | Diary of a City Priest | — |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch | — | |
Double Whammy | — | |
Series 7: The Contenders | — | |
Acts of Worship | — | |
Relative Evil | — | |
2002 | Garmento | — |
The Other Brother | — | |
2003 | Party Monster | — |
Happy End | — | |
In Search of an Impotent Man | United States casting | |
Something's Gotta Give | New York casting | |
2004 | Evergreen | — |
Duane Incarnate | — | |
Mean Girls | New York casting | |
Invitation to a Suicide | Casting consultant | |
2005 | The Motel | — |
Red Doors | — | |
Lenny the Wonder Dog | — | |
Road | — | |
Mouth to Mouth | United States casting | |
2006 | The Last Romantic | — |
Full Grown Men | — | |
Just Like the Son | — | |
Shortbus | — | |
Trapped Ashes | — | |
Sisters | — | |
Glory Road | New York casting | |
The Holiday | New York casting | |
2007 | Great World of Sound | — |
West 32nd | — | |
Walk the Talk | — | |
Neal Cassady | — | |
Enchanted | New York casting | |
2008 | Henry May Long | — |
Afterschool | — | |
Make Yourself at Home | — | |
American Violet | — | |
Santa Mesa | Additional casting | |
2009 | Children of Invention | — |
The Exploding Girl | — | |
Year of the Carnivore | — | |
The Undying | — | |
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | Extras casting | |
The Maiden Heist | New York casting | |
2010 | Beware the Gonzo | — |
Two Gates of Sleep | — | |
2011 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | — |
2012 | Simon Killer | — |
King Kelly | — | |
The Magic of Belle Isle | — | |
Not Waving But Drowning | — | |
Petunia | — | |
2013 | Deep Powder | — |
Teenage | — | |
The Happy Sad | — | |
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors | — | |
Finding Neighbors | — | |
Haunter | Additional casting | |
2014 | God's Pocket | — |
Listen Up Philip | — | |
That Awkward Moment | — | |
Rivers of Fundament | — | |
The Heart Machine | — | |
Hunter&Game | — | |
Buttercup Bill | New York casting | |
2015 | James White | — |
Don't Worry Baby | — | |
Those People | — | |
Chronic | — | |
2016 | Goat | — |
Frank & Lola | — | |
Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 | — | |
Approaching the Unknown | — | |
Imperium | — | |
Tramps | — | |
2017 | Where is Kyra? | — |
Beach Rats | — | |
Super Dark Times | — | |
Maya Dardel | — | |
After Louie | — | |
Mobile Homes | — | |
First Reformed | — | |
2018 | Family Games | — |
Beach House | — | |
Siberia | — | |
Rosy | — | |
Life Itself | New York casting | |
2019 | Blood Bound | — |
Low Tide | — | |
Sound of Metal | — | |
Angelfish | — | |
Blood Bound | — | |
Wallflower | — | |
2020 | The Nest | — |
Minyan | — | |
The Big Ugly | — | |
Lost Girls and Love Hotels | — | |
Reunion | — | |
2021 | Superior | — |
The Card Counter | — | |
Sundown | — | |
Bashira | — | |
I Am Mortal | — | |
2023 | Maggie Moore(s) | — |
The Holdovers | — | |
Memory | — | |
The Iron Claw | — | |
Outrage | — | |
2024 | What We Find on the Road | — |
La Cocina | — |
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes | TV movie |
1998 | World War Three | TV movie, New York casting |
2004 | Tanner on Tanner | — |
2009 | We Are New York | 1 episode |
2011 | Skins | 10 episodes |
Who Killed Chandra Levy? | TV movie | |
2013 – 2018 | A Crime to Remember | 37 episodes |
2014 | Gun Hill | TV movie |
2015 | Film U | Miniseries |
2017 | I, Witness | 3 episodes |
2018 – 2022 | Random Acts of Flyness | 12 episodes |
2020 | Grand Army | 9 episodes |
2023 | Dead Ringers | 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | CineVegas International Film Festival | Special Jury Prize, Ensemble Acting | Red Doors | Won[a] | [8] |
2008 | Casting Society of America | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio Feature - Comedy | Enchanted | Nominated[b] | [9] |
2010 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Short Film | Mary Last Seen | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature – Comedy or Drama | Afterschool | Nominated | |||
Black Reel Awards | Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble | American Violet | Nominated | [10] | |
2012 | Casting Society of America | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature – Comedy or Drama | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Won | [9] |
2016 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature – Drama | James White | Nominated | ||
2017 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature – Comedy or Drama | Goat | Nominated[c] | ||
2018 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature – Comedy or Drama | Beach Rats | Won | ||
2020 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Live Television - Variety or Sketch Comedy | Random Acts of Flyness | Nominated[d] | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Micro Budget Feature – Comedy or Drama | Low Tide | Nominated[a] | [11] | ||
2021 | Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting | Excellence in Casting | Sound of Metal | Nominated[e] | [9] |
Casting Society of America | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature | Nominated | [9] | ||
2024 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature | Memory | Won | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio or Independent Feature – Drama | The Iron Claw | Nominated[f] | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio or Independent Feature – Comedy | The Holdovers | Won | |||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated | [12] | ||
Astra Creative Arts Awards | Best Casting | Nominated | [13] | ||
BAFTA Awards | Best Casting | Won | [4] | ||
Chicago Indie Critics | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [14] | ||
Online Film & Television Association | Best Casting | Nominated | [15] | ||
Seattle Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble Cast | Won | [16] |
Notes
References
- ^ n.a. "Home". Susan Shopmaker Casting. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ n.a. "Susan Shopmaker". The Casting Society of America.
- ^ Horowitz, Simi. "You Can't Stop the Offbeat". Backstage. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b n.a. "2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards: The Winners and Nominations". BAFTA. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b n.a. "Susan Shopmaker". Purchase College State University of New York. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ n.a. "Kirkland Wall". Hamilton College. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ n.a. "Susan Shopmaker Wins BAFTA Award for Best Casting". Purchase College State University of New York. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ n.a. "Home". Red Doors. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d n.a. "Susan Shopmaker – Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ n.a. "Past Nominees and Winners". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ n.a. "35th Artios Awards Winners". The Casting Society of America. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ n.a. "2023 EDA Awards Nominees". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Larki, Shadan. "Newly Rebranded Hollywood Creative Alliance Announce Nominations for the 2024 Astra Awards". Awards Daily. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ n.a. "Windie Awards". Chicago Indie Critics. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ n.a. "28th Annual Film Awards (2023)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Neglia, Matt. "The 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
External links
- Susan Shopmaker at IMDb
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- Shayna Markowitz (2019)
- Lucy Pardee (2020)
- Cindy Tolan (2021)
- Nikki Barrett and Denise Chamian (2022)
- Susan Shopmaker (2023)