Dierdre Bowen is a Canadian casting director. She has worked on casting more than 400 TV episodes on series including Cold Squad, The Listeners, and Vikings.[1] She is most noted for winning the Canadian Screen Award for Best Casting in a Television Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for her work on the television series Kim's Convenience.[2]

She has been nominated in the category ten other times at both the Canadian Screen awards and their predecessor Gemini Awards, as well as receiving four nominations for Best Casting in a Film. She has received two Prime Time Emmy Award nominations: 2001 Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special for "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows" (ABC); and 1999 Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Made for Television Movie for "Joan of Arc" (CBS).[3]

Awards

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Year Award Film/TV series Result Ref(s)
2007 Best Casting in a Television Series ReGenesis Nominated [4]
2008 Murdoch Mysteries Nominated [5]
2010 Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Nominated [6]
2015 Sensitive Skin Nominated [7]
2017 Kim's Convenience Won [2]
Vikings Nominated
2018 Kim's Convenience Nominated
2019 Vikings Nominated [8]
2020 Kim's Convenience Nominated
2021 Kim's Convenience Nominated [9]
Vikings Nominated
Best Casting in a Film Falling Nominated [10]
Possessor Nominated
2023 Brother Won [11]
Crimes of the Future Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "A Conversation with Casting Director, Deirdre Bowen". Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Announced In Creative Fiction Categories". ET Canada, March 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "Emmy Awards and Nominations Deirdre Bowen". Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Pay TV checks in with Gemini noms". The Hollywood Reporter, August 29, 2007.
  5. ^ Ilona Beiks, "Casting directors getting share of credit". Playback, October 13, 2008.
  6. ^ Carley Fortune, "Gemini Award nominations announced: Flashpoint, chef Lynn Crawford, Top Model host Jay Manuel among nominees". Toronto Life, August 31, 2010.
  7. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Performance categories". Playback, January 13, 2015.
  8. ^ Brent Furdyk, "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
  10. ^ Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "The 2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominees". Windsor International Film Festival, February 22, 2023.
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