Susan Shopmaker

Susan Shopmaker
Alma materKirkland College
OccupationsCasting 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
1987 Salvation! Extras casting
1988 Stars and Bars Extras casting, New York
Call Me Extras casting
Vampire's Kiss Extras casting
1990 Alligator Eyes N/a
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 N/a
1996 Ed's Next Move N/a
1997 Hurricane Streets N/a
L'amico di Wang N/a
Ties to Rachel N/a
Obsession New York casting
1998 Desert Blue N/a
Shadrach New York casting
Undercurrent New York casting
1999 Trick N/a
The Waiting Game N/a
Speed of Life N/a
Story of a Bad Boy N/a
2000 Crime + Punishment in Suburbia N/a
The Magic of Marciano N/a
75 Degrees in July N/a
João Mata Sete N/a
2001 Diary of a City Priest N/a
Hedwig and the Angry Inch N/a
Double Whammy N/a
Series 7: The Contenders N/a
Acts of Worship N/a
Relative Evil N/a
2002 Garmento N/a
The Other Brother N/a
2003 Party Monster N/a
Happy End N/a
In Search of an Impotent Man United States casting
Something's Gotta Give New York casting
2004 Evergreen N/a
Duane Incarnate N/a
Mean Girls New York casting
Invitation to a Suicide Casting consultant
2005 The Motel N/a
Red Doors N/a
Lenny the Wonder Dog N/a
Road N/a
Mouth to Mouth United States casting
2006 The Last Romantic N/a
Full Grown Men N/a
Just Like the Son N/a
Shortbus N/a
Trapped Ashes N/a
Sisters N/a
Glory Road New York casting
The Holiday New York casting
2007 Great World of Sound N/a
West 32nd N/a
Walk the Talk N/a
Neal Cassady N/a
Enchanted New York casting
2008 Henry May Long N/a
Afterschool N/a
Make Yourself at Home N/a
American Violet N/a
Santa Mesa Additional casting
2009 Children of Invention N/a
The Exploding Girl N/a
Year of the Carnivore N/a
The Undying N/a
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience Extras casting
The Maiden Heist New York casting
2010 Beware the Gonzo N/a
Two Gates of Sleep N/a
2011 Martha Marcy May Marlene N/a
2012 Simon Killer N/a
King Kelly N/a
The Magic of Belle Isle N/a
Not Waving But Drowning N/a
Petunia N/a
2013 Deep Powder N/a
Teenage N/a
The Happy Sad N/a
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors N/a
Finding Neighbors N/a
Haunter Additional casting
2014 God's Pocket N/a
Listen Up Philip N/a
That Awkward Moment N/a
Rivers of Fundament N/a
The Heart Machine N/a
Hunter&Game N/a
Buttercup Bill New York casting
2015 James White N/a
Don't Worry Baby N/a
Those People N/a
Chronic N/a
2016 Goat N/a
Frank & Lola N/a
Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 N/a
Approaching the Unknown N/a
Imperium N/a
Tramps N/a
2017 Where is Kyra? N/a
Beach Rats N/a
Super Dark Times N/a
Maya Dardel N/a
After Louie N/a
Mobile Homes N/a
First Reformed N/a
2018 Family Games N/a
Beach House N/a
Siberia N/a
Rosy N/a
Life Itself New York casting
2019 Blood Bound N/a
Low Tide N/a
Sound of Metal N/a
Angelfish N/a
Blood Bound N/a
Wallflower N/a
2020 The Nest N/a
Minyan N/a
The Big Ugly N/a
Lost Girls and Love Hotels N/a
Reunion N/a
2021 Superior N/a
The Card Counter N/a
Sundown N/a
Bashira N/a
I Am Mortal N/a
2023 Maggie Moore(s) N/a
The Holdovers N/a
Memory N/a
The Iron Claw N/a
Outrage N/a
2024 What We Find on the Road N/a
La Cocina N/a

Television

Year Title Notes
1997 Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes TV movie
1998 World War Three TV movie, New York casting
2004 Tanner on Tanner N/a
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.
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

  1. ^ a b Shared with Lois Drabkin.
  2. ^ Shared with John Papsidera and Marcia Ross
  3. ^ Shared with D. Lynn Meyers.
  4. ^ Shared with Emily Fleischer.
  5. ^ Shared with Lisa Lobel and Angela Peri.
  6. ^ Shared with Brent Caballero.

References

  1. ^ n.a. "Home". Susan Shopmaker Casting. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ n.a. "Susan Shopmaker". The Casting Society of America.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Simi. "You Can't Stop the Offbeat". Backstage. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b n.a. "2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards: The Winners and Nominations". BAFTA. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b n.a. "Susan Shopmaker". Purchase College State University of New York. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ n.a. "Kirkland Wall". Hamilton College. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ n.a. "Susan Shopmaker Wins BAFTA Award for Best Casting". Purchase College State University of New York. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  8. ^ n.a. "Home". Red Doors. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d n.a. "Susan Shopmaker – Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ^ n.a. "Past Nominees and Winners". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  11. ^ n.a. "35th Artios Awards Winners". The Casting Society of America. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ^ n.a. "2023 EDA Awards Nominees". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  13. ^ Larki, Shadan. "Newly Rebranded Hollywood Creative Alliance Announce Nominations for the 2024 Astra Awards". Awards Daily. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  14. ^ n.a. "Windie Awards". Chicago Indie Critics. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  15. ^ n.a. "28th Annual Film Awards (2023)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  16. ^ Neglia, Matt. "The 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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