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'''Nina Gold''' is a [[casting director]] known for her work on the [[HBO]] series ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]'' and ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. She has also worked as casting director in movies like ''[[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'', and ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/secrets-of-the-casting-couch-revealed-how-to-pick-the-perfect-doctor-who-margaret-thatcher-or-9235864.html|title=Secrets of the casting couch revealed: How to pick the perfect Doctor Who, Margaret Thatcher or Paddington Bear|first=Gerard|last=Gilbert|work=[[The Independent]]|date=April 5, 2014|accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/24/game-of-thrones-star-wars-casting-nina-gold|title=From ''Game of Thrones'' to ''Star Wars'': the casting boss behind TV and movie hits |first=John|last=Plunkett|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 24, 2016|accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref>
'''Nina Gold''' is a [[casting director]] known for her work on the [[HBO]] series ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]'' and ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' and the [[Netflix]] series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''. She has also worked as casting director in movies like ''[[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'', and ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/secrets-of-the-casting-couch-revealed-how-to-pick-the-perfect-doctor-who-margaret-thatcher-or-9235864.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/secrets-of-the-casting-couch-revealed-how-to-pick-the-perfect-doctor-who-margaret-thatcher-or-9235864.html |archive-date=2022-06-21 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Secrets of the casting couch revealed: How to pick the perfect Doctor Who, Margaret Thatcher or Paddington Bear|first=Gerard|last=Gilbert|work=[[The Independent]]|date=April 5, 2014|accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/24/game-of-thrones-star-wars-casting-nina-gold|title=From ''Game of Thrones'' to ''Star Wars'': the casting boss behind TV and movie hits|first=John|last=Plunkett|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 24, 2016|accessdate=August 16, 2016|archive-date=March 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309084740/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/24/game-of-thrones-star-wars-casting-nina-gold|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Gold began casting while at university, studying at [[Christ's College, Cambridge|Christ's College, University of Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313220146/https://alumni.christs.cam.ac.uk/page.aspx?pid=299&cid=1&ceid=105&cerid=0&cdt=25%2F05%2F2016|title="The entrepreneurial alternative to corporate life - join three Christ’s Alumnae who run their own companies."|work=[[Christ's College, Cambridge]]|accessdate=March 13, 2017}}</ref> After casting the [[HBO]] series ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Bingley|first=Charlie|title=The ''Game of Thrones'' Cast That Could Have Been|publisher=[[HBO]]|url=http://hbowatch.com/the-game-of-thrones-cast-that-could-have-been/|accessdate=August 16, 2016|date=August 3, 2016}}</ref> Gold was hired in 2009 by [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss]] to cast a new HBO series, ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', alongside Robert Sterne.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|title=''Game of Thrones'' Casting Director Nina Gold to Receive BAFTA Award|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-casting-director-nina-gold-bafta-award-1201733675/|accessdate=March 18, 2016|date=April 15, 2016}}</ref>
Gold began casting while at university, studying at [[Christ's College, Cambridge|Christ's College, University of Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alumni.christs.cam.ac.uk/page.aspx?pid=299&cid=1&ceid=105&cerid=0&cdt=25%2F05%2F2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313220146/https://alumni.christs.cam.ac.uk/page.aspx?pid=299&cid=1&ceid=105&cerid=0&cdt=25%2F05%2F2016|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2017|title="The entrepreneurial alternative to corporate life - join three Christ’s Alumnae who run their own companies."|work=[[Christ's College, Cambridge]]|accessdate=March 13, 2017}}</ref> Her first casting job was to recruit extras for an [[AC/DC]] music video. After spending several years casting for music videos and commercials, Gold cast a [[McDonald's]] commercial directed by [[Mike Leigh]] in 1992. Seven years later, Leigh hired Gold to cast [[Topsy-Turvy]], her first major film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Elmhirst |first1=Sophie |title=From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/26/game-of-thrones-the-crown-nina-gold-casting-director |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 November 2022 |date=26 April 2018 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104033335/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/26/game-of-thrones-the-crown-nina-gold-casting-director |url-status=live }}</ref> Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of [[Mike Leigh]]'s films since 1999.


After casting the [[HBO]] series ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Bingley|first=Charlie|title=The ''Game of Thrones'' Cast That Could Have Been|publisher=[[HBO]]|url=http://hbowatch.com/the-game-of-thrones-cast-that-could-have-been/|accessdate=August 16, 2016|date=August 3, 2016|archive-date=December 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223204007/http://hbowatch.com/the-game-of-thrones-cast-that-could-have-been/|url-status=live}}</ref> Gold was hired in 2009 by [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss]] to cast a new HBO series, ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', alongside Robert Sterne.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|title=''Game of Thrones'' Casting Director Nina Gold to Receive BAFTA Award|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-casting-director-nina-gold-bafta-award-1201733675/|accessdate=March 18, 2016|date=April 15, 2016|archive-date=August 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808020522/http://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-casting-director-nina-gold-bafta-award-1201733675/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of [[Mike Leigh|Mike Leigh's]] films since 1999.

==Awards and nominations==
Gold has won and been nominated for numerous awards for ''Game of Thrones'', including a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series]] win in 2015-2016 and 2019 and Emmy nominations for all six seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/game-thrones |title=''Game of Thrones'' |publisher=Emmys.com |accessdate=August 16, 2016 |archive-date=April 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413192605/http://www.emmys.com/shows/game-thrones |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, she and Sterne were also nominated for an Emmy for casting the miniseries ''[[Wolf Hall (TV series)|Wolf Hall]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/2257274/2015-emmy-nominees-game-of-thrones-and-mad-men-lead-the-chase/ |title=2015 Emmy Nominees: ''Game of Thrones'' And ''Mad Men'' Lead The Chase |date=July 16, 2015 |publisher=[[Inquisitr]] |first=Jacob |last=Street |accessdate=August 16, 2016 |archive-date=November 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105094814/http://www.inquisitr.com/2257274/2015-emmy-nominees-game-of-thrones-and-mad-men-lead-the-chase/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Gold was nominated for a [[Casting Society of America]] award for her work on the film ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/casting-society-of-america-artios-awards-nominees-rob-marshall-ellen-lewis-838792/|title=Casting Society Artios Awards Nominees Announced; Rob Marshall, Ellen Lewis To Receive Special Honors|last=Bloom|first=David|date=September 22, 2014|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|accessdate=January 12, 2015|archive-date=December 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231051150/http://deadline.com/2014/09/casting-society-of-america-artios-awards-nominees-rob-marshall-ellen-lewis-838792/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Gold was awarded a [[BAFTA]] Special Award at the [[British Academy Television Craft Awards|Television Craft Awards]] for her career in casting for television and film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/nina-gold-special-award-2016|title=Nina Gold: Special Award 2016|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|accessdate=March 13, 2017|archive-date=March 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313220743/http://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/nina-gold-special-award-2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, she was nominated for the inaugural [[BAFTA Award for Best Casting]] for ''The Two Popes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2020/film|title=Film in 2020|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|accessdate=January 13, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719012952/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2020/film|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gold's partner is Frank Hewetson, a logistics coordinator for [[Greenpeace]]. They have two children together.

==Filmography==


===Selected television credits===
===Selected television credits===
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| 2011–2019 || ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' || 73 episodes
| 2011–2019 || ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' || 73 episodes
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| 2015 || ''[[Wolf Hall (miniseries)|Wolf Hall]]'' || Miniseries
| 2015 || ''[[Wolf Hall (TV series)|Wolf Hall]]'' || Miniseries
|-
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| 2016 || ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' || 20 episodes
| 2016–2019 || ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' || 30 episodes
|-
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| 2017–present || ''[[Taboo (2017 TV series)|Taboo]]'' || 8 episodes
| 2017 || ''[[Taboo (2017 TV series)|Taboo]]'' || 8 episodes
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Top of the Lake]]'' || 6 episodes
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Patrick Melrose (miniseries)|Patrick Melrose]]'' || 5 episodes
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Chernobyl (miniseries)|Chernobyl]]'' || 5 episodes
| 2019 || ''[[Chernobyl (miniseries)|Chernobyl]]'' || 5 episodes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[The Nevers]]'' || 7 episodes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Landscapers (TV series)|Landscapers]]'' || 4 episodes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[This Is Going to Hurt (TV series)|This Is Going to Hurt]]'' || 7 episodes
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Bad Sisters (TV series)|Bad Sisters]]'' || 10 episodes
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Andor (TV series)|Andor]]'' || 12 episodes
|-
| 2022-2023 || ''[[Slow Horses]]'' || 12 episodes
|-
| 2023-2023 || ''[[Baby Reindeer]]'' || 7 episodes
|-
| 2024- || ''[[3 Body Problem (TV series)|3 Body Problem]]'' || 8 episodes
|}
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|1997 || ''[[The Borrowers (1997 film)|The Borrowers]]'' ||
|1997 || ''[[The Borrowers (1997 film)|The Borrowers]]'' ||
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| 1999 || ''[[Topsy-Turvy]]'' ||
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| 2000 || ''[[Love's Labour's Lost (film)|Love's Labour's Lost]]'' ||
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| 2000 || ''[[Beautiful Creatures (2000 film)|Beautiful Creatures]]'' ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Rat (film)|Rat]]'' ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[The Triumph of Love (2001 film)|The Triumph of Love]]'' ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife]]'' ||
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| 2001 || ''[[The 51st State]]'' ||
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| 2002 || ''[[All or Nothing (film)|All or Nothing]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2002 || ''[[Max (2002 film)|Max]]'' ||
|2002 || ''[[Max (2002 film)|Max]]'' ||
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| 2002 || ''[[The Final Curtain (film)|The Final Curtain]]'' ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]'' ||
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| 2004 || ''[[De-Lovely]]'' ||
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| 2004 || ''[[Vera Drake]]'' ||
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| 2005 || ''[[Sahara (2005 film)|Sahara]]'' ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]'' ||
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| 2006 || ''[[Amazing Grace (2006 film)|Amazing Grace]]'' ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[The Good Night]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' ||
| 2007 || ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]'' ||
| 2007 || ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]'' ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Eastern Promises]]'' ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[The Other Man (2008 film)|The Other Man]]'' ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Happy-Go-Lucky (2008 film)|Happy-Go-Lucky]]'' ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Nowhere Boy]]'' ||
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| 2009 || ''[[Bright Star (film)|Bright Star]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'' ||
| 2009 || ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Attack the Block]]'' ||
| 2010 || ''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]'' ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]'' ||
| 2010 || ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]'' ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[The King's Speech]]'' ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|Jane Eyre]]'' ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Attack the Block]]'' ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]'' ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]]'' ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]'' || Nominated–[[Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama)]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Rush (2013 film)|Rush]]'' ||
| 2013 || ''[[Rush (2013 film)|Rush]]'' ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Counselor]]'' ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Mr. Turner]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2014 || ''[[The Imitation Game]]'' ||
| 2014 || ''[[The Imitation Game]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2014 || ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]'' ||
| 2014 || ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]'' ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[A Little Chaos]]'' ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' ||
|-
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| 2014 || ''[[Exodus: Gods and Kings]]'' ||
| 2014 || ''[[Exodus: Gods and Kings]]'' ||
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| 2015 || ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]'' ||
| 2015 || ''[[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' ||
| 2015 || ''[[Burnt (film)|Burnt]]'' ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[In the Heart of the Sea (film)|In the Heart of the Sea]]'' ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' || Nominated–[[Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama)]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]'' ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Inferno (2016 film)|Inferno]]'' ||
| 2016 || ''[[Inferno (2016 film)|Inferno]]'' ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Allied (film)|Allied]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[On Chesil Beach (film)|On Chesil Beach]]'' ||
| 2017 || ''[[On Chesil Beach (film)|On Chesil Beach]]'' ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Disobedience (2017 film)|Disobedience]]'' ||
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| 2017 || ''[[Paddington 2]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'' ||
| 2017 || ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'' ||
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| 2017 || ''[[The Children Act (film)|The Children Act]]'' ||
| 2017 || ''[[The Children Act (film)|The Children Act]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' ||
| 2018 || ''[[Annihilation (film)|Annihilation]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[The Two Popes]]'' ||
| 2018 || ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' || UK Casting Director
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| 2018 || ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'' ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]'' ||
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| 2019 || ''[[The Kid Who Would Be King]]'' ||
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| 2019 || ''[[The Two Popes]]'' || Nominated–[[BAFTA Award for Best Casting]]
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' ||
| 2019 || ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[1917 (2019 film)|1917]]'' ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[The Courier (2020 film)|The Courier]]'' ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Misbehaviour (film)|Misbehaviour]]'' ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga]]'' ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Rebecca (2020 film)|Rebecca]]'' ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[The Mauritanian]]'' ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[The Power of the Dog (film)|The Power of the Dog]]'' ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Last Night in Soho]]'' ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Morbius (film)|Morbius]]'' ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Jurassic World Dominion|Jurassic World: Dominion]]'' ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[The Wonder (film)|The Wonder]]'' ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Empire of Light (film)|Empire of Light]]'' ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Catherine Called Birdy (film)|Catherine Called Birdy]]''||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Wonka (film)|Wonka]]''||
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Back to Black (film)|Back to Black]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2024-02-02 |title=''Back To Black'' Trailer: Marisa Abela Is Amy Winehouse In Sam Taylor-Johnson's Musical Biopic |url=https://deadline.com/video/back-to-black-trailer-marisa-abela-amy-winehouse-sam-taylor-johnson-focus-features/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
|}
|}

==Awards and nominations==
Gold has won and been nominated for numerous awards for ''Game of Thrones'', including a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series]] win in 2015-2016 and 2019 and Emmy nominations for all six seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/game-thrones |title=''Game of Thrones'' |publisher=Emmys.com |accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, she and Sterne were also nominated for an Emmy for casting the miniseries ''[[Wolf Hall (miniseries)|Wolf Hall]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.inquisitr.com/2257274/2015-emmy-nominees-game-of-thrones-and-mad-men-lead-the-chase/ |title=2015 Emmy Nominees: ''Game of Thrones'' And ''Mad Men'' Lead The Chase |date= July 16, 2015|publisher=[[Inquisitr]] |first=Jacob |last=Street |accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, Gold was nominated for a [[Casting Society of America]] award for her work on the film ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2014/09/casting-society-of-america-artios-awards-nominees-rob-marshall-ellen-lewis-838792/|title=Casting Society Artios Awards Nominees Announced; Rob Marshall, Ellen Lewis To Receive Special Honors|last=Bloom|first=David|date=September 22, 2014|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|accessdate=January 12, 2015}}</ref> In 2016, Gold was awarded a [[BAFTA]] Special Award at the [[British Academy Television Craft Awards|Television Craft Awards]] for her career in casting for television and film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/nina-gold-special-award-2016|title=Nina Gold: Special Award 2016|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|accessdate=March 13, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, she was nominated for the inaugural [[BAFTA Award for Best Casting]] for ''The Two Popes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2020/film|title=Film in 2020|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gold's partner is Frank Hewetson, a logistics coordinator for Greenpeace and together they have a son.


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 9 December 2024

Nina Gold
Born
Nina Gold
NationalityBritish
OccupationCasting director

Nina Gold is a casting director known for her work on the HBO series Rome and Game of Thrones and the Netflix series The Crown. She has also worked as casting director in movies like The Martian, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Solo: A Star Wars Story.[1][2]

Career

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Gold began casting while at university, studying at Christ's College, University of Cambridge.[3] Her first casting job was to recruit extras for an AC/DC music video. After spending several years casting for music videos and commercials, Gold cast a McDonald's commercial directed by Mike Leigh in 1992. Seven years later, Leigh hired Gold to cast Topsy-Turvy, her first major film.[4] Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of Mike Leigh's films since 1999.

After casting the HBO series Rome,[5] Gold was hired in 2009 by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to cast a new HBO series, Game of Thrones, alongside Robert Sterne.[6]

Awards and nominations

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Gold has won and been nominated for numerous awards for Game of Thrones, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series win in 2015-2016 and 2019 and Emmy nominations for all six seasons.[7] In 2015, she and Sterne were also nominated for an Emmy for casting the miniseries Wolf Hall.[8] In 2014, Gold was nominated for a Casting Society of America award for her work on the film The Theory of Everything.[9] In 2016, Gold was awarded a BAFTA Special Award at the Television Craft Awards for her career in casting for television and film.[10] In 2019, she was nominated for the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Casting for The Two Popes.[11]

Personal life

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Gold's partner is Frank Hewetson, a logistics coordinator for Greenpeace. They have two children together.

Filmography

[edit]

Selected television credits

[edit]
Year Title Notes
2005–2007 Rome 22 episodes
2008 John Adams Miniseries
2011–2019 Game of Thrones 73 episodes
2015 Wolf Hall Miniseries
2016–2019 The Crown 30 episodes
2017 Taboo 8 episodes
2017 Top of the Lake 6 episodes
2018 Patrick Melrose 5 episodes
2019 Chernobyl 5 episodes
2021 The Nevers 7 episodes
2021 Landscapers 4 episodes
2021 This Is Going to Hurt 7 episodes
2022 Bad Sisters 10 episodes
2022 Andor 12 episodes
2022-2023 Slow Horses 12 episodes
2023-2023 Baby Reindeer 7 episodes
2024- 3 Body Problem 8 episodes

Selected film credits

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Year Title Notes
1997 The Borrowers
1999 Topsy-Turvy
2000 Love's Labour's Lost
2000 Beautiful Creatures
2000 Rat
2001 The Triumph of Love
2001 The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife
2001 The 51st State
2002 All or Nothing
2002 Max
2002 The Final Curtain
2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 De-Lovely
2004 Vera Drake
2005 Sahara
2006 The Illusionist
2006 Amazing Grace
2007 The Good Night
2007 Hot Fuzz
2007 Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007 Eastern Promises
2008 The Other Man
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky
2009 Nowhere Boy
2009 Bright Star
2009 A Christmas Carol
2010 Barney's Version
2010 Another Year
2010 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010 The King's Speech
2011 Jane Eyre
2011 Attack the Block
2011 The Iron Lady
2012 Prometheus
2012 Les Misérables Nominated–Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama)
2013 The World's End
2013 Rush
2013 The Counselor
2014 Mr. Turner
2014 The Imitation Game
2014 The Theory of Everything
2014 A Little Chaos
2014 Paddington
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings
2015 The Danish Girl
2015 The Martian
2015 Burnt
2015 In the Heart of the Sea
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Nominated–Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama)
2016 The BFG
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby
2016 Inferno
2016 Allied
2017 On Chesil Beach
2017 Disobedience
2017 Paddington 2
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 The Children Act
2018 Annihilation
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story UK Casting Director
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2019 The Kid Who Would Be King
2019 The Two Popes Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Casting
2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 1917
2020 The Courier
2020 Misbehaviour
2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020 Rebecca
2021 The Mauritanian
2021 The Power of the Dog
2021 Last Night in Soho
2022 Morbius
2022 Jurassic World: Dominion
2022 The Wonder
2022 Empire of Light
2022 Catherine Called Birdy
2023 Wonka
2024 Back to Black [12]

References

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