Awards, press and talks
Recognition
One RTS Award and four Casting Directors' Guild nominations for the casting. BAFTA, RTS and BIFA wins for the productions and the people in them.
What awards has Catherine Willis won for casting?
| Award | Category | Production | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDG Casting Awards 2024 | Best Casting in a Limited or Single Series | Somewhere Boy | Nominee | Source: CDG Casting Awards 2024, Somewhere Boy |
| CDG Casting Awards 2023 | Best Casting in an Independent Film | Brian and Charles | Nominee | Source: CDG Casting Awards 2023, Brian and Charles |
| CDG Casting Awards 2023 | Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series | Cheaters | Nominee | Source: CDG Casting Awards 2023, Cheaters |
| RTS Craft and Design Awards 2023 | Casting Award | Somewhere Boy | Winner | Source: RTS Craft and Design Awards 2023, Somewhere Boy |
| CDG Casting Awards 2022 | Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series | Alma's Not Normal | Nominee | Source: CDG Casting Awards 2022, Alma's Not Normal |
“A well woven cast.”
Which productions and performers have won awards?
Recognition for productions cast by CW Casting, and for actors in those casts.
| Award | Category | Recipient | Production | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Television Awards 2025 and 2026 | Male performance in a comedy | Oliver Savell | Changing Ends | Nominee | Source: BAFTA Television Awards 2025 and 2026, Changing Ends |
| BAFTA Television Awards 2026 | Actress in a Comedy | Katherine Parkinson | Here We Go | Winner | Source: BAFTA Television Awards 2026, Here We Go |
| BAFTA Film Awards 2026 | Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress | The film, Tom Basden and Tim Key, Carey Mulligan | The Ballad of Wallis Island | Nominee | Source: BAFTA Film Awards 2026, The Ballad of Wallis Island |
| BAFTA Television Awards 2025 | Scripted Comedy | The series | Alma's Not Normal | Winner | Source: BAFTA Television Awards 2025, Alma's Not Normal |
| RTS Programme Awards 2025 | Comedy Drama, Comedy Performance (Female) and Writer (Comedy) | The series and Sophie Willan | Alma's Not Normal | Winner | Source: RTS Programme Awards 2025, Alma's Not Normal |
| RTS Programme Awards 2025 | Comedy Performance (Male) | Oliver Savell | Changing Ends | Winner | Source: RTS Programme Awards 2025, Changing Ends |
| British Independent Film Awards 2025 | Screenplay, Joint Lead Performance, Original Music | Tom Basden, Tim Key and Adem Ilhan | The Ballad of Wallis Island | Winner | Source: British Independent Film Awards 2025, The Ballad of Wallis Island |
| BAFTA Film Awards 2023 | Outstanding British Film | The film | Brian and Charles | Nominee | Source: BAFTA Film Awards 2023, Brian and Charles |
| BAFTA Scotland Awards 2023 | Actor, Television | Lewis Gribben | Somewhere Boy | Winner | Source: BAFTA Scotland Awards 2023, Somewhere Boy |
| BAFTA Television Awards 2015 | Scripted Comedy | The series | Detectorists | Winner |
Here We Go: CW Casting cast series 2, 3 and 4. Katherine Parkinson's casting predates that.
What do writers say about her?
“Catherine Willis, our casting director, found Lewis really early on.”
Where has she spoken?
| Date | Session | Organiser |
|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2026 | Inside Scripted Comedy Casting | RTS East with Spotlight |
| 19 June 2026 | A Guide to Landing More Auditions | Act On This |
| 29 November 2023 | You Have Magic In You | Act On This |
| November 2021 | Working with Actors: This Way Up, with director Alex Winckler | BAFTA |
To invite Catherine to speak, use the press and events route on the contact page.