2026 CDG Awards Sponsors

We were delighted to celebrate the seventh edition of our CDG Awards this year, recognising the outstanding contributions of our members. Huge congratulations to the winners of the ten prestigious casting awards, and also to all our wonderful nominees. A special mention to our Sponsors and Supporters – without whom the evening would not be possible.

Julia Horan & Kate Ringsell Co-Chairs

Event Partner

EON Productions Limited is the UK based production company that produced the James Bond films. Led by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, EON has produced and executive produced independent film projects including Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, Radiator, Nancy, The Rhythm Section, TILL and Blue Road – The Edna O Brien Story. They have also co-produced and co-financed successful theatrical productions, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Once, Othello, The Kid Stays in the Picture, The Band’s Visit, Buena Vista Social Club and Sing Street.

Headline Sponsor

Spotlight is delighted to be once again supporting CDG Awards in a monumental year for the casting profession as we approach the inaugural Casting award at the Academy Awards.

Since 1927, Spotlight has been the gold standard for connecting talented performers with the world’s most successful agents and casting professionals working across stage and screen.
What began as a printed directory has evolved into the leading digital solution that empowers performers to showcase their talents to a global network of casting directors and independent project creators. With casting studios in the heart of London’s West End and the global reach of parent company Talent Systems, Spotlight is firmly positioned as the cornerstone of the entertainment industry.

Congratulations to all the nominees—we wish you a wonderful evening.

Sponsors

Apple TV offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all of a user’s favourite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honoured with 692 wins and 3,256 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” and Oscar BestPicture winner “CODA.”

Bang Casting Studios is London’s leading independent casting and rehearsal studio, working across film, television, commercials, theatre and musical theatre. Founded by Creative Director and Producer Sue Simons, Bang was created as an actor-first creative space that feels like home, combining technical excellence with a calm, supportive environment. Trusted by casting directors, agents and performers alike, Bang is known for its attention to detail, experienced in-house team and commitment to great casting.

CVGG is a leading Actors Agency based in Soho. Established over 50 years ago, we continue to be at the forefront of the international entertainment industry, representing respected and successful talent from around the world.

In the last 5 years alone our clients have been nominated for (and in many cases won) Oscars, BAFTAs (English, Scottish and Welsh), Golden Globes, Emmys, Oliviers, Tonys, SAG Awards, BIFAs, National Film Awards, National Television Awards, RTS Awards and even the prestigious CDG Award itself!

With the recent addition of agents, Greg Herst and David Lazenby to the team CVGG embarks on a new chapter and we look forward to building on this illustrious history.

CVGG is proud to support the CDG Awards and to acknowledge the invaluable contribution that our colleagues, the Casting Directors, make to our industry.

Independent Talent Group is the pre-eminent talent and literary agency. Headquartered in London, ITG represents many of the most celebrated and emerging talent working in media today. Their client base includes actors, directors, writers, producers and casting directors; voice-over; presenters; digital talent and YouTubers; and below-the-line talent.

The Partnership Group brings together leading talent, literary and below-the-line agencies, covering every facet of the entertainment industry, as well as tv/film development and production services, live events and podcasts all under one banner.

The group includes:

The Artists Partnership
The Development Partnership
Be Heard Voices
Seventh Productions
Unlocked Podcasts
Sayle Screen
Sara Putt Associates
Henneman Agency

United Agents Ltd is London’s leading talent agency encompassing the worlds of film, TV, books, theatre and comedy. Founded in 2007, it has become the largest agency of its kind in the UK representing established and emerging artists. United Agents is unparalleled in the industry and has been the driving force behind the careers of many award-winning names. Wholly owned by its founding partners, United Agents offers clients dedicated specialist representation, bringing together leading agents from each field.

YOU is a global talent agency founded in 2012, with offices in London, New York City and Hamburg.
Representing actors, singers, dancers and creatives across Stage and Screen worldwide.
In 2025, YOU strategically restructured the company, reducing its roster by 30% to elevate standards and focus on exceptional representation.
YOU is a SAG-AFTRA and Equity Franchised Talent Agency.

Supporters

Since launching in 2015, Bad Wolf has produced an ambitious slate of award-winning high-end dramas including 4 seasons of acclaimed finance drama Industry for HBO/BBC; 3 seasons of His Dark Materials for BBC/HBO; 3 seasons of A Discovery of Witches for Sky / AMC; 2 seasons of I Hate Suzie for Sky /HBO Max and ITV’s hit thriller Red Eye. Bad Wolf also produced the 60th Anniversary and Christmas specials of Doctor Who and a new season with BBC Studios for the BBC and Disney Branded Television, as well as The War Between the Land and the Sea, also set in the Whoniverse. The Other Bennet Sister for BBC and BritBox will be released later this year.
Sony International Television acquired a majority stake in the company in 2021.

Founded in 1899 by Albert Curtis Brown, the company has a long and distinguished history as a world-renowned literary agency representing many famous writers, including Daphne du Maurier, John le Carré and A. A. Milne.

Today, Curtis Brown also houses many other industry-leading divisions including a global Talent agency, representing leading actors and performers, as well as Unscripted and Entertainment and Musical Theatre & Production Arts. CBG is also home to a prestigious Theatre, Film and Television department (representing leading screenwriters, directors, producers, playwrights, and writer-performers) as well as a Media Rights department.

The Curtis Brown Group is now home to over 250 members of staff and a vibrant ecosystem of companies that span the arts and culture sector. The Curtis Brown Group includes boutique literary agencies C&W(formerly Conville & Walsh) and Ed Victor Ltd, our in-house writing school Curtis Brown Creative, talent agencies Tavistock Wood and Markham Froggatt & Irwin.

In June 2022, United Talent Agency acquired The Curtis Brown Group.

The Forge, a Banijay UK company, is a UK based drama production company with an unrivalled reputation for high quality, ambitious and influential TV drama, working in collaboration with the UK’s leading and emerging creative talent.

Gower Cottage Brownies produce award winning artisan Chocolate brownies available gift wrapped delivered to your door, described as “the best brownies we’ve ever tasted” by BBC Good Food Magazine. We’ve also added to our collection, Brownie Butter “Outrageous new product Gower Cottage Brownies has launched a range of brownie ‘butters’; their extremely good brownies in spreadable/pourable form.” Jay Rayner

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services, offering series, films, games and live programming across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

Noble Isle is a luxury, fine fragrance, bath & body brand, inspired by the rich, cultural heritage of the British Isles. The collection is natural, vegan friendly, cruelty-free and made in the UK using extracts from celebrated producers around the British Isles including, Rhubarb from Yorkshire, Samphire from Ireland, Barley from Scotland, and Beetroot from Wales.

We are great believers in the power of fragrance to enhance mood, trigger memories and create a sense of place by using unique perfumes with distinctive top, heart and base notes that linger on the skin for hours after use. Our evocative fragrances have captured the essence of Britain in a Bottle.

Nyetimber: World-renowned English Sparkling Wine

For over 35 years, Nyetimber has had a single aim: to make the finest English Sparkling Wine, one to rival the very best in the world. A true pioneer, Nyetimber was the first producer in England to grow the three celebrated grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, exclusively for sparkling wine.

Our vineyards share many of the characteristics found in the world’s finest sparkling wine regions. Greensand and chalk soils allow our vines to flourish across the South of England, where the mild climate supports the slow ripening of our grapes, achieving the optimum levels of sweetness and acidity.

By using only estate-grown grapes from our own vineyards, we ensure that only the finest fruit is selected for our Nyetimber wines. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail following the traditional method, our wines are aged for extended periods of time to build depth, complexity and elegance.

This combination of carefully selected vineyard sites, the precise nurturing of our fruit – hand-picked and blended parcel by parcel – skilful winemaking and slow lees ageing means that it’s no wonder Nyetimber wines are consistently crowned among the best in the world.

At Whitebox we open up the world of cocktails beyond the top cocktail bars to enable anyone to enjoy an exceptional cocktail without being a skilled bartender.

We provide everything that you need to recreate the perfect cocktail experience in the home, at a party, at a picnic or on a boat.

Fundamentally, Whitebox is about fully enjoying the experience of proper, well made, high quality cocktails.

Our team brings the quality and expertise of top cocktail bars to the ready to serve format by creating the first ever bartender-operated cocktail production site.

Throughout our company – from our in-house cocktail development experts, to our factory team and sales – we’re a team of world class bartenders who share an obsession with uncompromising quality.

The Whitebox ethos is that proper ready-to-serve cocktails can and should be truly excellent.

2026 CDG Awards Team

The Awards would not have been possible without a huge amount of hard work and time given by a number of people:

Event and Project Management – Jamie Ramsay and CDG’s Sophie Hallett

The CDG Awards Committee – David Grindrod, Kahleen Crawford, Sophie Hallett, Jessica Ronane and Fiona Weir

Design, Social Media, Marketing and PR – Emily Farquhar-Moran and Kelly Robinson

Video Production/ Live Stream – Nicholas Peel

Event Assistance – Nicholas Hockaday and Aoife Kenny

Our Website and IT Team – Ric and Tom