Lucy Pardee

Lucy Pardee
NationalityBritish
OccupationCasting director
AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Casting (2020)
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Lucy Pardee is a British casting director, who is an exponent of street casting. Pardee used this to great effect in her work on Rocks, for which she was awarded a BAFTA for Casting Direction in 2021.[1][2][3][4] She was the second person to receive the accolade since its introduction in 2019, when it was awarded to Shayna Markowitz.[5] Pardee was nominated for second BAFTA award in 2022 for her work on the film Aftersun.[6][7] She has spoken out about how the Academy Awards should also introduce an award for casting direction.[8]

Pardee has also commented about how she sees here work in street casting as a key route for new talent into the industry, particularly in the UK, where according to her provision for drama for young people, both in and outside education, has been "decimated by the Tory government".[9]

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  2. ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2021: The winners and nominees in full". BBC News. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ^ Sigee, Rachael (2023-01-06). "'Our best tip-off was Greggs in Bolton': the secrets behind finding the hottest new screen stars". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  4. ^ Gant2021-03-29T08:44:00+01:00, Charles. "How a "flattened hierarchy" helped Sarah Gavron bring Bafta contender 'Rocks' to life". Screen. Retrieved 2023-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Ritman, Alex (2020-02-02). "After BAFTA Adds Award for Casting Directors, Will the Oscars Follow?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  6. ^ Miles, Lauren (2023-01-19). "2023 BAFTA nominees announced". Film Stories. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  7. ^ "2023 Film Casting | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  8. ^ "Oscars 2021: Why the Academy 'needs to recognise casting directors'". BBC News. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  9. ^ Clarke, Cath (2020-12-18). "Reconditioning the kitchen sink: is British film emerging from its 'posh phase'?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-08.