Nina Gold


Nina Gold is a British casting director known for her work on the HBO series Rome and Game of Thrones, the Netflix series The Crown, and the Sky Studios series The Day of the Jackal. She has also worked as casting director in films such as Les Misérables, The Martian, The Two Popes, Conclave, and five films in the Star Wars franchise. At the 98th Academy Awards, Gold received a nomination for the inaugural Academy Award for Achievement in Casting for the 2025 film Hamnet.

Career

Gold began casting while at university, studying at Christ's College, University of Cambridge. 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. Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of Mike Leigh's films since 1999.
After casting the HBO series Rome, Gold was hired in 2009 by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to cast a new HBO series, Game of Thrones, alongside Robert Sterne. She cast the Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black, released in 2024.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Selected television credits

Selected film credits

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2005Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a SpecialThe Life and Death of Peter SellersNomitated-
2008Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a SpecialJohn AdamsWon-
2011Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot DramaGame of ThronesNomitated
2011Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of ThronesNomitated
2011Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesNomitated
2012Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of ThronesNomitated
2012Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesNomitated
2013Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of ThronesNomitated
2013Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature Les MisérablesNomitated
2013Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesNomitated
2014Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of ThronesNomitated
2014Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesNomitated
2015Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of ThronesWon
2015Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio or Independent DramaThe Theory of EverythingNomitated
2015Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialWolf HallNomitated
2015Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesWon
2016Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of ThronesNomitated
2016Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature Star Wars: The Force AwakensNomitated
2016British Academy of Film and Television ArtsSpecial AwardWon
2016Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesWon
2017Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season DramaThe CrownNomitated
2017Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesThe CrownNomitated
2018Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Drama SeriesThe CrownWon
2018Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesThe CrownWon
2018Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesNomitated
2018Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialPatrick MelroseNomitated
2019Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesWon
2019Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialChernobylNomitated-
2020British Academy of Film and Television ArtsBest CastingThe Two PopesNomitated
2020Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesThe CrownNomitated
2023Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesBad SistersNomitated
2024The Casting Director Guild AwardsBest Child Casting BlitzNomitated
2024The Casting Director Guild AwardsBest Casting of a TV Drama SeriesThe Day of the JackalNomitated
2024The Casting Director Guild AwardsBest Casting of a TV Drama SeriesSay NothingNomitated
2024The Casting Director Guild AwardsBest Casting of a TV Drama SeriesSlow HorsesNomitated
2024The Casting Director Guild AwardsBest Casting of a Limited or Single SeriesBaby ReindeerNomitated
2024The Casting Director Guild AwardsBest Casting of a FilmConclaveNomitated
2024Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesSlow HorsesNomitated
2024Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieBaby ReindeerWon-
2025British Academy of Film and Television ArtsBest CastingConclaveNomitated
2025Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesSlow HorsesNomitated-
2026Academy AwardsBest CastingHamnetNomitated-