Los Angeles Union Background Actors Awards

19/02/2026

And the Blurry goes to:
Best First Responder Look: Jennifer May

Best Photo Double: Cat Youell

Best Featured BG: Michael Lang NCIS Origins

Favorite PA : Grace Gaither Abbott Elementary

Favorite AD: Kirk Rogers

Favorite CD: Claire B

Favorite Costumer : Susan Chan

Best Female Multi Cam SI: Sherry Brown Leanne

Best Male Multi Cam SI : Alex Ball George and Mandy’s first Marriage

Best Female Single Cam SI:Terry Finn Matlock

Best Male Single Cam SI: Daniel Armella High Potential

Best Female BG: Eve Alexandre

Best Male BG: Casey Booth

Best BG Ensemble: High Potential

Congrats to all the recipients and thank you to Everyset and AlessiHartiganCasting.com for helping to make sure the night was a success!

Extras and Background Casting in New Mexico, Los Angeles, and Hawaii.

18/02/2026

the LA BG awards committee would like to thank both of our Presenting sponsors.. We'd like to thank Everyset for helping us but everything together!

21/01/2026

Congratulations to Linda Harcharic for being the recipient of this year Lifetime Achievement Award!

April Audia is a native New Yorker who has happily made Los Angeles her home. A graduate of LACC Theatre Academy, she has performed in over seventy theatre productions from Los Angeles to New York.

31/12/2025

Last week to submit for the LA Union BG awards!!!

Don’t forget to vote for your Favorite AD, Favorite CD, Favorite PA and Favorite Costumer!

We are looking for submissions for nominations.

25/11/2025

Nominations are still open! Who is your pick to receive the coveted Blurry Award!

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06/11/2025

Nominations are now open. Dont forget to vote for your Favorite PA, Favorite AD, Favorite CD and just added, Favorite Costumer!

We are looking for submissions for nominations.

28/02/2025

Basically re-reporting from the LA times but still awesome to reach another audience!

The winner of Best Actress at the Oscars for background actors, known as The Blurries, used her acceptance speech to call out a term she believes should be eliminated from the industry.

27/02/2025

We made the LA Times!!!

While you won't get famous as a background actor — if you do it right — it's possible to make a living doing it in Los Angeles.

25/02/2025

Beau Byron’s acceptance speech for receiving Favorite Casting Director!

Thank you so much for this recognition! I would like to thank all of the hard working background actors that represent us so well on set. I am so proud to be included among such iconic names who have previously received this award. I am so honored to have been thought of and appreciated for this work.
-Beau Byron

24/02/2025

21/02/2025

Congratulations to all those who took home the coveted Blurry this past Sunday!

Best First responder Look-
Antonio Wilson

Best Featured female -
Mari Worden

Best Featured Male-
Scott Perry

Favorite Production Assistant- Cody Bashaar

Favorite Assistant Director -
David Trotti

Favorite Casting Director-
Beau Bryon

Best Female Muli Camera Stand-In- April Audis

Best Male Multi camera Stand-In-James McElroy

Best Female single camera stand-in
Farrah Hines

Best Male Single Camera Stand-In-James Henderson

Best Female BG -
Karen Shelton Brown

Best Male BG -
Cary Lowe

Best Ensemble BG-
Palm Royale

Congratulations To Everyone !!