Set Decorators Society of America Winners Revealed

The winners of the inaugural SDSA Awards have been unveiled by the Set Decorators Society of America. As expected, Mank took home the award for Period Feature Film, while fellow Best Production Design Oscar nominee Tenet picked up the prize for Science Fiction or Fantasy Film. Promising Young Woman was awarded the award for Contemporary Feature Film and The Prom took out Comedy or Musical Feature Film. Winners in bold below.

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film
Da 5 Bloods: Set Decoration by Jeanette Scott with Production Design by Wynn Thomas
Hillbilly Elegy: Set Decoration by Merissa Lombardo SDSA with Production Design by Molly Hughes
I’m Thinking of Ending Things: Set Decoration by Mattie Siegal with Production Design by Molly Hughes
Promising Young Woman: Set Decoration by Rae Deslich SDSA with Production Design by Michael T. Perry
Sound of Metal: Set Decoration by Tara Pavoni with Production Design by Jeremy Woodward

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film
Emma.: Set Decoration by Stella Fox with Production Design by Kave Quinn
Mank: Set Decoration by Jan Pascale SDSA with Production Design by Donald Graham Burt
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: Set Decoration by Karen O’Hara SDSA, Diana Stoughton with Production Design by Mark Ricker
News of the World: Set Decoration by Elizabeth Keenan SDSA with Production Design by David Crank
The Trial of the Chicago 7: Set Decoration by Andrew Baseman SDSA with Production Design by Shane Valentino

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Science Fiction or Fantasy Feature Film
The Midnight Sky: Set Decoration by John Bush with Production Design by Jim Bissell
Palm Springs: Set Decoration by Kelsi Ephraim with Production Design by Jason Kisvarday
Roald Dahl’s The Witches: Set Decoration by Rafaella Giovannetti SDSA with Production Design by Gary Freeman
Tenet: Set Decoration by Kathy Lucas with Production Design by Nathan Crowley
Wonder Woman 1984: Set Decoration by Anna Lynch-Robinson SDSA with Production Design by Aline Bonetto

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Comedy or Musical Feature Film
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Set Decoration by Alina Pentac (Romania Unit) with Production Design by David Saenz de Maturana
Dolittle: Set Decoration by Lee Sandales with Production Design by Dominic Watkins
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga: Set Decoration by Naomi Moore with Production Design by Paul Inglis
The King of Staten Island: Set Decoration by David Schlesinger SDSA with Production Design by Kevin Thompson
The Prom: Set Decoration by Gene Serdena SDSA with Production Design by Jamie Walker McCal


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Author: Doug Jamieson

From musicals to horror and everything in between, Doug has an eclectic taste in films. Both a champion of independent cinema and a defender of more mainstream fare, he prefers to find an equal balance between two worlds often at odds with each other. A film critic by trade but a film fan at heart, Doug also writes for his own website The Jam Report, and Australia’s the AU review.