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    SDSA - Wednesday, March 4th


    ROAD TO AWARD SEASON


    SDSA AWARDS FILM 2025 
    Set Decorators Society of America Awards for Film

    SDSA announced the Award winners via SETDECOR YouTube, on February 21, 2026
     

    WINNERS & NOMINATIONS

    Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film

     

    **WINNER**
    ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
    Set Decoration by Anthony Carlino SDSA
    Production Design by Florencia Martin

    BUGONIA
    Set Decoration by Prue Howard
    Production Design by James Price

    F1
    Set Decoration by Andrew McCarthy SDSA & Véronique Melery
    Production Design by Mark Tildesley & Ben Munro

    JAY KELLY
    Set Decoration by Véronique Melery & Meg Everist
    Production Design by Mark Tildesley

    WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
    Set Decoration by Kathryn Pyle
    Production Design by Rick Heinrichs
     

    Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film

    **WINNER**
    HAMNET
    Set Decoration by Alice Felton SDSA
    Production Design by Fiona Crombie

    DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE
    Set Decoration by Linda Wilson
    Production Design by Donal Woods

    MARTY SUPREME
    Set Decoration by Adam Willis
    Production Design by Jack Fisk

    SINNERS
    Set Decoration by Monique Champagne SDSA
    Production Design by Hannah Beachler

    SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE
    Set Decoration by Kris Moran
    Production Design by Stefania Cella
     

    Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Fantasy or Science Fiction Feature Film

    **WINNER**
    FRANKENSTEIN

    Set Decoration by Shane Vieau SDSA
    Production Design by Tamara Deverell

    AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
    Set Decoration by Vanessa Cole
    Production Design by Dylan Cole & Ben Procter

    THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS
    Set Decoration by Jille Azis
    Production Design by Kasra Farahani

    HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
    Set Decoration by Daniel Birt SDSA
    Production Design by Dominic Watkins

    SUPERMAN
    Set Decoration by Rosemary Brandenburg SDSA
    Production Design by Beth Mickle
     

    Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Comedy or Musical Feature Film

    **WINNER**
    WICKED: FOR GOOD

    Set Decoration by Lee Sandales
    Production Design by Nathan Crowley

    FREAKIER FRIDAY
    Set Decoration by Brandi Kalish SDSA
    Production Design by Kay Anna Lee

    KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
    Set Decoration by Andrew Baseman SDSA
    Production Design by Scott Chambliss

    THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
    Set Decoration by Anna Pinnock
    Production Design by Adam Stockhausen

    ROOFMAN
    Set Decoration by Kendall Anderson SDSA
    Production Design by Inbal Weinberg

     


    Art Directors Guild Awards

    Presented February 28th 2026
    2026 Art Directors Guild Awards aka the Excellence in Production Design Awards:

    WINNERS & NOMINATIONS

    Feature Film

    PERIOD FEATURE FILM


    **WINNER**
    Frankenstein

    Production Designer: Tamara Deverell
    Set Decorator: Shane Vieau SDSA

    Hamnet
    Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
    Set Decorator: Alice Felton SDSA

    Marty Supreme
    Production Designer: Jack Fisk
    Set Decorator: Adam Willis

    The Phoenician Scheme
    Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
    Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock

    Sinners
    Production Designer: Hannah Beachler
    Set Decorator: Monique Champagne SDSA
     

    FANTASY FEATURE FILM

    **WINNER**
    The Fantastic Four: First Steps

    Production Designer: Kasra Farahani
    Set Decorator: Jille Aziz

    Avatar: Fire and Ash
    Production Designers: Dylan Cole, Ben Procter
    Set Decorator: Vanessa Cole

    Mickey 17
    Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
    Set Decorator: Alice Felton SDSA

    Superman
    Production Designer: Beth Mickle
    Set Decorator: Rosemary Brandenburg SDSA

    Wicked: For Good
    Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
    Set Decorator: Lee Sandales
     

    CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM

    **WINNER**
    One Battle After Another

    Production Designer: Florencia Martin
    Set Decorator: Anthony Carlino SDSA

    Bugonia
    Production Designer: James Price
    Set Decorator: Prue Howard

    F1
    Production Designers: Ben Munro, Mark Tildesley
    Set Decorators: Andrew McCarthy SDSA, Christy McIrwin SDSA, Véronique Melery

    Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
    Production Designer: Gary Freeman
    Set Decorator: Raffaella Giovannetti SDSA

    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
    Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
    Set Decorator: Kathryn Pyle
     

    ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

    **WINNER**
    KPop Demon Hunters

    Production Designers: Mingjue Helen Chen, Dave Bleich

    The Bad Guys 2
    Production Designer: Luc Desmarchelier

    Elio
    Production Designer: Harley Jessup

    The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants
    Production Designer: Sean Haworth, Animation Production Designer: Pablo R. Mayer

    Zootopia 2
    Production Designer: Cory Loftis
     

    Television
    ONE-HOUR PERIOD SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

    **WINNER**
    Palm Royale: “Maxine Drinks Martinis Now,” “Maxine Serves a Swerve”

    Production Designer: Jon Carlos
    Set Decorator: Ellen Reede SDSA

    The Gilded Age: “If You Want to Cook an Omlette”
    Production Designer: Bob Shaw
    Set Decorator: Jennifer Alex Nickason SDSA

    House of Guinness: “Episode 101”
    Production Designers: Richard Bullock
    Set Decorator: Maxine Carlier

    It: Welcome to Derry “The Blackspot”
    Production Designer: Paul Austerberry
    Set Decorator: Jeff Melvin

    1923 “Wrap Thee in Terror”
    Production Designers: Cary White, Lisa Ward
    Set Decorator: Carla Curry SDSA
     

    ONE-HOUR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

     **WINNER**
    Andor: “Who Are You?"

    Production Designer: Luke Hull
    Set Decorator: Rebecca Alleway SDSA

    Alien: Earth: “Neverland”
    Production Designer: Andy Nicholson
    Set Decorator: Mark Rosinski

    The Last of Us: “Day One”
    Production Designer: Don MacAulay
    Set Decorator: Lisa Lancaster SDSA
    Set Decorator: Jonathan Lancaster SDSA

    Stranger Things: “Chapter Four: Sorcerer”
    Production Designer: Chris Trujillo
    Set Decorator: Jess Royal

    Wednesday: “Chapter Four – If These Woes Could Talk”
    Production Designer: Mark Scruton
    Set Decorator: David Morison SDSA
     

    ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

    **WINNER**
    Severance: “Chikhai Bardo”

    Production Designer: Jeremy Hindle
    Set Decorator: David Schlesinger SDSA

    Pluribus: “Grenade”
    Production Designer: Denise Pizzini
    Set Decorator: Ashley Michelle Marsh SDSA

    Slow Horses: “Incommunicado,” “Tall Tales”
    Production Designer: Choi Ho Man
    Set Decorator: Kam Lan Man

    The Pitt: “7:00 A.M.”
    Production Designer: Nina Ruscio
    Set Decorator: Matt Callahan

    The White Lotus: “Amor Fati”
    Production Designer: Cristina Onori
    Set Decorator: Letizia Santucci SDSA
     

    TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES

    **WINNER**
    Monster: The Ed Gein Story

    Production Designer: Matthew Flood Ferguson SDSA
    Set Decorator: Melissa Licht SDSA

    Adolescence
    Production Designer: Adam Tomlinson
    Set Decorator: Paul Tormey

    Black Mirror: “USS Callister: Into Infinity”
    Production Designer: Miranda Jones
    Set Decorator: Ellie Shanks

    Black Rabbit
    Production Designer: Alex DiGerlando
    Set Decorator: Lydia Marks SDSA

    Death By Lightning
    Production Designer: Gemma Jackson
    Set Decorator: Hannah Gawthorpe
    Set Decorator: Zsuzsa Mihalek
     

    HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

    **WINNER**
    The Studio: “The Note”

    Production Designer: Julie Berghoff
    Set Decorator: Claire Kaufman SDSA

    The Bear: “Bears”
    Production Designer: Merje Veski
    Set Decorator: Eric Frankel SDSA

    Hacks: “A Slippery Slope”
    Production Designer: Rob Tokarz
    Set Decorator: Jennifer Lukehart SDSA

    Murderbot: “FreeCommerce”
    Production Designer: Sue Chan
    Set Decorator: Rob Hepburn SDSA

    Only Murders in the Building: “The House Always…”
    Production Designer: Patrick Howe
    Set Decorator: Mila Khalevich SDSA
     

    MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

    **WINNER**
    Mid-Century Modern: “Bye, George”

    Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
    Set Decorator: Peter Gurski SDSA

    Mid-Century Modern: “Love Thy Neighbor”
    Production Designer: Greg J. Grande
    Set Decorator: Peter Gurski SDSA

    Poppa’s House: “Baby Girl,” “Magic Shine Again”
    Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter
    Set Decorator: Hernan Camacho

    Vampirina: Teenage Vampire: “First Nightmare”
    Production Designer: Maggie Ruder
    Set Decorator: Ali Matilla

    Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: “The Wizard at the End of the World Part II”
    Production Designer: Kelly Hogan
    Set Decorator: Emily Dawson Trent SDSA
     

    VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES

    **WINNER**
    Saturday Night Live: “Lady Gaga Host”

    Production Designers: Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph De Tullio, Andrea Purcigliotti
    Set Decorator: Sara Parks

    Dancing with the Stars: “Wicked Night”
    Production Designer: James Yarnell
    Set Decorator: Rebecca Contreras

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!: “Jimmy Kimmel Live Brooklyn”
    Production Designer: David Ellis
    Set Decorator: Heidi Miller SDSA

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: “Kids Pitch”
    Production Designers: Jim Fenhagen, Larry Hartman
    Set Decorator: none listed

    Squid Game: The Challenge “Catch”
    Production Designers: Mathieu Weekes, Ben Norman
    Set Decorator: none listed
     

    VARIETY SPECIAL

    **WINNER**
    SNL 50: The Anniversary Special

    Production Designers: Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph De Tullio
    Set Decorator: none listed

    Atsuko Okatsuka: Father
    Production Designer: Gary Kordan
    Set Decorator: none listed

    Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful
    Production Designer: David Meyer
    Set Decorator: Ashley Swanson SDSA
    Set Decorator: Grace Hindle

    78th Annual Tony Awards with Host Cynthia Erivo
    Production Designer: Steve Bass
    Set Decorator: none listed

    Wicked: One Wonderful Night
    Production Designer: Misty Buckley
    Set Decorator: Nia Freshman
     

    COMMERCIALS

    **WINNER**
    Prada: “Galleria Bag”

    Production Designer: Florencia Martin
    Set Decorator: Teri Bella

    Anderson: “Trust Your Home to Anderson”
    Production Designer: Natalie Groce
    Set Decorator: Jenn McLaren

    State Farm “Batman vs Bateman”
    Production Designer: David Skinner
    Set Decorator: Ashley Campanella SDSA

    Target – “Step into the Holidays”
    Production Designer: Nelson Coates
    Set Decorator: Shauna Aronson SDSA

    Xbox: ROG Xbox Ally – “Dancing in the Dark – Launch Trailer”
    Production Designer: Florencia Martin
    Set Decorator: none listed
     

    SHORT FORMAT & MUSIC VIDEOS

    **WINNER**
    Apple – Someday by Spike Jonze: “AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancelation”

    Production Designer: Shane Valentino
    Set Decorator: Piper Riley

    Coldplay: “All My Love”
    Production Designer: Florencia Martin
    Set Decorator: none listed

    Lady Gaga: “Abracadabra”
    Production Designer: Wesley Goodrich
    Set Decorator: Mercedes Hachuel SDSA

    Sabrina Carpenter: “Tears”
    Production Designer: Brittany Porter
    Set Decorator: Lila Yanow

    Taylor Swift: “The Fate of Ophelia”
    Production Designer: Ethan Tobman
    Set Decorator: Neil Wyzanoswki SDSA
     


     

    Critics Choice Awards

    Ceremony held January 4th 2026

    WINNERS & NOMINATIONS

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

    **WINNER**
    FRANKENSTIEN

    PD Tamara Deverell, SD Shane Vieau SDSA

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps
    PD Kasra Farahani, SD Jille Azis

    Hamnet
    PD Fiona Crombie, SD Alice Felton SDSA (pending)

    Marty Supreme
    PD Jack Fisk, SD Adam Willis

    Sinners
    PD Hannah Beachler, SD Monique Champagne SDSA

    Wicked: For Good
    PD Nathan Crowley, SD Lee Sandales

     


     

    British Film Designers Guild Awards

    Awards presented February 28th 2026
     

    FINALISTS FOR THE 15th BFDG PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARDS
    PETER LAMONT SPOTLIGHTING NEW TALENT
    SUPPORTED BY CREW HQ

    WINNERS & NOMINATIONS

    **WINNER**
    Lola Fleming - Art Dept Assistant


    Charlie McDonnell - Junior Draughtsperson

    Melissa Davis - Art Dept Assistant
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMMERCIAL


    **WINNER**
    Schweppes – "Take your Time"/"Mission to Mars" – PD: Will Htay


    Samsung – “The Next Big Thing Is You” – PD: Chloe Brady, AD: Greg Hewitt

    Turkish Airlines – “For What’s Now & What’s Next” – PD: Ged Clarke, AD: Mertkal Kanibelli, Stylist: Asli Namal

     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MUSIC VIDEO
    SUPPORTED BY ROSCO

    **WINNER**

    “The Shoemaker” – Tom Hickox – PD: Anna Riot, Asst PD: Nana Sachie


    “Already One of Us” – Tom Fletcher for Paddington the Musical (featuring first official reveal of Paddington) – PD: Danielle Bayliss, AD: Harriet Wightman, Stylist: Leah Binnall

    “Expression on Your Face” - Mechatok featuring Bladee & Ecco2k – PD: Theo Boswell

     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FILM

    **WINNER**
    Fishbrain – PD: Olavo Abrantes, ADs: Iasmini Oliveira, Mauricio Borges, Louise Arnold, SD: EleanorDolan

    Bury Your Gays – PD: Harrison Clark, AD: Lea Otovic, SD: Alice Nutley

    The Pearl Comb – PD: Isabel Pirillo, SD: Lou-Lilâ Masson-Lacroix
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – PLANET POSITIVE
    SUPPORTED BY SKY STUDIOS ELSTREE

    Down Cemetery Road - PD: Paul Cross AD: Tom Atkins
    Sustainability Consultant: Zsofia Szemeredy
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV – LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT & BAND 1 PROGRAMMES
    SUPPORTED BY COMPUHIRE

    **WINNER**
    The Last Musician of Auschwitz
    – PD: Jonathan Paul Green, SD: Bobby Warans

    Brian and Maggie – PD: Christina Moore, SAD: Iain White

    Surviving Black Hawk Down – PD: Blair Barnette, SAD: Ghazi Temimi, SD:Lou-Lilâ Masson-Lacroix
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV – BAND 2 PROGRAMMES
    SUPPORTED BY DELL TECHNOLOGIES

    **WINNER**
    The Iris Affair
    – PD: Laura Pozzaglio, SAD: Michela Lunetti, SD: Tiberio Caporossi

    The Girlfriend – PD: Niamh Coulter, SAD: James Hambidge, SD: Katie Scopes, Pancho Chamorro

    Towards Zero – PD: Lucienne Suren, SAD: Jos Richardson, SD: Mike Britton
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV BAND 3 & 4 PROGRAMMES
    SUPPORTED BY GARDEN STUDIOS

    **WINNER**
    Andor
    – PD: Luke Hull, SAD: Toby Britton, SD: Rebecca Alleway SDSA

    Alien: Earth – PDs: Andy Nicholson & Jason Knox-Johnston, SADs: Cornelia Ott, Shira Hockman, Gai Suchatanun, War Waruttamangkoon, SDs: Mark Rosinski, Dominic Capon, Eve Pansombat, Chat Praingam

    Wednesday S2 – PDs: Mark Scruton, Philip Murphy, SAD: Shane McEnroe, SDs: David Morison SDSA, Neville Gaynor SDSA
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – PERIOD

    **WINNER**
    The Choral
    – PD: Peter Francis, SAD: Astrid Sieben, SD: Julie Graysmark

    Anemone – PD: Chris Oddy, SAD: Heather Noble, SD: Neil Floyd SDSA

    Steve – PD: Paki Smith, SAD: Nigel Pollock, SD: Johnny Byrne
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – CONTEMPORARY

    **WINNER**
    The Thing with Feathers
    – PD: Suzie Davies, SAD: Elena Real Davies,
    SD: Charlotte Dirickx SDSA

    Grow – PD: Jamie Morgan Lapsley, SAD: Gordon Rogers, SD: Laurel Wear

    My Oxford Year – PD: Catrin Meredydd , SAD: Fabrice Spelta, SD: Jo Delo
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – FANTASY

    **WINNER**
    Dust Bunny
    – PD: Jeremy Reed, SAD: Adorjan Portik, SDs: Dorka Kiss, Kata Kiss

    The Toxic Avenger – PD: Alex Cameron, SAD: Ivan Ranghelov, SD: Elizabeth Boller

    100 Nights of Hero – PD: Sofia Sacomani, SAD: Naomi Bailey, SD: Tatyana Rutherston
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – PERIOD
    SUPPORTED BY PINEWOOD STUDIOS

    **WINNER**
    Frankenstein
    – PD: Tamara Deverell, SAD: Brandt Gordon, SD: Shane Vieau SDSA

    Hamnet – PD: Fiona Crombie, SAD: Tim Blake, SD: Alice Felton SDSA

    Hedda – PD: Cara Brower, SAD: Andrew Bennett, SD: Stella Fox

     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – CONTEMPORARY
    SUPPORTED BY TLO

    **WINNER**
    F1: The Movie
    – PDs: Ben Munro, Mark Tildesley, SAD: Ben Munro, SDs: Andrew McCarthy SDSA, Véronique Melery

    Jay Kelly – PD: Mark Tildesley, SAD: Ben Collins, SD: Véronique Melery

    Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning – PD: Gary Freeman, SAD: Matt Gray, SD: Raffaella Giovannetti SDSA
     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – FANTASY
    SUPPORTED BY SHADOWBOX STUDIOS SHINFIELD

    **WINNER**
    Mickey 17
    – PD: Fiona Crombie, SAD: Jason Knox-Johnston, SD: Alice Felton SDSA

    Bugonia – PD: James Price, SAD: Adam Makin, SD: Prue Howard

    Wicked: For Good – PD: Nathan Crowley, SAD: Ben Collins, SD: Lee Sandales
     

    OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART DEPARTMENT

    **WINNER**
    Kate Venner,
    Production Buyer
     

    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
    SUPPORTED BY WARNER BROS. STUDIOS LEAVESDEN

    **WINNER**
    Malcolm Stone,
    Set Decorator & Art Director
     


     

    BAFTA Awards

    Presented February 22nd

    PRODUCTION DESIGN 


    WINNER & NOMINATIONS

    **WINNER**
    “Frankenstein” 

    Production Design: Tamara Deverell and Set Decoration: Shane Vieau SDSA

    “Hamnet” 
    Production Design: Fiona Crombie and Set Decoration Alice Felton SDSA

    “Marty Supreme” 
    Production Designer: Jack Fisk and Set Decoration: Adam Willis

    “One Battle After Another” 
    Production Design: Florencia Martin and Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino SDSA

    “Sinners” 
    Production Design: Hannah Beachler and Set Decoration Monique Champagne SDSA

     



    ACADEMY AWARDS

    Presented on March 15th
     

    WINNER & NOMINATIONS

    Best Production Design

    **WINNER**
    Frankenstein
    Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau SDSA


    Hamnet
    Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton SDSA

    Marty Supreme
    Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

    One Battle After Another
    Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino SDSA

    Sinners
    Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne SDSA