The first ever SDSA Awards celebrating the work of Set Decorators and their colleagues for Best Achievement in Film!

SDSA Award Winners Announced! 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE NOMINEES: BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DECOR/DESIGN CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM DA 5 BLOODS Set Decoration by Jeanette Scott SDSA 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***Award Recipient with Production Design by Michael T. Perry SOUND OF METAL Set Decoration by Tara Pavoni with Production Design by Jeremy Woodward BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DECOR/DESIGN PERIOD FEATURE FILM EMMA Set Decoration by Stella Fox with Production Design by Kave Quinn MANK Set Decoration by Jan Pascale SDSA***Award Recipient 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 DECOR/DESIGN FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION 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 Raffaella Giovannetti SDSA with Production Design by Gary Freeman TENET Set Decoration by Kathy Lucas ***Award Recipient 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 DECOR/DESIGN MUSICAL/COMEDY FEATURE FILM BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM: DELIVERY OF PRODIGIOUS BRIBE TO AMERICAN REGIME FOR MAKE BENEFIT ONCE GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN 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***Award Recipient with Production Design by Jamie Walker McCall Eligibility Rules and Regulations (Click here)

SDSA Awards - Film 2020 and on!



SDSA Awards - Film 2020 is the first ever SDSA Awards celebrating the work of Set Decorators and their colleagues for Best Achievement in Film! The impact of this unprecedented focus on the craft of Set Decoration is historic. 



Awards Origins



In the SDSA’s earliest founding guidelines, the intent was to recognize excellence in the work of Set Decorators for their contributions in Film and Television. The shutdown of virtually all production due to the Covid-19 virus allowed the SDSA Board of Directors the opportunity to explore expanding the in-house SDSA Awards program to include the merit/achievement awards first envisioned.



Creation and Expansion Plans



First Step: Celebrate achievements in Film, in conjunction with the Awards season, and in essence with the Academy Awards season. The launch of the SDSA Awards - Film and subsequent announcements in February and March of 2021 have been an unprecedented success.



Next Step: Celebrate achievements in Television & Streaming, to coincide with the Emmy season.



Live Event: Presentation of the annual Earl Cooperman SDSA Lifetime Achievement Award and SDSA Chair awards when an in-person event can once again be held.



Purpose



The SDSA Awards - Film and the eventual SDSA Awards - Television will enable the organiza- tion to increase the visibility of all Set Decorators, whether SDSA members or not. The decision was made early on to open these Awards to all Productions, conforming to the pattern set by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In order for a film to qualify in Décor/Design categories, there must be a credited Set Decorator, but it is not a requirement that that Set Decorator be an SDSA member.



We look forward to the future and celebrate all who have contributed to the art, craft and profession of Set Decoration throughout the years.