In this Special Issue: ADG, Critics Choice and British Film Designers Guild Awards Announcements
SDSA Holiday events in Atlanta and New York, Spark of Love Toy Boxes in LA
Congratulations to the entire team for each film & television show honored,
and special congratulations to the
SDSA members that received nominations!
Art Directors Guild 24th Annual
Excellence in Production Design Awards
Nominations for Excellence in Production Design
for a Feature Film
Period Feature Film
FORD v FERRARI Production Designer François Audouy
Set Decorator Peter Lando SDSA
THE IRISHMAN Production Designer Bob Shaw
Set Decorators Regina Graves SDSA, Lisa Scoppa, Barbara Peterson SDSA (Florida)
JOJO RABBIT Production Designer Ra Vincent SDSA Set Decorator Nora Sopková
JOKER Production Designer Mark Friedberg Set Decorator Kris Moran
1917 Production Designer Dennis Gassner
Set Decorator Lee Sandales
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD Production Designer Barbara Ling
Set Decorator Nancy Haigh
Fantasy Feature Film
AD ASTRA Production Designer Kevin Thompson
Set Decorator Karen O'Hara SDSA
ALADDIN Production Designer Gemma Jackson
Set Decorator Tina Jones SDSA
AVENGERS: ENDGAME Production Designer Charles Wood
Set Decorator Leslie Pope SDSA
DUMBO Production Designer Rick Heinrichs
Set Decorator John Bush
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL Production Designer Patrick Tatopoulos
Set DecoratorDominic Capon
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Production Designers: Rick Carter, Kevin Jenkins
Set Decorator Rosemary Brandenburg SDSA
Contemporary Feature Film
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Production Designer Jade Healy
Set Decorator Merissa Lombardo
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM Production Designer Kevin M Kavanaugh
Set Decorator David Schlesinger SDSA
KNIVES OUT Production Designer David Crank
Set Decorator David Schlesinger SDSA
PARASITE Production Designer Lee Ha-Jun
Set Decorator Cho Won Woo
US Production Designer Ruth De Jong
Set Decorator Florencia Martin SDSA
Animated Feature Film
ABOMINABLE Production Designer Max Boas
FROZEN II Production Designer Michael Giaimo
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD Production Designer Pierre-Olivier Vincent
THE LION KING Production Designer James Chinlund
TOY STORY 4 Production Designer Bob Pauley
Nominees for Excellence in Production Design
for Television
One Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS "Penultimate Peril: Part 1" Production Designer Bo Welch
Set Decorator Kate Marshall SDSA
THE CROWN "Aberfan" Production Designer Martin Childs
Set Decorators: Alison Harvey, Sophie Coombes,
Neesh Ruben, Nuria Guardia (Spain)
GAME OF THRONES "The Bells" Production Designer Deborah Riley
Set Decorator Rob Cameron
THE MANDALORIAN "Chapter One" Production Designer Andrew L Jones
Set DecoratorsAmanda Serino
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL "Ep. 305, Ep 308" Production Designer Bill Groom
Set DecoratorsEllen Christiansen SDSA
One Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series
BIG LITTLE LIES "What Have They Done?", "The Bad Mother", "I Want to Know" Production DesignerJohn Paino Set DecoratorsAmy Wells SDSA
THE BOYS "The Female of the Species" Production Designer Dave Blass
Set Decorator Cheryl Dorsey
EUPHORIA "The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Depressed",
"And Salt the Earth Behind You" Production Designer Kay Lee
Set Decorators Alison Korth SDSA, Adam Willis
THE HANDMAID'S TALE "Mayday" Production Designer Elisabeth Williams
Set Decorator Rob Hepburn
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY "We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals" Production Designer Mark Worthington
Set DecoratorJim Lambie
Television Movie or Limited Series
BLACK MIRROR "Striking Vipers" Production Designer Annie Beauchamp
CATCH-22 Production Designer David Gropman
Set Decorators: Anna Pinnock, Alessandra Querzola SDSA
CHERNOBYL Production Designer Luke Hull
Set DecoratorClaire Levinson-Gendler
DEADWOOD: THE MOVIE Production Designer Maria Caso
FOSSE/VERDON Production Designer: Alex DiGerlando
Set Decorator:Lydia Marks SDSA
Half Hour Single-Camera Series
BARRY "ronny/lily" Production Designer Tyler B. Robinson
Set Decorator Rachael Ferrara
FLEABAG "Ep. 5" Production Designer Jonathan Paul Green
Set Decorator Lucy Gardetto
GLOW "Up, Up, Up" Production Designer Todd Fjelsted
Set Decorator Cynthia Slagter
THE GOOD PLACE "Employee of the Bearimy", "Help Is Other People" Production Designer Ian Phillips
Set Decorators Kimberly Wannop SDSA
RUSSIAN DOLL "Nothing in This World is Easy" Production Designer Michael Bricker
Set DecoratorJessica Petruccelli
Multi-Camera Series
THE BIG BANG THEORY "The Stockholm Syndrome", "The Conference Valuation",
"The Propagation Proposition" Production Designer John Shaffner
Set Decorator Ann Shea SDSA
THE COOL KIDS "Vegas, Baby!" Production Designer Stephan Olson
Set Decorator Jerie Kelter SDSA
FAMILY REUNION "Remember Black Elvis" Production Designer Aiyana Trotter
Set DecoratorRoya Parivar SDSA
NO GOOD NICK "The Italian Job" Production Designer Kristan Andrews
Set Decorator Britt Woods
WILL & GRACE "Family Trip", "The Things We Do For Love", Conscious Coupling" Production Designer Glenda Rovello
Set DecoratorPeter Gurski SDSA
Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial
Apple: "It's Tough Out There" Production Designer Quito Cooksey
Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey:
"Don't Call Me Angel" Production Designer Emma Fairley
Set Decorator Cameo Litz
MedMen: "The New Normal" Production Designer James Chinlund
Portal for Facebook: "A Very Muppet Portal Launch" Production Designer Alex DiGerlando Set Decorator Sandy Lindstedt SDSA
Taylor Swift: "Lover" Production Designer Kurt Gefke
Set Decorator Jennifer Lauricella SDSA
Variety, Reality or Event Special
DRUNK HISTORY "Are You Afraid of the Drunk" Production Designer Monica Sotto
Set Decorators: Rae Deslich SDSA, Linette McCown SDSA
91st OSCARS
Production Designer David Korins
RENT: LIVE Production Designer Jason Sherwood
Set Decorator John Sparano SDSA
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE "1764 Emma Stone", "1762 Sandra Oh", "1760 John Mulaney" Production Designers: Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura,
N. Joseph DeTullio
TAYLOR SWIFT REPUTATION STADIUM TOUR Production Designers: Tamlyn Wright, Baz Halpin
Nominations are listed per information provided as of this date from the Art Directors Guild For more coverage and updates check outwww.setdecor.com
Critics' Choice 25th Annual
Nominations for Best Production Design
JOKER Production Designer Mark Friedberg Set Decorator Kris Moran
1917 Production Designer Dennis Gassner
Set Decorator Lee Sandales
LITTLE WOMEN Production Designer Jess Gonchor Set Decorator Claire Kaufman SDSA
PARASITE Production Designer Lee Ha Jun
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD Production Designer Barbara Ling
Set Decorator Nancy Haigh
THE IRISHMAN Production Designer Bob Shaw
Set Decorator Regina Graves SDSA
DOWNTON ABBEY Production Designer Donal Woods Set Decorator Gina Cromwell SDSA
Gala event will air live on the CW Network Sunday, January 12th, 2020
from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA
The British Film Designers Guild
Production Design Awards 2019
Nominations for Best Production Design
Light Entertainment TV Programme
AFTER LIFE Production Designer Richard Drew
Art Director Jo White
Set DecoratorJulie Signy
FLEABAG Production Designer Jonathan Paul Green
Supervising Art Director Joanna King
Set Decorator Lucy Gardetto
SEX EDUCATION Production Designer Samantha Harley
Supervising Art Directors Katie MacGregor, Samantha Cliff
Set DecoratorMiri Katz
Independent TV Drama Including
Mini Series, TV Movie or Limited Series
8 DAYS TO THE MOON AND BACK Production Designer Matthew Button
Supervising Art Director Daniela Faggio
Set Decorator Cath Rosner
GENTLEMAN JACK Production Designer Anna Pritchard
Supervising Art Director Tom Atkins
Set DecoratorUssal Smithers
LES MISÉRABLES Production Designer Richard Bullock
Supervising Art Director Charmian Adams
Set Decorator Ilse Willocx
International TV Drama Including
Mini Series, TV Movie or Limited Series
BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH Production Designer Catrin Meredydd
Supervising Art Director Fabrice Spelta
Set Decorator Maggie Musial
CHERNOBYL Production Designer Luke Hull
Supervising Art Director Karen Wakefield
Set Decorator Claire Levinsion-Gendler
HIS DARK MATERIALS Production Designer Joel Collins
Supervising Art Directors: Robyn Paiba, James North
Set Decorator Kate Beckly
Independent Feature Film - Period
DOWNTON ABBEY Production Designer Donal Woods
Supervising Art Director Mark Kebby Set Decorator Gina Cromwell SDSA
JUDY Production Designer Kave Quinn
Supervising Art Director James Price
Set Decorator Stella Fox
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Production Designer James Merifield
Supervising Art Director James Wakefield
Set Decorator Gina Cromwell SDSA
Independent Feature Film - Contemporary
HOTEL MUMBAI Production Designer Steven Jones-Evans
Supervising Art Directors: Dilip More, Marita Mussett Set Decorator Nicki Gardiner
THE GOOD LIAR Production Designer John Stevenson
Supervising Art Director Vicki Stevenson
Set Decorator Tamsin Clarke
THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING Production Designer Marcus Rowland
Supervising Art Director Nigel Evans
Set Decorator Sara Wan
International Studio Feature Film
ROCKETMAN Production DesignerMarcus Rowland
Supervising Art Director Tim Blake Set DecoratorJude Farr SDSA
THE AERONAUTS Production Designers: Christian Huband, David Hindle
Art Directors Alice Sutton, Mary Buri
Set Decorator Sophie Hervieu
THE KING Production Designer Fiona Crombie
Supervising Art Director Matt Hywel-Davies
Set DecoratorAlice Felton
International Studio Feature Film - Contemporary
FAST AND FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS AND SHAW Production Designer David Scheunemann
Supervising Art Director Dominic Hyman
Set Decorators: Lisa Chugg, Shane Vieau
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM Production Designers: Kevin Kavanaugh, Ian Baillie (Morocco)
Supervising Art Direcor Chris Shriver Set Decorators: David Schlesinger SDSA,
Letizia Santucci SDSA (Morocco)
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Production Designer Sonja Klaus
Supervising Art Director Lucienne Suren
Set Decorator Mike Britton
International Studio Feature Film - Fantasy
ALADDIN Production Designer Gemma Jackson
Supervising Art Director Peter Russell
Set Decorator Tina Jones SDSA
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL Production Designer Patrick Tatopolous
Supervising Art Director Helen Jarvis
Set Decorator Dominic Capon
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Production Designer Claude Paré Supervising Art Director Grant Armstrong
Set Decorator Tina Jones SDSA
Spotlighting New Talent
Molly Blake - Art Department Assistant
Anne Clemens - Art Department Assistant Anaïs Delpech - Set Decorating Assistant
The winners will be announced at the awards gala taking place on
Saturday 1 February 2020 at the Sheraton Grand, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London
The annual SDSA Toy Drive has begun! Spark of Love Toy Drive collection boxes have been decorated and delivered to SDSA Business Member locations all over town!
Bring an unwrapped toy or gift for children of all ages to a participating SDSA Toy Collection Box before December 20th. The boxes will then be delivered to local fire stations for distribution to neighborhood children.
We'll also be collecting men's and women's socks for the homeless. Socks will be distributed to those who need them by Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission
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