‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ ‘Tenet,’ ‘Emma.’ among 1st Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) nominations

Erik Anderson March 2, 2021

The Set Decorators Society of America has announced its first-ever nominations to celebrate the work of Set Decorators and their colleagues for Best Achievement in Film 2020 and among the nominees are Hillbilly Elegy, Promising Young Woman, Emma., Mank, The Midnight Sky and The King of Staten Island.

The categories for feature length films will not include documentaries or animated movies, and there will be a number of honorary awards announced in the future. The SDSA Awards recognize the set decorator and production designer but are unaffiliated with the Art Directors Guild (ADG).

Winners will be announced March 31. Here is the full list of nominations.

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

Emma. photo courtesy of Focus Features

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Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

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