Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) Nominations: ‘Jay Kelly, ‘Hamnet,’ Superman’ and More
The Set Decorators Society of America (SDS), An International Organization, has announced the nominations for the SDSA Awards for Film 2025 four categories of décor and design: Contemporary Feature, Period Feature, Fantasy or Sci-fi Feature, and Comedy or Musical Feature.
Bugonia, F1, Jay Kelly, One Battle After Another and Wake Up Dead Man made the cut Contemporary Feature while Period nominees included Hamnet, Sinners, and Marty Supreme. In sci-fi we have Avatar: Fire and Ash, Frankenstein and Superman in the mix, and for comedy or musical the nominees include Roofman, Freakier Friday and Wicked: For Good.
Winners will be announced February 21. Here is the complete list of nominations.
Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film
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
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Set Decoration by Anthony Carlino SDSA
Production Design by Florencia Martin
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
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE
Set Decoration by Linda Wilson
Production Design by Donal Woods
HAMNET
Set Decoration by Alice Felton SDSA
Production Design by Fiona Crombie
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
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
FRANKENSTEIN
Set Decoration by Shane Vieau SDSA
Production Design by Tamara Deverell
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
FREAKIER FRIDAY
Set Decoration by Brandi Kalish SDSA
Production Design by Kay Anna Lee
KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN
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
WICKED: FOR GOOD
Set Decoration by Lee Sandales
Production Design by Nathan Crowley
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