Unveiling the 2024 SDSA Nominations: Who Will Take Home the Prize for Best Set Decoration?

The Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) has revealed the nominees for its second annual SDSA Awards recognizing the Best Achievement in set decoration in film for 2024. The winners will be announced on February 5th. Here are this year’s nominees:

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film

• Anora — Neon – Set decoration by Christopher Phelps with production design by Stephen Phelps
• Civil War — A24 – Set decoration by Lizbeth Ayala with production design by Caty Maxey
• Conclave — Focus Features – Set decoration by Cynthia Sleiter with production design by Suzie Davies
• Emilia Pérez — Netflix – Set decoration by Cécile Deleu with production design by Emmanuelle Duplay
• The Substance — Mubi – Set decoration by Cécilia Blom with production design by Stanislas Reydellet

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film

• The Brutalist — A24 – Set decoration by Patricia Cuccia and Mercédesz Nagyváradi with production design by Judy Becker
• A Complete Unknown — Searchlight Pictures – Set decoration by Regina Graves with production design by François Auduoy
• Gladiator II — Paramount – Set decoration by Jille Azis and Elli Griff with production design by Arthur Max
• Maria — Netflix – Set decoration by Sandro Piccarozzi and Nóra Talmaier with production design by Guy Hendrix Dyas
• Nosferatu — Focus Features – Set decoration by Beatrice Brentnerova with production design by Craig Lathrop

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

• Alien: Romulus — 20th Century Studios – Set decoration by Zsuzsanna Sipos with production design by Naaman Marshall
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — Warner Bros. – Set decoration by David Morison and Lori Mazuer with production design by Mark Scruton
• Dune: Part Two — Warner Bros. – Set decoration by Shane Vieau with production design by Patrice Vermette
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — Warner Bros. – Set decoration by Katie Sharrock with production design by Colin Gibson
• Megalopolis — Lionsgate – Set decoration by Lisa Sessions Morgan with production design by Beth Mickle and Bradley Rubin

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

• Deadpool & Wolverine — Marvel/Walt Disney Studios – Set decoration by Naomi Moore and Imogen Lee with production design by Raymond Chan
• Kinds of Kindness — Searchlight Pictures – Set decoration by Amy Silver with production design by Anthony Gasparro
• Nightbitch — Searchlight Pictures – Set decoration by Ryan Watson with production design by Karen Murphy
• Wolfs — Apple Studios – Set decoration by Melissa Levander with production design by Jade Healy
• Wicked — Universal – Set decoration by Lee Sandales with production design by Nathan Crowley

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