The Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA), which, despite its name, is an international organization, has named Daniels‘ Everything Everywhere All at Once as its Best Picture of 2022. The film featured Set Decoration from Kelsi Ephraim, SDSA with Production Design by Jason Kisvarday. EEAAO also won a second award for Best Décor/Design of a Sci-Fi Feature.
On Tuesday afternoon, the group handed out a half-dozen statues at the 2022 SDSA Film Awards, which celebrate excellence in the art of set decoration for film. The awards were announced by SDSA Executive Director Gene Cane along with JoAnn Vara, who sits on the Board of Directors, from the RC Vintage Prop House in North Hollywood, and the announcement was live-streamed on the SETDECOR YouTube channel.
Three other Best Picture nominees at this year’s Oscars were honored for their set decoration efforts, including Elvis, Tár, and Top Gun: Maverick, though the latter two films actually tied for Best Decor/Design of a Contemporary Feature. Elsewhere, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical and the Nicolas Cage movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent tied for Best Decor/Design of a Comedy or Musical.
The full list of winners can be found below along with the SDSA’s video announcement:
BEST PICTURE
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Set Decoration by Kelsi Ephraim, SDSA with Production Design by Jason Kisvarday
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DÉCOR/DESIGN OF A PERIOD FEATURE FILM
Elvis – Set Decoration by Bev Dunn, SDSA with Production Design by Catherine Martin & Karen Murphy
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DÉCOR/DESIGN OF A CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
(Tie)
Tár – Set Decoration by Ernestine Hipper, SDSA with Production Design by Marco Bittner Rosser
and
Top Gun: Maverick – Set Decoration by Jan Pascale, SDSA with Production Design by Jeremy Hindle
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DÉCOR/DESIGN OF A MUSICAL OR COMEDY FEATURE FILM
(Tie)
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical – Set Decoration by Anna Lynch-Robinson With Production Design by David Hindle and Christian Huband
and
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – Set Decoration by Letizia Santucci, SDSA with Production Design by Kevin Kavanaugh
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DÉCOR/DESIGN OF A SCIENCE FICTION OR FEATURE FILM
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Set Decoration by Kelsi Ephraim, SDSA with Production Design by Jason Kisvarday
