‘Severance,’ ‘The Last of Us’ Among Set Decorators Society of America Award Winners

The 2024-25 SDSA TV Awards have recently been announced, with “Severance” and “The Last of Us” taking home the top honors. The Set Decorators Society of America recognizes outstanding achievements in small-screen decor and design from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.

In addition to the top winners, other notable recipients include “The Studio,” “1923,” and “Saturday Night Live.” The full list of winners is as follows:

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Contemporary Series:
– Winner: “Severance” S2, Set Decoration by David Schlesinger SDSA with Production Design by Jeremy Hindle
– Other Nominees: “Black Mirror,” “Poker Face” S2, “The White Lotus,” “Your Friends & Neighbors”

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Fantasy or Science Fiction Series:
– Winner: “The Last of Us” S2, Set Decoration by Jonathan Lancaster SDSA and Lisa Lancaster SDSA with Production Design by Don Macaulay
– Other Nominees: “Andor,” “Dune: Prophecy,” “House of the Dragon” S2, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” S2

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Period Series:
– Winner: “1923”, Set Decoration by Carla Curry SDSA with Production Design by Cary White & Lisa Ward
– Other Nominees: “Bridgerton,” “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” “Pachinko,” “Yellowjackets”

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Television Movie or Limited Series:
– Winner: “Lady in the Lake”, Set Decoration by Karuna Karmarkar SDSA with Production Design by JC Molina
– Other Nominees: “The Four Seasons,” “Interior, Chinatown,” “Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story,” “Sirens”

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Half-Hour Single Camera Series:
– Winner: “The Studio”, Set Decoration by Claire Kaufman SDSA with Production Design by Julie Berghoff
– Other Nominees: “Hacks” S4, “The Righteous Gemstones” S4, “Only Murders In The Building” S4, “What We Do In The Shadows” S6

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Half-Hour Multi-Camera Series:
– Winner: “Mid-Century Modern” Set Decoration by Peter Gurski SDSA with Production Design by Greg J. Grande
– Other Nominees: “The Conners” S7, “Frasier” S2, “The Neighborhood” S7, “That ‘90s Show”

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Short Format: Web Series, Music Video, or Commercial:
– Winner: “Sabrina Carpenter: Taste”, Set Decoration by Kelsey Fowler SDSA with Production Design by Grant Armstrong
– Other Nominees: Dr Pepper: Into The Great Unknown”, Jelly Roll: “Dead End Road” From Twisters: Official Music Video, Snoop Dogg And Dr. Dre – “Missionary”, Taco Bell – Caliente Cantina Chicken Menu

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Variety, Reality, or Competition Series:
– Winner: “Saturday Night Live”, Set Decoration by Kimberly Kachougian, Danielle Webb, Sara Parks, Kimberly Fischer, Jessica Templin-King with Production Design by Andrea Purcigliotti, Kenneth MacLeod & Mark Newell
– Other Nominees: “Hell’s Kitchen: Head Chefs Only” S23, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, “A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter”, “The Voice”

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Daytime Series:
– Winner: “The Young And The Restless”, Set Decoration by Jennifer Haybach SDSA, Justine Mercado SDSA, Maria Dirolf, Monica Lowe with Production Design by David Hoffmann
– Other Nominees: “Beyond The Gates,” “The Bold And The Beautiful,” “Days of Our Lives,” “General Hospital”

These awards highlight the talent and creativity of set decorators and production designers in the television industry. Congratulations to all the winners for their exceptional work in shaping the visual storytelling of these acclaimed TV shows.