An interesting batch of nominees with most of the expected Oscar contenders in evidence. This does put a nail in the Blitz and The Piano Lesson coffins.

The Nominations

Best Period Décor/Design

The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Gladiator II
Maria
Nosferatu

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Décor/Design

Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Megalopolis

Best Contemporary Décor/Design

Anora
Civil War
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
The Substance

Best Comedy/Musical Décor/Design

Deadpool & Wolverine
Kinds of Kindness
Nightbitch
Wolfs
Wicked

Set Decorators Society of America Data

Year Founded: 1993
First Awards: 2020 (5)