Feb 22, 2026 8:25pm IST
Set Decorators Society Of America Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ And ‘Frankenstein’ Win Big
Ahead of the Oscars that will be held on March 16, 2026, the Set Decorators Society of America awards were held in Los Angeles. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” bagged the maximum number of awards. The set decorator, Anthony Carlino SDSA, and production designer Florencia Martin took home the award for Best Achievement In Décor/Design Of A Contemporary Feature Film while Paul Anderson won it for Best Picture.
Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” won it for Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Fantasy or Science Fiction Film. The Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Oscar Isaac movie has captivated audiences the world over with its elaborate sets, cinematography and overall aesthetics. Shane Vieau SDSA and production designer Tamara Deverell won the laurels for “Frankenstein.”
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Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Noah Jupe’s “Hamnet” directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao won for the Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Period Feature Film. The set decoration of “Hamnet” was done by Alice Felton SDSA with production design by Fiona Crombie. “Wicked: For Good” won for Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Comedy or Musical Feature Film. The trophies were given to Lee Sandales for set decoration, and Nathan Crowley for the production design.
It should be noted that SDSA winners have all gone on to win the Academy Award for production design in the past few years. The production design teams of “Frankenstein,” “On Battle After Another,” and “Hamnet” are all in contention to win the Oscar statuette.
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro who is known for his huge canvas in films like “Pinocchio” (2022), “The Shape Of Water” (2017), “Hellboy” (2004) to name a few, insisted that everything on the sets of “Frankenstein” would be made from scratch. Art decorators worked in huge numbers to build the world he envisioned for the film. For “Hamnet,” the USP was the recreation of London’s Globe Theatre in the late 1500s.
The other two films who are also in contention for the Oscars for production design are “Marty Supreme” and “Sinners”. Most experts feel that “Frankenstein” will emerge as the winner due to the stellar production design of Jacob Elordi’s monster film.
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