The 3rd Set Decorators Society of America Awards honored the best set decorators in film and television in 2022. The nominations for the film categories were announced on January 5, 2023, while the winners were announced via YouTube on February 14, 2023.[1][2][3][4][5] The nominations for the television categories were announced on June 14, 2023,[6] while the winners were announced on August 2, also via YouTube.[7]
The SDSA Honors took place on April 23, 2023, at the Universal Sheraton, which recognized the recipients of the film categories; a ceremony for the television winner recipients did not occur. The event also conferred with the "SDSA COC Silent Art Auction", online and in-person, to benefit "Set for Life", a charitable organization that creates "safe and comfortable homes for youths aging out of foster care and youths experiencing homelessness".[8] The SDSA also presented the "SDSA Earl Cooperman Lifetime Achievement Award" to set decorator Mary Ann Biddle, the "Humanitarian Award" to Adrianna Cruz Ocampo, the "Hall of Fame Award" to Chase Helzer, and "Business Member of the Year" to Allan Songer of Omega Cinema Props. The "Chair Awards" were presented to JoAnn Vara (VP Business Member), Bridge Furniture & Props, SDSA President Gene Serdena, Carol Bayne Kelley, Cathy T. Marshall, and Libby Woolems. The 2023 "SDSA Chair" hold tags were given to Rosemary Brandenburg, Karen Burg, and Beth Wooke.[8]
Three scholarships were also awarded in honor of Leslie Frankenheimer (sponsored by Lennie Marvin's Prop Heaven), Robinson Royce (sponsored by RC Vintage), and Marvin March (sponsored by SDSA and IATSE Local 44).[8]