Which soap opera had the best sets in 2021? Normally that question is answered at the Daytime Emmy Awards, but with The Young and the Restless being the only daytime drama nominated in the Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design category this year, there was a chance we might not have received a definitive answer!
Luckily, the Set Decorators Society of America Awards has recognized every daytime drama and Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem in its Best Achievement in Decor/Design for a Daytime Drama category for the 2021/2022 television season, giving all the series a fair shot to take home the gold for set design.
The soaps join many other prestigious television series in the competition, such as Ozark, Severance, Succession, The White Lotus, and Yellowstone, which are competing in the One Hour Contemporary Series category; and American Horror Stories, The Handmaid's Tale, Loki, Stranger Things, and Star Trek: Picard, who are competing in the One Hour Fantasy or Science Fiction Series category.
Meanwhile, the Music Video/Short Form category is packed with heavy hitters like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Coldplay featuring BTS.
Check out the official nominations presentation video below (the daytime drama category begins at the 4:22 mark), with winners to be announced in a ceremony on August 2, 2022, on the SET DECOR YouTube page.
A nonprofit founded in 1993, the SDSA promotes the highest standards of excellence in the set decoration field worldwide, as well as entertains, inspires, teaches, and preserves the legacy of set decoration in motion pictures and television.
The complete list of 2022 nominees in the Best Achievement in Decor/Design for a Daytime Drama category are as follows:
The Bold and the Beautiful
Set Decoration by Charlotte Garnell SDSA, Laura Evans SDSA with Production Design by Jack Forrestel
Days of our Lives
Set Decoration by Adele Caine with Production Design by Tom Early SDSA
Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem
Set Decoration by Adele Caine with Production Design by Tom Early SDSA
General Hospital
Set Decoration by Jennifer Elliott SDSA with Production Design by Andrew Evashchen
The Young and the Restless
Set Decoration by Jennifer Haybach SDSA, Justine Mercado SDSA, Maria Dirolf with Production Design by David Hoffman
What do you think about all four daytime dramas and Beyond Salem competing in the 2022 Set Decorators Society of America Awards? Which soap do you think deserves to take home the gold and why? We want to hear from you -- and there are many ways you can share your thoughts.
