# Gordon Sim > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gordon_Sim > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gordon_Sim.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Sim > Source revision: 1356947967 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian set decorator Gordon Sim Born St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Other name Gord Sim Occupation Set decorator Years active 1978-present **Gordon Sim** is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) set decorator.[1] ## Oscar nominations Both of these are in [Best Art Direction](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design) - [75th Academy Awards](/source/75th_Academy_Awards)-*[Chicago](/source/Chicago_(2002_film))*, nomination shared with [John Myhre](/source/John_Myhre). **Won**.[2] - [82nd Academy Awards](/source/82nd_Academy_Awards)-*[Nine](/source/Nine_(2009_live-action_film))*, nomination shared with [John Myhre](/source/John_Myhre). Lost to *[Avatar](/source/Avatar_(2009_film))*.[3] - [91st Academy Awards](/source/91st_Academy_Awards)-*[Mary Poppins Returns](/source/Mary_Poppins_Returns)*, nomination shared with [John Myhre](/source/John_Myhre). Lost to *[Black Panther](/source/Black_Panther_(film))*. ## Selected filmography - *[Sea of Love](/source/Sea_of_Love_(film))* (1989) - *[The Freshman](/source/The_Freshman_(1990_film))* (1990) - *[Deceived](/source/Deceived)* (1991) - *[F/X2](/source/F%2FX2)* (1991) - *[Life with Mikey](/source/Life_with_Mikey)* (1993) - *[Trapped in Paradise](/source/Trapped_in_Paradise)* (1994) - *[Tommy Boy](/source/Tommy_Boy_(film))* (1995) - *[The Hurricane](/source/The_Hurricane_(1999_film))* (1999) - *[Frequency](/source/Frequency_(2000_film))* (2000) - *[Chicago](/source/Chicago_(2002_film))* (2002) - *[Cinderella Man](/source/Cinderella_Man)* (2005) - *[Hairspray](/source/Hairspray_(2007_film))* (2007) - *[Nine](/source/Nine_(2009_live-action_film))* (2009) - *[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides](/source/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean%3A_On_Stranger_Tides)* (2011) - *[X-Men: Days of Future Past](/source/X-Men%3A_Days_of_Future_Past)* (2014) - *[The Great Wall](/source/The_Great_Wall_(2016_film))* (2016) - *[Mary Poppins Returns](/source/Mary_Poppins_Returns)* (2018) - *[The Little Mermaid](/source/The_Little_Mermaid_(2023_film))* (2023) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Toronto set decorator shocked by Oscar nom"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071451/https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto-set-decorator-shocked-by-oscar-nom-1.480448). [CTV News](/source/CTV_News), February 3, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Oscars2003_2-0)** ["The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners"](http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/75th-winners.html). *Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences*. AMPAS. Retrieved April 14, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Oscars2010_3-0)** ["The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110009/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html). *Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences*. AMPAS. Archived from [the original](http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014. ## External links - [Gordon Sim](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799246/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Academy Award for Best Production Design Interior Decoration (1927–1939) 1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies 1928/1929: Cedric Gibbons 1929/1930: Herman Rosse 1930/1931: Max Rée 1931/1932: Gordon Wiles 1932/1933: William S. Darling 1934: Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope 1935: Richard Day 1936: Richard Day 1937: Stephen Goosson 1938: Carl Jules Weyl 1939: Lyle R. Wheeler Black & White / Color (1940–1946) 1940 (bw): Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse / (c): Vincent Korda 1941 (bw): Richard Day, Nathan Juran, and Thomas Little / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, and Edwin B. Willis 1942 (bw): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, and Thomas Little / (c): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, and Thomas Little 1943 (bw): James Basevi, William S. Darling, and Thomas Little / (c): Alexander Golitzen, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, and Ira S. Webb 1944 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Paul Huldschinsky, and Edwin B. Willis / (c): Wiard Ihnen and Thomas Little 1945 (bw): Wiard Ihnen and A. Roland Fields / (c): Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, and Samuel M. Comer 1946 (bw): William S. Darling, Lyle R. Wheeler, Thomas Little, and Frank E. Hughes / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, and Edwin B. Willis Art Direction–Set Decoration Black & White / Color (1947–1956) 1947 (bw): John Bryan and Wilfred Shingleton / (c): Alfred Junge 1948 (bw): Roger K. Furse and Carmen Dillon / (c): Hein Heckroth and Arthur Lawson 1949 (bw): Harry Horner, John Meehan, and Emile Kuri / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, and Jack D. Moore 1950 (bw): Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Samuel M. Comer, and Ray Moyer / (c): Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, and Ray Moyer 1951 (bw): Richard Day and George James Hopkins / (c): Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason 1952 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason /(c): Paul Sheriff and Marcel Vertès 1953 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, and Hugh Hunt / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, and Paul S. Fox 1954 (bw): Richard Day / (c): John Meehan and Emile Kuri 1955 (bw): Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen, Samuel M. Comer, and Arthur Krams / (c): William Flannery, Jo Mielziner, and Robert Priestley 1956 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm F. Brown, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, and Paul S. Fox 1957–1958 1957: Ted Haworth and Robert Priestley 1958: William A. Horning, E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, and F. Keogh Gleason Black & White / Color (1959–1966) 1959 (bw): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss / (c): William A. Horning (posthumous award), Edward Carfagno, and Hugh Hunt 1960 (bw): Alexandre Trauner and Edward G. Boyle / (c): Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom (posthumous award), Russell A. Gausman, and Julia Heron 1961 (bw): Harry Horner and Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven and Victor A. Gangelin 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead, and Oliver Emert /(c): John Box, John Stoll, and Dario Simoni 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, and Ray Moyer 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos / (c): Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, and George James Hopkins 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy and Joseph Kish /(c): John Box, Terence Marsh, and Dario Simoni 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert and George James Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss 1967–1980 1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, and John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, and Ken Muggleston 1969: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Herman A. Blumenthal, Walter M. Scott, George James Hopkins, and Raphaël Bretton 1970: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, and Pierre-Louis Thévenet 1971: John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, and Vernon Dixon 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach, and Herbert Strabel 1973: Henry Bumstead and James W. Payne 1974: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, and George R. Nelson 1975: Ken Adam, Roy Walker, and Vernon Dixon 1976: George C. Jenkins and George Gaines 1977: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, and Roger Christian 1978: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, and George Gaines 1979: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, and Gary J. Brink 1980: Pierre Guffroy and Jack Stephens 1981–2000 1981: Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley (art); Michael D. Ford (set) 1982: Stuart Craig and Robert W. Laing (art); Michael Seirton (set) 1983: Anna Asp (art) 1984: Patrizia von Brandenstein (art); Karel Černý (set) 1985: Stephen B. Grimes (art); Josie MacAvin (set) 1986: Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow (art); Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura (set) 1987: Ferdinando Scarfiotti (art); Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri (set) 1988: Stuart Craig (art); Gérard James (set) 1989: Anton Furst (art); Peter Young (set) 1990: Richard Sylbert (art); Rick Simpson (set) 1991: Dennis Gassner (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 1992: Luciana Arrighi (art); Ian Whittaker (set) 1993: Allan Starski (art); Ewa Braun (set) 1994: Ken Adam (art); Carolyn Scott (set) 1995: Eugenio Zanetti (art) 1996: Stuart Craig (art); Stephenie McMillan (set) 1997: Peter Lamont (art); Michael D. Ford (set) 1998: Martin Childs (art); Jill Quertier (set) 1999: Rick Heinrichs (art); Peter Young (set) 2000: Timmy Yip (art) 2001–present 2001: Catherine Martin (art); Brigitte Broch (set) 2002: John Myhre (art); Gordon Sim (set) 2003: Grant Major (art); Dan Hennah and Alan Lee (set) 2004: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2005: John Myhre (art); Gretchen Rau (set) 2006: Eugenio Caballero (art); Pilar Revuelta (set) 2007: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2008: Donald Graham Burt (art); Victor J. Zolfo (set) 2009: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (art); Kim Sinclair (set) 2010: Robert Stromberg (art); Karen O'Hara (set) 2011: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2012: Rick Carter (art); Jim Erickson (set) 2013: Catherine Martin (art); Beverley Dunn (set) 2014: Adam Stockhausen (art); Anna Pinnock (set) 2015: Colin Gibson (art); Lisa Thompson (set) 2016: David Wasco (art); Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (set) 2017: Paul Denham Austerberry (art); Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin (set) 2018: Hannah Beachler (art); Jay Hart (set) 2019: Barbara Ling (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 2020: Donald Graham Burt (art); Jan Pascale (set) 2021: Patrice Vermette (art) and Zsuzsanna Sipos (set) 2022: Christian M. Goldbeck (art) and Ernestine Hipper (set) 2023: James Price and Shona Heath (art); Zsuzsa Mihalek (set) 2024: Nathan Crowley (art); Lee Sandales (set) 2025: Tamara Deverell (art); Shane Vieau (set) This biographical article related to film in Canada is a stub. 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