# Lee Sandales > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lee_Sandales > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lee_Sandales.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Sandales > Source revision: 1353725177 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English set decorator Lee Sandales Born December 1971 (age 54) Gateacre, Liverpool, England Alma mater University of Roehampton Occupation Set decorator Years active 1997–present Spouse Mark **Lee Sandales** (born December 1971)[1] is an English set decorator. He is mostly known for his work on the films *[War Horse](/source/War_Horse_(film))* (2011), *[Star Wars: The Force Awakens](/source/Star_Wars%3A_The_Force_Awakens)* (2015), *[Rogue One](/source/Rogue_One)* (2016), *[1917](/source/1917_(2019_film))* (2019), and *[Wicked](/source/Wicked_(2024_film))* (2024). Throughout his career, he has been nominated for three [Academy Awards](/source/Academy_Awards), winning for *Wicked* and has been nominated for four [BAFTA Awards](/source/British_Academy_Film_Awards), winning two of them – in [2020](/source/73rd_British_Academy_Film_Awards) for *1917*, and in [2025](/source/78th_British_Academy_Film_Awards) for *Wicked*. ## Early life Sandales was born in December 1971 in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) and grew up in [Gateacre](/source/Gateacre) with his parents Audrey and Charlie. He attended the local [comprehensive school](/source/Comprehensive_school_(England_and_Wales)), before attending [University of Roehampton](/source/University_of_Roehampton) and getting his first job.[2] He now lives in [London](/source/London) with his husband Mark.[3][4] ## Partial filmography ### As set decorator - *[Separate Lies](/source/Separate_Lies)* (2005) - *[Casino Royale](/source/Casino_Royale_(2006_film))* (2006) - *[Green Zone](/source/Green_Zone_(film))* (2010) - *[Sex and the City 2](/source/Sex_and_the_City_2)* (2010) - *[Blitz](/source/Blitz_(2011_film))* (2011) - *[War Horse](/source/War_Horse_(film))* (2011) - *[Wrath of the Titans](/source/Wrath_of_the_Titans)* (2012) - *[Maleficent](/source/Maleficent_(film))* (2014) - *[Star Wars: The Force Awakens](/source/Star_Wars%3A_The_Force_Awakens)* (2015) - *[Rogue One](/source/Rogue_One)* (2016) - *[Solo: A Star Wars Story](/source/Solo%3A_A_Star_Wars_Story)* (2018) - *[1917](/source/1917_(2019_film))* (2019) - *[Dolittle](/source/Dolittle_(film))* (2020) - *[Wicked](/source/Wicked_(2024_film))* (2024) ### As art director - *[Love, Honour and Obey](/source/Love%2C_Honour_and_Obey)* (2000) ## Awards and nominations ### Major associations #### [Academy Awards](/source/Academy_Awards) Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2012 War Horse Best Art Direction (shared with Rick Carter) Nominated [5] 2020 1917 Best Production Design (shared with Dennis Gassner) Nominated [6] 2025 Wicked Best Production Design (shared with Nathan Crowley) Won #### [British Academy Film Awards](/source/British_Academy_Film_Awards) Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2012 War Horse Best Production Design (shared with Rick Carter) Nominated 2016 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Production Design (shared with Rick Carter and Darren Gilford) Nominated 2020 1917 Best Production Design (shared with Dennis Gassner) Won [7] 2025 Wicked Best Production Design (shared with Nathan Crowley) Won ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mum in tears after Scouse son lands 'dream' Oscar nomination"](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mum-tears-after-scouse-son-30849600). *[Liverpool Echo](/source/Liverpool_Echo)*. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Weston, Alan (3 February 2020). ["Liverpool man wins award at BAFTAs for 'outstanding' 1917 war film"](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-man-wins-award-baftas-17680407). *[Liverpool Echo](/source/Liverpool_Echo)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200204123332/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-man-wins-award-baftas-17680407) from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["And finally the greatest honour of all …. And The Oscar goes to …..Mark my husband without him I couldn't have done it !"](https://www.instagram.com/leesandales/p/DGvxdLLPYH6/). *Instagram*. Retrieved 2025-03-05. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Paton, Ryan; Banner, Megan (2025-03-03). ["Mum's emotional message as Scouse son takes home Oscar"](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/mums-emotional-message-scouse-son-31114964). *Liverpool Echo*. Retrieved 2025-03-05. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Oscars 2012: Complete nominees and winners list"](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-env-oscars-winners-nominees-scorecard-2012-htmlstory.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. 27 February 2012. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191031113827/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-env-oscars-winners-nominees-scorecard-2012-htmlstory.html) from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Bisset, Jennifer (10 February 2020). ["Oscars 2020 winners: The complete list of results"](https://www.cnet.com/news/oscars-2020-winners-full-list-of-results-with-live-updates-parasite-joker/). *[CNET](/source/CNET)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200210040232/https://www.cnet.com/news/oscars-2020-winners-full-list-of-results-with-live-updates-parasite-joker/) from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["BAFTA Film Awards 2020: Full Winners List"](https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bafta-film-awards-2020-winners-list-1203489809/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. 2 February 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200202195149/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bafta-film-awards-2020-winners-list-1203489809/) from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020. ## External links - [Lee Sandales](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0761227/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Awards for Lee Sandales 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) v t e BAFTA Award for Best Production Design 1964–1967 Black and White Ken Adam (1964) Ray Simm (1965) Tambi Larsen (1966) No Award (1967) Colour John Bryan (1964) Ken Adam (1965) Wilfred Shingleton (1966) John Box (1967) 1968–present Ernest Archer, Harry Lange, and Anthony Masters (1968) Donald M. Ashton (1969) Mario Garbuglia (1970) Ferdinando Scarfiotti (1971) Rolf Zehetbauer (1972) Natasha Kroll (1973) John Box (1974) John Box (1975) Geoffrey Kirkland (1976) Danilo Donati and Federico Fellini (1977) Joe Alves (1978) Michael Seymour (1979) Stuart Craig (1980) Norman Reynolds (1981) Lawrence G. Paull (1982) Gianni Quaranta and Franco Zeffirelli (1983) Roy Walker (1984) Norman Garwood (1985) Brian Ackland-Snow and Gianni Quaranta (1986) Santo Loquasto (1987) Dean Tavoularis (1988) Dante Ferretti (1989) Richard Sylbert (1990) Bo Welch (1991) Catherine Martin (1992) Andrew McAlpine (1993) Dante Ferretti (1994) Michael Corenblith (1995) Tony Burrough (1996) Catherine Martin (1997) Dennis Gassner (1998) Rick Heinrichs (1999) Arthur Max (2000) Aline Bonetto (2001) Dennis Gassner (2002) William Sandell (2003) Dante Ferretti (2004) Stuart Craig (2005) Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland, and Jennifer Williams (2006) Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (2007) Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo (2008) Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair (2009) Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, and Doug Mowat (2010) Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo (2011) Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson (2012) Catherine Martin and Beverly Dunn (2013) Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock (2014) Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (2015) Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock (2016) Paul D. Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, and Shane Vieau (2017) Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton (2018) Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales (2019) Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale (2020) Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos (2021) Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino (2022) Shona Heath, James Price, and Zsuzsa Mihalek (2023) Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales (2024) Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau (2025) v t e Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Production Design Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair (2009) Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, and Doug Mowat (2010) Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo (2011) Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (2012) Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn (2013) Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock (2014) Colin Gibson (2015) David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (2016) Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin (2017) Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart (2018) Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh (2019) Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale (2020) Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos (2021) Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino (2022) Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (2023) Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales (2024) Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau (2025) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lee Sandales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Sandales) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Sandales?action=history)). 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