Kimberly Wannop, SDSA

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Kimberly Wannop

Kimberly Wannop

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Set Decorator Kimberly Wannop has been decorating TV and film sets since 2006. Kimberly has been nominated for four Emmys for her work on TV shows Bones and VEEP. She won an Emmy in 2017 for Outstanding Production Design in half-hour for VEEP. Kimberly's other projects include Parks and Recreation, The Good Place, American Crime Story: Impeachment, and currently For All Mankind.

Set Decorator Kimberly Wannop has been decorating TV and film sets since 2006. Kimberly has been nominated for four Emmys for her work on TV shows Bones and VEEP. She won an Emmy in 2017 for Outstanding Production Design in half-hour for VEEP. Kimberly's other projects include Parks and Recreation, The Good Place, American Crime Story: Impeachment, and currently For All Mankind.

Originally from Philadelphia, Kimberly moved to Los Angeles after studying Interior Architecture at Philadelphia University. She worked her way up in the Art Department and decided to take the Set Decorator path after being inspired by many Set Decorators' sets.

Kimberly has also been an active member in the Set Decorating community. Having served on the board of the Set Decorators Society for 4 years, she also was elected President of the SDSA in 2019. Being a Television Academy member since 2008, Kimberly has served a four year term on the Art Directors/Set Decorators Peer Group Executive Committee before becoming Governor. She is a mother of toddler twins and also hosts her own Podcast about Production Design called Decorating Pages.

updated 11.30.22

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Awards & Nominations

4 Nominations | 1 Emmy
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour) - 2019
  • Nominee
  • Kimberly Wannop, SDSA, Set Decorator
  • Veep
  • "Veep"
  • HBO
  • HBO Entertainment
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half Hour or Less) - 2017
  • Winner
  • Kimberly Wannop, SDSA, Set Decorator
  • Veep
  • "Omaha"
  • HBO
  • HBO Entertainment
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour Or Less) - 2016
  • Nominee
  • Kimberly Wannop, SDSA, Set Decorator
  • Veep
  • "The Eagle, C**tgate"
  • HBO
  • HBO Entertainment
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series - 2009
  • Nominee
  • Kimberly Wannop, SDSA, Set Decorator
  • Bones
  • "The Hero In The Hold"
  • FOX
  • Twentieth Century Fox Television

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Kimberly Wannop and Robert M. Malachowski Jr. of The Voice at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards Governors Gala
2019 Art Directors & Set Decorators Nominee Reception
The Veep Production Design team accepts an award at the 2017 Creative Arts Emmys.
2017 Art Directors/Set Decorators Nominee Reception
2017 Art Directors/Set Decorators Nominee Reception
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Kimberly Wannop and Robert M. Malachowski Jr. of The Voice at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards Governors Gala
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Television Academy governor Kimberly Wannop and Robert M. Malachowski Jr. of The Voice at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards Governors Gala

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2019 Art Directors & Set Decorators Nominee Reception
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Television Academy Governors James Yarnell and Halima Siwolop, Kimberly Wannop, Andrew Leitch, and David Smith at the 2019 Art Directors & Set Decorators Nominee Reception on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.

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The Veep Production Design team accepts an award at the 2017 Creative Arts Emmys.
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The Veep Production Design team accepts an award at the 2017 Creative Arts Emmys.

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2017 Art Directors/Set Decorators Nominee Reception
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Beverly Hadley, Philip Hoffman, Kimberly Wannop and Television Academy Governor Barbara Cassel attend the Television Academy’s Art Directors/Set Decorators Emmy Nominee Reception in the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy’s NoHo Arts District Campus on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 in Los Angeles.

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2017 Art Directors/Set Decorators Nominee Reception
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Kimberly Wannop, Jason Howard and Ron Franco attend the Television Academy’s Art Directors/Set Decorators Emmy Nominee Reception in the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy’s NoHo Arts District Campus on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 in Los Angeles.

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