Gene Serdena

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Gene Serdena
Gene Serdena at the Art Directors Guild 18th Award Show.jpg
Serdena at the Art Directors Guild 2014 award show
Occupation Set decorator
Years active1986–present

Gene Serdena is a set decorator. Serdena, along with production designer K. K. Barrett, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Production Design for the 2013 film Her . [1] He was nominated again for Best Production Design, alongside production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas, for their work in 2016 film Passengers at the 89th Academy Awards. [2]

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References

  1. "The 86th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times . 27 February 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.