Coldplay X BTS MV, ‘Squid Game’ nominated at Art Directors Guild awards in US


Coldplay and BTS’ music video “My Universe” and Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” have been nominated at the  26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards organized by the Art Directors Guild (ADG) in the US. 

The ADG “is a labor union representing approximately 3,000 members who work throughout the world as Production Designers, Art Directors, Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists; Set Designers and Model Makers; Illustrators, Matte Artists, and Previs Artists,” according to its website. 

Coldplay and BTS’ “My Universe” music video and "Squid Game" are nominated at the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards organized by the Art Directors Guild (Instagram, Netflix)

The Production Design Awards will be held on March 5 and will honor production design in  theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features. 

Coldplay and BTS’ “My Universe” music video, by production designer François Audouy, is nominated under the Music Videos category. 

“Squid Game,”  under production designer Chae Kyoung-sun, is nominated in the One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series category. 

The winners will be announced during the ADG Awards ceremony to be held at InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on March 5. 

Here is the complist list of nominees for the  26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards:

MUSIC VIDEOS

Coldplay “Higher Power” - Production Designer: Patrick Tatopoulos

Coldplay X BTS “My Universe” - Production Designer: François Audouy

Ed Sheeran “Shivers” - Production Designer: François Audouy

P!nk “All I Know So Far” - Production Designer: François Audouy

Taylor Swift “All Too Well” - Production Designer: Ethan Tobman

ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

“The Handmaid’s Tale: Chicago” - Production Designer: Elisabeth Williams

“The Morning Show: My Least Favorite Year,” “It’s Like the Flu,” “A Private Person”  - Production Designer: Nelson Coates

“Squid Game: Gganbu” - Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun

“Succession: “The Disruption,” “Too Much Birthday” - Production Designer: Stephen Carter

“Yellowstone: No Kindness for the Coward” - Production Designer: Cary White

PERIOD FEATURE FILM

“The French Dispatch” - Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen

“Licorice Pizza” - Production Designer: Florencia Martin

“Nightmare Alley” - Production Designer: Tamara Deverell

“The Tragedy of Macbeth” - Production Designer: Stefan Dechant

“West Side Story” - Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen

FANTASY FEATURE FILM

“Cruella” - Production Designer: Fiona Crombie

“Dune” - Production Designer: Patrice Vermette

“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” - Production Designer: François Audouy

“The Green Knight” - Production Designer: Jade Healy

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” - Production Designer: Sue Chan

CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM

“Candyman” - Production Designer: Cara Brower

“Don’t Look Up” - Production Designer: Clayton Hartley

“In the Heights” - Production Designer: Nelson Coates

“The Lost Daughter” - Production Designer: Inbal Weinberg

“No Time to Die” - Production Designer: Mark Tildesley

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

“Encanto” - Production Designers: Ian Gooding, Lorelay Bové

“Luca” - Production Designer: Daniela Strijleva

“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”  - Production Designer: Lindsey Olivares

“Raya and the Last Dragon” - Production Designers: Paul Felix, Mingjue Helen Chen, Cory Loftis

“Sing 2” - Art Director: Olivier Adam

NOMINEES FOR TELEVISION :

 ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

“Foundation: The Emperor’s Peace” - Production Designer: Rory Cheyne

“The Great: Dickhead,” “Seven Days,” “Wedding” - Production Designer: Francesca di Mottola

“Loki: Glorious Purpose” - Production Designer: Kasra Farahani

“Lost In Space: Three Little Birds” - Production Designer: Alec Hammond

“The Witcher: A Grain of Truth” - Production Designer: Andrew Laws

 TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES

“Halston” - Production Designer: Mark Ricker

“Mare of Easttown” - Production Designer: Keith P. Cunningham

“The Underground Railroad” - Production Designer: Mark Friedberg

“WandaVision” - Production Designer: Mark Worthington

“The White Lotus” - Production Designer: Laura Fox

HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

“Hacks: Primm” - Production Designer: Jon Carlos

“Only Murders in the Building: True Crime” - Production Designer: Curt Beech

“Schmigadoon!: Schmigadoon!” - Production Designer: Bo Welch

“Ted Lasso: “Carol of the Bells,” “Man City,” “Beard After Hours” - Production Designer: Paul Cripps

“What We Do in the Shadows: “The Prisoner,” “The Cloak of Duplication,” “The Siren” - Production Designer: Kate Bunch

MULTI-CAMERA SERIES 

“Bob Hearts Abishola: Bowango” - Production Designer: Francoise Cherry-Cohen

“Call Your Mother: Pilot” - Production Designer: Glenda Rovello

“The Conners – Season 3: “A Stomach Ache, a Heartbreak and a Grave Mistake,” “An Old Dog, New Tricks and a Ticket to Ride” - Production Designer: John Shaffner

“Dave: “Ad Man,” “Enlightened Dave,” “Dave” - Production Designer: Almitra Corey

“Family Reunion: Remember When M’Dear Changed History?” - Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter

“Punky Brewster: Put a Ring on It” - Production Designer: Kristan Andrews

COMMERCIALS 

Anhauser-Busch Super Bowl LV: “Let’s Grab a Beer” - Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt

Apple: Introducing iPhone 13 Pro - Production Designer: Dylan Kahn

Apple: “Saving Simon” Shot on iPhone 13 Pro - Production Designer: Chelsea Oliver

Apple Music: “Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever” - Production Designer: François Audouy

Gucci: “Aria” - Production Designer: Jeremy Reed

Neom: “Made to Change” - Production Designer: François Audouy

VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES

“A Black Lady Sketch Show: “If I’m Paying These Chili’s Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!” - Production Designers: Cindy Chao, Michele Yu

“Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses: “Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff” - Production Designer: John Janavs

“RuPaul’s Drag Race: “Condragulations,” “Bossy Rossy Rubot,” “Gettin’ Lucky” - Production Designer: James McGowan

“Saturday Night Live: “Host: Dan Levy + Music: Phoebe Bridgers,” “Host: Maya Rudolph + Music: Jack Harlow,” “Host: Kim Kardashian West + Music: Halsey” - Production Designers: Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph De Tullio

“Waffles + Mochi: Tomato” - Production Designers: Cindy Chao, Michele Yu

VARIETY SPECIAL

American Express – Unstaged (with SZA) - Production Designer: Carlos Laszlo

Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster - Production Designer: James Kronzer

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “Facts of Life – Kids Can Be Cruel (320) & Diff’rent Strokes – Willis’ Privacy (115) - Production Designer: Stephan Olson

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 - Supervising Art Director: Steve Morden

Yearly Departed - Production Designer: Frida Oliva