| François Audouy | |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Toulouse, France |
| Occupation: | Production Designer |
| Yearsactive: | 2002–present |
| Spouse: | Véronique Audouy (1998–present) |
| Children: | 2 |
François Audouy (in French odwi/; born June 17, 1974) is a French-American movie production designer. He is a frequent collaborator with director James Mangold, having designed The Wolverine (2013) its sequel Logan (2016), and Ford v Ferrari (2019) which was nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Picture.[1] He also designed the Mangold film A Complete Unknown, which is currently in production.
In addition to his film career, Audouy has designed award-winning commercials and music videos;[2] including music videos for Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, P!nk, Harry Styles, Camila Cabello and Dua Lipa.[3]
Audouy was born in Toulouse, France, to a French father and an English mother.[4] He is a bilingual speaker of French and English.
He moved to Southern California at the age of six after his parents divorced and his mother remarried.[5]
At the age of 21, Audouy was discovered by production designer Bo Welch who recruited him as a graphic designer and illustrator for the film Men in Black. At the time, he was one of the first all-digital concept artists working in the field.[6] He continued to work behind the scenes in art departments of many notable films including Spider-Man, Zodiac, Minority Report and Avatar, until becoming an art director, and eventually a production designer.[7]
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Timur Bekmambetov | ||
| 2013 | The Wolverine | James Mangold | ||
| 2014 | Dracula Untold | Gary Shore | ||
| 2017 | Logan | James Mangold | ||
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari | James Mangold | ||
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Jason Reitman | ||
| 2023 | Air | Ben Affleck | ||
| 2024 | A Complete Unknown | James Mangold |
| TBA | The Residence | Liza Johnson, Jaffar Mahmood |
| 2002 | Spider-Man | Sam Raimi | assistant art director | |
| Men in Black II | Barry Sonnenfeld | assistant art director | ||
| 2003 | The Cat in the Hat | Bo Welch | assistant art director | |
| 2004 | The Terminal | Steven Spielberg | supervising graphic designer | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Tim Burton | art director | |
| 2007 | Transformers | Michael Bay | art director | |
| Lions for Lambs | Robert Redford | supervising art director | ||
| 2009 | Watchmen | Zack Snyder | supervising art director | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Martin Campbell | supervising art director |
As a production designer, Audouy has won four Art Directors Guild production design awards including the ADG's first-ever award bestowed to a music video, at their 26th Annual awards show.
| 2024 | Apple MacBook Pro Scary Fast | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | |||
| 2023 | Just Eat Did Somebody Say | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | |||
| Bud Lite Seltzer: Land of Loud Flavors | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | ||||
| 2022 | Apple Music | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | |||
| Feature Film | Excellence in Fantasy Film | |||||
| Ed Sheeran | Music Video | Excellence in Music Videos | ||||
| Pink | Music Video | Excellence in Music Videos | ||||
| Coldplay + BTS: My Universe | Music Video | Excellence in Music Videos | ||||
| Neom Made to Change | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | ||||
| 2021 | Harry Styles | Music Video | Excellence in Short Format | |||
| Camila Cabello | Music Video | Excellence in Short Format | ||||
| 2020 | Ford v. Ferrari | Feature Film | Excellence in Period Film | |||
| 2018 | Logan | Feature Film | Excellence in Contemporary Film | |||
| 2006 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Feature Film | Period or Fantasy Film | As Art Director |
| 2020 | Ford v Ferrari | Best Art Direction & Production Design |