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    Andreas Nilsson Wins The DGA Award For Outstanding Achievement In Commercials

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    Andreas Nilsson (photo from DGA)

    By Robert Goldrich

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. --

    Andreas Nilsson of Biscuit Filmworks won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award recognizing Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2024. The honor was announced and celebrated during the gala 77th DGA Awards ceremony on Saturday evening (2/8) at the Beverly Hilton.

    This marked the second career DGA Award in the commercials category for Nilsson. He first won the honor in 2016. He’s been nominated a total of three times (the other nod coming last year).

    This time around, Nilsson won on the strength of four entries; Hennessy’s “Board Game” out of Wieden+Kennedy London; Andrex’s “First Office Poo” for FCB London; the client-direct Apple commercial “One More”; and Virgin Media’s “Whizzer” for VCCP London.

    Nilsson topped a field of nominees which also consisted of: Lance Acord from Park Pictures; Kim Gehrig of Somesuch; the directorial duo of Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim from PRETTYBIRD; and Ivan Zacharias of SMUGGLER.

    Gehrig had won the DGA Award each of the past two years.

    Acord’s latest nomination is the fifth of his career (his four prior nods coming in 2004, 2012, 2013 and 2017).

    Zacharias has two career nominations, the first coming in 2023.

    And Heidecker & Wareheim picked up their very first DGA Award nomination this year.

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    Daniel Kuypers, Head Of Music At Omnicom Production, Named Chairperson Of The 2026 AMP Awards For Music & Sound

    Thursday, March 5, 2026

    Daniel Kuypers, the head of music at Omnicom Production, and perhaps best known for his 12 years as SVP, executive director of music at Energy BBDO, Chicago, has been named chairperson of the 2026 AMP Awards for Music & Sound, which will be held on May 20 at Sony Hall in New York City.

    As a long-time music supervisor and producer, whose career includes running one of Chicago’s most respected indie labels and recording studio, Kuypers brings a unique blend of industry expertise to his AMP Awards role. As chairperson, Kuypers will be tasked with helping assemble the AMP Awards Curatorial Committee, which will review the finalists in each category to ensure they meet the competition’s criteria. Kuypers will lead the committee’s deliberations, which includes the naming of one category winner as the Ryan Barkan Best in Show honoree.

    From indie bands to global brands
    Kuypers is a 25+ year music industry veteran who has produced music for brands for nearly two decades. Prior to the formation of Omnicom Production, he led music at Energy BBDO for a dozen-plus years. A musician first and foremost, Kuypers first made his musical presence felt when he founded EV Productions and EV Records, an umbrella of Chicago’s most well-respected indie labels, distribution companies, and recording studios. Daniel released over 100 records across three labels and toured the globe as a DJ and performer.

    Today, as the head of music at Omnicom Production, Kuypers oversees music for the entire portfolio of Omnicom agencies worldwide, working with internal teams, clients, artists, and music companies to use music in innovative ways and create value for both artists and clients. Kuypers’ duties have included music supervision, music... Read More

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