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Patrick Daughters

Patrick Daughters is an American commercial and music-video director who drew early notice at NYU with the short Unloved, Grand Prize winner of Nintendo’s Eternal Darkness contest in 2002.

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Anonymous Content
Production company · US · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
First Boards Award for Best New Director
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AICP honors (roster-stated)
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D&AD honors (roster-stated)
D&AD · award
Selected clients
AcuraAppleAudiChanelDelleasyJetFordHondaIKEAMcDonald's

Bio & background

Patrick Daughters is an American commercial and music-video director who drew early notice at NYU with the short Unloved, Grand Prize winner of Nintendo’s Eternal Darkness contest in 2002. He entered music videos in 2003 with Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Date with the Night” and “Maps,” later directing Feist’s continuous-take “1234” (Grammy-nominated for Best Short Form Music Video), Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks,” Depeche Mode’s “Wrong,” and Adele’s “Send My Love (To Your New Lover).” Pitchfork called him one of the decade’s finest directors. Transitioning to commercials, he won the First Boards Award for Best New Director and has received AICP and D&AD recognition. Advertising credits include Squarespace’s “Garage” and “Make It Real,” Dell’s “The Journey,” Apple’s “A Brand New Flavor,” McDonald’s “Sunbathing,” Bai’s “Flavorful Hydration” with John Legend, Chobani’s VFX piece “The Wonderful World of Less,” IKEA’s “The Wonderful Everyday” via Mother London, Uniqlo’s first global TV campaign “Why Do We Get Dressed?” via Droga5 and “The Science of Lifewear,” Honda’s “World of Meh” with RPA, plus Stella Artois, Zillow, Target, Acura, Ford, Sony, Audible, Microsoft, Walmart, Audi, easyJet, Chanel, and O2. He joined Anonymous Content for U.S. representation in 2016 and the UK in 2022. Recurring collaborators include cinematographer Shawn Kim and editor Anthony Cerniello.

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Awards
  • First Boards Award for Best New Director
    First Boards Awards
  • AICP honors (roster-stated)
    AICP
  • D&AD honors (roster-stated)
    D&AD
  • Unloved — Grand Prize, Nintendo Eternal Darkness contest
Nintendo Eternal Darkness contest · 2002
  • Feist “1234” — Grammy-nominated Best Short Form Music Video
    Recording Academy / Grammy
  • MTV VMA / UKMVA honors (music-video body of work; roster-stated)
    MTV / UKMVA
  • Press
    • Patrick Daughters Expands Anonymous Content Representation in UK
      LBB · 2022
    • Patrick Daughters Joins Anonymous Content
      Anonymous Content · 2016
    • Anonymous Content Adds Director Patrick Daughters
      SHOOT · 2016
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