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American production designer

Nelson Coates Born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States Alma mater Abilene Christian University Occupation Production designer Years active 1989–present Notable work In the Heights, Crazy Rich Asians, Flight, The Proposal, Antwone Fisher Office President, Art Directors Guild and Member, Executive Committee, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Production Designer Branch Awards 2019 Excellence in Production Design Award, Contemporary Film, Art Directors Guild for Crazy Rich Asians

**Nelson Coates** is an American [production designer](/source/Production_design) for feature film and television.[1] His motion picture credits include the [Lin-Manuel Miranda](/source/Lin-Manuel_Miranda) musical *[In the Heights](/source/In_the_Heights_(film))*, based on the [Tony Award](/source/Tony_Award)-winning Broadway show; [Jon M. Chu](/source/Jon_M._Chu)'s romantic comedy *[Crazy Rich Asians](/source/Crazy_Rich_Asians_(film))*, the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the last decade; [Robert Zemeckis](/source/Robert_Zemeckis)' dramatic thriller *[Flight](/source/Flight_(2012_film))*, which critics [Roger Ebert](/source/Roger_Ebert) and [Owen Gleiberman](/source/Owen_Gleiberman) placed on their top-10 lists; and the biographical drama *[Antwone Fisher](/source/Antwone_Fisher_(film))*, which received a [2002 American Film Institute Award](/source/American_Film_Institute_Awards_2002).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Coates' television projects include the mystery drama *[Home Before Dark](/source/Home_Before_Dark_(TV_series))* and the second and third season of [*The Morning Show*](/source/The_Morning_Show_(American_TV_series)), both for [Apple TV+](/source/Apple_TV%2B).[9][10]

Coates is currently serving his second term as President of the [Art Directors Guild](/source/Art_Directors_Guild).[11]

## Early life

Born in [Murfreesboro, Tennessee](/source/Murfreesboro%2C_Tennessee), Coates began his lifelong involvement in the performing arts at an early age. He made his professional debut at six, acting, singing and dancing in regional theater.[12][13] During high school, Coates also competed in gymnastics, developing an understanding of biomechanics, action and physical space that informed his design of [Wesley Snipes](/source/Wesley_Snipes)' escape route in *[Murder at 1600](/source/Murder_at_1600)* and continues to benefit his work today.[13]

Coates attended [Abilene Christian University](/source/Abilene_Christian_University) (ACU), graduating magna cum laude with a B.A. in journalism/mass communications and an emphasis in design. While in college, he performed in more than 30 cabarets, musicals and plays and simultaneously began to design for the stage.[14][12]

## Career

After graduating, Coates appeared in [off-Broadway](/source/Off-Broadway) and national touring productions while designing sets for several Dallas theater companies. His work for the [Dallas Theater Center](/source/Dallas_Theater_Center) led to his first assignment designing for television, for the [PBS](/source/PBS) series *[Gerbert](/source/Gerbert_(TV_series))*.[12][15][16][17]

In 1990, Coates relocated from Texas to Los Angeles, where he built his career designing for movies and television series. He developed collaborative relationships with numerous directors, working with [Gary Fleder](/source/Gary_Fleder) on *[Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead](/source/Things_to_Do_in_Denver_When_You're_Dead)*, *[Kiss the Girls](/source/Kiss_the_Girls_(1997_film))* and *[Runaway Jury](/source/Runaway_Jury)*; [Anne Fletcher](/source/Anne_Fletcher) on *[The Guilt Trip](/source/The_Guilt_Trip_(film))*, *[The Proposal](/source/The_Proposal_(2009_film))* and *[Hot Pursuit](/source/Hot_Pursuit_(2015_film))*; [Mimi Leder](/source/Mimi_Leder) on *[Thick as Thieves](/source/Thick_as_Thieves_(2009_film))*, *[John Doe](/source/John_Doe_(TV_series))* and *[On the Basis of Sex](/source/On_the_Basis_of_Sex)*; and [Jon M. Chu](/source/Jon_M._Chu) on *Crazy Rich Asians*, *Home Before Dark* and *In the Heights.* Coates also designed [Anjelica Huston](/source/Anjelica_Huston)'s debut as a feature film director on *[Bastard Out of Carolina](/source/Bastard_out_of_Carolina_(film))*, [Bill Paxton](/source/Bill_Paxton)'s on *[Frailty](/source/Frailty_(2001_film))* and [Denzel Washington](/source/Denzel_Washington)'s on *Antwone Fisher*.[1]

## Entertainment industry recognition

Coates was nominated for a 1997 [Primetime Emmy Award](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award) for [Stephen King](/source/Stephen_King)'s *[The Stand](/source/The_Stand_(1994_miniseries))*. He designed 225 sets for the four-part miniseries, including a recreation of a Nebraska cornfield on a Utah stage. Coates grew 3,250 cornstalks from seed to dress the set, but when Utah's harshest winter in 100 years stunted the crop's growth, he interspersed close-up worthy replicas.[18][19]

Coates' second major award nomination was for a 2008 [Art Directors Guild](/source/Art_Directors_Guild) Excellence in Production Design Award, Contemporary Film for *Flight*, about a troubled pilot who crash lands a plane to save its occupants.[20] Director Robert Zemeckis tasked the designer with creating a fictional, but believable airline that included the word "jet" in its name, but that avoided any real-world references.[21]

Zemeckis wanted the passengers, crew and their belongings to react naturally to gravity during the accident. To solve this challenge, Coates built a full-length fuselage using modified, genuine, airline parts and that divided into sections. The fuselage, replete with performers and props, was mounted onto various motion simulation rigs including a "rotisserie rig" that rotated 180 degrees.[21]

In her *New York Times* review, movie critic Manohla Dargis said, "…the accident in *Flight* is freakishly real… It's a showstopper."[22]

On *Crazy Rich Asians,* Coates' directive was to bring [Singapore](/source/Singapore)'s tastes, traditions, culture and design to the silver screen. For greater authenticity, Coates imbued the characters with [Peranakan](/source/Peranakan) heritage (it wasn't in the original novel) and tapped its rich art, architecture and design practices for his sets.

Chu wanted the film's climactic marriage ceremony "…to be a wedding like you've never seen before." In the novel, the ceremony costs $40 million, but the project's entire budget was only $30 million. Coates attended more than 35 Chinese and Singaporean weddings as research and designed a set in a former 19th Century convent that *[Architectural Digest](/source/Architectural_Digest)* described as a "church of nature." He also developed a system for flooding the chapel that preserved the decorations so that the bride could walk on water down the aisle.[23][24][25]

Coates won a 2018 Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Award, Contemporary Film, for his designs for the film.[20]

## Additional movie projects

Coates recreated the tundra town of [Barrow, Alaska](/source/Barrow%2C_Alaska) (later renamed Utqiagvik) in the warmer, greener, mountainous [Anchorage](/source/Anchorage) for the feature film *[Big Miracle](/source/Big_Miracle)* (2012). The remote town was the original setting for the movie's true story about a 1988 whale rescue.

To prepare, Coates watched more than 70 hours of news and documentary footage. He built houses on wagons with varied looks so that the structures could be rearranged overnight to simulate different Barrow streets.

Coates also designed a multi-function water tank that was large enough to stage the underwater action, which included three robotic vehicles maneuvering three animatronic whales. He oversaw the whales' fabrication so that they precisely matched the original animals in appearance and movement (the historical and new footage were intercut).[26][27]

For *[Fifty Shades Darker](/source/Fifty_Shades_Darker_(film))* (2017) and *[Fifty Shades Freed](/source/Fifty_Shades_Freed_(film))* (2018), director [James Foley](/source/James_Foley_(director)) hired Coates to reimagine the franchise's world. The designer added texture and depth to the projects' 160 sets and introduced visual references to reflect the characters' backstories. The films were shot simultaneously over 106 days in 167 locations and required Coates to balance a myriad of details to maintain the visual integrity and continuity of each movie.[28][29]

## Entertainment industry and arts organizations

Coates is serving his second term as President of the Art Directors Guild (ADG). In 2016 he oversaw the formation of ADG's women's and diversity committees to address issues in front of and behind the camera. Coates was also instrumental in creating and organizing the Guild's first new member orientation and first member directory.[30][31]

Coates is a voting member of the [Academy of Television Arts and Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Television_Arts_and_Sciences) (ATAS) and the [Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Motion_Pictures_Arts_and_Sciences) (AMPAS), where he also serves on the [Executive Committee of the Production Design Branch](https://www.oscars.org/about/branch-requirements/designers). He previously served on AMPAS' Foreign Language Film Committee (later renamed the International Feature Film Committee).[14][31]

## Collegiate support

Coates is a member of the Board of Trustees of [Laguna College of Art and Design](/source/Laguna_College_of_Art_and_Design) (LCAD), where he has co-chaired fundraising events to support student scholarships.[14]

Coates speaks frequently at universities, including at his alma mater, [Abilene Christian University](/source/Abilene_Christian_University). In 1996, he was named ACU's Outstanding Young Alumnus of the Year and was accorded the University's Department of Journalism and Mass Communication's Gutenberg Award, which recognizes distinguished professional achievements by alumni.

Coates endowed two scholarships at ACU, one in production design and the second in education in honor of his parents.[14][32]

Coates served as the keynote speaker at UCLA's Design Showcase West.[33]

## Filmography

### Film

Year Project Awards Nominations 2022 Hocus Pocus 2 2020 In the Heights Excellence in Production Design Award, Contemporary Film, Art Directors Guild 2018 Crazy Rich Asians Excellence in Production Design Award, Contemporary Film, Art Directors Guild Best Art Direction, Critics Choice Movie Awards, Broadcast Film Critics Association; Best Production Design, Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards; Best Production Design, OFTA Film Awards, Online Film & Television Association 2018 Fifty Shades Freed On the Basis of Sex 2017 Unforgettable Fifty Shades Darker 2015 Secret in Their Eyes Hot Pursuit 2012 The Guilt Trip Flight Excellence in Production Design Award, Contemporary Film, Art Directors Guild Big Miracle 2010 The Last Song 2009 The Proposal Thick as Thieves 2008 The Express: The Ernie Davis Story 2006 School for Scoundrels Aquamarine 2005 Man of the House 2003 Runaway Jury 2002 Antwone Fisher Impostor 2001 Frailty Don't Say a Word 1999 Stir of Echoes 1998 Living Out Loud Disturbing Behavior 1997 Kiss the Girls Murder at 1600 1996 Albino Alligator Bastard Out of Carolina 1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 1994 Blank Check 1993 Three of Hearts CB4

### Television

Year Project Award Nominations 2022 The Morning Show (seasons 2–3) 2021 The Morning Show (TV series, two episodes) Excellence in Production Design Award, One Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Television Series, Art Directors Guild 2020 Home Before Dark (TV series, eight episodes) 2019 Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho (TV special) 2012 Friday Night Dinner (TV movie) 2010 Boston's Finest (TV movie) 2007 October Road (TV series, six episodes) 2005 Johnny Zero (TV series, pilot) 2002 John Doe (TV series, pilot) 1995 Crazy Love (TV series, pilot) 1994 The Stand (TV miniseries) Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special 1991 CBS Schoolbreak Special The Emancipation of Lizzie Stern (TV series, one episode) Cast a Deadly Spell (TV movie) 1989 Gerbert (TV series) Mother's Day (TV movie) For Jenny with Love (TV series)

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## External links

- [Abilene Christian University](https://www.acu.edu)

- [NelsonCoates.com](http://nelsoncoates.com/Welcome.html)

- [Laguna College Art & Design](http://www.lcad.edu)

- [Art Directors Guild](http://ADG.org)

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