Directing

Peter Jackson

born 1961 · Directing

67.2avg grm
20titles
#6best rank
27honors
Lbest title · #6 on siteThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · as Director88.7

Honors

27
2004Academy Award — Best Picture
2004Academy Award — Best Director
2004Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
2026Honorary Palme d'Or
2003Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama
Honors
  • 2004Academy Award — Best Picture
  • 2004Academy Award — Best Director
  • 2004Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
  • 2026Honorary Palme d'Or
  • 2003Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama
  • —Golden Globe Award — Best Director
  • —Golden Globes
  • 2002BAFTA — Best Direction
  • —BAFTA — Best Adapted Screenplay
  • 2012Order of New Zealand
  • 2011Arts Foundation of New Zealand Whakamana Hiranga Icon Award
  • 2009Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
  • 2004Directors Guild of America Award
  • 2004Producers Guild of America Awards
  • 2003Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 2003Australian Film Institute Award — Best Foreign Film
  • 2002Saturn Awards
  • 2002Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation
  • 2002Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director
  • 2001Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
  • 1994Silver Lion
  • —Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Director
  • —Saturn Award — Best Writing
  • —Saturn Award — Best Director
  • —Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
  • —Officer of Arts and Letters
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his Lord of the Rings film trilogy, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the producer of District 9. He won international attention early in his career with his "splatstick" horror comedies, before coming to mainstream prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best Screenplay nomination with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Biography

Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his Lord of the Rings film trilogy, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the producer of District 9. He won international attention early in his career with his "splatstick" horror comedies, before coming to mainstream prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best Screenplay nomination with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

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2020s2 titlesBThe Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert2022 · as Director67.2BThe Beatles: Get Back2021 · as Director · series73.0
2010s8 titlesSSavage Builds2019 · as Self · series64.0TThey Shall Not Grow Old2018 · as Director67.9DD'Astrain at the Cinema2018 · as Self · series65.8BBeyond the Bolex2017 · as Self59.1HThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014 · as Director66.8HThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 · as Director73.0HThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 · as Director70.9RRay Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan2011 · as Self - Director of The Hobbit58.4
2000s7 titlesLLast Chance to See2009 · as Self · series64.2KKing Kong2005 · as Director53.11The 100 Scariest Movie Moments2004 · as Self · series64.2LThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · as Director88.7LThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002 · as Director86.5LThe Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to Vision2002 · as Self59.3LThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 · as Director87.2
1990s3 titlesFThe Frighteners1996 · as Director51.8HHeavenly Creatures1994 · as Director53.3BBraindead1992 · as Director70.5

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Peter Jackson

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born1961
known forDirecting
titles on site20
avg GRM67.2
honors27 · Academy Award — Best Picture, 2004
Honors
  • 2004Academy Award — Best Picture
  • 2004Academy Award — Best Director
  • 2004Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
  • 2026Honorary Palme d'Or
  • 2003Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama
  • —Golden Globe Award — Best Director
  • —Golden Globes
  • 2002BAFTA — Best Direction
  • —BAFTA — Best Adapted Screenplay
  • 2012Order of New Zealand
  • 2011Arts Foundation of New Zealand Whakamana Hiranga Icon Award
  • 2009Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
  • 2004Directors Guild of America Award
  • 2004Producers Guild of America Awards
  • 2003Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 2003Australian Film Institute Award — Best Foreign Film
  • 2002Saturn Awards
  • 2002Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation
  • 2002Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director
  • 2001Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
  • 1994Silver Lion
  • —Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Director
  • —Saturn Award — Best Writing
  • —Saturn Award — Best Director
  • —Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
  • —Officer of Arts and Letters
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his Lord of the Rings film trilogy, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the producer of District 9. He won international attention early in his career with his "splatstick" horror comedies, before coming to mainstream prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best Screenplay nomination with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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