Peter Jackson

Directing

Born: 1961-10-31

From: Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Gender: Male

Popularity: 2.2

Also Known As

Sir Peter JacksonPeter Robert JacksonSir Peter Robert Jackson

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

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Awards & Nominations30 won · 9 nominated

🏆 Won

Honorary Palme d'Or

2026

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Order of New Zealand

2012

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Arts Foundation of New Zealand Whakamana Hiranga Icon Award

2011

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

District 9

2010

🏆 Won

Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

2009

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Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004

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Academy Award for Best Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004

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Academy Award for Best Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004

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Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004

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Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

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Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2003

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Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2003

🏆 Won

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2003

🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002

🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002

🏆 Won

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

🏆 Won

Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002

🏆 Won

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

2001

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Heavenly Creatures

1995

🏆 Won

Saturn Award for Best Director

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Producers Guild of America Awards

🏆 Won

Directors Guild of America Award

🏆 Won

Saturn Award for Best Writing

🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

🏆 Won

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

🏆 Won

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

🏆 Won

Saturn Awards

🏆 Won

Officer of Arts and Letters

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Awards

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Peter Jackson

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations30 won · 9 nominated

Acting101 titles

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

The Valley

The Race for Everest

From Book to Script: Finding the Story

The Passing of an Age

The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to Vision

Close Up

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Behind the Bull

New Zealand as Middle Earth

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Kong's New York, 1933

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter

Icons

The Simpsons

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

Hot Fuzz

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

Braindead

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

West of Memphis

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Entourage

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Last Chance to See

Forgotten Silver

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

The Lovely Bones

The Sci-Fi Boys

DNZ: The Real Middle Earth

Peter Jackson's Military Treasures

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

Heavenly Creatures

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth

Warriors of the Third Age

A Day in the Life of a Hobbit

The Oscars

Good Taste Made Bad Taste

The Frighteners

King Kong

The Colbert Report

The Characters of Star Wars

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

The Long and Short of It

Blue Heelers

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

Bad Taste

Meet the Feebles

Mortal Engines

The Muppets Mayhem

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Click

Kulturplatz

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Quest for the Ring

Reunited Apart