Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
- Date of birth
- Age
- 64
- Place of birth
- Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Occupations
- film director, film producer, screenwriter, writer, film editor, actor, director
- Languages
- English
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.
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Education
- Kāpiti College
Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay2004 2004– The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director 2004–
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film 2004–
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director 2003– The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Producers Guild of America Awards2004 2004–
- Saturn Award for Best Director 2002–
- Saturn Award for Best Writing 2004–
- Order of New Zealand2012
- Directors Guild of America Award2004
- Academy Award for Best Director2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Academy Award for Best Picture2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit2009
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Golden Globes
- Saturn Awards2002
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit2001
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Arts Foundation of New Zealand Whakamana Hiranga Icon Award2011
- Honorary Palme d'Or2026
- Silver Lion1994
- Saturn Awards2004
- Saturn Awards2006
- Producers Guild of America Awards2012
- Producers Guild of America Awards2014
- Producers Guild of America Awards2022
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Director2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Academy Award for Best Director2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay1995 Heavenly Creatures
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Academy Award for Best Picture2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Academy Award for Best Picture2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Academy Award for Best Picture2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Academy Award for Best Picture2010 District 9
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