Peter Jackson

Directing

Born 1961-10-31 Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand 122 credits Academy Awards 3 Golden Globe Awards 3 BAFTA Awards 2 Directors Guild of America 2 Cannes Film Festival 1 Producers Guild of America Awards 4 Saturn Awards 3 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film 3 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form 2

Awards

Won 3 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 3 won · 6 nominated

2010 Best Picture Nominated District 9
2004 Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Won The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 Best Director Won The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 Best Picture Won The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 Best Picture Nominated The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 Best Picture Nominated The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Nominated The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 Best Director Nominated The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
1995 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated Heavenly Creatures

Golden Globe Awards 3 won

2003 Best Motion Picture – Drama Won The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
— Golden Globe Awards Won
— Best Director Won The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

BAFTA Awards 2 won

2002 Best Direction Won The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
— Best Adapted Screenplay Won The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Directors Guild of America 2 won

2004 Award Won
— Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Won

Cannes Film Festival 1 won

2026 Honorary Palme d'Or Won

Producers Guild of America Awards 4 won

2022 Producers Guild of America Awards Won
2014 Producers Guild of America Awards Won
2012 Producers Guild of America Awards Won
2004 Producers Guild of America Awards Won

Saturn Awards 3 won

2006 Saturn Awards Won
2004 Saturn Awards Won
2002 Saturn Awards Won

Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film 3 won

2004 Best Foreign Film Won The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 Best Foreign Film Won The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 Best Foreign Film Won The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form 2 won

2004 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Won The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Won The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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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