A Hobbit director in his natural habitat
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Peter Jackson is a New Zealand director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his hugely successful adaptation of
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. The final movie of the trilogy,
The Return of the King, won 11 Academy Awards in 2004, including Best Picture and Best Director. This made him one of only six people to have won Oscars for directing, producing and screenwriting in the same year.
Prior to his work on the trilogy, he already had a cult following for his splatter comedies. In 1994, he received his first Academy Award screenwriting nomination for
Heavenly Creatures, based on the 1954 Parker-Hulme murder, committed by two teenage girls in Christchurch, New Zealand. His first big budget movie was
The Frighteners, starring Michael J. Fox. Unfortunately, the movie wasn't commercially successful. In 2005, he finally fulfilled his dream to remake the 1933 classic
King Kong.
He owns his own production company, Wingnut Films, and is a prime mover behind Weta Workshop, the special effects company responsible for
The Lord Of The Rings and
The Chronicles Of Narnia, among others.
Peter Jackson is known for his macabre sense of humor, his attention to detail and his general playfulness. He is also a noted perfectionist, demanding numerous takes of scenes from different angles. His work often features multiple camera angles and shots, as well as zooming closeups on characters' faces. He is known for using computer enhancement technology and digital special effects. He also likes to make
cameo appearances in his films.
Some of his notable works include:
