Peter Jackson
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Sir Peter Jackson[1] (born 31 October 1961, Pukerua Bay, New Zealand[2]) is a movie director. He is most widely known for directing the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
In 2003, Jackson won three Academy Awards for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Academy Award for Directing, Academy Award for Best Picture and Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay.
[change] Filmography
- Bad Taste (1987)
- Meet the Feebles (1989)
- Valley of the Stereos (1992) (short film)
- Braindead (a.k.a. Dead Alive) (1992)
- Heavenly Creatures (1994)
- Forgotten Silver (1995) - mockumentary
- The Frighteners (1996)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- King Kong (2005)
- The Lovely Bones (2007)
- Halo (2008) - executive producer
[change] References
- ↑ Tan, Lucinda (31 December 2010). "Better than the Oscars, says Sir Peter Jackson". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10617918. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ↑ Peter Jackson at the Internet Movie Database
