Peter Jackson

20 films directed 27 Awards 4 Nominations

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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Most directed genres

Recurring actors

Awards and nominations

2026 Honorary Palme d'Or
2012 Order of New Zealand
2011 Arts Foundation of New Zealand Whakamana Hiranga Icon Award
2009 Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2004 Academy Award for Best Picture
2004 Academy Award for Best Director
2004 Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
2004 Directors Guild of America Award
2004 Producers Guild of America Awards
2003 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
2003 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
2003 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film
2002 Saturn Awards
2002 BAFTA Award for Best Direction
2002 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
2002 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
2002 Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated
2002 Academy Award for Best Director Nominated
2002 Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Nominated
2001 Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
1995 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated
1994 Silver Lion
— Golden Globe Award for Best Director
— BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
— Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director
— Saturn Award for Best Writing
— Golden Globe Awards
— Saturn Award for Best Director
— Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
— Officer of Arts and Letters
— star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

The career in numbers

US$ 1.3 bi Total budget from 14 film(s) with data
US$ 6.6 bi Total box office from 14 film(s) with data
US$ 95 mi Average budget from 14 film(s) with data
US$ 469 mi Average box office from 14 film(s) with data
7.4 Average rating from 15 film(s) with data
4.9× Return on investment from 12 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert	2022	—	US$ 500,000	8.0
They Shall Not Grow Old	2018	—	US$ 21 mi	7.8
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	2014	US$ 250 mi	US$ 956 mi	7.3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	2013	US$ 250 mi	US$ 958 mi	7.6
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	2012	US$ 250 mi	US$ 1.0 bi	7.4
The Lovely Bones	2009	US$ 65 mi	US$ 94 mi	7.1
Crossing the Line	2008	—	—	8.0
King Kong	2005	US$ 207 mi	US$ 562 mi	6.9
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence	2005	—	—	6.7
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	US$ 94 mi	US$ 1.1 bi	8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	US$ 79 mi	US$ 926 mi	8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	US$ 93 mi	US$ 871 mi	8.4
The Making of 'The Frighteners'	1998	—	—	8.5
Forgotten Silver	1997	US$ 650,000	—	7.2
The Frighteners	1996	US$ 30 mi	US$ 29 mi	7.0
Heavenly Creatures	1994	US$ 5 mi	US$ 3 mi	7.0
Braindead	1992	US$ 3 mi	US$ 242,623	7.4
Meet the Feebles	1989	US$ 750,000	US$ 80,000	6.3
Bad Taste	1987	US$ 25,000	—	6.3
Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel	—	—	—	—

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