Peter Jackson
- Biography
- Originally a master of gross-out splatter films, New Zealand director Peter Jackson is the man behind some of the goriest footage ever captured on celluloid.
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- Born
- October 31, 1961
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Picture District 9 |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Director King Kong (2005) |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Director King Kong (2005) |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Director King Kong (2005) |
Producers Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nominated | Producers Guild of America |
Producer of the Year District 9 |
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Headlines
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Hugo Weaving Discusses His Return To Middle-earth In 'The Hobbit'
02/08/10 Not too long ago, we interviewed Peter Jackson and he broke the news that he was planning to bring back only three key " Lord of the Rings " actors for his upcoming " Hobbit " films: the stars who played Gandalf, Galadriel and Elrond. | MTV Movies Blog -
King Kong Ship To Be Sunk
02/07/10 A rusting ship featured in Peter Jackson 's King Kong movie is set to be sunk off the coast of New Zealand - after the company which owned the vessel went into liquidation. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
EXCLUSIVE: 'Alice In Wonderland' -- Five Things You Didn't Know!
02/04/10 In the midst of the many trailers and images and posters and the like, precious few facts about how the whole production came together have been shared. | MTV Movies Blog -
Did 10 nominations add up for Oscar?
02/02/10 Was the expansion of the best-pic race a success? | Variety -
The Movieman's Oscar Nomination Predictions: Best Picture, Director & All The Rest
02/01/10 Finally, it comes down to this. 10 Best Pictures. | Cinematical.com -
Elijah Wood Names James McAvoy As His Pick For Bilbo Baggins In 'The Hobbit'
01/28/10 The fantastic performance by Elijah Wood in Peter Jackson's adaptation of " The Lord of the Rings " trilogy has set the bar for hobbit roles everywhere. | MTV Movies Blog -
Orlando's Over Being a Pirate but He's Still Down to Play an Elf
01/26/10 Orlando Bloom returned to LA yesterday after his trip to Utah for Sundance . | POPSUGAR -
The Hobbit Pulls a Spider-Man?
01/26/10 Fangeeks are gonna have to hold their horses. | E! Online -
Jackson's Ghostly Encounter
01/24/10 Director Peter Jackson has first-hand experience of the supernatural - he's convinced his home in New Zealand is haunted. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
Leaner New Line ready for a tentpole again
01/22/10 Two years ago, the 40-plus-year run of New Line as a largely autonomous film entity came to an abrupt end with the ouster of founder Bob Shaye and a restructuring that brought the company fully under the mantel as a unit of Warner Bros. Go through studio toppers Alan Horn and Jeff Robinov for greenlights, make about six pictures a year and focus mostly on bread-and-butter genre and comedy fare ... along with the occasional tentpole. | Variety
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