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
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
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| 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) |
London Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nominated | London Film Critics Association |
Best Director King Kong (2005) |
Online Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nominated | Online Film Critics Association |
Best Director King Kong (2005) |
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'The Hobbit' Director Guillermo Del Toro Makes Ian McKellen 'Shiver'
11/06/09 It's been over a decade since Ian McKellen donned Gandalf's robes on the set of the first film in the " Lord of the Rings " trilogy. | MTV Movies Blog -
'The Hobbit' Director Guillermo Del Toro Talks Smaug The Dragon, Story Concerns
11/06/09 Yesterday, we posted some of Eric Ditzian's interview with Sir Ian McKellen , who plays the wizard Gandalf in the " Lord of the Rings " and upcoming " Hobbit " movies. | MTV Movies Blog -
EXCLUSIVE: Ian McKellen Says 'The Hobbit' Script Pulls From Other Tolkien Sources
11/05/09 Tolkien-ites freaked out over the fate of " The Hobbit " – when's it gonna start shooting? | MTV Movies Blog -
Ian McKellen Has Read 'The Hobbit' Scripts But Is 'Sworn To Secrecy,' No Bilbo Yet Though
11/03/09 When Ian McKellen said that " The Hobbit " scripts would be delivered shortly , he really wasn't kidding. | MTV Movies Blog -
Examining Peter Jackson's Lovely Bones
11/01/09 He's become identified with big-budget epics like the "Lord of the Ring" movies and his "King Kong" remake, but Peter Jackson has his roots in supernatural thrillers -- making, as the New York Times points out, his adaptation of "The Lovely Bones" a sort of homecoming. | Rotten Tomatoes -
John Rhys-Davies Won't Return To Middle-Earth For 'The Hobbit' — Not As A Dwarf, At Least
10/30/09 Nobody tosses a dwarf — not even "Lord of the Rings" actor John Rhys-Davies, who recently declared that he won't be throwing himself back into dwarven garb anytime soon, despite offers to the contrary. | MTV Movies Blog -
The Bagger Is Dead... Long Live The Bagger
10/20/09 I have nothing against Melena Ryzik. | The Hot Blog - Movie City News -
“Lovely Bones” To Premiere For Charity
10/16/09 Peter Jackson's highly anticipated "The Lovely Bones" will have its world premiere as the Royal Film Performance 2009 at Leicester Square in London late next month. | indieWIRE -
'The Hobbit' Scripts 'Will Be Delivered Very Soon,' Says Ian McKellen
10/13/09 At long last, movie-goers will once again have a chance to be whisked away to the real-life Middle-earth that Peter Jackson created for his " Lord of the Rings " trilogy. | MTV Movies Blog -
Lord of the Rings’ score
10/08/09 While you're contemplating that, get yourself to Radio City Music Hall on Thursday or Friday, when that film — the first entry in Peter Jackson's massive "Lord of the Rings" trilogy — will be shown on a 60-foot screen, accompanied by a 300-person symphony orchestra performing composer Howard Shore's original score of the film live. | New York Post - New York NY