What was Peter Jackson famous for and why?

Answer 1

The New Zealand filmmaker successfully brought J.R.R. Tolkein's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy to the screen in three installments: "The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001), "The Two Towers" (2002) and "The Return of the King" (2003). All three films received Academy Awards nominations for Best Picture, with "The Return of the King" winning the award and 10 others at the Oscars ceremony held on February 29, 2004. The three films also are among the all-time boxoffice attractions worldwide.

Answer 2

Peter Jackson is a famous filmmaker

• Born 31 October 1961.
• Began making movies at an early age with his parents' camera.
• Left school at seventeen and worked as a photoengraving apprentice.
• Began making a movie using a 16 mm camera, taking over three years and paid for out of his wages. It was 75 minutes long, and called Bad taste (1988).
• The New Zealand Film Commission gave him some money to complete the movie that has become a cult classic.
• Carried on to make other movies including Meet the Feebles (1990), Braindead (1992), and the TV hoax documentary Forgotten silver (1995).
• Won international recognition including an Academy Award nomination for Heavenly creatures (1994), based on the Parker-Hulme murders in Christchurch.
• Made The Frighteners (1996), starring Michael J. Fox, and using Lyttelton as the location.
• Made a three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings:

• Part One: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in December 2001, and was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, and 12 nominations for the BAFTA awards
• Part Two: The Two Towers was released in December 2002
• Part Three: The Return of the King was released in December 2003

• Was made a Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for his services to the film industry in the 2002 New Year's Honours. His partner, Fran Walsh, was made a Member of The New Zealand Order of Merit. (MNZM).
• December 2005 - released remake of King Kong

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Answer 3

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

King Kong: 2008

District 9

Answer 4

He's a stinking commercialist producing a travesty of the Tolkien mythos. True Tolkien fans will boycott the new Hobbit film. The author is probably turning over in his grave right now.

Answer 5

He directed them