Peter Jackson - Wikipedia Peter Jackson For other people named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson ( disambiguation ). Sir Peter Jackson ONZ KNZM Jackson at the 2014 San Diego Comic - Con Peter Robert Jackson ( 1961 - 10 - 31 ) 31 October 1961 ( age 56 ) Wellington, New Zealand Occupation Film director, screenwriter, film producer Years active 1976 -- present Net worth NZ $ 600 million ( 2018 ) Partner ( s ) Fran Walsh ( 1987 -- present ) Children Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM ( born 31 October 1961 ) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy ( 2001 -- 03 ) and The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012 -- 14 ), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J.R.R. Tolkien. Other films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures ( 1994 ), the mockumentary film Forgotten Silver ( 1995 ), the horror comedy The Frighteners ( 1996 ), the epic monster remake film King Kong ( 2005 ), and the supernatural drama film The Lovely Bones ( 2009 ). He produced District 9 ( 2009 ), The Adventures of Tintin : The Secret of the Unicorn ( 2011 ), West of Memphis ( 2012 ) and Mortal Engines ( 2018 ). Jackson began his career with the `` splatstick '' horror comedy Bad Taste ( 1987 ) and the black comedy Meet the Feebles ( 1989 ) before filming the zombie comedy Braindead ( 1992 ). He shared a nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his partner Fran Walsh for Heavenly Creatures, which brought him to mainstream prominence in the film industry. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2004. He has also received a Golden Globe, four Saturn Awards and three BAFTAs amongst others. His production company is Wingnut Films, and his most regular collaborators are co-writers and producers Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Jackson was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002. He was later knighted ( as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ) by Anand Satyanand, the Governor - General of New Zealand, at a ceremony in Wellington in April 2010. In December 2014, Jackson was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Contents 1 Early life 2 Influences and inspirations 3 Career 3.1 Splatter phase 3.2 Heavenly Creatures and Forgotten Silver 3.3 Hollywood, Weta, and the Film Commission 3.4 The Lord of the Rings 3.5 King Kong 3.6 Crossing the Line 3.7 The Lovely Bones 3.8 The Hobbit 4 Current and future projects 4.1 Mortal Engines 4.2 The Dam Busters 4.3 Halo 4.4 Temeraire 4.5 Tintin franchise 5 Games 6 Charitable activities 7 Other activities 8 Style 8.1 Cameo roles 8.2 Other appearances 9 Personal life 10 Awards and honours 10.1 Awards and nominations 10.2 Honours 10.3 Titles and styles 11 Filmography 11.1 As director 12 See also 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External links Early life Jackson was born on 31 October 1961 in Wellington and was raised at the nearby coastal town of Pukerua Bay. His parents -- Joan ( née Ruck ), a factory worker and housewife, and William `` Bill '' Jackson, a wages clerk -- were emigrants from England. Bill Jackson was a veteran of the Siege of Malta in World War II. As a child, Jackson was a keen film fan, growing up on Ray Harryhausen films, as well as finding inspiration in the television series Thunderbirds and Monty Python 's Flying Circus. After a family friend gave the Jacksons a Super 8 cine - camera with Peter in mind, he began making short films with his friends. Jackson has long cited King Kong as his favourite film, and around the age of nine he attempted to remake it using his own stop - motion models. Also, as a child Jackson made a WWII epic called `` The Dwarf Patrol '' seen on the Bad Taste bonus disc which featured his first special effect of poking pinholes in the film for gun shots, and a James Bond spoof named Coldfinger. Most notable though was a 20 - minute short called The Valley, which won him a special prize because of the shots he used. In school, Jackson expressed no interest in sports. His classmates also remember him wearing a duffle coat with `` an obsession verging on religious ''. He had no formal training in film - making, but learned about editing, special effects and make - up largely through his own trial and error. As a young adult, Jackson discovered the work of author J.R.R. Tolkien after watching The Lord of the Rings ( 1978 ), an animated film by Ralph Bakshi that was a part - adaptation of Tolkien 's fantasy trilogy. When he was 16 years old, Jackson left school and began working full - time as a photo - engraver for a Wellington newspaper, The Evening Post. For the seven years he worked there, Jackson lived at home with his parents so he could save as much money as possible to spend on film equipment. After two years of work Jackson bought a 16 mm camera, and began shooting a film that later became Bad Taste. Influences and inspirations Jackson has long cited several films as influences. It is well known that Jackson has a passion for King Kong, often citing it as his favourite film and as the film that inspired him early in his life. Jackson recalls attempting to remake King Kong when he was 12. At the 2009 San Diego Comic - Con International, while being interviewed alongside Avatar and Titanic director James Cameron, Jackson said certain films gave him a `` kick ''. He mentioned Martin Scorsese 's crime films Goodfellas and Casino, remarking on `` something about those particular movies and the way Martin Scorsese just fearlessly rockets his camera around and has shot those films that I can watch those movies and feel inspired. '' Jackson said the 1970 film Waterloo inspired him in his youth. Other influences include George Romero and Sam Raimi. Career Splatter phase Jackson 's first feature was Bad Taste, a haphazard fashion splatter comedy, which included many of Jackson 's friends acting and working on it for free. Shooting was normally done in the weekends since Jackson was then working full - time. Bad Taste is about aliens that come to earth with the intention of turning humans into food. Jackson had two acting roles including a famous scene in which he fights himself on top of a cliff. The film was finally completed thanks to a late injection of finance from the New Zealand Film Commission, after Jim Booth, the body 's executive director, became convinced of Jackson 's talent ( Booth later left the Commission to become Jackson 's producer ). In May 1987, Bad Taste was unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival, where rights to the film quickly sold to twelve countries. Around this time, Jackson began working on writing a number of film scripts, in varied collaborative groupings with playwright Stephen Sinclair, writer Fran Walsh and writer / actor Danny Mulheron. Walsh would later become his life partner. Some of the scripts from this period, including a sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, have never been made into movies ; the proposed zombie film Braindead underwent extensive rewrites. Jackson 's next film to see release was Meet the Feebles ( 1989 ), co-written with Sinclair, Walsh and Mulheron. An ensemble musical comedy starring Muppet - style puppets, Meet the Feebles originally began as a short film intended for television, but was rapidly expanded into a full - length film after unexpected enthusiasm from Japanese investors, and the collapse of Braindead, six weeks before filming. Begun on a very low budget, Meet the Feebles went weeks over schedule. Jackson stated of his second feature - length film, `` It 's got a quality of humour that alienates a lot of people... It 's very black, very satirical, very savage. '' Feebles marked Jackson 's first collaboration with special effects team Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger, who would later work on all Jackson 's movies. Jackson 's next release was the horror comedy Braindead ( 1992 ) ( released in North America as Dead Alive ). Heavenly Creatures and Forgotten Silver Released in 1994 after Jackson won a race to bring the story to the screen, Heavenly Creatures marked a major change for Jackson in terms of both style and tone. The film is based on the real Parker -- Hulme murder case in which two teenage girls in 1950s Christchurch became close friends and later murdered the mother of one of the girls. It was Fran Walsh that persuaded him that these events had the makings of a movie ; Jackson has been quoted saying that the film `` only got made '' because of her enthusiasm for the subject matter. The film 's fame coincided with the New Zealand media tracking down the real - life Juliet Hulme, who now writes books under the name Anne Perry. Jackson hired actresses Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet in the roles of Parker and Hulme. Heavenly Creatures received considerable critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and making top ten of the year lists in Time, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The New Zealand Herald. The success of Heavenly Creatures won Jackson attention from US company Miramax, who promoted the film vigorously in America and signed the director to a first - look deal. The following year, in collaboration with Wellington film - maker Costa Botes, Jackson co-directed the mockumentary Forgotten Silver ( 1995 ). This ambitious made - for - television piece told the story of New Zealand film pioneer Colin McKenzie, who had supposedly invented colour film and ' talkies ', and attempted an epic film of Salome before being forgotten by the world. Though the programme played in a slot normally reserved for drama, no other warning was given that it was fictionalised and many viewers were outraged at discovering Colin McKenzie had never existed. The number of people who believed the increasingly improbable story provides testimony to Jackson and Botes ' skill at playing on New Zealand 's national myth of a nation of innovators and forgotten trail - blazers. Hollywood, Weta, and the film Commission The success of Heavenly Creatures helped pave the way for Jackson 's first big budget Hollywood film, The Frighteners starring Michael J. Fox, in 1996. Jackson was given permission to make this comedy / horror film entirely in New Zealand despite being set in a North American town. This period was a key one of change for both Jackson and Weta Workshop, the special effects company -- born from the one - man contributions of George Port to Heavenly Creatures -- with which Jackson is often associated. Weta, initiated by Jackson and key collaborators, grew rapidly during this period to incorporate both digital and physical effects, make - up and costumes, the first two areas normally commanded by Jackson collaborator Richard Taylor. The Frighteners was regarded as a commercial failure. Film critic Roger Ebert expressed disappointment stating that `` incredible effort has resulted in a film that looks more like a demo reel than a movie ''. In February 1997, Jackson launched legal proceedings against the New Zealand Listener magazine for defamation, over a review of The Frighteners which claimed that the film was `` built from the rubble of other people 's movies ''. In the end, the case was not pursued further. Around this time Jackson 's remake of King Kong was shelved by Universal Studios, partly because of Mighty Joe Young and Godzilla, both giant monster movies, that had already gone into production. Universal feared it would be thrown aside by the two higher budget movies. This period of transition seems not to have been entirely a happy one ; it also marked one of the high points of tension between Jackson and the New Zealand Film Commission since Meet the Feebles had gone over-budget earlier in his career. Jackson has claimed the Commission considered firing him from Feebles, though the NZFC went on to help fund his next three films. In 1997, the director submitted a lengthy criticism of the Commission for a magazine supplement meant to celebrate the body 's 20th anniversary, criticising what he called inconsistent decision - making by inexperienced board members. The magazine felt that the material was too long and potentially defamatory to publish in that form ; a shortened version of the material went on to appear in Metro magazine. In the Metro article Jackson criticized the Commission over funding decisions concerning a film he was hoping to executive produce, but refused to drop a client - confidentiality clause that allowed them to publicly reply to his criticisms. The Lord of the Rings Main article : The Lord of the Rings ( film series ) Jackson in 2003, at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King in Wellington Jackson won the rights to film Tolkien 's epic in 1997 after meeting with producer Saul Zaentz. Originally working with Miramax towards a two - film production, Jackson was later pressured to render the story as a single film, and finally overcame a tight deadline by making a last - minute deal with New Line, who were keen on a trilogy. Principal photography stretched from 11 October 1999 to 22 December 2000 with extensive location filming across New Zealand. With the benefit of extended post-production and extra periods of shooting before each film 's release, the series met huge success and sent Jackson 's popularity soaring. The Return of the King itself met with huge critical acclaim, winning eleven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film was the first of the fantasy film genre to win the award for Best Picture and was the second sequel to win Best Picture ( the first being The Godfather Part II ). Jackson 's mother, Joan, died three days before the release of the first movie in the trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. There was a special showing of the film after her funeral. Following The Return of the King, Jackson lost a large amount of weight, over 50 pounds ( 23 kg ). In The Daily Telegraph, he attributed his weight loss to his diet. He said, `` I just got tired of being overweight and unfit, so I changed my diet from hamburgers to yogurt and muesli and it seems to work. '' King Kong Main article : King Kong ( 2005 film ) Universal Studios signed Jackson for a second time to remake the 1933 classic King Kong -- the film that inspired him to become a film director as a child. He was reportedly paid a fee of US $20 million upfront, the highest salary ever paid to date to a film director in advance of production, against a 20 percent take of the box - office rentals ( the portion of the price of the ticket that goes to the film distributor, in this case Universal ). The film was released on 14 December 2005, and grossed around US $550 million worldwide. Crossing the Line In 2007, Jackson directed a short film entitled Crossing the Line, to test a new model of digital cinema camera, the RED ONE. The film takes place during World War I, and was shot in two days. `` Crossing the Line '' was shown at NAB 2007 ( the USA National Association of Broadcasters ). Clips of the film can be found at Reduser.net. The Lovely Bones Main article : The Lovely Bones ( film ) Jackson completed an adaptation of Alice Sebold 's bestseller, The Lovely Bones, which was released in the United States on 11 December 2009. Jackson has said the film was a welcome relief from his larger - scale epics. The storyline 's combination of fantasy aspects and themes of murder bears some similarities to Heavenly Creatures. The film ended up receiving generally mixed reviews and middling box office returns. The Hobbit Main article : The Hobbit ( film series ) Jackson 's involvement in the making of a film version of The Hobbit has a long and chequered history. In November 2006, a letter from Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh stated that due to an ongoing legal dispute between Wingnut Films ( Jackson 's production company ) and New Line Cinema, Jackson would not be directing the film. New Line Cinema 's head Robert Shaye commented that Jackson ``... will never make any movie with New Line Cinema again while I 'm still working at the company... ''. This prompted an online call for a boycott of New Line Cinema, and by August 2007 Shaye was trying to repair his working relationship. On 18 December 2007, it was announced that Jackson and New Line Cinema had reached agreement to make two prequels, both based on The Hobbit, and to be released in 2012 and 2013 with Jackson as a writer and executive producer and Guillermo del Toro directing. In early 2010, del Toro dropped out due to production delays and a month later Jackson was back in negotiations to direct The Hobbit ; and on 15 October he was finalised as the director -- with New Zealand confirmed as the location a couple of weeks later. The film started production on 20 March 2011. On 30 July 2012, Jackson announced on his Facebook page that the two planned Hobbit movies would be expanded into a trilogy. He wrote that the third film would not act as a bridge between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings films, but would continue to expand The Hobbit story by using material found in the Lord of the Rings Appendices. Current and future projects Jackson had talked of producing films for others as early as 1995, but a number of factors slowed developments in this regard, including the failure of Jack Brown Genius ( 1995 ). After he became a force in Hollywood, he has engaged in a number of ventures in filmmaking and other areas, several of which are still in development. Mortal Engines Main article : Mortal Engines ( film ) In late December 2009, Jackson announced his interest in the movie adaptation of the novel Mortal Engines. In October 2016, Jackson announced that the film would be his next project as producer and co-writer, alongside Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens once again. The script will be directed by his long - time collaborator Christian Rivers. The film will star Robert Sheehan, Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Leila George, Ronan Raftery, and Stephen Lang. It is scheduled for release in theatres on December 14, 2018. The Dam Busters Jackson was set to produce a remake of The Dam Busters, to be directed by longtime Weta designer Christian Rivers. Stephen Fry has written a screenplay. Originally scheduled for filming by 2009, the project has been postponed. However, Jackson still holds movie rights as of October 2017. Halo Jackson and his newly formed studio Wingnut Interactive have worked a project being developed by Microsoft Game Studios in collaboration with Bungie ; the project is officially titled Halo : Chronicles but little else is known about its nature. Jackson was set to produce a $128 million movie version of the science fiction video game series Halo to be developed and released by Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox. In October 2006, the film was postponed indefinitely when financial backers withdrew their support, although it was never officially cancelled. In June 2008, Jackson commented that, `` With upcoming developments ( Halo : Chronicles ), I would n't know when to expect a movie, and I 'm the producer. '' Instead, Jackson worked with Halo 's planned director Neill Blomkamp on science fiction project District 9, which proved a box office hit and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. Temeraire Jackson has also won the rights to a film adaptation of the fantasy novel series Temeraire, a novel written by Naomi Novik about dragons being used in combat in the Napoleonic Wars concerning a dragon named Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence. It remains to be seen if he will direct it. Tintin Franchise Jackson at the 2009 San Diego Comic - Con International Main article : The Adventures of Tintin ( film ) Jackson was one of three producers on The Adventures of Tintin : The Secret of the Unicorn, directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2011. He is officially credited as producer but before he began working on The Hobbit, helped Spielberg direct the film. Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis were cast due to their collaboration with Peter Jackson on King Kong and The Lord of the Rings. Spielberg also chose to work with Peter Jackson due to the impressive digital work on the Lord of the Rings films, and knew Peter Jackson 's company Weta Workshop would make his vision a reality. It received positive reviews and grossed $374 million at the box office. In December 2011, Spielberg said that a sequel would be made. Spielberg said that the Thompson detectives would `` have a much bigger role ''. The sequel would be produced by Spielberg and directed by Jackson. Kathleen Kennedy said the script might be done by February or March 2012 and motion - captured in summer 2012, so that the movie would be on track to be released by Christmas 2014 or mid-2015. In February 2012, Spielberg said that a story outline for the sequel had been completed. In December 2012, Jackson said that the Tintin schedule was to shoot performance - capture in 2013, aiming for a release in 2015. On 12 March 2013, Spielberg said, `` Do n't hold me to it, but we 're hoping the film will come out around Christmas - time in 2015. We know which books we 're making, we ca n't share that now but we 're combining two books which were always intended to be combined by Herge. '' In December 2014, Peter Jackson said that the Tintin sequel would be made `` at some point soon '', although he intended to focus on directing two New Zealand films before that. The following year, Anthony Horowitz, who was hired as the sequel 's screenwriter even before the release of the first film, stated that he was no longer working on the sequel, and was unsure if it was still being made. In June 2016, Spielberg confirmed that the sequel was still in development, but Jackson is working on a secret project in the meantime. Games Jackson was set to make games with Microsoft Game Studios, a partnership announced on 27 September 2006, at X06. Specifically, Jackson and Microsoft were teaming together to form a new studio called Wingnut Interactive. In collaboration with Bungie, he was to co-write, co-design and co-produce a new game taking place in the Halo universe -- tentatively called Halo : Chronicles. On 27 July 2009, in an interview about his new movie ( as producer ) District 9, he announced that Halo : Chronicles had been cancelled, while Microsoft confirmed that the game is `` on hold ''. Jackson 's game studio Wingnut Interactive is now at work on original intellectual property. Charitable activities Jackson has given NZ $500,000 to stem cell research. He purchased a church in the Wellington suburb of Seatoun for about $10 million, saving it from demolition. He also contributes his expertise to 48HOURS, a New Zealand film - making competition, through annually selecting 3 `` Wildcards '' for the National Final. Jackson, a World War I aviation enthusiast, is chair of the 14 -- 18 Aviation Heritage Trust. He donated his services and provided replica aircraft to create a 10 - minute multimedia display called Over the Front for the Australian War Memorial in 2008. He contributed to the defense fund for the West Memphis Three. In 2011, Jackson and Walsh purchased 1 Kent Terrace, the home of BATS Theatre in Wellington, effectively securing the theatre 's future. Other activities Jackson spent $5 million to purchase 20 hectares of land in Wairarapa, a property containing a mansion, private lake, tunnel and the interior of Bag End from The Lord of the Rings. In 2009, he purchased a Gulfstream G550 jet ; his total net worth is estimated by National Business Review at NZ $ 450 million. Jackson owns an aircraft restoration and manufacturing company, The Vintage Aviator, which is dedicated to World War I and World War II fighter planes among other planes from the 1920s and 1930s. He is chairman of the Omaka Aviation Heritage Trust, which hosts a biennial air show. He owns a scale modeling company Wingnut Wings that specializes in World War One subjects. Style This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( October 2015 ) Jackson is known for his attention to detail, a habit of shooting scenes from many angles, a macabre sense of humour, and a general playfulness -- the latter to a point that The Lord of the Rings conceptual designer Alan Lee jokingly remarked, `` the film is almost incidental really ''. Jackson was a noted perfectionist on the Lord of the Rings shoot, where he demanded numerous takes of scenes, requesting additional takes by repeatedly saying, `` one more for luck ''. Jackson is also renowned within the New Zealand film industry for his insistence on `` coverage '' -- shooting a scene from as many angles as possible, giving him more options during editing. Jackson has been known to spend days shooting a single scene. This is evident in his work where even scenes featuring simple conversations often feature a wide array of multiple camera angles and shot - sizes as well as zooming closeups on characters ' faces. One of his most common visual trademarks is shooting close - ups of actors with wide - angle lenses. He was an early user of computer enhancement technology and provided digital special effects to a number of Hollywood films. Cameo roles This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( October 2015 ) This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( October 2015 ) Jackson is one of the lead actors in two of his films : in Bad Taste, he plays two characters named Derek and Robert, even engaging them both in a fight. In the mockumentary Forgotten Silver, he plays his own role. However he appears in most films he directed, mostly in cameos, just as director Alfred Hitchcock had done : In Meet the Feebles, Jackson appears as an audience member disguised as one of the aliens from Bad Taste. In Braindead, he is the mortician 's assistant. In Heavenly Creatures, he is the tramp who gets kissed by Juliet Hulme. In The Frighteners, Jackson is a biker bumped into by Frank Bannister. In The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring, Jackson plays a drunken, carrot - chomping citizen of Bree when the four hobbits are entering in town. In The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers, he plays a spear - throwing defender of Helm 's Deep. In his significant cameo in The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King he is seen as the boatswain of a murderous corsair ship. This character is seen very briefly in the theatrical version. In the extended version he is onscreen for a longer period and is accidentally killed by Legolas 's `` warning shot ''. A detailed action figure of Jackson was made of this character in the same line as the rest of the Lord of the Rings toys. Jackson actually makes two cameos in Return of the King : during the scene of Shelob 's Lair, where Sam 's hands ( i.e. Jackson 's ) are seen entering the shot as Shelob is wrapping Frodo in webbing. This was due to Sean Astin 's temporary absence, and Jackson wanted to progress the production of the scene as much as possible, even without the actor. Jackson appears in his version of King Kong as a biplane gunner attacking Kong in New York, reprising the cameo which original King Kong filmmaker Merian C. Cooper made in the original 1933 film. In The Lovely Bones, he appears as a customer in a camera store playing with a camera. In The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey, Jackson plays one of the dwarves escaping from Erebor after Smaug has attacked. In The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug, he appears as a drunken, carrot - chomping citizen of Bree, much like his appearance in The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring. At the end of The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies, when Bilbo Baggins restores the fallen portraits of his parents, Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took, to the wall from which they had fallen or been removed, Jackson and his partner have cameos as Bungo and Belladonna, as the portraits were painted in their likeness. He has also made cameos in several films not directed by him. In the opening sequence of Hot Fuzz ( 2007 ), he played a demented man dressed as Father Christmas, who stabs Nicholas Angel ( played by Simon Pegg ) in the hand. Jackson 's eldest son, Billy ( born 1995 ), has made cameo appearances in almost every one of his father 's films since his birth, namely The Frighteners, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and the third film of The Hobbit trilogy. His daughter, Katie ( born 1996 ), appears in all the above films except The Frighteners. Walsh makes a short cameo in The Frighteners as a woman walking next to Cyrus and Stuar just prior the scene featuring their son Billy. Other appearances Jackson had a cameo on the HBO show Entourage in 5 August 2007 episode, `` Gary 's Desk '', in which he offers a business proposal to Eric Murphy, manager to the lead character, Vincent Chase. Jackson appears as himself in the 2013 Doctor Who 50th anniversary spoof The Five ( ish ) Doctors Reboot, alongside Sir Ian McKellen. Personal life Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh, a New Zealand screenwriter, film producer and lyricist, have two children, Billy ( born 1995 ) and Katie ( born 1996 ). Walsh has contributed to all of Jackson 's films since 1989, as co-writer since Meet the Feebles, and as producer since The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring. She won three Academy Awards in 2003, for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Song, all for The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King. She has received seven Oscar nominations. Jackson is an avid aviation enthusiast and owns a collection of over 40 airworthy World War I - era warbirds housed at Hood Aerodrome near Masterton, and a Gulfstream G650 in Wellington. As well as this, Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre presents the Knights of the Sky exhibition, featuring Jackson 's own collection of WW1 aircraft and artifacts. This story of aviation in the Great War is brought to life in sets created by the internationally acclaimed talent of WingNut Films and Weta Workshop. Awards and Honours Awards and nominations Year Award Title Result 1995 Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay Heavenly Creatures Nominated 2002 Best Picture The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated Best Director Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated 2003 Best Picture The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Nominated Best Picture The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Won Best Director Won Best Adapted Screenplay Won Best Picture District 9 Nominated 2002 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Foreign Film The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Won 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Won The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Won 2002 British Academy Film Awards Best Film The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Won David Lean Award for Direction Won Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated 2003 Best Film The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Nominated David Lean Award for Direction Nominated Best Film The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Won David Lean Award for Direction Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Won 2002 Critics ' Choice Awards Best Director The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Won 2006 King Kong Nominated 2002 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing -- Motion Pictures The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Nominated The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Won 2002 Empire Awards Best Director The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Nominated The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Nominated 2006 King Kong Nominated 2013 The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey Nominated 2014 The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug Nominated 2015 The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies Nominated 2002 Golden Globe Awards Best Director The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Nominated The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Won 2006 King Kong Nominated New Zealand Film and TV Awards Best Director -- Film Braindead Won Best Screenplay -- Film Won 1995 Best Director -- Film Heavenly Creatures Won 2002 Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Picture The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Nominated The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Won District 9 Nominated 2011 Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Picture The Adventures of Tintin : The Secret of the Unicorn Won Saturn Awards Best Director The Frighteners Nominated Best Writing Nominated 2002 Best Director The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Won Best Writing Nominated 2003 Best Director The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Nominated Best Writing Nominated Best Director The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Won Best Writing Won 2006 Best Director King Kong Won Best Writing Nominated 2013 Best Director The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey Nominated 2014 Best Director The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug Nominated Best Writing Nominated 2015 Best Writing The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies Nominated 1995 Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay Heavenly Creatures Nominated 2002 Best Adapted Screenplay The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Nominated Honours In the 2002 New Year Honours Jackson was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to film. In the 2010 New Year Honours, he was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to film. The investiture ceremony took place at Premier House in Wellington on 28 April 2010. In the 2012 Queen 's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours Jackson was appointed a Member of the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand 's highest civilian honour. Titles and styles Mr Peter Robert Jackson 1961 -- 2002 Mr Peter Robert Jackson CNZM 2002 -- 2010 Sir Peter Robert Jackson KNZM 2010 -- 2012 Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM 2012 -- present. Filmography Year Title Functioned as Director Writer Producer Notes 1976 The Valley Yes Yes Yes Cameo : Prospector # 4 Short film ; also cinematographer, editor, makeup designer, costume designer and special effects supervisor Bad Taste Yes Yes Yes Roles : Derek and Robert Also editor, makeup effects supervisor and special effects supervisor 1989 Meet the Feebles Yes Yes Yes Cameo : Audience Member in the Theater wearing `` Bad Taste '' Mask Also camera operator and puppet maker 1992 Valley of the Stereos No No Yes Short film Braindead Yes Yes No Cameo : Undertaker 's assistant Also stop motion animator 1994 Heavenly Creatures Yes Yes Yes Uncredited cameo : Bum outside theater 1995 Forgotten Silver Yes Yes No Role : Himself Jack Brown Genius No Yes Yes The Frighteners Yes Yes Yes Uncredited cameo : Man with piercings 2001 The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Yes Yes Yes Uncredited cameos : Albert Dreary eating carrot / painting of Bungo Baggins 2002 The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Yes Yes Yes Uncredited cameo : Rohan warrior throwing spear at the gate of Helms Deep 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Yes Yes Yes Uncredited cameo : Corsair of Umbar walking on deck The Long and Short of It No No Yes ( executive ) Short film Role : Bus driver 2005 King Kong Yes Yes Yes Cameo : Biplane gunner 2007 Hot Fuzz No No No Uncredited cameo : Thief dressed as Father Christmas Entourage No No No Role : Himself Episode : `` Gary 's Desk '' 2008 Crossing the Line Yes Yes No Short film Over The Front : The Great War In The Air Yes Yes Yes Documentary short film 2009 District 9 No No Yes The Lovely Bones Yes Yes Yes Uncredited cameo : Man at pharmacy 2011 The Adventures of Tintin : The Secret of the Unicorn No No Yes 2012 West of Memphis No No Yes The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey Yes Yes Yes Uncredited cameo : Dwarf fleeing from Smaug 2013 The Five ( ish ) Doctors Reboot No No No Cameo : Himself The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug Yes Yes Yes Uncredited cameo : Albert Dreary eating carrot 2014 The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies Yes Yes Yes Uncredited cameo : Painting of Bungo Baggins 2018 Untitled WWI Documentary Yes No Yes Documentary Mortal Engines No Yes Yes As director Since 1994 's Heavenly Creatures Peter Jackson 's films have enjoyed success in the annual awards season, earning many nominations and winning several awards ; The Frighteners being his only directed effort since 1994 not to be nominated for an Academy Award. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful trilogies of all time in terms of awards, winning more Academy Awards than the Francis Ford Coppola directed Godfather Trilogy, with 2003 's The Return of the King winning in all 11 categories for which it was nominated including Best Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay. Jackson 's films have fared extremely well in the technical categories as well as the major categories ; all three Lord of the Rings pictures as well as King Kong won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in their respective years. In total Jackson 's directed efforts have been the most awarded films at three separate Academy Award ceremonies, the 74th, 76th and 78th. Year Film Academy Award Nominations Academy Award Wins Golden Globe Nominations Golden Globe Wins BAFTA Nominations BAFTA Wins Bad Taste 1989 Meet the Feebles 1992 Braindead 1994 Heavenly Creatures The Frighteners 2001 The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring 13 13 5 2002 The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers 6 10 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King 11 11 12 5 2005 King Kong 2009 The Lovely Bones 2012 The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey 2013 The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug 2014 The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies Total 43 20 13 46 14 See also Cinema of New Zealand List of New Zealand film makers Park Road Post References Jump up ^ `` ' Lord of the Rings ' director Peter Jackson to take on a war documentary ''. Newsweek. April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Brooks Barnes ( 30 November 2012 ). `` Middle - Earth Wizard 's Not - So - Silent Partner ''. New York Times. Jump up ^ `` Peter Jackson gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame ''. 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Jump up ^ `` King Kong ( 2005 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` RedUser.net ''. RedUser.net. Retrieved 24 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` The Lovely Bones Is Fit for a Queen ''. Dreadcentral.com. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010. Jump up ^ xoanon ( 19 November 2006 ). `` Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh talk The Hobbit ''. TheOneRing.net. Retrieved 2 January 2010. Jump up ^ `` New Line boss hits out at Peter Jackson ''. The New Zealand Herald. AFP, NZPA. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` McKellen ' sad ' that Jackson may not make Hobbit ''. The New Zealand Herald. Reuters. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` Hobbit studio sweet - talks Jackson ''. The Dominion Post. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` Press Release : Announcing The Hobbit ''. Press Release. Retrieved 29 December 2007. Jump up ^ `` Del Toro to take charge of The Hobbit ''. guardian.co.uk. London, UK. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010. Jump up ^ Adam Vary ( 31 May 2010 ). `` Why Guillermo del Toro left ' The Hobbit ' -- and Peter Jackson will not replace him as director ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 May 2010. Jump up ^ Nicole Sperling. `` Peter Jackson in negotiations for ' The Hobbit ' ''. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Jump up ^ Cieply, Michael ( 15 October 2010 ). `` Peter Jackson 's Deal for ' The Hobbit ' Is Finalized ''. New York Times. Jump up ^ Tom Cardy ( 16 October 2010 ). `` Peter Jackson to direct The Hobbit in 3 - D ''. The Dominion Post. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010. Jump up ^ Cheng, Derek ( 27 October 2010 ). `` Hobbit to stay in NZ ''. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` Peter Jackson Confirms Third ' Hobbit ' Film ''. Retrieved 2 August 2012. Jump up ^ Barton, Steve ( 23 December 2009 ). `` Peter Jackson Revving His Mortal Engines ''. Dread Central. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Jump up ^ Evans, Alan ( 25 October 2016 ). `` Peter Jackson to produce film based on Mortal Engines books ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2016. Jump up ^ Evans, Alan ( 2016 - 10 - 25 ). `` Peter Jackson to produce film based on Mortal Engines books ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Peter Jackson to try his hand at dystopian YA films with Mortal Engines ''. 2016 - 10 - 25. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 25. Jump up ^ http://collider.com/mortal-engines-movie-release-date/ Jump up ^ `` Peter Jackson to film Dam Busters ''. BBC News. 31 August 2006. Jump up ^ Aviles, Omar ( 28 May 2007 ). `` Fry writes Dambusters ''. Joblo.com. Retrieved 24 March 2010. Jump up ^ The Dominion Post ( 29 June 2008 ). `` Dambusters filming set for next year ''. stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 March 2016. Jump up ^ Paul Gallagher ( 5 August 2015 ). `` The Dam Busters : Will Peter Jackson 's remake of the iconic film ever get off the ground ? ''. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` Jackson Says He Wo n't Be Making ` Hobbit ' ''. Comcast.net. Associated Press. 21 November 2006. Jump up ^ `` Xbox Family -- Home ''. N4g.com. Retrieved 24 March 2010. Jump up ^ Michael Fleming ( 1 November 2007 ). `` Peter Jackson gears up for ' District ' ''. Variety. Retrieved 17 November 2007. Jump up ^ `` Temeraire on Warpath ''. IGN.com. 12 September 2006. ^ Jump up to : `` Spielberg announces new Tintin movie ''. Google News. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011. Jump up ^ Adam Chitwood ( 4 December 2011 ). `` Producer Kathleen Kennedy Talks JURASSIC PARK 4, a 3D Re-Release for JURASSIC PARK, and the TINTIN Sequel ''. collider.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012. Jump up ^ Connelly, Brendon ( 12 December 2012 ). `` Peter Jackson Wo n't Finish Hobbit Before Shooting Next Tintin ''. Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 12 December 2012. 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Comic-con.gamespot.com. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010. Jump up ^ Atkinson, Kent ( 15 July 2006 ). `` Peter Jackson gives $500,000 for stem cell research ''. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` Stella Maris Retreat Centre and Chapel saved ''. Scoop. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007. Jump up ^ `` New Zealand Aircraft History ''. Nzs.com. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Jackson behind War Memorial display ''. ABC News. 16 September 2008. Jump up ^ Bulbeck, Pip ( 22 August 2011 ). `` Peter Jackson Helped West Memphis Three Defense ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Jump up ^ `` Stuff.co.nz ''. 2011. Jump up ^ Rebecca Lewis ( 12 April 2009 ). `` Peter Jackson 's jet set upgrade ''. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2009. Jump up ^ Tammy Buckley ( 13 April 2009 ). `` Peter Jackson causes stir ''. Stuff. Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 14 April 2009. Jump up ^ `` Wingnut Wings About Us ''. 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Jump up ^ Tan, Lucinda ( 31 December 2009 ). `` Better than the Oscars, says Sir Peter Jackson ''. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 December 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` New Zealand Gazette ''. Dia.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 October 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` The Queen 's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours List 2012 ''. New Zealand Honours Lists. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012. ^ Jump up to : Dastgheib, Shabnam ( 4 June 2012 ). `` Peter Jackson Makes Order of New Zealand ''. Dominion Post. Retrieved 4 June 2012. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) - Article about ' Over The Front : The Great War In The Air by Penny McLintock ( Australian Broadcasting Corporation ). Jump up ^ Lee, Ashley ( November 24, 2016 ). `` Peter Jackson 's ' Mortal Engines ' Gets December 2018 Release ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 7, 2016. Further reading Main article : Peter Jackson bibliography Bordoni, Andrea & Matteo Marino ( 2002 ). Peter Jackson. Milan, ITA : Il Castoro. ISBN 9788880332251. ( in Italian ) Sibley, Brian ( 2006 ). Peter Jackson : A Film - maker 's Journey. Sydney, AUS : HarperCollins. ISBN 0 - 7322 - 8562 - 3. External links Find more aboutPeter Jacksonat Wikipedia 's sister projects Media from Wikimedia Commons Quotations from Wikiquote Peter Jackson on IMDb Peter Jackson at Rotten Tomatoes Peter Jackson on Charlie Rose `` Peter Jackson collected news and commentary ''. The New York Times. Peter Jackson at FEARnet Peter Jackson 's trip from splatstick to RAF Peter Jackson Films directed Bad Taste ( 1987 ) Meet the Feebles ( 1989 ) Braindead ( 1992 ) Heavenly Creatures ( 1994 ) 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 ( 2009 ) The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey ( 2012 ) The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug ( 2013 ) The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies ( 2014 ) Other films The Valley ( 1976 ) Forgotten Silver ( 1995 ) Crossing the Line ( 2008 ) Produced only Valley of the Stereos ( 1992 ) Jack Brown Genius ( 1997, also writer ) District 9 ( 2009 ) The Adventures of Tintin ( 2011 ) West of Memphis ( 2012 ) Mortal Engines ( 2018, also writer ) Companies WingNut Films Weta Workshop Weta Digital Park Road Post Related The Lord of the Rings ( film series ) The Hobbit ( film series ) Awards for Peter Jackson Academy Award for Best Director 1927 -- 1950 Frank Borzage ( 1927 ) Lewis Milestone ( 1928 ) Frank Lloyd ( 1929 ) Lewis Milestone ( 1930 ) Norman Taurog ( 1931 ) Frank Borzage ( 1932 ) Frank Lloyd ( 1933 ) Frank Capra ( 1934 ) John Ford ( 1935 ) Frank Capra ( 1936 ) Leo McCarey ( 1937 ) Frank Capra ( 1938 ) Victor Fleming ( 1939 ) John Ford ( 1940 ) John Ford ( 1941 ) William Wyler ( 1942 ) Michael Curtiz ( 1943 ) Leo McCarey ( 1944 ) Billy Wilder ( 1945 ) William Wyler ( 1946 ) Elia Kazan ( 1947 ) John Huston ( 1948 ) Joseph L. Mankiewicz ( 1949 ) Joseph L. Mankiewicz ( 1950 ) 1951 -- 1975 George Stevens ( 1951 ) John Ford ( 1952 ) Fred Zinnemann ( 1953 ) Elia Kazan ( 1954 ) Delbert Mann ( 1955 ) George Stevens ( 1956 ) David Lean ( 1957 ) Vincente Minnelli ( 1958 ) William Wyler ( 1959 ) Billy Wilder ( 1960 ) Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise ( 1961 ) David Lean ( 1962 ) Tony Richardson ( 1963 ) George Cukor ( 1964 ) Robert Wise ( 1965 ) Fred Zinnemann ( 1966 ) Mike Nichols ( 1967 ) Carol Reed ( 1968 ) John Schlesinger ( 1969 ) Franklin J. Schaffner ( 1970 ) William Friedkin ( 1971 ) Bob Fosse ( 1972 ) George Roy Hill ( 1973 ) Francis Ford Coppola ( 1974 ) Miloš Forman ( 1975 ) 1976 -- 2000 John G. Avildsen ( 1976 ) Woody Allen ( 1977 ) Michael Cimino ( 1978 ) Robert Benton ( 1979 ) Robert Redford ( 1980 ) Warren Beatty ( 1981 ) Richard Attenborough ( 1982 ) James L. Brooks ( 1983 ) Miloš Forman ( 1984 ) Sydney Pollack ( 1985 ) Oliver Stone ( 1986 ) Bernardo Bertolucci ( 1987 ) Barry Levinson ( 1988 ) Oliver Stone ( 1989 ) Kevin Costner ( 1990 ) Jonathan Demme ( 1991 ) Clint Eastwood ( 1992 ) Steven Spielberg ( 1993 ) Robert Zemeckis ( 1994 ) Mel Gibson ( 1995 ) Anthony Minghella ( 1996 ) James Cameron ( 1997 ) Steven Spielberg ( 1998 ) Sam Mendes ( 1999 ) Steven Soderbergh ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Ron Howard ( 2001 ) Roman Polanski ( 2002 ) Peter Jackson ( 2003 ) Clint Eastwood ( 2004 ) Ang Lee ( 2005 ) Martin Scorsese ( 2006 ) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ( 2007 ) Danny Boyle ( 2008 ) Kathryn Bigelow ( 2009 ) Tom Hooper ( 2010 ) Michel Hazanavicius ( 2011 ) Ang Lee ( 2012 ) Alfonso Cuarón ( 2013 ) Alejandro G. Iñárritu ( 2014 ) Alejandro G. Iñárritu ( 2015 ) Damien Chazelle ( 2016 ) Guillermo del Toro ( 2017 ) Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 1928 -- 1950 Benjamin Glazer ( 1928 ) Hanns Kräly ( 1929 ) Frances Marion ( 1930 ) Howard Estabrook ( 1931 ) Edwin J. Burke ( 1932 ) Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason ( 1933 ) Robert Riskin ( 1934 ) Dudley Nichols ( 1935 ) Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney ( 1936 ) Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, and Norman Reilly Raine ( 1937 ) Ian Dalrymple, Cecil Arthur Lewis, W.P. Lipscomb, and George Bernard Shaw ( 1938 ) Sidney Howard ( 1939 ) Donald Ogden Stewart ( 1940 ) Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller ( 1941 ) George Froeschel, James Hilton, Claudine West, and Arthur Wimperis ( 1942 ) Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein, and Howard E. Koch ( 1943 ) Frank Butler, and Frank Cavett ( 1944 ) Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder ( 1945 ) Robert Sherwood ( 1946 ) George Seaton ( 1947 ) John Huston ( 1948 ) Joseph L. Mankiewicz ( 1949 ) Joseph L. Mankiewicz ( 1950 ) 1951 -- 1975 Harry Brown and Michael Wilson ( 1951 ) Charles Schnee ( 1952 ) Daniel Taradash ( 1953 ) George Seaton ( 1954 ) Paddy Chayefsky ( 1955 ) John Farrow, S.J. Perelman, and James Poe ( 1956 ) Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson ( 1957 ) Alan Jay Lerner ( 1958 ) Neil Paterson ( 1959 ) Richard Brooks ( 1960 ) Abby Mann ( 1961 ) Horton Foote ( 1962 ) John Osborne ( 1963 ) Edward Anhalt ( 1964 ) Robert Bolt ( 1965 ) Robert Bolt ( 1966 ) Stirling Silliphant ( 1967 ) James Goldman ( 1968 ) Waldo Salt ( 1969 ) Ring Lardner Jr. ( 1970 ) Ernest Tidyman ( 1971 ) Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo ( 1972 ) William Peter Blatty ( 1973 ) Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo ( 1974 ) Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben ( 1975 ) 1976 -- 2000 William Goldman ( 1976 ) Alvin Sargent ( 1977 ) Oliver Stone ( 1978 ) Robert Benton ( 1979 ) Alvin Sargent ( 1980 ) Ernest Thompson ( 1981 ) Costa - Gavras and Donald E. Stewart ( 1982 ) James L. Brooks ( 1983 ) Peter Shaffer ( 1984 ) Kurt Luedtke ( 1985 ) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ( 1986 ) Bernardo Bertolucci and Mark Peploe ( 1987 ) Christopher Hampton ( 1988 ) Alfred Uhry ( 1989 ) Michael Blake ( 1990 ) Ted Tally ( 1991 ) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ( 1992 ) Steven Zaillian ( 1993 ) Eric Roth ( 1994 ) Emma Thompson ( 1995 ) Billy Bob Thornton ( 1996 ) Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland ( 1997 ) Bill Condon ( 1998 ) John Irving ( 1999 ) Stephen Gaghan ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Akiva Goldsman ( 2001 ) Ronald Harwood ( 2002 ) Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh ( 2003 ) Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor ( 2004 ) Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana ( 2005 ) William Monahan ( 2006 ) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ( 2007 ) Simon Beaufoy ( 2008 ) Geoffrey S. Fletcher ( 2009 ) Aaron Sorkin ( 2010 ) Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon ( 2011 ) Chris Terrio ( 2012 ) John Ridley ( 2013 ) Graham Moore ( 2014 ) Adam McKay and Charles Randolph ( 2015 ) Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney ( 2016 ) James Ivory ( 2017 ) BAFTA Award for Best Direction Mike Nichols ( 1968 ) John Schlesinger ( 1969 ) George Roy Hill ( 1970 ) John Schlesinger ( 1971 ) Bob Fosse ( 1972 ) François Truffaut ( 1973 ) Roman Polanski ( 1974 ) Stanley Kubrick ( 1975 ) Miloš Forman ( 1976 ) Woody Allen ( 1977 ) Alan Parker ( 1978 ) Francis Ford Coppola ( 1979 ) Akira Kurosawa ( 1980 ) Louis Malle ( 1981 ) Richard Attenborough ( 1982 ) Bill Forsyth ( 1983 ) Wim Wenders ( 1984 ) No Award ( 1985 ) Woody Allen ( 1986 ) Oliver Stone ( 1987 ) Louis Malle ( 1988 ) Kenneth Branagh ( 1989 ) Martin Scorsese ( 1990 ) Alan Parker ( 1991 ) Robert Altman ( 1992 ) Steven Spielberg ( 1993 ) Mike Newell ( 1994 ) Michael Radford ( 1995 ) Joel Coen ( 1996 ) Baz Luhrmann ( 1997 ) Peter Weir ( 1998 ) Pedro Almodóvar ( 1999 ) Ang Lee ( 2000 ) Peter Jackson ( 2001 ) Roman Polanski ( 2002 ) Peter Weir ( 2003 ) Mike Leigh ( 2004 ) Ang Lee ( 2005 ) Paul Greengrass ( 2006 ) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ( 2007 ) Danny Boyle ( 2008 ) Kathryn Bigelow ( 2009 ) David Fincher ( 2010 ) Michel Hazanavicius ( 2011 ) Ben Affleck ( 2012 ) Alfonso Cuarón ( 2013 ) Richard Linklater ( 2014 ) Alejandro G. Iñárritu ( 2015 ) Damien Chazelle ( 2016 ) Guillermo del Toro ( 2017 ) BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ( 1983 ) Bruce Robinson ( 1984 ) Richard Condon and Janet Roach ( 1985 ) Kurt Luedtke ( 1986 ) Claude Berri and Gérard Brach ( 1987 ) Jean - Claude Carrière and Philip Kaufman ( 1988 ) Christopher Hampton ( 1989 ) Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese ( 1990 ) Dick Clement, Roddy Doyle and Ian La Frenais ( 1991 ) Michael Tolkin ( 1992 ) Steven Zaillian ( 1993 ) Paul Attanasio ( 1994 ) John Hodge ( 1995 ) Anthony Minghella ( 1996 ) Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce ( 1997 ) Elaine May ( 1998 ) Neil Jordan ( 1999 ) Stephen Gaghan ( 2000 ) Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Roger S.H. Schulman and Joe Stillman ( 2001 ) Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman ( 2002 ) Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh ( 2003 ) Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor ( 2004 ) Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana ( 2005 ) Jeremy Brock and Peter Morgan ( 2006 ) Ronald Harwood ( 2007 ) Simon Beaufoy ( 2008 ) Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner ( 2009 ) Aaron Sorkin ( 2010 ) Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan ( 2011 ) David O. Russell ( 2012 ) Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope ( 2013 ) Anthony McCarten ( 2014 ) Adam McKay and Charles Randolph ( 2015 ) Luke Davies ( 2016 ) James Ivory ( 2017 ) Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Director Mel Gibson ( 1995 ) Anthony Minghella ( 1996 ) James Cameron ( 1997 ) Steven Spielberg ( 1998 ) Sam Mendes ( 1999 ) Steven Soderbergh ( 2000 ) Ron Howard / Baz Luhrmann ( 2001 ) Steven Spielberg ( 2002 ) Peter Jackson ( 2003 ) Martin Scorsese ( 2004 ) Ang Lee ( 2005 ) Martin Scorsese ( 2006 ) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ( 2007 ) Danny Boyle ( 2008 ) Kathryn Bigelow ( 2009 ) David Fincher ( 2010 ) Michel Hazanavicius ( 2011 ) Ben Affleck ( 2012 ) Alfonso Cuarón ( 2013 ) Richard Linklater ( 2014 ) George Miller ( 2015 ) Damien Chazelle ( 2016 ) Guillermo del Toro ( 2017 ) Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing -- Feature Film 1948 -- 1975 Joseph L. Mankiewicz ( 1948 ) Robert Rossen ( 1949 ) Joseph L. Mankiewicz ( 1950 ) George Stevens ( 1951 ) John Ford ( 1952 ) Fred Zinnemann ( 1953 ) Elia Kazan ( 1954 ) Delbert Mann ( 1955 ) George Stevens ( 1956 ) David Lean ( 1957 ) Vincente Minnelli ( 1958 ) William Wyler ( 1959 ) Billy Wilder ( 1960 ) Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise ( 1961 ) David Lean ( 1962 ) Tony Richardson ( 1963 ) George Cukor ( 1964 ) Robert Wise ( 1965 ) Fred Zinnemann ( 1966 ) Mike Nichols ( 1967 ) Anthony Harvey ( 1968 ) John Schlesinger ( 1969 ) Franklin J. Schaffner ( 1970 ) William Friedkin ( 1971 ) Francis Ford Coppola ( 1972 ) George Roy Hill ( 1973 ) Francis Ford Coppola ( 1974 ) Miloš Forman ( 1975 ) 1976 -- 2000 John G. Avildsen ( 1976 ) Woody Allen ( 1977 ) Michael Cimino ( 1978 ) Robert Benton ( 1979 ) Robert Redford ( 1980 ) Warren Beatty ( 1981 ) Richard Attenborough ( 1982 ) James L. Brooks ( 1983 ) Miloš Forman ( 1984 ) Steven Spielberg ( 1985 ) Oliver Stone ( 1986 ) Bernardo Bertolucci ( 1987 ) Barry Levinson ( 1988 ) Oliver Stone ( 1989 ) Kevin Costner ( 1990 ) Jonathan Demme ( 1991 ) Clint Eastwood ( 1992 ) Steven Spielberg ( 1993 ) Robert Zemeckis ( 1994 ) Ron Howard ( 1995 ) Anthony Minghella ( 1996 ) James Cameron ( 1997 ) Steven Spielberg ( 1998 ) Sam Mendes ( 1999 ) Ang Lee ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Ron Howard ( 2001 ) Rob Marshall ( 2002 ) Peter Jackson ( 2003 ) Clint Eastwood ( 2004 ) Ang Lee ( 2005 ) Martin Scorsese ( 2006 ) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ( 2007 ) Danny Boyle ( 2008 ) Kathryn Bigelow ( 2009 ) Tom Hooper ( 2010 ) Michel Hazanavicius ( 2011 ) Ben Affleck ( 2012 ) Alfonso Cuarón ( 2013 ) Alejandro G. Iñárritu ( 2014 ) Alejandro G. 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Question: who is the director of lord of the rings
Answer: Sir Peter Robert Jackson