Claim: The Hobbit was directed by Peter Jackson.

Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC -LRB- 1 January 1956 -- 27 April 2015 -RRB- was an Australian cinematographer . He was best known as the cinematographer for The Lord of the Rings trilogy -LRB- 2001 -- 2003 -RRB- and its prequel The Hobbit trilogy -LRB- 2012 -- 2014 -RRB- , both directed by New Zealand director Peter Jackson . He received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002 .