Peter Jackson Highlights

  • 2009: Produced "District 9," a sci-fi film, directed by Neill Blomkamp, who also co-wrote with Terri Tatchell
  • 2007: Directed the short film, "Crossing the Line," to test a new model of digital Cinema camera, the RED ONE
  • 2006: Formed Wingnut Interactive, a video game development studio, with Microsoft Game Studios
  • 2005: Directed the remake of the 1933 classic, "King Kong," starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director
  • 2004: Released the final film in the trilogy, "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"; nominated for and won eleven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay; tied with "Ben-Hur" (1959) and "Titanic" (1997) for the most Oscars ever won by a single film
  • 2003: Released second film in the trilogy, "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"; received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director and received a nomination by the Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement
  • 2001: Released first film in the trilogy, "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings"; received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director and a nomination by the Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement
  • 1999: Filming of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was shot back-to-back in New Zealand
  • 1996: Helmed the Robert Zemeckis produced, "The Frighteners"; co-wrote with Fran Walsh
  • 1995: Co-directed (with Costa Botes) the mockumentary, "Forgotten Silver"
  • 1994: Breakthrough feature was based on real life events, "Heavenly Creatures"; final collaboration with Jim Booth; earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay
  • 1993: Directed the horror comedy, "Braindead" (released in the US as "Dead Alive"); re-teamed with Jim Booth and Fran Walsh
  • 1993: Formed Weta Digital, a digital visual effects company, in Wellington, New Zealand
  • 1990: First of several collaborations with producer Jim Booth and writer Fran Walsh, "Meet the Feebles"
  • 1987: Debuted first feature film, "Bad Taste," at the Cannes Film Festival; also produced, starred in, wrote, photographed and edited
  • 1983: First made the 10-minute short film, "Roast of the Day," which over four years later, turned into Jackson's first feature, "Bad Taste"
  • Began shooting a feature-length vampire film with a Super 8mm camera when he was a teenager
  • Directed the feature film adaptation of Alice Sebold's bestseller, "The Lovely Bones" (lensed 2007)
  • After leaving school, worked as a photoengraver at a newspaper company in Wellington

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