List of New Zealand film makers

International directors

NameNotable titlesOther
Andrew AdamsonShrek 1 and 2, The Narnia film seriesAcademy Award nominee
Martin CampbellCasino Royale, The Mask of Zorro, GoldenEyeBAFTA winner
Jane CampionThe Piano, Holy Smoke!Academy Award winner
Richard CurtisLove Actually, Bridget Jones's Diary (writer)BAFTA winner, Academy Award nominee
Roger DonaldsonDante's Peak, Cocktail, The RecruitGolden Palm nominee
Ellory ElkayemEight Legged Freaks
Peter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings film trilogy, King Kong, the Hobbit trilogy9 time Academy Award nominee, three of which he won.
Geoff MurphyUnder Siege II, Goodbye Pork Pie
Andrew NiccolLord of War, Gattaca, The Truman Show (writer)BAFTA winner, Academy Award nominee
Lee TamahoriDie Another Day, Along Came a Spider, xXx: State of the Union
Vincent WardMap of the Human Heart, What Dreams May Come2 time Golden Palm nominee
Niki CaroWhale Rider, North CountryBAFTA winner
Taika WaititiHunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok

Domestic directors

NameNotable For
Melanie ReadTrial Run, Send a Gorilla
Murray BallFootrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
Barry BarclayNgati
Michael BennettMatariki
Paul CampionThe Devil's Rock
Ben HawkerBlackspot
Jonathan KingBlack Sheep
Paul MaunderSons for the Return Home
Brad McGannIn My Father's Den
James Napier RobertsonThe Dark Horse
Hamish RothwellStickmen
Robert SarkiesOut of the Blue, Scarfies
Glenn StandringPerfect Creature, The Irrefutable Truth about Demons

Producers

Actors

New Zealand at the Academy Awards

New Zealand film makers have won a total of sixteen Oscars at the US Film Academy Awards from 41 nominations. Eleven wins were for work on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The first New Zealand nomination was in 1958 for Snows of Aorangi with New Zealand's first wins coming in 1994 for The Piano. 1994

Winners and Nominees

YearCategoryFilmResultRecipient
1958Best Short Subject (Live Action)Snows of AorangiNomination–
1964Best Documentary (Short)140 Days Under the WorldNomination–
1980Best Adapted ScreenplayBreaker MorantNominationJonathan Hardy
1987Best Short Film (Animated)The Frog, the Dog and the DevilNominationBob Stenhouse, Hugh MacDonald & Martin Townsend
1994Best DirectorThe PianoNominationJane Campion
1994Best Supporting ActressThe PianoWinAnna Paquin
1994Best Original ScreenplayThe PianoWinJane Campion
1995Best Original ScreenplayFour Weddings and a FuneralNominationRichard Curtis
1995Best Original ScreenplayHeavenly CreaturesNominationPeter Jackson and Fran Walsh
1999Best Original ScreenplayThe Truman ShowNominationAndrew Niccol
1999Best ActorThe InsiderNominationRussell Crowe
2001Best ActorGladiatorWinRussell Crowe
2002Best MakeupThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingWinRichard Taylor
2002Best Visual EffectsThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingWinRichard Taylor
2002Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominationPeter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens
2002Best Art Direction/Set DirectionThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominationDan Hennah & Grant Major
2002Best Costume DesignThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominationRichard Taylor & Ngila Dickson
2002Best DirectorThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominationPeter Jackson
2002Best EditingThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominationJohn Gilbert
2002Best PictureThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominationPeter Jackson and Fran Walsh
2002Best SoundThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominationHammond Peek
2002Best ActorA Beautiful MindNominationRussell Crowe
2003Best Art Direction/Set DecorationThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersNominationDan Hennah & Grant Major
2003Best EditingThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersNominationMichael Horton
2003Best PictureThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersNominationPeter Jackson and Fran Walsh
2004Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWinPeter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boynes
2004Best Art DirectionThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWinDan Hennah and Grant Major
2004Best Costume DesignThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWinNgila Dickson and Richard Taylor
2004Best DirectorThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWinPeter Jackson
2004Best EditingThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWinJamie Selkirk
2004Best Original SongThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWinFran Walsh
2004Best MakeupThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWinRichard Taylor
2004Best PictureThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWinPeter Jackson and Fran Walsh
2004Best Sound MixingThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWinMichael Hedges and Hammond Peek
2004Best ActressWhale RiderNominationKeisha Castle-Hughes
2004Best Costume DesignThe Last SamuraiNominationNgila Dickson
2005Best Animated Feature FilmShrek 2NominationAndrew Adamson
2005Best Short FilmTwo Cars, One NightNominationTaika Cohen and Ainsley Gardener
2006Best Visual EffectsKing KongWinRichard Taylor and Christian Rivers
2006Best Sound MixingKing KongWinMichael Hedges and Hammond Peek
2006Best Sound EditingKing KongWinMike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
2006Best Art DirectionKing KongNominationDan Hennah, Grant Major and Simon Bright
2006Best Sound MixingThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeNominationTony Johnson
2008Best PictureAtonementNominationTim Bevan
2010Best Art DirectionAvatarWinKim Sinclair
2010Best PictureDistrict 9NominationPeter Jackson
2012Best Original SongThe MuppetsWinBret McKenzie
2013Best Art DirectionThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyNominationDan Hennah, Grant Major and Simon Bright
2013Best PictureLes MisérablesNominationTim Bevan
2014Best Sound MixingThe Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugNominationMichael Hedges
2015Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Theory of EverythingNominationAnthony McCarten
2015Best PictureThe Theory of EverythingNominationTim Bevan, Anthony McCarten

Special effects

Richard Taylor, who is the head of Weta Workshop, has won a notable number of awards for his work on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and King Kong. Currently, he holds one of the largest Academy Award Collections.

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