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Also Known As Sir Peter Robert Jackson
Born October 31, 1961 (age 65) • New Zealand
Founder Wētā FX
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2004)
Notable Works “Forgotten Silver” • “Heavenly Creatures” • “King Kong” • “The Beatles: Get Back” • “The Frighteners” • “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” • “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” • “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” • “The Hobbit” • “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” • “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” • “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” • “The Lord of the Rings” • “The Lovely Bones” • “They Shall Not Grow Old”

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King Kong
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Elijah Wood as Frodo, Dominic Monaghan as Merry, Billy Boyd as Pippin, and Sean Astin as Sam stand together in cloaks by a rocky stream in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow stands between a roaring dinosaur and King Kong in a misty jungle scene from the film King Kong (2005), directed by Peter Jackson.
Peter Jackson directs Naomi Watts, who is seated on a large, moss-covered prop tree, on the set of King Kong (2005) with blue screens and film equipment visible.
Christopher Lee as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring stands in flowing white robes, holding a black staff in a dark, ornate hall.
Ian McKellen as Gandalf smokes a pipe while Elijah Wood as Frodo stands behind him in a warmly lit hobbit home in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
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James L. Brooks
American screenwriter, director, and producer
Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival.
Steven Spielberg
American film director and producer
Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker
Guillermo del Toro smiles on the red carpet in a black suit, black shirt, and black tie at the Venice International Film Festival.
Guillermo del Toro
Mexican director
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
American writer and producer
Warren Beatty wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and light tie, posing at an event with a dark background, 2006.
Warren Beatty
American actor, director, and producer
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston
American director, writer, and actor
Billy Wilder poses in a suit and hat, leaning against a streetlamp with a sign reading Sunset Blvd. in a promotional photo for the film Sunset Boulevard.
Billy Wilder
Austrian-born American director and producer
Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
American filmmaker
Director Jane Campion, wearing glasses and a black blouse, smiles while posing outdoors at the Cannes Film Festival, with blurred boats and water in the background.
Jane Campion
New Zealand director and screenwriter
Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.
Mel Brooks
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Ben Affleck wearing a dark suit, blue shirt, and navy tie, posing for a photo at the premiere of the film AIR with a blurred event backdrop behind him.
Ben Affleck
American actor, writer, and director
Jordan Peele wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a blue background.
Jordan Peele
American comedian, writer, director, and producer
Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter
Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
Woody Allen
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Francis Ford Coppola, with a beard, sits on a camera dolly surrounded by crew and actors on the set of The Godfather: Part II, with storefronts in the background.
Francis Ford Coppola
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Elia Kazan stands on a docked ship set with arms outstretched, directing a scene for Panic in the Streets in New Orleans, with crew members and rigging visible behind him.
Elia Kazan
American director and author
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
American director, producer, and actor
Leo McCarey, seated sideways in a director's chair, looks toward the camera in a black-and-white portrait from around 1930.
Leo McCarey
American director

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