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Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Peter Jackson in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Hunter, and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Cate Blanchett and Peter Jackson in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, and Hugo Weaving in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Peter Jackson and Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Peter Jackson in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, John Bach, and David Wenham in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Peter Jackson, Orlando Bloom, and Karl Urban in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Peter Jackson and Dominic Monaghan in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Peter Jackson and Bernard Hill in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Peter Jackson and Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones (2009)

Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, and Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Peter Jackson and Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Peter Jackson and Lee Pace in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Hunter, and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Peter Jackson, Lee Pace, and Evangeline Lilly in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Peter Jackson, Luke Evans, and John Bell in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Peter Jackson in Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Peter Jackson, Howard Shore, and London Philharmonic Orchestra in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Peter Jackson and Jack Black in King Kong (2005)

Peter Jackson, Andrew Lesnie, Grant Major, and Richard Taylor in King Kong (2005)

Peter Jackson and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)

Peter Jackson and Adrien Brody in King Kong (2005)

Peter Jackson, Andy Serkis, and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)

Peter Jackson and Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Sean Astin and Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Director Peter Jackson readies actors and crew at Osgiliath.

Peter Jackson, Orlando Bloom, Karl Urban, and Pierre Vinet in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Peter Jackson and Howard Shore in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis in King Kong (2005)

Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, with The Return of the King receiving his most impressive collection of awards. This included three Academy Awards® (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture), two Golden Globes (Best Director and Best Motion Picture-Drama), three BAFTAs (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film and Viewers' Choice), a Directors Guild Award, a Producers Guild Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award.

As a follow up to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in 2005, Jackson directed, wrote, and produced King Kong, for Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $500 million and won three Oscars®.

Jackson previously received widespread acclaim for his 1994 feature Heavenly Creatures, which received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Screenplay. Other film credits include The Frighteners, starring Michael J. Fox; the adult puppet feature Meet the Feebles; and Braindead, which won 16 international science fiction awards, including the Saturn. Jackson also co-directed the television documentary Forgotten Silver, which also hit the film festival circuit.

Jackson directed the Academy Award®-nominated The Lovely Bones, an adaptation of the acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold and produced the worldwide sci-fi hit District 9. He was a producer on Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn in 2011, with two more films set to come out in the future.

His most recent films include producer of 2018's action film Mortal Engines, based on a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive. Following Mortal Engines, he produced They Shall Not Grow Old, a documentary on World War I with never-before-seen footage. BAFTA nominated the film for Best Documentary, and it won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing from the Motion Picture Sound Editors.

Jackson's next project is the music documentary The Beatles: Get Back, which he directed and produced, due to be released August, 2021.

Jackson works closely with partner Dame Fran Walsh, with whom he shares his writing and producing credits, as well as a family. Jackson has a special interest in WWI memorabilia and is the proud owner of several aircraft from that era.

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