The following is a 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
Winston Cowie Zayed's Antarctic Lights, Our Sea. Our Heritage, Wild Abu Dhabi: The Turtles of Al Dhafra New York Festivals TV and Film Awards
Roger DonaldsonSpecies, Worlds Fastest Indian Dante's Peak, Cocktail, The RecruitGolden Palm nominee
Ellory ElkayemEight Legged Freaks
Peter JacksonBad Taste, The Frighteners, Heavenly Creatures, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, King Kong, the Hobbit trilogy9 time Academy Award nominee, three of which he won.
Gerard JohnstoneM3GAN, Housebound (2014 film)
Geoff MurphyUtu, Under Siege II, Goodbye Pork Pie
Andrew NiccolLord of War, Gattaca, The Truman Show (writer)BAFTA winner, Academy Award nominee
David Sims The Truth About Tangiwai, Painting in an Empty Land, Mystery at Midge Bay Gold Houston International Film Festival
Lee TamahoriOnce We're Warriors, Die Another Day, Along Came a Spider, xXx: State of the Union, Mulholland Drive
Vincent WardRiver Queen, Map of the Human Heart, What Dreams May Come2 time Golden Palm nominee
Niki CaroWhale Rider, North CountryBAFTA winner
Taika WaititiBoy, Two cars, one night, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Jojo Rabbit, Thor: RagnarokAcademy Award winner, BAFTA winner

Domestic directors

NameNotable For
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
Robert SarkiesOut of the Blue, Scarfies
Glenn StandringPerfect Creature, The Irrefutable Truth about Demons
Mika XGURL

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 AorangiNominated–
1964Best Documentary (Short)140 Days Under the WorldNominated–
1980Best Adapted ScreenplayBreaker MorantNominatedJonathan Hardy
1987Best Short Film (Animated)The Frog, the Dog and the DevilNominatedBob Stenhouse, Hugh MacDonald & Martin Townsend
1994Best DirectorThe PianoNominatedJane Campion
1994Best Supporting ActressThe PianoWonAnna Paquin
1994Best Original ScreenplayThe PianoWonJane Campion
1995Best Original ScreenplayFour Weddings and a FuneralNominatedRichard Curtis
1995Best Original ScreenplayHeavenly CreaturesNominatedPeter Jackson and Fran Walsh
1999Best Original ScreenplayThe Truman ShowNominatedAndrew Niccol
1999Best ActorThe InsiderNominatedRussell Crowe
2001Best ActorGladiatorWonRussell Crowe
2002Best MakeupThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingWonRichard Taylor
2002Best Visual EffectsThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingWonRichard Taylor
2002Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominatedPeter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens
2002Best Art Direction/Set DirectionThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominatedDan Hennah & Grant Major
2002Best Costume DesignThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominatedRichard Taylor & Ngila Dickson
2002Best DirectorThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominatedPeter Jackson
2002Best EditingThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominatedJohn Gilbert
2002Best PictureThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominatedPeter Jackson and Fran Walsh
2002Best SoundThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNominatedHammond Peek
2002Best ActorA Beautiful MindNominatedRussell Crowe
2003Best Art Direction/Set DecorationThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersNominatedDan Hennah & Grant Major
2003Best EditingThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersNominatedMichael Horton
2003Best PictureThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersNominatedPeter Jackson and Fran Walsh
2004Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWonPeter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boynes
2004Best Art DirectionThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWonDan Hennah and Grant Major
2004Best Costume DesignThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWonNgila Dickson and Richard Taylor
2004Best DirectorThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWonPeter Jackson
2004Best EditingThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWonJamie Selkirk
2004Best Original SongThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWonFran Walsh
2004Best MakeupThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWonRichard Taylor
2004Best PictureThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWonPeter Jackson and Fran Walsh
2004Best Sound MixingThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWonMichael Hedges and Hammond Peek
2004Best ActressWhale RiderNominatedKeisha Castle-Hughes
2004Best Costume DesignThe Last SamuraiNominatedNgila Dickson
2005Best Animated Feature FilmShrek 2NominatedAndrew Adamson
2005Best Short FilmTwo Cars, One NightNominatedTaika Cohen and Ainsley Gardener
2006Best Visual EffectsKing KongWonRichard Taylor and Christian Rivers
2006Best Sound MixingKing KongWonMichael Hedges and Hammond Peek
2006Best Sound EditingKing KongWonMike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
2006Best Art DirectionKing KongNominatedDan Hennah, Grant Major and Simon Bright
2006Best Sound MixingThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeNominatedTony Johnson
2008Best PictureAtonementNominatedTim Bevan
2010Best Art DirectionAvatarWonKim Sinclair
2010Best PictureDistrict 9NominatedPeter Jackson
2012Best Original SongThe MuppetsWonBret McKenzie
2013Best Art DirectionThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyNominatedDan Hennah, Grant Major and Simon Bright
2013Best PictureLes MisérablesNominatedTim Bevan
2014Best Sound MixingThe Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugNominatedMichael Hedges
2015Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Theory of EverythingNominatedAnthony McCarten
2023Best Sound MixingAvatar: The Way of WaterNominatedMichael Hedges

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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