International Directors

Name	Notable Titles	Other
Andrew Adamson Andrew Adamson Andrew Ralph Adamson, MNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter based mainly in Los Angeles, where he made the blockbuster animation films, Shrek and Shrek 2 for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He was director, executive producer, and scriptwriter for C. S....	Shrek 1 and 2 Shrek Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. Loosely based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!... , The Narnia film series The Chronicles of Narnia (film series) The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of English fantasy films from Walden Media that are based on The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of novels written by C. S. Lewis...	Academy Award nominee
Martin Campbell Martin Campbell -Life and career:Campbell was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He directed two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig, and was the first Bond director since John Glen to direct more than one film, as well as the oldest director in...	Casino Royale Casino Royale (2006 film) Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the James Bond film series and the first to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond... , The Mask of Zorro The Mask of Zorro The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 American swashbuckler film based on the Zorro character created by Johnston McCulley. It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stuart Wilson... , GoldenEye GoldenEye GoldenEye is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and is the first film in the series not to take story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming...	BAFTA winner
Jane Campion Jane Campion Jane Campion is a filmmaker and screenwriter. She is one of the most internationally successful New Zealand directors, although most of her work has been made in or financed by other countries, principally Australia – where she now lives – and the United States...	The Piano The Piano The Piano is a 1993 New Zealand drama film about a mute pianist and her daughter, set during the mid-19th century in a rainy, muddy frontier backwater on the west coast of New Zealand. The film was written and directed by Jane Campion, and stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin... , Holy Smoke! Holy Smoke! Holy Smoke! is a 1999 Australian drama film directed by Jane Campion, who co-wrote the screenplay with her sister Anna. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was shown at the New York Film Festival and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival before being released theatrically.-Plot...	Academy Award winner
Richard Curtis Richard Curtis Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director, known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, Love Actually and The Girl in the Café, as well as the hit...	Love Actually Love Actually Love Actually is a 2003 British romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as their tales progress... , Bridget Jones's Diary (writer)	BAFTA winner, Academy Award nominee
Roger Donaldson Roger Donaldson Roger Donaldson is an Australian-born New Zealand film producer, director and writer who has made numerous successful movies. He was a co-founder of the New Zealand Film Commission.-Life and career:...	Dante's Peak Dante's Peak Dante's Peak is a 1997 disaster film directed by Roger Donaldson, written by Leslie Bohem, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton and Charles Hallahan. The film portrays the effect of a volcano erupting near a small town in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The film is loosely... , Cocktail, The Recruit The Recruit The Recruit is a 2003 American spy thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Colin Farrell, Al Pacino and Bridget Moynahan. It was released on January 31, 2003 in North America by Touchstone Pictures....	Golden Palm nominee
Ellory Elkayem Ellory Elkayem Ellory Elkayem is a New Zealand film director.Born in Christchurch, Ellory Elkayem began making films at a young age. He later attended a film school designed to give students practical experience and preparation for a career in the film business...	Eight Legged Freaks Eight Legged Freaks Eight Legged Freaks is a 2002 comedy horror directed by Ellory Elkayem and stars David Arquette, Kari Wührer and Scott Terra. The plot concerns a collection of spiders that are exposed to toxic waste, causing them to grow to gigantic proportions and begin killing and harvesting...
Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , adapted from the novel by J. R. R...	Lord of the Rings trilogy The Lord of the Rings film trilogy The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter... , King Kong King Kong (2005 film) King Kong is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is a remake of the 1933 film of the same name and stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Andy Serkis, through performance capture, portrays Kong....	3 time Academy Award winner
Geoff Murphy Geoff Murphy Geoff Murphy is a successful New Zealand filmmaker best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s....	Under Siege II Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is a 1995 American action film set on board a train traveling through the Rocky Mountains from Denver to Los Angeles. Directed by Geoff Murphy, it stars Steven Seagal as the ex-Navy SEAL, Casey Ryback and is the sequel to the 1992 film Under Siege also starring Seagal.... , Goodbye Pork Pie Goodbye Pork Pie Goodbye Pork Pie is a 1981 New Zealand film directed by Geoff Murphy and written by Geoff Murphy and Ian Mune. The film is considered to be one of New Zealand's most popular films, and has been described as Easy Rider meets the Keystone Kops....
Andrew Niccol Andrew Niccol Andrew M. Niccol is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed Gattaca, S1m0ne, In Time, and Lord of War. He also wrote and co-produced The Truman Show, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1999 and won a BAFTA award for Best...	Lord of War Lord of War Lord of War is a 2005 French-German-American action drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Nicolas Cage. It was released in the United States on September 16, 2005, with the DVD following on January 17, 2006 and the Blu-ray Disc on July 27, 2006.Cage plays an illegal arms... , Gattaca Gattaca Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law with supporting roles played by Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal and Alan Arkin.... , The Truman Show The Truman Show The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. The cast includes Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, as well as Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Ed Harris and Natascha McElhone...  (writer)	BAFTA winner, Academy Award nominee
Lee Tamahori Lee Tamahori Lee Tamahori is a New Zealand filmmaker best known for directing the 1994 film Once Were Warriors and the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day.-Upbringing and early career:...	Die Another Day Die Another Day Die Another Day is the 20th spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth and last film to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond; it is also the last Bond film of the original timeline with the series being rebooted with Casino Royale... , Along Came a Spider Along Came a Spider Along Came A Spider is the first novel in a series of books written by James Patterson, about forensic psychologist Alex Cross. It was adapted into a movie of the same name in 2001, starring Morgan Freeman as Cross.-Plot Summary:... , xXx: State of the Union XXX: State of the Union xXx: State of the Union, mainly released as xXx²: The Next Level outside the United States and Canada, is a 2005 action-adventure film directed by Lee Tamahori. It is a sequel to the 2002 film xXx...
Vincent Ward Vincent Ward Vincent Ward, ONZM is a film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Vincent Ward was awarded an Order of New Zealand Merit in 2007 for his contribution to film making. He was born in Greytown, New Zealand. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Silverstream and trained as an artist at the...	Map of the Human Heart Map of the Human Heart Map of the Human Heart is the title of a 1993 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.... , What Dreams May Come What Dreams May Come (film) What Dreams May Come is a 1998 American supernatural drama film, starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Annabella Sciorra. The film is based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, and was directed by Vincent Ward. The title is taken from a line in Hamlet's To be, or not to...	2 time Golden Palm nominee
Niki Caro Niki Caro Niki Caro is film director, producer and screenwriter who was born in Wellington, New Zealand. Her 2002 film Whale Rider was critically praised and won a number of awards at international film festivals....	Whale Rider, North Country North Country (film) North Country is a 2005 American drama film directed by Niki Caro. The screenplay by Michael Seitzman was inspired by the 2002 book Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler, which chronicled the case of...	BAFTA winner

Domestic Directors

Name	Notable For
Melanie Read	Trial Run Trial Run Trial Run is a 1969 TV series following a young lawyer, his adoring secretary, and his employer, a famed lawyer. This show was released January 18, 1969.-Cast:*James Franciscus as Louis Coleman*Janice Rule as Lucille Harkness... , Send a Gorilla
Murray Ball Murray Ball Murray Hone Ball ONZM , a New Zealand-born cartoonist, has become known for his Stanley the Palaeolithic Hero , Bruce the Barbarian, All the King's Comrades and the long-running Footrot Flats comic series...	Footrot Flats Footrot Flats Footrot Flats was a comic strip written by New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball. It ran from 1975 until 1994 in newspapers around the world, though the unpublished strips continued to be released in book form until 2000...
Jonathan King Jonathan King (film director) Jonathan King is a film director from New Zealand. He is the son of historian Michael King and brother of author Rachael King.- Biography :...	Black Sheep Black Sheep (2007 film) Black Sheep is a New Zealand made comedy horror film written and directed by Jonathan King. North American distribution rights were acquired by The Weinstein Company and IFC Films. The Weinstein Company released the film on DVD on 9 October 2007 under their Dimension Extreme brand through Genius...
Paul Maunder Paul Maunder Paul Maunder is a film director, playwright and "cultural activist" from New Zealand. He is best known for his 1979 film of the Albert Wendt novel Sons For the Return Home, and his 1983 play Hemi, about the life of James K. Baxter....	Sons for the Return Home
Hamish Rothwell	Stickmen Stickmen (film) Stickmen is a 2001 New Zealand film directed by Hamish Rothwell and starring Robbie Magasiva.- Synopsis :Thomas , Jack and Wayne are the best of mates. Each of them lives their life the way they play pool. Thomas is either absolutely brilliant or absolutely crap. Jack is always slick, cool and...
Robert Sarkies Robert Sarkies Robert Sarkies is a New Zealand film director and scriptwriter.Sarkies grew up in the South Island city of Dunedin, and his two feature films released to date have been set in Dunedin, or close by. He began making short films as a teenager with fellow filmmaker Simon Perkins...	Out of the Blue Out of the Blue (2006 film) Out of the Blue is a 2006 New Zealand film directed by Robert Sarkies and starring Karl Urban. The film premiered at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival in Canada and was released in New Zealand on 12 October 2006 to minor controversy... , Scarfies Scarfies Scarfies is a low-budget 1999 New Zealand film set in the southern university city of Dunedin. The film's original title comes from the local nickname for university students, scarfie, so called because of the traditional blue and gold scarves worn by students during the city's cool winters in...
Glenn Standring Glenn Standring Glenn Standring is a New Zealand scriptwriter and movie director, working in the horror and fantasy genres.Standring studied film at the Ilam School of Fine Arts, and completed a first class honours degree in Archaeology from The University of Otago in Dunedin...	Perfect Creature, Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Michael Bennett Michael Bennett (film director) -Partial filmography:* Matariki- 2010 - Toronto International Film Festival* Outrageous Fortune- 2005-2007 * Maddigan's Quest- 2006...	Matariki Matariki (film) Matariki was composed by Don McGlashan. 'What Love Can Do' was written for Matariki by McGlashan and sung by Bella Kalolo...
Taika Waititi Taika Waititi Taika Waititi , also known as Taika Cohen, is a New Zealand-born film director, writer, painter, comedian and actor named as one of Varietys "ten new directors to watch" in 2007....	Eagle vs Shark Eagle vs Shark Eagle vs Shark is a 2007 New Zealand romantic comedy film directed by Taika Waititi and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. The screenplay was also written by Waititi, based on the character of Lily created by Loren Horsley.... , Boy Boy (2010 film) Boy is a 2010 New Zealand coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. In New Zealand, the film has eclipsed previous records for a first week's box office takings for a local production...

Producers

• John Barnett
• Fran Walsh
  Fran Walsh
  Frances "Fran" Walsh, Lady Jackson, MNZM is a screenwriter, film producer and occasional musician. She is the spouse of filmmaker Peter Jackson. They have two children: Billy and Katie....
  
  
• Matthew Metcalfe
• Fiona Copland
• Chloe Smith
• Charles Knight
  Charles Knight (filmmaker)
  Charles Knight is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and stuntman.- Life and career :In his late teens, Knight left New Zealand and moved to London, where he started work in the film and television industry. Over the years, he has worked as an actor, stuntman, writer and producer...
  
  
• Larry Parr
  Larry Parr (director)
  Larry Parr is a New Zealand producer, writer and director of films and TV, He has been a major part of the New Zealand film industry since the 1970s when his first film Sleeping Dogs with Roger Donaldson) was released. Since then he has worked on many movies, producing Came a Hot Friday, writing...
  
  
• Lisa Chatfield
• Christopher Hampson

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 The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...

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The first New Zealand nomination was in 1958 for Snows of Aorangi with New Zealand's first wins coming in 1994 for The Piano

The Piano

The Piano is a 1993 New Zealand drama film about a mute pianist and her daughter, set during the mid-19th century in a rainy, muddy frontier backwater on the west coast of New Zealand. The film was written and directed by Jane Campion, and stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin...

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Winners and Nominees

Year	Category	Film	Result	Recipient
1958	Best Short Subject (Live Action)	Snows of Aorangi	Nomination	–
1964	Best Documentary (Short)	140 Days Under the World 140 Days Under the World 140 Days Under the World is a 1964 New Zealand short documentary film about Antarctica. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....	Nomination	–
1987	Best Short Film (Animated)	The Frog, the Dog and the Devil	Nomination	Bob Stenhouse, Hugh MacDonald Hugh MacDonald (filmmaker) Hugh MacDonald is a film director who in 1986 was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film for The Frog, The Dog and The Devil, made with the New Zealand National Film Unit and Martin Townsend....  & Martin Townsend
1994	Best Director	The Piano The Piano The Piano is a 1993 New Zealand drama film about a mute pianist and her daughter, set during the mid-19th century in a rainy, muddy frontier backwater on the west coast of New Zealand. The film was written and directed by Jane Campion, and stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin...	Nomination	Jane Campion Jane Campion Jane Campion is a filmmaker and screenwriter. She is one of the most internationally successful New Zealand directors, although most of her work has been made in or financed by other countries, principally Australia – where she now lives – and the United States...
1994	Best Supporting Actress	The Piano	Win	Anna Paquin Anna Paquin Anna Helene Paquin is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress. Paquin's first critically successful film was The Piano, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1994 at the age of 11 – the second youngest winner in history...
1994	Best Original Screenplay	The Piano	Win	Jane Campion
1995	Best Original Screenplay	Four Weddings and a Funeral Four Weddings and a Funeral Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It was the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant...	Nomination	Richard Curtis Richard Curtis Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director, known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, Love Actually and The Girl in the Café, as well as the hit...
1995	Best Original Screenplay	Heavenly Creatures Heavenly Creatures Heavenly Creatures is a 1994 film directed by Peter Jackson, from a screenplay he co-wrote with his wife Fran Walsh, about the notorious 1954 Parker-Hulme murder case in Christchurch, New Zealand. Filmed on location in Christchurch, it features Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet in their screen debuts...	Nomination	Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , adapted from the novel by J. R. R...  and Fran Walsh Fran Walsh Frances "Fran" Walsh, Lady Jackson, MNZM is a screenwriter, film producer and occasional musician. She is the spouse of filmmaker Peter Jackson. They have two children: Billy and Katie....
1999	Best Original Screenplay	The Truman Show The Truman Show The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. The cast includes Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, as well as Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Ed Harris and Natascha McElhone...	Nomination	Andrew Niccol Andrew Niccol Andrew M. Niccol is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed Gattaca, S1m0ne, In Time, and Lord of War. He also wrote and co-produced The Truman Show, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1999 and won a BAFTA award for Best...
1999	Best Actor	The Insider The Insider (film) The Insider is a 1999 film based on the true story of a 60 Minutes television series segment, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. The 60 Minutes story originally aired in November 1995 in an altered form because of objections by CBS’ then-owner, Laurence Tisch, who...	Nomination	Russell Crowe Russell Crowe Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
2001	Best Actor	Gladiator Gladiator A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the...	Win	Russell Crowe
2002	Best Makeup	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Win	Richard Taylor
2002	Best Visual Effects	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Win	Richard Taylor
2002	Best Adapted Screenplay	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Nomination	Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boynes
2002	Best Art Direction/Set Direction	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Nomination	Dan Hennah & Grant Major
2002	Best Costume Design	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Nomination	Richard Taylor & Ngila Dickson Ngila Dickson Ngila Dickson, ONZM is a New Zealand film costume designer.Her most notable work is in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - both of which were filmed in New Zealand, as well as her years of work on Xena: Warrior Princess.She and...
2002	Best Director	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Nomination	Peter Jackson
2002	Best Editing	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Nomination	John Gilbert John Gilbert (film editor) John Gilbert is a film editor who works primarily in New Zealand. He was nominated for three major awards for the editing of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring : an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and an ACE Eddie Award...
2002	Best Picture	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Nomination	Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
2002	Best Sound	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Nomination	Hammond Peek
2002	Best Actor	A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind (film) A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American drama film based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics. The film was directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman. It was inspired by a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1998 book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar...	Nomination	Russell Crowe
2003	Best Art Direction/Set Decoration	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Nomination	Dan Hennah & Grant Major
2003	Best Editing	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Nomination	Michael Horton
2003	Best Picture	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Nomination	Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
2004	Best Adapted Screenplay	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boynes
2004	Best Art Direction	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	Dan Hennah and Grant Major
2004	Best Costume Design	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
2004	Best Director	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	Peter Jackson
2004	Best Editing	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	Jamie Selkirk Jamie Selkirk Jamie Selkirk is a film editor and producer who has worked primarily in New Zealand. He is particularly noted for his work on the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which he co-produced with Peter Jackson...
2004	Best Original Song	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	Fran Walsh
2004	Best Makeup	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	Richard Taylor
2004	Best Picture	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
2004	Best Sound Mixing	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Win	Michael Hedges Michael Hedges Michael Alden Hedges was an American composer, Acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Background:...  and Hammond Peek
2004	Best Actress	Whale Rider	Nomination	Keisha Castle-Hughes
2004	Best Costume Design	The Last Samurai The Last Samurai The Last Samurai is a 2003 American epic drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay based on a story by John Logan. The film was inspired by a project developed by writer and director Vincent Ward, who had previously filmed the movie in 1990, starring...	Nomination	Nigela Dickson
2005	Best Animated Feature Film	Shrek 2 Shrek 2 Shrek 2 is a 2004 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film, produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon. It is the second installment in the Shrek film series and the sequel to 2001's Shrek...	Nomination	Andrew Adamson Andrew Adamson Andrew Ralph Adamson, MNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter based mainly in Los Angeles, where he made the blockbuster animation films, Shrek and Shrek 2 for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He was director, executive producer, and scriptwriter for C. S....
2005	Best Short Film	Two Cars, One Night Two Cars, One Night Two Cars, One Night is a short film written and directed by Taika Waititi. Released in 2003, the film is about two boys and a girl meeting in the carpark of a rural pub in Te Kaha, New Zealand...	Nomination	Taika Cohen and Ainsley Gardener
2006	Best Visual Effects	King Kong King Kong King Kong is a fictional character, a giant movie monster resembling a gorilla, that has appeared in several movies since 1933. These include the groundbreaking 1933 movie, the film remakes of 1976 and 2005, as well as various sequels of the first two films...	Win	Richard Taylor and Christian Rivers
2006	Best Sound Mixing	King Kong	Win	Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
2006	Best Sound Editing	King Kong	Win	Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
2006	Best Art Direction	King Kong	Nomination	Dan Hennah, Grant Major and Simon Bright
2006	Best Sound Mixing	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Andrew Adamson and based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published and second chronological novel in C. S. Lewis's children's epic fantasy series, The Chronicles of...	Nomination	Tony Johnson

Special Effects

Richard Taylor, who is the head of Weta Workshop

Weta Workshop

Weta Workshop is a special effects and prop company based in Miramar, New Zealand, producing effects for television and film.Founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger as RT Effects, Weta Workshop has produced creatures and makeup effects for the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys...

, has won a notable number of awards for his work on the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...

and King Kong. Currently, he holds one of the largest Academy Award Collections.