Grant Major
Grant Major (born 1955) is an art director from New Zealand who is most famous for his work on The Lord of the Rings films. He won an Oscar for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Grant Major | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 66–67) Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Art director |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Oscar nominations
All of these are in Best Art Direction.
- 2001 Academy Awards-Nominated for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Nomination shared with Dan Hennah. Lost to Moulin Rouge!.[1]
- 2002 Academy Awards-Nominated for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Nomination shared with Dan Hennah and Alan Lee. Lost to Chicago.[2]
- 2003 Academy Awards-The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Award shared with Dan Hennah and Alan Lee. Won.[3]
- 2005 Academy Awards-Nominated for King Kong. Nomination shared with Dan Hennah and Simon Bright. Lost to Memoirs of a Geisha.[4]
- 2021 Academy Awards-Nominated for The Power of the Dog. Nomination shared with Amber Richards.
Selected Filmography
As production designer
- The Frighteners (1996)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- King Kong (2005)
- The Green Lantern (2011)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
- Mulan (2020)
- The Power of the Dog (2021)
References
- "The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- "The 76th Academy Awards (2004) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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