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Peter Jackson

Best rated: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (9.0)

Films
15
Avg rating
7.69
Peak run
1994’03
Oscar wins
1 of 2
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Peter Jackson, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1994 to 2003, 8.2067891990199520002005201020152020The Lord of the Rings: Th… 9.0Bad Taste 6.4Career avg 7.69

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Peter Jackson's career barcodecoolhot
198715 films2022
Current formLast 5: 8.02 vs career 7.69 (+0.33)
  1. WThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 · 7.8+0.1
  2. WThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 · 7.8+0.1
  3. LThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014 · 7.4−0.3
  4. WThey Shall Not Grow Old2018 · 8.2+0.5
  5. WThe Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert2022 · 8.9+1.2
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Peter by the numbers

Average
7.69
15 rated films
Vote weighted
7.73
bigger films count more
Median
7.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.89
rating spread
Career
36y
1987 to 2022
Total votes
9.83M
across every film
Best
9.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Worst
6.4
Bad Taste
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1987Bad Taste posterBad TasteDerek6.451,834
Better together?

Peter Jackson's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Peter Jackson

13 nominations, 7 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2010
    Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2004
    Peter Jackson
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2004
    Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2004
    Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers
    Won
  • Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2004
    Peter Jackson
    Won
  • Best Director · Critics Choice Awards 2004
    Peter Jackson
    Won
  • Outstanding Directing, Feature Film · Directors Guild Awards 2004
    Peter Jackson
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2003
    Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2002
    Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2002
    Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Barrie M. Osborne, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2002
    Peter Jackson
    Nominated
  • Best Director · BAFTA Film Awards 2002
    Peter Jackson
    Won
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1995
    Frances Walsh, Peter Jackson
    Nominated

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