Barrie M. Osborne ONZM
Osborne in 2017
Born	(1944-02-07) February 7, 1944 (age 80) New York City, New York, United States
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1976–present
Relatives	Larry Osborne (brother)
Awards	Academy Award for Best Picture 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King BAFTA Award for Best Film 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King AFI Awards Best Foreign Film 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Barrie Mitchell Osborne ONZM (born February 7, 1944) is an American film producer, production manager and director.

Biography

The son of Hertha Schwarz and William Osborne, Barrie was born in New York City^[1] and grew up in New Rochelle, New York where he graduated New Rochelle High School.^[2] He is an alumnus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and currently lives in Wellington, New Zealand. He was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM), for services to the film industry, in the 2017 New Year Honours.^[3]

Osborne's most notable work is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King for which he, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh received the Academy Award for Best Picture. He also produced the 2013 The Great Gatsby remake, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

In 2014, Osborne, Alan B. Curtiss, and Mexican entrepreneur Max Appedole, released Gloria, a biopic of controversial Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi, directed by Christian Keller.^[4]

Osborne is also preparing a possible movie trilogy about the Viking king Harald Hardrada.^[5]

Filmography

Producer

Other

• American Hot Wax (1978) (second assistant director)
• The China Syndrome (1979) (second assistant director)
• Dick Tracy (1990) (second unit director)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (additional second unit director)