Grant Major
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
OccupationArt director
Years active1979–present

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’s early exposure to production design began when he joined art school in Auckland after completing his graduation, following which he got a job in the local television station as an assistant set designer.[1]

Oscar nominations

All of these are in Best Art Direction (renamed to Best Production Design in 2012).

Selected filmography

As production designer

References

  1. ^ Sharma, Atish (4 December 2023). "From Middle-earth to Montana: How Grant Major Steered Change in NZ Cinematic Landscape". Homecrux. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ^ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. ^ "The 76th Academy Awards (2004) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  5. ^ "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. ^ "The 94th Academy Awards (2022) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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