Grant Major

Art

Born: 1955-01-01
From: Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Biography

Grant Major (born 1955) is a production designer from New Zealand who is most famous for his work on The Lord of the Rings films. He won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Major's early exposure to production design began when he joined an art school in Auckland after graduating. Following this, he got a job as an assistant set designer at the local television station. Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Major, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations3 won · 5 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Production Design

The Power of the Dog

2022
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Production Design

King Kong

2006
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Production Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004
🏆 Won

honorary doctor of Auckland University of Technology

2004
🏆 Won

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit

2004
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Production Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Production Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2003
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Production Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002

Acting7 titles

Art35 titles