Jon Landau

Production

Born: 1960-07-23
Died: 2024-07-05
From: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Biography

Jon Landau (/ˈlændaʊ/; July 23, 1960 – July 5, 2024) was an American film producer. Best known for his collaborations with filmmaker James Cameron, he notably co-produced Cameron's epic romantic film Titanic (1997)—for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture—as well as Cameron's Avatar film series (2009–2029). As of 2025, Titanic, Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) are three of the four highest-grossing films of all time, with Avatar in the top spot (not adjusted for inflation). Landau's other notable credits include Solaris (2002) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019), both of which he produced alongside Cameron, as well as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Dick Tracy (1990). Following his death from cancer in 2024, Landau's final works will be the final three Avatar sequels, for which he will be credited posthumously. His memoir, The Bigger Picture: My Blockbuster Life & Lessons Learned Along the Way, written after his cancer diagnosis, was published in November 2025, featuring a foreword by Cameron. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Landau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations4 won · 5 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

Avatar: The Way of Water

2023
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

Avatar

2010
Nominated

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

Avatar

2010
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Awards

1998
🏆 Won

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

Titanic

1998
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Picture

Titanic

1998
🏆 Won

Directors Guild of America Award

1998
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Film

Titanic

1998
Nominated

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

Titanic

1998