Grant Major was born in 1955 in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand. He is known for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).
Major's career in design began at Television New Zealand. His background ranges from production design for the Commonwealth Games ceremonies to designer for the New Zealand Pavilions at the World Expos in Australia and Spain.
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
filming
Beyond the Edge
2013
Documentary
Emperor
2012
Mr. Pip
2012
Green Lantern
2011
A Heavenly Vintage
2009
The Ruins
2008
Wired Science
2007
TV Series documentary 4 episodes
King Kong
2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Whale Rider
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Memory & Desire
1998
Aberration
1997
The Ugly
1997
The Frighteners
1996
Heavenly Creatures
1994
Jack Be Nimble
1993
An Angel at My Table
1990
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Queen City Rocker
1986
conceptual artist
Children of Fire Mountain
1979
TV Series designer - 13 episodes
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Drakono lizdas
2014
consulting art director
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
1994
TV Movie
Hercules and the Amazon Women
1994
TV Movie
The Grasscutter
1990
An Angel at My Table
1990
Kitchen Sink
1989
Short
Other Halves
1984
The Invisible Man
1984
TV Mini-Series 6 episodes
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Undergrowth
2009
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Undergrowth
2009
Short writer
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Drakono lizdas
2014
animator
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
the producers wish to thank
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Skull Island: A Natural History
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
Kong's New York, 1933
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
The 76th Annual Academy Awards
2004
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
Te Waka: Building the Canoe
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Scale
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Film Award
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)
Best Production Design in a Feature Film
The Vintner's Luck (2009)
2006
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Production Design
King Kong (2005)
2005
Hollywood Film Award
Hollywood Film Awards
Production Designer of the Year
King Kong (2005)
2005
PFCS Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Production Design
King Kong (2005)
2004
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2004
Excellence in Production Design Award
Art Directors Guild
Period or Fantasy Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2004
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Art Direction
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2004
LAFCA Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2004
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2004
PFCS Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2004
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Art Direction/Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2003
Excellence in Production Design Award
Art Directors Guild
Period or Fantasy Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2003
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Art Direction
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2003
PFCS Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2003
SDFCS Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2002
AFI Award
AFI Awards, USA
Production Designer of the Year
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2002
ACCA
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Best Achievement in Art Direction
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2002
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2002
PFCS Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2001
NBR Award
National Board of Review, USA
Outstanding Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
1999
Film Award
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I)
Best Design
Memory & Desire (1998)
1997
Film Award
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I)
Best Design
The Ugly (1997)
1995
Film Award
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I)
Best Design
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
1990
Film Award
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I)
Best Film
An Angel at My Table (1990)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Film Award
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)
Best Production Design in a Feature Film
The Dead Lands (2014)
2013
Film Award
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)
Best Production Design
Mr. Pip (2012)
2006
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Achievement in Art Direction
King Kong (2005)
2006
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Production Design
King Kong (2005)
2006
Excellence in Production Design Award
Art Directors Guild
Period or Fantasy Film
King Kong (2005)
2006
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Art Direction
King Kong (2005)
2004
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2004
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Art Direction/Production Design
Whale Rider (2002)
2003
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2003
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2003
Film Award
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I)
Best Design
Whale Rider (2002)
2003
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2002
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2002
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2002
Excellence in Production Design Award
Art Directors Guild
Period or Fantasy Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2002
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Art Direction
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2nd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
ICS Award
International Cinephile Society Awards
Best Production Design
King Kong (2005)
2001
LAFCA Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)