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Grant Major

Art·January 1, 195571 years old·Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

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.

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East of EdenTV2027A Minecraft Movie Squared2025A Minecraft Movie2022No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'2021Cowboy BebopTV2021The Power of the Dog2020Mulan2018The Meg2016X-Men: Apocalypse2016Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny2014The Dead Lands2013Walking with Dinosaurs2013Beyond The Edge2012Secret Garden2012Emperor2012Mr. Pip2011Green Lantern2009The Vintner's Luck2008The Ruins2006Dead Letters2005King Kong2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003Whale Rider2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002New Zealand as Middle Earth2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'1998Aberration1998Memory & Desire1997The Ugly1997A Woman's Heart1996The Frighteners1994A Game With No Rules1994Heavenly Creatures1994Hercules and the Lost Kingdom1994Hercules and the Amazon Women1993Jack Be Nimble1990The Grasscutter1990An Angel at My Table1989Kitchen Sink1984The Invisible ManTV
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