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Peter Jackson's love affair with moviemaking and special effects was ignited by seeing the original King Kong (1933) as a child. Jackson's Kiwi-shot remake takes one of cinema's most iconic monster movies, retains the 30s setting and iconic New York finale, and toughens up the "beauty" (Naomi Watts). The film also transforms the male (non-ape) lead from lunkhead to playwright. Exhilarating, Oscar-winning CGI and motion capture bring the great ape to life, alongside rampaging dinosaurs and giant weta inexplicably absent from the maligned 1976 remake.
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Film, 2003 (Trailer)
Finale of Jackson's first international blockbuster
Television, 1985 (Full Length)
More tangata whenua taking on New York
2006 Academy Awards
Visual Effects (Richard Taylor, Christian Rivers, Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul)
Sound Editing (Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn)
Sound Mixing (Mike Hedges, Hammond Peek, Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick)
Nominated for Art Direction (Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Simon Bright)
2006 Bafta Awards
Special Visual Effects (Richard Taylor, Christian Rivers, Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul)
Nominated for Production Design (Grant Major)
Nominated for Sound (Mike Hopkins, Hammond Peek, Christopher Boyes, Ethan Van der Ryn)
2006 Golden Globes
Nominated for Best Director, Motion Picture (Peter Jackson)
Nominated for Best Original Score, Motion Picture (James Newton Howard)
2006 American Society of Cinematographers Awards
Nominated for ASC Award, for Outstanding Cinematography (Theatrical) (Andrew Lesnie)
2005 National Board of Review (United States)
Special Achievement Award - for Special Effects
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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