Grant Major

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Grant Major

Art 71 January 1, 1955

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 f…

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

8.4 2001 Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

8.5 2003 Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

8.4 2002 Movie
X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

6.5 2016 Movie
King Kong

King Kong

6.9 2005 Movie
The Meg

The Meg

6.3 2018 Movie
Green Lantern

Green Lantern

5.2 2011 Movie
Mulan

Mulan

6.8 2020 Movie
A Minecraft Movie

A Minecraft Movie

6.2 2025 Movie
The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog

6.7 2021 Movie
The Frighteners

The Frighteners

7.0 1996 Movie
The Ruins

The Ruins

6.0 2008 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2027
    A Minecraft Movie Squared

    Movie Production Design

  2. 2026
    East of Eden

    TV show Production Design

  3. 2025
    A Minecraft Movie

    Movie Production Design

  4. 2022
    No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'

    Movie Self

  5. 2021
    Cowboy Bebop

    TV show Production Design

  6. 2021
    The Power of the Dog

    Movie Production Design

  7. 2020
    Mulan

    Movie Production Design

  8. 2018
    The Meg

    Movie Production Design

  9. 2016
    X-Men: Apocalypse

    Movie Production Design

  10. 2016
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

    Movie Production Design

  11. 2014
    The Dead Lands

    Movie Production Design

  12. 2013
    Walking with Dinosaurs

    Movie Production Design

  13. 2013
    Beyond The Edge

    Movie Production Design

  14. 2012
    The Secret Garden

    Movie Art Direction

  15. 2012
    Emperor

    Movie Production Design

  16. 2012
    Mr. Pip

    Movie Production Design

More credits
  1. 2011
    Green Lantern

    Movie Production Design

  2. 2009
    The Vintner's Luck

    Movie Production Design

  3. 2008
    The Ruins

    Movie Production Design

  4. 2006
    Dead Letters

    Movie Production Design

  5. 2005
    King Kong

    Movie Production Design

  6. 2003
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    Movie Production Design

  7. 2003
    Whale Rider

    Movie Production Design

  8. 2002
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    Movie Production Design

  9. 2002
    The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth

    Movie Self

  10. 2002
    The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale

    Movie Self

  11. 2002
    New Zealand as Middle Earth

    Movie Self

  12. 2002
    The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images

    Movie Self

  13. 2002
    The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design

    Movie Self

  14. 2001
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Movie Production Design

  15. 2001
    Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

    Movie Self

  16. 1998
    Aberration

    Movie Production Design

  17. 1998
    Memory & Desire

    Movie Production Design

  18. 1997
    The Ugly

    Movie Production Design

  19. 1997
    A Woman's Heart

    Movie Production Design

  20. 1996
    The Frighteners

    Movie Production Design

  21. 1994
    A Game With No Rules

    Movie Production Design

  22. 1994
    Heavenly Creatures

    Movie Production Design

  23. 1994
    Hercules and the Lost Kingdom

    Movie Art Direction

  24. 1994
    Hercules and the Amazon Women

    Movie Art Direction