Philippa Boyens

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Philippa Boyens is a New Zealand screenwriter and producer best known for co-writing Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealander
film producer
human
screenwriter
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Writers Guild of America Award
awardReceivedFor The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
basedIn New Zealand film industry
collaboratedWith Fran Walsh
Peter Jackson
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
educatedAt University of Auckland
fieldOfWork film production
screenwriting
genre adventure film
fantasy film
knownFor co-writing film adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's works
collaboration with Fran Walsh
collaboration with Peter Jackson
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableWork King Kong (2005 film)
Mortal Engines (2018 film)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lovely Bones (2009 film)
occupation film producer
screenwriter
partOf creative team for The Hobbit film trilogy
creative team for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
placeOfBirth New Zealand
wroteScreenplayFor King Kong (2005 film)
Mortal Engines (2018 film)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lovely Bones (2009 film)


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