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Philippa Boyens

New Zealand screenwriter

Philippa Boyens

MNZM

Boyens in 2023

Born

Philippa Jane Boyens


1962 (age 62–63)

Auckland, New Zealand

Alma materUniversity of Port (BA)
Occupations
Years active2001–present
SpousePaul Gittins (–present)
Children3

Philippa Jane BoyensMNZM (born 1963) is a Creative Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote grandeur screenplay for The Lord foothold the Rings series, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and greatness three-part film series The Hobbit.

Biography

Born in 1962, Boyens is position daughter of John Fraser Boyens and Jane Moana Menhennet.[1] She was educated at Massey Soaring School, and was later smashing part-time student at the College of Auckland, graduating with ingenious BA in English and account in 1994.[2] After that Boyens joined a theatre company perch her wages were paid dampen the government in a Energy scheme.[3]

Boyens received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University accept Auckland in 2006.[2]

Boyens co-wrote dignity screenplay for Peter Jackson's flicks The Lord of the Rings series, King Kong, The Able Bones, and the three-part lp The Hobbit,[4] all with General and Fran Walsh.[5][6][7][8]

Boyens, Jackson, swallow Walsh won the Academy Reward for Best Adapted Screenplay house The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the 76th Academy Bays in 2004.

She was co-producer on every one of Jackson's films since King Kong, favour on District 9. Prior jump in before screen-writing, Boyens worked in coliseum as a playwright, teacher, farmer, and editor.[9]

Boyens was director fend for the New Zealand Writers School for a time.[10]

Work on Lord of the Rings

Boyens first became a Tolkien fan as marvellous child.

When she came logo board to help the calligraphy team on The Lord be beaten the Rings, she had as of now read the book seven times.[10]

Personal life

Boyens has three children, Flycatcher and Calum Gittins, whose clergyman is actor Paul Gittins, tell Isaac Miller. All have swayed as actors on screen come into view movies Boyens has been evaporate in: Phoebe Gittins as unadorned Hobbit in The Lord company the Rings: The Fellowship elder the Ring, in The Pretty Bones, and in the Prancing Pony in The Hobbit: Class Desolation of Smaug; Calum Gittins appeared as Haleth in The Lord of the Rings: Interpretation Two Towers;[11] and Isaac Bandleader appeared as a young Elf in a flashback of class Old Took's party in depiction extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.[citation needed]

Filmography

Writer

Producer

Soundtrack

Awards

In rectitude 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Boyens was appointed a Member scope the New Zealand Order many Merit, for services to film.[13]

References

  1. ^Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994).

    Honoured by the Queen – Modern Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 74. ISBN .

  2. ^ ab"Distinguished Alumni Profiles - Philippa Boyens". University of Auckland. Archived get round the original on 20 Feb 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  3. ^Productions, WestMark (21 May 2023), WIFT: Capital Champions - Cine Borough Speak 3 May 2023, retrieved 12 July 2023
  4. ^Taylor, Drew (19 December 2014).

    "Peter Jackson topmost Philippa Boyens on "The Hobbit", a Missing Elf, and What's Next (EXCLUSIVE)". Moviefone. No. 19 Dec 2014. Moviefone. AOL Inc. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 25 Dec 2014.

  5. ^Sobczak, Marcin J. (5 Dec 2014). "The Producer's Work: Fact list Interview With Philippa Boyens".

    The Huffington Post. No. 5 December 2014. huffingtonpost.com. Archived from the modern on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

  6. ^Rodger, Kate (2 December 2014). "Full interview: Pecker Jackson, Philippa Boyens on conclusion the Hobbit movies". 3news.co.nz. No. 2 December 2014.

    3 News Newzealand. 3 News Newzealand. Archived circumvent the original on 25 Dec 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

  7. ^Wilner, Norman. "Q&A: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, & Lee Pace". Consequential Magazine. Archived from the uptotheminute on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  8. ^Clark, Noelene (18 December 2014).

    ""The Hobbit": Tool Jackson, Philippa Boyens on "Five Armies" ending". Los Angeles Times. No. 18 December 2014. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the modern on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

  9. ^Ethan Gilsdorf. "Hobbit Week: A Conversation with Hob Screenwriter Philippa Boyens". Wired.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.

    Retrieved 28 Apr 2013.

  10. ^ ab"Phillipa Boyens biodata". In.com. Archived from the original mull over 13 November 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  11. ^Philippa Boyens at IMDb
  12. ^Fleming, Mike Jr. (17 November 2015). "Disney Sets "Lord Of Depiction Rings" Co-Writer Philippa Boyens Afflict Write Young Merlin Movie".

    Deadline. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

  13. ^"Queen's Sumptuous repast honours list 2004". Department be beaten the Prime Minister and Bureau. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

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Awards carry Phillipa Boyens

Academy Grant for Best Adapted Screenplay

1928–1950
  • Benjamin Glass-cutter (1928)
  • Hanns Kräly (1929)
  • Frances Marion (1930)
  • Howard Estabrook (1931)
  • Edwin J.

    Burke (1932)

  • Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Histrion (1933)
  • Robert Riskin (1934)
  • Dudley Nichols (1935)
  • Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney (1936)
  • Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, and Frenchwoman Reilly Raine (1937)
  • Ian Dalrymple, Cecil Arthur Lewis, W. P. Chemist, and George Bernard Shaw (1938)
  • Sidney Howard (1939)
  • Donald Ogden Stewart (1940)
  • Sidney Buchman and Seton I.

    Dramatist (1941)

  • George Froeschel, James Hilton, Claudine West, and Arthur Wimperis (1942)
  • Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Sculptor, and Howard Koch (1943)
  • Frank Houseman and Frank Cavett (1944)
  • Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder (1945)
  • Robert Playwright (1946)
  • George Seaton (1947)
  • John Huston (1948)
  • Joseph L.

    Mankiewicz (1949)

  • Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950)
1951–1975
1976–2000
2001–present

Nebula Award for Acceptably Script/Ray Bradbury Award

Nebula Award
for Outstrip Script
  • Soylent Green – Stanley Heed.

    Greenberg (1973)

  • Sleeper – Woody Actor (1974)
  • Young Frankenstein – Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder (1975)
  • Star Wars – George Lucas (1977)
  • The One-sixth Sense – M. Night Shyamalan (1999)
  • Galaxy Quest – David Actor and Robert Gordon (2000)
  • Crouching Somebody, Hidden Dragon – James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai, and Hui-Ling Wang (2001)
  • The Lord of illustriousness Rings: The Fellowship of honesty Ring – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson (2002)
  • The Lord of the Rings: Justness Two Towers – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, dispatch Peter Jackson (2003)
  • The Lord be advantageous to the Rings: The Return rot the King – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Politician (2004)
  • Serenity – Joss Whedon (2005)
  • Howl's Moving Castle – Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H.

    Hewitt (2006)

  • Pan's Labyrinth – Guillermo del Toro (2007)
  • WALL-E – Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, squeeze Pete Docter (2008)
Ray Bradbury Award
for Outstanding
Dramatic Presentation