The Architect of New Zealand’s Greatest Cinematic Achievements

In The Portfolio, Awards Insider speaks with some of this year’s most notable Oscar nominees about their entire body of nominated work. Here, The Power of the Dog production designer Grant Major revisits his five nominations, beginning with his big, Oscar-winning break on Lord of the Rings. Think of an Oscar contender shot in New Zealand, and Grant Major probably built it. The Oscar-winning Kiwi production designer is best known for his spectacularly imaginative blockbusters, often helmed by Peter Jackson: The Lord of the Rings trilogy, say, or King Kong. But the craftsman’s roots in the film industry are indie—’90s… Read Full Article