Grant Major
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (37)
A Minecraft Movie
Production Design (Art)
2025
No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'
as Self
2022
The Power of the Dog
Production Design (Art)
2021
Mulan
Production Design (Art)
2020
The Meg
Production Design (Art)
2018
X-Men: Apocalypse
Production Design (Art)
2016
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Production Design (Art)
2016
The Dead Lands
Production Design (Art)
2014
Walking with Dinosaurs
Production Design (Art)
2013
Beyond The Edge
Production Design (Art)
2013
Secret Garden
Art Direction (Art)
2012
Emperor
Production Design (Art)
2012
Mr. Pip
Production Design (Art)
2012
Green Lantern
Production Design (Art)
2011
The Vintner's Luck
Production Design (Art)
2009
The Ruins
Production Design (Art)
2008
Dead Letters
Production Design (Art)
2006
King Kong
Production Design (Art)
2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Production Design (Art)
2003
Whale Rider
Production Design (Art)
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Production Design (Art)
2002
New Zealand as Middle Earth
as self
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Production Design (Art)
2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
2001
Aberration
Production Design (Art)
1998
Memory & Desire
Production Design (Art)
1998
The Ugly
Production Design (Art)
1997
A Woman's Heart
Production Design (Art)
1997
The Frighteners
Production Design (Art)
1996
A Game With No Rules
Production Design (Art)
1994
Heavenly Creatures
Production Design (Art)
1994
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Art Direction (Art)
1994
Hercules and the Amazon Women
Art Direction (Art)
1994
Jack Be Nimble
Production Design (Art)
1993
The Grasscutter
Art Direction (Art)
1990
An Angel at My Table
Production Design (Art)
1990
Kitchen Sink
Art Direction (Art)
1989
