Award Of The Rings For "Return Of The King" Director Peter Jackson

Written By: UK Conventions (Peter Shaw)
Published: 8th February, 2004 05:45 PM

The director of the acclaimed epic movie trilogy "Lord Of The Rings" received well deserved accolades in the form of the top award from the Directors Guild of America.

The award, which was given to Peter Jackson for "Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King" on saturday 7th Febuary has been given to directors for 56 years, and in 50 of those years, the winning director has gone on to receive the Academy Award for Best Director also.

Jackson, who speaks of the amazing time he had on set, has spent seven years working on putting the famed books to film, in return he has become the first director to be nominated for this award 3 years in a row, with the final installment in the epic trilogy being his first time win.