Film
Peter Jackson
Photographed by Jeremy Jakubowicz
Peter Jackson is a New Zealand director, screenwriter and producer. After Heavenly Creatures, he brought The Lord of the Rings trilogy to the screen; its final instalment, The Return of the King, won eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. He went on to make King Kong, The Hobbit trilogy and the documentary The Beatles: Get Back.
Career highlights
- Heavenly Creatures
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Return of the King, eleven Academy Awards
- King Kong
- The Beatles: Get Back
Peter Jackson at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, honorary Palme d’Or
12 May 2026, evening · Cannes · opening of the 79th Cannes Film Festival
On 12 May 2026, opening night of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, Peter Jackson received an honorary Palme d’Or, presented by Elijah Wood, the Frodo of his Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the early evening, Jeremy Jakubowicz photographed him in a tuxedo, looking amused, one hand in his pocket.
The other celebrities Jeremy Jakubowicz photographed at the festival are on the Cannes Film Festival photographer page.
Every celebrity Jeremy Jakubowicz has photographed is on the celebrity photographer page; to book a shoot, write to him through the contact form.