Simon Bright is an

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

and

set decorator The set decorator is the head of the set decoration department in the film and television industry, responsible for selecting, designing, fabricating, and sourcing the "set dressing" elements of each set in a Feature Film, Television, or New Media ...

who is best known for ''

The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's boo ...

'' films.

Oscar nominations

Both of these are in

Best Art Direction The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. This change resulted fro ...

. * 2005 Academy Awards-Nominated for ''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

''. Nomination shared with

Dan Hennah Dan Hennah is a production designer from New Zealand who worked on ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' films. He won an Oscar for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. Personal life Dan Hennah has been married since 17 Mar ...

and

Grant Major Grant Major (born 1955) is an art director from New Zealand who is most famous for his work on ''The Lord of the Rings'' films. He won an Oscar for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. Oscar nominations All of these are in Best A ...

. Lost to ''

Memoirs of a Geisha ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and wo ...

''. * 2012 Academy Awards-Nominated for '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''. Nomination shared with

and

Ra Vincent Ra Vincent (born ) is a New Zealand production designer, set decorator and artist. He is best known for his work on ''The Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014) and ''Jojo Rabbit'' (2019). His accolades include a Hollywood Film Award and a Saturn Awar ...

. Lost to ''

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln ...

''.

Selected filmography

*'' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' (2014) *'' The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' (2013) *'' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' (2012) *''

Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearanc ...

'' (2009) *''

'' (2005) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001)

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