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Grant Major
Production Designer

Grant Major

Born January 1, 1955 in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

21 films

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 21

A Minecraft Movie (2025) movie poster
A Minecraft Movie2025
The Power of the Dog (2021) movie poster
The Power of the Dog2021
Mulan (2020) movie poster
Mulan2020
The Meg (2018) movie poster
The Meg2018
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) movie poster
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny2016
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) movie poster
X-Men: Apocalypse2016
The Dead Lands (2014) movie poster
The Dead Lands2014
Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) movie poster
Walking with Dinosaurs2013
Emperor (2012) movie poster
Emperor2012
Mr. Pip (2012) movie poster
Mr. Pip2012
Green Lantern (2011) movie poster
Green Lantern2011
The Ruins (2008) movie poster
The Ruins2008
King Kong (2005) movie poster
King Kong2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) movie poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
Whale Rider (2003) movie poster
Whale Rider2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) movie poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) movie poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
The Ugly (1997) movie poster
The Ugly1997
The Frighteners (1996) movie poster
The Frighteners1996
Heavenly Creatures (1994) movie poster
Heavenly Creatures1994
An Angel at My Table (1990) movie poster
An Angel at My Table1990