Philippa Boyens
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Infobox person Philippa Jane Boyens Template:Post-nominals (born 1963) is a New Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for The Lord of the Rings series, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and the three-part film series The Hobbit.
BiographyEdit
Born in 1962, Boyens is the daughter of John Fraser Boyens and Jane Moana Menhennet.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> She was educated at Massey High School, and was later a part-time student at the University of Auckland, graduating with a BA in English and history in 1994.<ref name=":0" /> After that Boyens joined a theatre company and her wages were paid by the government in a PEP scheme.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Boyens received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University and Auckland in 2006.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Boyens co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Jackson's films The Lord of the Rings series, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and the three-part film The Hobbit,<ref name="Moviefone">Template:Cite news</ref> all with Jackson and Fran Walsh.<ref name="The Huffington Post">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="3 News">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Now Magazine Toronto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Los Angeles Times">Template:Cite news</ref>
Boyens, Jackson, and Walsh won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. She was co-producer on every one of Jackson's films since King Kong, and on District 9. Prior to screen-writing, Boyens worked in theatre as a playwright, teacher, producer, and editor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Boyens was director of the New Zealand Writers Guild for a time.<ref name="PBio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Work on Lord of the RingsEdit
Boyens first became a Tolkien fan as a child. When she came on board to help the writing team on The Lord of the Rings, she had already read the book seven times.<ref name="PBio"/>
Personal lifeEdit
Boyens has three children, Phoebe and Calum Gittins, whose father is actor Paul Gittins, and Isaac Miller. All have worked as actors on screen on movies Boyens has been involved in: Phoebe Gittins as a Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, in The Lovely Bones, and in the Prancing Pony in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug; Calum Gittins appeared as Haleth in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers;<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0101991
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FilmographyEdit
WriterEdit
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Screenplay | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | ||
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | ||
| 2005 | King Kong | ||
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | ||
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | ||
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | ||
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | ||
| 2018 | Mortal Engines | ||
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Story by | |
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Screenplay |
ProducerEdit
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | King Kong | Co-producer |
| 2009 | District 9 | |
| The Lovely Bones | ||
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | |
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Producer |
SoundtrackEdit
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Writer "The Edge of Night", "The Green Dragon" |
AwardsEdit
In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Boyens was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>