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4 King Kong Screenwriters: Fran Walsh
FRAN WALSH (Screenplay by / Produced by) has received numerous nominations from around the globe for co-writing and producing The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, but it is her work on The Return of the King, the final film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, that has been most celebrated.  Walsh shared writing, producing and songwriting credits on The Return of the King, for which she garnered three Academy Awards®, three BAFTAs, two Golden Globes and a Producers Guild Award.
 Walsh's first Academy Award® nomination for Best Screenplay was for the feature Heavenly Creatures, which she co-wrote with her collaborator, Peter Jackson.  Other writing credits co-written with Jackson include Forgotten Silver, The Frighteners, Meet the Feebles and Braindead.
Walsh, who has a background in music, began her writing career soon after leaving Victoria University, where she majored in English literature.  She continues her tradition of working alongside lifetime partner Peter Jackson as a writer and producer on King Kong.
Since being named by Variety in their list of “Ten Writers to Watch in 2000,”
Notable Awards and Nominations:
Academy Awards:
- 2004 Best Original Song Award for Return of the King
- 2004 Best Picture Award for Return of the King
- 2004 Best Adapted Screenplay Award for Return of the King
- 2003 Best Picture Nomination for The Two Towers
- 2002 Best Picture Nomination for Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 Best Adapted Screenplay Nom. for Fellowship of the Ring
- 1995 Best Screenplay Nomination for Heavenly Creatures
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA):
- 2004 Best Picture Award for Return of the King
- 2004 Best Adapted Screenplay Award for Return of the King
- 2003 Best Picture Nomination for The Two Towers
- 2002 Best Adapted Screenplay Nom. for Fellowship of the Ring
Golden Globes:
- 2004 Best Original Song Award for Return of the King
Writers Guild of America (WGA):
- 2004 Best Adapted Screenplay Nom. for Return of the King
- 2002 Best Adapted Screenplay Nom. for Fellowship of the Ring
- 1995 Best Screenplay Nomination for Heavenly Creatures
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