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.
Dan Hennah | |
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| Born | Hastings, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Production designer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | Chris Hennah (17 March 1973 – present) |
Personal life
editDan Hennah has been married since 17 March 1973 to Chris Hennah. His wife also helped on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films as an art department manager.
Filmography
edit- 1983: Nate and Hayes
- 1987: White Water Summer
- 1992 Cumulus 9
- 1999: The Tribe
- 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2005: King Kong
- 2007: The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
- 2009: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
- 2010: The Warrior's Way
- 2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- 2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- 2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- 2016: Ice Fantasy
- 2016: Alice Through the Looking Glass
- 2017: Thor: Ragnarok
- 2018: Mortal Engines
- 2019: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
- 2020: Love and Monsters
- 2022: Disenchanted
- 2023: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Oscar nominations
editAll of these are in Best Art Direction.
- 2001 Academy Awards-Nominated for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Nomination shared with Grant Major. Lost to Moulin Rouge!.[1]
- 2002 Academy Awards-Nominated for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Nomination shared with Grant Major and Alan Lee. Lost to Chicago.[2]
- 2003 Academy Awards-The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Award shared with Grant Major and Alan Lee. Won.[3]
- 2005 Academy Awards-Nominated for King Kong. Nomination shared with Grant Major and Simon Bright. Lost to Memoirs of a Geisha.[4]
- 2012 Academy Awards-Nominated for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Nomination shared with Simon Bright and Ra Vincent. Lost to Lincoln.[5]
References
edit- ^ "The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "The 76th Academy Awards (2004) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
External links
edit- Dan Hennah at IMDb
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