Fran Walsh

Writing

Born January 10, 1959 · Wellington, New Zealand

Also known as Frances Walsh

Biography

Dame Frances Rosemary Walsh DNZM (born 10 January 1959) is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer. The partner of filmmaker Peter Jackson, Walsh has contributed to all of their films since 1989: as co-writer since Meet the Feebles, and as producer since The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. She has won three Academy Awards for the final film of the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Together with her partner Peter Jackson, Walsh was named the fifth richest on the 2025 NBR Rich List in New Zealand. Together, their estimated net worth is $2.6 billion NZD. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fran Walsh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit · 2019
honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington · 2005
Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2004
Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2004
Academy Award — Best Picture · 2004

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Australian Film Institute Award — Best Foreign Film · 2004
BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2004
BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2004
Grammy Award — Best Song Written for Visual Media · 2004
Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2004
Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form · 2004
Nebula Award — Best Script · 2004
Producers Guild of America Award — Best Theatrical Motion Picture · 2004
Australian Film Institute Award — Best Foreign Film · 2003
Golden Globe Award — Best Original Song · 2003
Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2003
Nebula Award — Best Script · 2003
Australian Film Institute Award — Best Foreign Film · 2002
BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2002
Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 2002
Nebula Award — Best Script · 2002
Chlotrudis Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2001
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit · 2001
Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2013 · nominated
Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2004 · nominated
Australian Film Institute Award — Best Foreign Film · 2004 · nominated
BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2004 · nominated
BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2004 · nominated
Grammy Award — Best Song Written for Visual Media · 2004 · nominated
Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form · 2004 · nominated
Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2004 · nominated
Nebula Award — Best Script · 2004 · nominated
Producers Guild of America Award — Best Theatrical Motion Picture · 2004 · nominated
Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2004 · nominated
Academy Award — Best Picture · 2003 · nominated
Australian Film Institute Award — Best Foreign Film · 2003 · nominated
BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2003 · nominated
Golden Globe Award — Best Original Song · 2003 · nominated
Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2003 · nominated
Nebula Award — Best Script · 2003 · nominated
Producers Guild of America Award — Best Theatrical Motion Picture · 2003 · nominated
Satellite Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2003 · nominated
Academy Award — Best Picture · 2002 · nominated
Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2002 · nominated
Australian Film Institute Award — Best Foreign Film · 2002 · nominated
BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2002 · nominated
BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2002 · nominated
Bram Stoker Award — Best Screenplay · 2002 · nominated
Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 2002 · nominated
Nebula Award — Best Script · 2002 · nominated
Satellite Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2002 · nominated
Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2002 · nominated
Chlotrudis Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2001 · nominated
Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1995 · nominated
Writers Guild of America Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1995 · nominated
Academy Award — Best Picture · nominated