New Zealand screenwriter
Philippa Boyens
Boyens in 2023
Born Philippa Jane Boyens
1962 (age 61–62)Alma mater
University of Auckland (
BA ) Occupations Years active 2001–present Spouse
Paul Gittins (–present) Children 3
Philippa Jane Boyens
MNZM (born 1962) 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 .
Biography
Born in 1962, Boyens is the daughter of John Fraser Boyens and Jane Moana Menhennet.
[1] 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.
[2] After that Boyens joined a theatre company and her wages were paid by the government in a
PEP scheme .
[3]
Boyens received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University and Auckland in 2006.
[2]
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 ,
[4] all with Jackson and
Fran Walsh .
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
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.
[9]
Boyens was director of the
New Zealand Writers Guild for a time.
[10]
Work on Lord of the Rings
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.
[10]
Filmography
Writer
Producer
Soundtrack
Awards
In the
2004 Queen's Birthday Honours , Boyens was appointed a
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services to film.
[13]
Personal life
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 Gittens appeared as
Haleth in
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ;
[14] and Isaac Miller appeared as a young Hobbit in a flashback of the Old Took's party in the extended edition of
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey .[
citation needed ]
References
^
Taylor, Alister ;
Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 74.
ISBN
0-908578-34-2 .
^
a
b
"Distinguished Alumni Profiles - Philippa Boyens" .
University of Auckland . Archived from
the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2010 .
^ Productions, WestMark (21 May 2023),
WIFT: Capital Champions - Cine Queens Speak 3 May 2023 , retrieved 12 July 2023
^ Taylor, Drew (19 December 2014).
"Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens on "The Hobbit", a Missing Elf, and What's Next (EXCLUSIVE)" . Moviefone . No. 19 December 2014. Moviefone. AOL Inc. Archived from
the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014 .
^ Sobczak, Marcin J. (5 December 2014).
"The Producer's Work: An Interview With Philippa Boyens" . The Huffington Post . No. 5 December 2014. huffingtonpost.com.
Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014 .
^ Rodger, Kate (2 December 2014).
"Full interview: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens on finishing the Hobbit movies" . 3news.co.nz . No. 2 December 2014. 3 News Newzealand. 3 News Newzealand. Archived from
the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014 .
^ Wilner, Norman.
"Q&A: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, & Lee Pace" . Now Magazine. Archived from
the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2014 .
^ Clark, Noelene (18 December 2014).
" "The Hobbit": Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens on "Five Armies" ending" . Los Angeles Times . No. 18 December 2014. Herocomplex.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times.
Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014 .
^
Ethan Gilsdorf .
"Hobbit Week: A Conversation with Hobbit Screenwriter Philippa Boyens" . Wired.com. Archived from
the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013 .
^
a
b
"Phillipa Boyens biodata" . In.com. Archived from
the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013 .
^ Lee, Ashley (24 November 2016).
"Peter Jackson's "Mortal Engines" Gets December 2018 Release" . The Hollywood Reporter .
Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016 .
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (17 November 2015).
"Disney Sets "Lord Of The Rings" Co-Writer Philippa Boyens To Write Young Merlin Movie" . Deadline . Retrieved 21 May 2019 .
^
"Queen's Birthday honours list 2004" . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^
Philippa Boyens at
IMDb
External links
Awards for Phillipa Boyens
1928–1950
Benjamin Glazer (1928)
Hanns Kräly (1929)
Frances Marion (1930)
Howard Estabrook (1931)
Edwin J. Burke (1932)
Victor Heerman and
Sarah Y. Mason (1933)
Robert Riskin (1934)
Dudley Nichols (1935)
Pierre Collings and
Sheridan Gibney (1936)
Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, and
Norman Reilly Raine (1937)
Ian Dalrymple ,
Cecil Arthur Lewis ,
W. P. Lipscomb , and
George Bernard Shaw (1938)
Sidney Howard (1939)
Donald Ogden Stewart (1940)
Sidney Buchman and
Seton I. Miller (1941)
George Froeschel ,
James Hilton ,
Claudine West , and
Arthur Wimperis (1942)
Philip G. Epstein ,
Julius J. Epstein , and
Howard Koch (1943)
Frank Butler and
Frank Cavett (1944)
Charles Brackett and
Billy Wilder (1945)
Robert Sherwood (1946)
George Seaton (1947)
John Huston (1948)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1949)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950)
1951–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
Nebula Award for Best Script
Soylent Green –
Stanley R. Greenberg (1973)
Sleeper –
Woody Allen (1974)
Young Frankenstein –
Mel Brooks and
Gene Wilder (1975)
Star Wars –
George Lucas (1977)
The Sixth Sense –
M. Night Shyamalan (1999)
Galaxy Quest – David Howard and
Robert Gordon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon –
James Schamus , Kuo Jung Tsai, and
Hui-Ling Wang (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring –
Fran Walsh ,
Philippa Boyens , and
Peter Jackson (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers –
Fran Walsh ,
Philippa Boyens ,
Stephen Sinclair , and
Peter Jackson (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King –
Fran Walsh ,
Philippa Boyens , and
Peter Jackson (2004)
Serenity –
Joss Whedon (2005)
Howl's Moving Castle –
Hayao Miyazaki , Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth –
Guillermo del Toro (2007)
WALL-E –
Andrew Stanton ,
Jim Reardon , and
Pete Docter (2008)
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
International National Artists Other