Simon Bright is an art director and

set decorator The set decorator is the head of the set decoration department in the film and television industry, responsible for selecting, designing, fabricating, and sourcing the " set dressing" elements of each set in a Feature Film, Television, or New Media ...

who is best known for ''

The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an Epic (genre), epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 c ...

'' films.

Oscar nominations

Both of these are in Best Art Direction. * 2005 Academy Awards-Nominated for ''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

''. Nomination shared with

Dan Hennah 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''. Personal life Dan Hennah has been married since 17 Mar ...

and

Grant Major Grant Major (born 1955) is an art director from New Zealand who is most famous for his work on ''The Lord of the Rings'' films. He won an Oscar for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. Oscar nominations All of these are in Best ...

. Lost to ''

Memoirs of a Geisha ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and wo ...

''. * 2012 Academy Awards-Nominated for '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''. Nomination shared with

and Ra Vincent. Lost to ''

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Linco ...

''.

Selected filmography

*'' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' (2014) *'' The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' (2013) *'' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' (2012) *''

Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appeara ...

'' (2009) *''

'' (2005) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001)

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