---
name: "Philippa Boyens"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philippa-boyens"
fi1m_id: "philippa-boyens"
imdb_id: "nm0101991"
tmdb_id: 128
wikidata_id: "Q116854"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T03:39:41.059318+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Philippa Boyens

## Identity

Philippa Boyens

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philippa-boyens
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philippa-boyens
- **IMDb ID:** nm0101991
- **TMDB ID:** 128
- **Wikidata ID:** Q116854
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_Boyens, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116854, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101991/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1962 in Auckland, New Zealand.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1962, Auckland, New Zealand
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 9 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Fran Walsh](https://film.one/person/fran-walsh.md), [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md), [Ian McKellen](https://film.one/person/ian-mckellen.md), [Carolynne Cunningham](https://film.one/person/carolynne-cunningham.md), [Andy Serkis](https://film.one/person/andy-serkis.md), [Barrie M. Osborne](https://film.one/person/barrie-m-osborne.md), [Elijah Wood](https://film.one/person/elijah-wood.md), [Guillermo del Toro](https://film.one/person/guillermo-del-toro.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as writer, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (6), 2010s 60 (3), 2020s 55 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 68 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 8, Adventure 8, Fantasy 8, Drama 2, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 25 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,529m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_Boyens, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116854, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101991/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128

## Coming up

- *The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum* (2027-12-15), Writer

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md) (90), [*The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md) (65), [*The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md) (60), [*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md) (55), [*The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md) (54)
- **Disney+:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md) (88), [*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md) (85)
- **Netflix:** [*King Kong*](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Lovely Bones*](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md) (46)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Philippa Boyens is a New Zealand screenwriter and producer. She co-wrote the screenplays for Peter Jackson's *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002) and *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), all with Jackson and Fran Walsh.

Boyens was born in Auckland and studied English and history at the University of Auckland. She worked as a drama teacher and in theatre before joining the writing team on the *Lord of the Rings* films. With Jackson and Walsh she also wrote *King Kong* (2005), *The Lovely Bones* (2009) and the *Hobbit* trilogy (2012–2014). She received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for *The Return of the King* in 2004 and was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Wrote (9) — the average rests on these

- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), Fi1m 55, Story, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Fi1m 54, Screenplay, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), Fi1m 65, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), Fi1m 60, Screenplay, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *The Lovely Bones* (2009), Fi1m 46, Screenplay, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md)
- *King Kong* (2005), Fi1m 81, Writer, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), Fi1m 88, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), Fi1m 85, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), Fi1m 90, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)

### Produced (1)

- *District 9* (2009), Fi1m 81, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/district-9.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum* (2027), Writer, Producer
- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), Story, Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *Mortal Engines* (2018), Executive Producer, Co-Producer, Screenplay
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Co-Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), Screenplay — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)
- *The Sorrows* (2013), Executive Producer
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), Screenplay, Co-Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *The Lovely Bones* (2009), Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md)
- *District 9* (2009), Co-Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/district-9.md)
- *King Kong* (2005), Writer, Co-Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), Screenplay — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), Screenplay — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), Screenplay — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past*, Writer, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Philippa Boyens](https://film.one/media/person/102111/gallery-5df45e12020c.jpg) Philippa Boyens — Boungawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Philippa_Boyens_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![The Hobbit 2 Panel SDCC 2014](https://film.one/media/person/102111/gallery-530e25dc553f.jpg) The Hobbit 2 Panel SDCC 2014 — Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/The_Hobbit_2_Panel_2_SDCC_2014.jpg/1280px-The_Hobbit_2_Panel_2_SDCC_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The Hobbit 2 Panel (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/102111/gallery-a27fdf32a5ce.jpg) The Hobbit 2 Panel (2014) — Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/The_Hobbit_2_Panel_SDCC_2014.jpg/1280px-The_Hobbit_2_Panel_SDCC_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The Hobbit The Battle of Five Armies panel at 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International](https://film.one/media/person/102111/gallery-b690de8159d0.jpg) The Hobbit The Battle of Five Armies panel at 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/The_Hobbit_The_Battle_of_Five_Armies_comic_con.jpg/1280px-The_Hobbit_The_Battle_of_Five_Armies_comic_con.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Philippa Boyens](https://film.one/media/person/102111/gallery-de1bd0104aa6.jpg) Philippa Boyens — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2004: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2002: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2004: Best Adapted Screenplay (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2002: Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*

### Other awards — 9 won, 6 nominated

- Hugo Awards 2013: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (nominated), for *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*
- Hugo Awards 2004: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (won)
- Hugo Awards 2004: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit 2004: Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (won)
- Nebula Award for Best Script 2004: Nebula Award for Best Script (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2004: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- Hugo Awards 2003: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
- Nebula Award for Best Script 2003: Nebula Award for Best Script (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
- Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2003: Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
- Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay 2002: Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- Hugo Awards 2002: Best Dramatic Presentation (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- Nebula Award for Best Script 2002: Nebula Award for Best Script (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2002: Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2002: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2001: Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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