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.

Dan Hennah
Born	Hastings, New Zealand
Occupation	Production designer
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Chris Hennah (17 March 1973 – present)

Personal life

Dan Hennah has been married since 17 March 1973 to Chris Hennah. His wife also worked on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films as an art department manager.

Filmography

• 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

All 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]