Jackson crowned Lord of the Bling
Film director Peter Jackson found himself decked out in precious metal when he was made a knight.
The ‘Lord of the Rings’ creator swapped his usual scruffy look for suits and medals at the formal event.
Jackson’s investiture ceremony in the New Zealand capital Wellington his home town and business base installed him as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
“I feel incredibly humbled and the truth is, making movies is not a solo effort it involves hundreds of people, thousands of people, so I feel as though I’m accepting it on behalf of a huge industry,” Jackson said.
He added the honour was different from winning an Oscar, and meant a lot more in some ways because of the tradition and the history involved.
The hugely successful ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy won 17 Oscars, including best picture for the final installment ‘The Return Of The King’, for which Jackson also won the best director award.
Knighthoods were abolished in New Zealand by the previous centre-left government in 2000, but were reinstated last year after the election of John Key’s centre-right party.
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