Philippa Boyens

Philippa Jane Boyens MNZM (born 1962) is a New Zealand screenwriter and producer who 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, all with Jackson and Fran Walsh.

She, 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 also co-producer in every one of Jackson's films since King Kong, and in District 9. Prior to screenwriting, Boyens worked in theater as a playwright, teacher, producer and editor. She also spent time as director of the New Zealand Writers Guild.

As a writer

 * The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Part of soundtrack

 * The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001; writer: "To The Bottle I Go" - uncredited)