Jabez Olssen | |
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| Born | (1975-08-05)5 August 1975 (age 50) Dunedin, New Zealand |
Jabez Olssen (born 5 August 1975) is a New Zealandfilm and television editor who has worked extensively with directorPeter Jackson.[1]
Starting in 1998, Olssen worked in the editorial department of two television programs inNew Zealand. He was then hired to work with principal editorMichael J. Horton onThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (directed by Peter Jackson – 2002). Olssen was ultimately credited as an "additional editor" on this film.[2] The two editors won theOnline Film Critics Society Award and theLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for this film.[3]
Olssen said of his work "Anyway, if I never get to edit anything ever again, I can still say that I've edited scenes with Gollum in them and I've edited scenes with Darth Vader in them so, I'm good."[4]
He won anEmmy in the 2022 award ceremony for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program for his work onThe Beatles: Get Back.[5]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Assistant editor |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Additional editor |
| 2005 | King Kong | Additional editor |
| 2007 | Fog | Short film |
| 2008 | Crossing the Line | Short film |
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Uncredited Role: Erebor Dwarf Refugee |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Role: Fish Monger |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | |
| 2018 | They Shall Not Grow Old | |
| 2021 | The Beatles: Get Back | |
| 2025 | Jurassic World Rebirth |
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