Taika Waititi
Awards & Honours
176
Awards Won
3
Honours
3
Rankings
3
Covers
2
Records
Waititi's most significant achievement is winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit, making him the first person of Māori descent to win an Oscar. He also won a BAFTA and a Grammy for the same project. His short film Two Cars, One Night earned an Oscar nomination, a rare feat for a New Zealand short. He has directed two films that each became the highest-grossing New Zealand film of all time, Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. His Marvel films Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder collectively grossed over US$1.6 billion, making him one of the most commercially successful directors from New Zealand. In 2022, Time magazine recognized his cultural impact by naming him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM)
Appointed in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to film.
Honorary Doctorate
Awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of his contributions to film and storytelling.
Time 100 Most Influential People
Named one of the world's 100 most influential people.
Rankings & Lists
Time 100
Variety 500
The Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful People in Entertainment
Magazine Covers
Time
May 2022
Taika Waititi: The Director Who Changed Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter
July 2019
Taika Waititi on Jojo Rabbit, Thor, and His Wild Ride
Empire
October 2017
The Taika Waititi Interview
Records & Feats
First person of Māori descent to win an Academy Award
Won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit in 2020.
Directed two highest-grossing New Zealand films of all time
Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) each held the record for highest-grossing New Zealand film at release.