Carolynne Cunningham is an Academy Award nominated film producer and assistant director most know for her collaborations with director Peter Jackson, producing such films as King Kong (2005), District 9 (2009), The Lovely Bones (2009), and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). She also served as assistant director on such notable films as Shine (1996), King Kong (2005), The Lovely Bones (2009), and all three entries in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001, 2002, and 2003).