Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, writer, actor and comedian. His 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night, set in a pub car park in Te Kaha, earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. His features Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) each became the top-grossing film made entirely within New Zealand. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in What We Do in the Shadows (2014) and directed Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). For Jojo Rabbit (2019) he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, becoming the first Māori Oscar winner. He also co-created Reservation Dogs and directed and starred in Our Flag Means Death. His honours include a BAFTA and a Grammy.