James Cameron is a Canadian director, producer, screenwriter and editor who has received numerous accolades throughout his career.

Released to critical acclaim and commercial success, it became the first picture to gross $1 billion at the box office.

[4] It received a record-tying fourteen nominations at the 1998 Academy Awards and became the second film in history to win eleven Oscars,[5] with Cameron winning Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing.

It broke several box office records and on January 25, 2010, became the highest-grossing film in history.

[6] At the 2010 Academy Awards, Avatar received nine nominations, with Cameron being the recipient of three of them.