James Cameron filmography (2005). He returned to directing features in 2009 with the 3D science fiction film "Avatar". It grossed over $2.78 billion at the worldwide box-office and became the highest grossing of all time surpassing "Titanic". The film still holds this record as of 2017. "Avatar" was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won three in technical categories. Cameron also earned a second Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and Best Motion Picture – Drama. He followed this by executive producing two 3D films, "Sanctum" (2011) and "" (2012), as well as the documentary "Deepsea Challenge 3D" (2014). Cameron made his television
Titanic (1997 film) being shot. Cameron chose to build his RMS "Titanic" on the starboard side as a study of weather data revealed it was a prevailing north-to-south wind which blew the funnel smoke aft. This posed a problem for shooting the ship's departure from Southampton, as it was docked on its port side. Implementation of written directions, as well as props and costumes, had to be reversed; for example, if someone walked to their right in the script, they had to walk left during shooting. In post-production, the film was flipped to the correct direction. A full-time etiquette coach was hired to