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) a beautiful new way." Titanic (1997 film) Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS "Titanic", it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Cameron's inspiration for the film came from his fascination with shipwrecks; he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began in 1995, when Cameron shot footage