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
James Cameron James Cameron James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker, philanthropist, and deep-sea explorer. After working in special effects, he found major success after directing and writing the science fiction action film "The Terminator" (1984). He then became a popular Hollywood director and was hired to write and direct "Aliens" (1986); three years later he followed up with "The Abyss" (1989). He found further critical acclaim for his use of special effects in "" (1991). After his film "True Lies" (1994), Cameron took on his biggest film at the time, "Titanic" (1997), which earned him Academy Awards