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James Cameron

Who Is James Cameron?

James Cameron is a critically acclaimed film director known for some of the biggest box-office hits of all time. A science-fiction fan as a child, he went on to produce and direct films including The Terminator, Aliens and Avatar. He has received numerous Academy Awards and nominations for his often large-scale, expensive productions. His most noted work, 1997's Titanic, became the first film to earn more than $1 billion and landed 14 Academy Award nominations. Cameron took home three Oscars himself for the project: Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Picture.

Early Career

James Cameron was born on August 16, 1954, in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. A science-fiction fan as a child, he grew up to become one of the most visionary filmmakers in Hollywood. He initially pursued physics as a student at California State University, Fullerton, but he left to follow his cinematic dreams. Working as a truck driver, Cameron would pull off the road to work on screenplays.

Major Films

Cameron's fortunes took a major upturn in 1984, when he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984). The movie told the gripping science-fiction tale of a robot from the future who travels to the present day to hunt down the leader of the resistance in a yet-to-occur battle between humans and machines. The film became a critical and commercial hit and helped Cameron land his next project, the sequel to  Ridley Scott's Alien (1979), which featured Sigourney Weaver as a female action hero in space. Aliens (1986) received several Academy Award nominations, including one for Weaver for Best Actress.

'Avatar'

Again revolutionizing the world of special effects, Cameron returned to make feature films with 2009's Avatar. The film explores the conflict between American forces and the native population on another planet. In the film, Sam Worthington plays an American soldier who switches sides to help the Na'vi people, and falls in love with one of them .

Avatar quickly surpassed Titanic at the box office. It also earned Cameron a number of accolades, including Golden Globe wins for Best Director and Best Motion Picture - Drama. For the Academy Awards, Avatar was nominated in nine categories, including Best Picture and Best Director.

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詹姆斯·卡梅隆是谁?

詹姆斯·卡梅隆是一位广受好评的电影导演，以一些有史以来最卖座的电影而闻名。他从小就是个科幻迷，后来制作并导演了《终结者》、《异形》和《阿凡达》等电影。他已经获得了无数的奥斯卡奖和提名，他经常制作大规模且昂贵的电影。他最著名的作品是1997年的《泰坦尼克号》，它成为第一部票房超过10亿美元的电影，并获得了14项奥斯卡提名。卡梅隆凭借该片拿下了三项奥斯卡大奖：最佳导演、最佳剪辑和最佳影片。

职业生涯早期

詹姆斯·卡梅隆于1954年8月16日出生在加拿大安大略省的卡普斯卡辛。他从小就是个科幻迷，长大后成为好莱坞最有远见的电影人之一。他最初在加州州立大学富勒顿分校(California State University, Fullerton)学习物理，但后来他离开了那里，去追寻他的电影梦想。作为一名卡车司机，卡梅隆会把车停在路边，去写电影剧本。

主要电影

1984年，当卡梅隆创作并导演了《终结者》(1984)时，他的命运有了重大转机。这部电影讲述了一个扣人心弦的科幻故事:一个来自未来的机器人来到了现在，在一场尚未发生的人类与机器之间的战斗中，寻找反抗军的领袖。这部电影在评论界和商业上都大获成功，并帮助卡梅隆拿下了他的下一部作品，雷德利·斯科特的《异形》(1979)的续集，在这部电影中，西格妮·韦弗扮演了一位太空中的女动作英雄。

《阿凡达》

2009年的《阿凡达》再次革新了特技效果的世界。这部电影展现了美国军队和另一个星球上的土著居民之间的冲突。在影片中，萨姆·沃辛顿(Sam Worthington)饰演一名美国士兵，他为了帮助Na'vi人而改变立场，并爱上了其中一个Na'vi人。

《阿凡达》的票房很快就超过了《泰坦尼克号》。这部电影也为卡梅隆赢得了许多荣誉，包括金球奖最佳导演奖和最佳剧情片奖。《阿凡达》获得了包括最佳影片和最佳导演奖在内的九项提名。