In 1978, Cameron made his first film, a science-fiction short called Xenogenesis. The film helped him get a job with New World Pictures, a company run by famed B-movie director Roger Corman. At New World, Cameron worked in a number of different roles, from art director on Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) to director on Piranha II: The Spawning (1981).

James Cameron is a critically acclaimed film director known for some of the biggest box-offices 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.

FILMS

AVATAR (2009),TITANIC (1997),ALIENS (1986),THE GAME CHANGERS (2018),POINT BREAK (1991).