Who directed Titanic?
James Cameron directed Titanic, released in 1997. The film won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and became the highest-grossing film of its time.
Cameron, a Canadian filmmaker, wrote, directed, co-produced and co-edited Titanic. The film tells a fictional love story between Jack and Rose, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, set against the real sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Cameron made many dives to the actual wreck to film footage for the movie.
With a budget of about 200 million dollars, Titanic was the most expensive film ever made at the time. It went on to earn more than 2 billion dollars worldwide. Its theme song, My Heart Will Go On, sung by Céline Dion, won an Oscar and became a global hit.
Other Cameron films
Cameron also directed The Terminator, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Avatar, which became the highest-grossing film of all time. He made Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022 and Avatar: Fire and Ash in 2025. He is also a deep-sea explorer who has dived to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Did You Know?
Titanic tied the record for the most Oscar wins, 11, shared with Ben-Hur and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.