After being recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours you'd be forgiven for thinking the world is starting to run out of awards for Taika Waititi to win.
Today the popular director, actor and screenwriter becomes an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to film.
The local film-maker has been on a hot streak in recent times. He won his first Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with his anti-hate satire Jojo Rabbit back in February, was named the New Zealand Herald's Entertainment Hero of the Year last December and, in 2017, won the award for New Zealander of the Year.
Thanks to his low-key Kiwi humour and flashy and distinctive visual style Waititi's films have won over audiences worldwide while still retaining a strong New Zealand flavour and Polynesian perspective.