Peter Jackson reminisces about the being the man who shared Kate Winslet's first on-screen kiss Peter Jackson took a moment to speak about launching Kate Winslet's movie career with his 1994 film Heavenly Creatures at a career retrospective at the Cannes Film Festival, where he received an honor 13 May 2026 Peter Jackson was the man who gave Kate Winslet her first on-screen kiss when she was 17 years old. Peter Jackson at the Cannes Film Festival The Lord of the Rings filmmaker had a cameo in 1994 crime drama Heavenly Creatures, which was one of the first movies he directed.