| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | |
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| 11 Nominations / 11 Wins | |
| Year | 2003 |
| Director | Peter Jackson |
| Writer | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson |
| Starring | Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen |
| 76th Academy Awards | |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 fantasy drama film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". It is the third and concluding installment in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, following The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002). It was the first and only time a fantasy film has won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film is tied for largest number of awards won with Ben-Hur (1959) and Titanic (1997). It has an all-star cast that includes, Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Mirando Otto, Bernard Hill, Karl Urban, Ian Holm, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee, Brad Dourif and David Wenham.
Wins
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
- Best Art Direction — Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee
- Best Costume Design — Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
- Best Director — Peter Jackson
- Best Film Editing — Jamie Selkirk
- Best Makeup — Richard Taylor, Peter King
- Best Original Score — Howard Shore
- Best Original Song — "Into the West" by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox
- Best Picture — Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh
- Best Sound Mixing — Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek
- Best Visual Effects — Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
Nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
- Best Art Direction — Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee
- Best Costume Design — Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
- Best Director — Peter Jackson
- Best Film Editing — Jamie Selkirk
- Best Makeup — Richard Taylor, Peter King
- Best Original Score — Howard Shore
- Best Original Song — "Into the West" by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox
- Best Picture — Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh
- Best Sound Mixing — Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek
- Best Visual Effects — Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
Plot[]
While Frodo & Sam continue to approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of the path Gollum is leading them, the former Fellowship aid Rohan & Gondor in a great battle in the Pelennor Fields, Minas Tirith and the Black Gates as Sauron wages his last war against Middle-Earth.
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