The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

20033h 21mEnglish

Adventure Fantasy Action

Accolades

11Oscar

Wins

4Golden Globe

Wins

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Synopsis

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.

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Details

Genres

AdventureFantasyAction

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

15

Wins

16

Nominations

11 Oscar · 4 Golden Globe

Won

Art Direction · Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
Best Director - Motion Picture · Peter Jackson
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Original Score - Motion Picture · Howard Shore
Best Original Song - Motion Picture · Into the West
Best Picture · Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers
Costume Design · Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
Directing · Peter Jackson
Film Editing · Jamie Selkirk
Makeup · Richard Taylor and Peter King
Music (Original Score) · Howard Shore
Music (Original Song) · Into The West in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
Sound Mixing · Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
Visual Effects · Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) · Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, & Peter Jackson

Full award breakdown

2004

Academy Awards

11Wins

11Noms

◆ Won

Art Direction

Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee

2004

◆ Won

Best Picture

Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers

2004

◆ Won

Costume Design

Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor

2004

◆ Won

Directing

Peter Jackson

2004

◆ Won

Film Editing

Jamie Selkirk

2004

◆ Won

Makeup

Richard Taylor and Peter King

2004

◆ Won

Music (Original Score)

Howard Shore

2004

◆ Won

Music (Original Song)

Into The West in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox

2004

◆ Won

Sound Mixing

Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek

2004

◆ Won

Visual Effects

Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke

2004

◆ Won

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, & Peter Jackson

2004

2004

Golden Globes

4Wins

5Noms

◆ Won

Best Director - Motion Picture

Peter Jackson

2004

◆ Won

Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004

◆ Won

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Howard Shore

2004

◆ Won

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Into the West

2004

Nom

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

The Return

2004

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Cast

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Frodo

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Gandalf

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Aragorn

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Sam

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Gollum / Smeagol

Dominic Monaghan

Dominic Monaghan

Merry

Billy Boyd

Billy Boyd

Pippin

John Noble

John Noble

Denethor

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