The Return of the King has WON the following awards:

• Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance (Elijah Wood)
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Picture: Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Director: Peter Jackson
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Score: Howard Shore
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Song: "Into the West" : Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Adapted Screenplay: Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Art Direction: Grant Major, Dan Hennah, and Alan Lee
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,  Best Costume Design: Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best  Film Editing: Jamie Selkirk
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,  Best Make Up: Richard Taylor, Peter King
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Sound: Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
  
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Visual Effects: Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Saturn Awards), Best Fantasy Film
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Saturn Awards), Best Actor (Elijah Wood)
  
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Saturn Awards), Best Supporting Actor (Sean Astin)
  
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Saturn Awards), Best Director (Peter Jackson)
  
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Saturn Awards), Best Writing (Walsh, Boyens, Jackson)
  
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Saturn Awards), Best Music (Howard Shore)
  
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Saturn Awards), Best Makeup (Richard Taylor & Peter King)
  
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Saturn Awards), Best Speical Effects
  
• African American Film Critics Association, Top Film of the Year
• Alexandria Awards, Best Picture
  
• Alexandria Awards, Best Director
  
• Alexandria Awards, Best Ensemble Cast
  
• Alexandria Awards, Best Makeup and Hair Styles
  
• Alexandria Awards, Best Onscreen Pairing (Bernard Hill and Miranda Otto)
  
• Alexandria Awards, Best Production Design
  
• Alexandria Awards, Best Sound
  
• Alexandria Awards, Best Visual Effects
• American Cinema Editors, Best Dramatic Feature Film
  
• American Film Institute, Top 10 List of Best Films
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) -- Lifetime Achievement (Howard Shore)
  
• AOL Moviegoer Awards, Best Picture
  
• AOL Moviegoer Awards, Best Supporting Actor (Sean Astin)
  
• AOL Moviegoer Awards, Most Unforgettable Moment (Eowyn fighting the Witch King)
  
• Art Directors Guild, Award for Excellence in Production Design for A Feature Film: Period or Fantasy Film.
• BAFTA, Orange Film of the Year (popular vote)
• BAFTA, Best Film
• BAFTA, Best Cinematography
• BAFTA, Best Adapted Screenplay
  
• BAFTA, Best Visual Effects
  
• Boston Society of Film Critics, Best Director
  
• Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Picture
  
• Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Composer (Howard Shore)
• Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Ensemble
• Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Director
• Chicago Film Critics, Best Film
• Chicago Film Critics, Best Director
• Chicago Film Critics, Best Score
  
• Cinemarati Awards, Best Picture
• Cinemarati Awards, Best Ensemble Cast
• Cinemarati Awards, Best Director
• Cinemarati Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay
• Cinemarati Awards, Outstanding Design
• Cinemarati Awards, Roundtable Film of the Year (popular vote)
• Costume Designers Guild, Excellence for Costume Design for Film, Period/Fantasy (Ngila Dickson)
  
• Critic's Choice Awards, Best Picture
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, Best Picture
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, Best Director
  
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association,Best Cinematography
• Director's Guild Awards, 2003 Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Feature Film
• Director's Guild of Great Britain, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in International Film
  
• Empire Awards, Best Film
  
• Empire Awards, Scene of the Year (Charge of the Rohirrim)
• Empire Awards, Best British Actor (Andy Serkis)
  
• Entertainment Weekly, Entertainers of the Year award (Entire cast)
• Florida Film Critics, Best Picture
  
• Florida Film Critics, Best Cinematography (Andrew Lesnie)
• Florida Film Critics, Best Director
• Golden Globes, Best Original Score (Howard Shore)
• Golden Globes, Best Song (Into the West)
• Golden Globes, Best Director
• Golden Globes, Best Motion Picture - Drama
• Hugo Awards,World Science Fiction Convention, Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
  
• Hugo Awards - Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form (Gollum's acceptance speech at the MTV Awards)
• Iowa Film Critics, Best Director
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Favorite Movie of the Year
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Best Director
  
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Best Screenplay
  
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Best Special Effects
  
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Best Supporting Actor (Sean Astin)
  
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Best Music
  
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Best Movie Poster
  
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Best Trailer
  
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Best Action Sequence (The Pelennor Fields)
  
• JoBlo Golden Schmoes (popular vote), Most Memorable Scene (The Pelennor Fields)
  
• Kansas City Film Critics Circle, Best Film
• Kansas City Film Critics Circle, Best Director
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Best Film
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Best Director
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Best Supporting Actor (Sean Astin)
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Best Cinematography (Andrew Lesnie)
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Best Costume Design (Ngila Dickson & Richard Taylor)
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Best Orginal Score (Howard Shore)
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Best Art Direction
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Best Visual Effects
• Los Angeles Film Critics, Best Director
• Los Angeles Film Critics, Best Production Design (Grant Major)
  
• Makeup and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, Best Character Makeup in a Feature Film
• Makeup and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, Best Special Effects Makeup in a Feature Film
• MTV - Best Movie (Golden Popcorn Award)
• MTV - Best Action Sequence ("Battle of Gondor" - i.e. Pelennor Fields)
  
• National Board of Review Film Awards, Best Acting by an Ensemble.
  
• New York Film Critics, Best Film
• NME (UK magazine), Film of the Year
  
• Online Film Critics, Best Film
• Online Film Critics, Best Director
• Online Film Critics, Best Adapted Screenplay (Boyens, Walsh and Jackson)
  
• Online Film Critics, Best Original Score (Howard Shore)
• Online Film Critics, Best Cinematography (Andrew Lesnie)
  
• Online Film Critics, Best Costume Design (Ngila Dickson & Richard Taylor)
  
• Online Film Critics, Best Art Direction
  
• Online Film Critics, Best Sound
• Online Film Critics, Best Visual Effects
• Phoenix Film Critics, Best Picture
  
• Phoenix Film Critics, Best Director
  
• Phoenix Film Critics, Best Adapted Screenplay
  
• Phoenix Film Critics, Original Score
  
• Phoenix Film Critics, Cinematography
  
• Phoenix Film Critics, Best Film Editing
  
• Phoenix Film Critics, Best Production Design
  
• Phoenix Film Critics, Best Visual Effects
  
• Phoenix Film Critics, Best Makeup
  
• Premiere Movie Awards, Best Picture
• Premiere Movie Awards, Best Director
• Premiere Movie Awards, Best Cinematography
• Premiere Movie Awards, Best Visual Effects
  
• Producer's Guild of America, Best Film
  
• San Diego Film Critics, Best Director
• San Diego Film Critics, Best Production Design
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle, Best Director
• Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Modern Master Award (Peter Jackson)
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Best Ensemble Cast
  
• Seattle Film Critics, Best Supporting Actor (Sean Astin)
• Seattle Film Critics, Best Cinematography (Andrew Lesnie)
• Seattle Film Critics, "Living Treasure" award (Christopher Lee)
• Southeastern Film Critics Association,  Best Movie of the Year
  
• Southeastern Film Critics Association,  Best Director
• Space Station Awards (Canada),  Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Movie
  
• Space Station Awards (Canada), Best Special Effects
  
• Space Station Awards (Canada), Special Achievement
• SyFy Genre Awards, Best Movie
• SyFy Genre Awards, Best Young Actor (Elijah Wood)
• SyFy Genre Awards, Best Actress (Liv Tyler)
  
• Time Magazine, Best Movie of 2003.
  
• Toronto Film Critics, Best Director
• Video Effects Society, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
• Washington D.C. Film Critics, Best Director
• Washington D.C. Film Critics, Best Film
• Women in Film and Television (World), International Achievement Award (Fran Walsh)
  
• Women in Film and Television (World), Outstanding Achievement Award (Ngila Dickson)
• Young Artist Awards, Best Feature Film, Drama.
  

Best Fanatasy Film - won
Best Actor (Elijah Wood and Viggo Mortensen) - won (Elijah Wood)
Best Supporting Actor (Sean Astin, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis) - won (Sean Astin)
Best Supporting Actress (Miranda Otto)
Best Director  - won
Best writing - won
Best Music - won
Best Costume
Best Makeup - won
Best FX - won

Last Updated 9/5/04  Know of any I missed? Tell me!

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