List of accolades received by the Lord of the Rings Film series - wikipedia List of accolades received by the Lord of the Rings Film series List of accolades received by The Lord of the Rings film series Peter Jackson ( pictured at the final film 's world premiere in Wellington ) directed all three films of the trilogy. show Awards and nominations Award Won Nominated Academy Award 17 30 African - American Film Critics Alexandria Awards 14 41 Amanda Award American Cinema Editors American Film Institute Award 5 6 American Society of Cinematographers 0 Art Directors Guild ASCAP Film and Television Music Award Angel Awards AOL Moviegoer Awards 11 11 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award Circuit Community 22 30 Award Of The Japanese Academy 0 Bodil Awards Bogey Awards Bram Stoker Awards 0 British Academy Film Award 13 35 British Society of Cinematographers 0 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award 8 11 Bubakar Awards 10 Central Ohio Film Critics Chicago Film Critics 5 15 Cinema Audio Society Award Cinemarati Awards 11 24 Cinema Writer Circle Spain 0 Costume Designers Guild Chlotrudis Awards Czech Lion 0 Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics 5 5 Directors Guild of America Award Directors Guild of Great Britain Award DVD Exclusive Awards 9 21 Empire Award 7 23 Film Critics Circle of Australia 0 Florida Film Critics 5 5 Gabon National Honor Of Merit Awards German Dubbing Awards Golden Globe Award 10 Gold Spirit Awards 18 22 Golden Trailer Award Golden Tommatoes Award Grammy Award 5 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award 5 6 Hugo Award Iowa Film Critics International Online 3 - D Society Awards International Online Cinephile Society Internet Movie Awards 16 16 Irish Film and Television Award Italian online movie Award 13 25 Italian Syndicate Of Film Journalists jupiter movie Award Joblo Awards 26 29 Kansas City Film Critics 5 5 Key Art Awards Las Vegas Film Critics 18 22 locus Award London Film Critics 0 Los Angeles Film Critics Motion Picture Sound Editors 6 Movieguide Awards MTV Movie Award 8 12 National Board of Review National Society of Film Critics 0 Nebula Award New York Film Critics NRJ cine cine awards Online Film Critics 15 30 Online Film And Television Association 37 61 People 's Choice Award Phoenix Film Critics 27 37 Producers Guild of America Robert Award Rondo Hotton Classic Horror Award San Diego Film Critics San Francisco Film Critics Santa Barbara International Film Festival Satellite Award 6 27 Saturn Award 15 32 Screen Actors Guild Seattle Film Critics 12 SFX Awards 6 8 Southeastern Film Critics Spacey Awards 5 5 Toronto Film Critics Utah Film Critics 6 USC Scripter Award 0 Vancouver Film Critics Visual Effects Society 12 17 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics World Soundtrack Award 5 Writers Guild of America 0 Young Artist Award Total number of wins and nominations Totals 475 800 References The Lord of the Rings film series is a series of epic fantasy - drama films directed by Peter Jackson. The three films, entitled The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, were released serially worldwide between December 2001 and 2003. They are based on J.R.R. Tolkien 's epic fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings, adapted for the screen by Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens. Set in Tolkien 's fictional Middle - earth, the plot follows the hobbit Frodo Baggins and his fellow members of the Fellowship of the Ring as they embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, which will rid Middle - earth of the Dark Lord Sauron. A large ensemble cast was featured in the series, which included Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, John Rhys - Davies, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, John Noble, Bernard Hill, David Wenham, Miranda Otto, Karl Urban, and Brad Dourif. All three films premiered to widespread critical acclaim. The Toronto Film Critics Association awarded Jackson a `` Special Citation '' for his work on the series as a whole, while the Austin Film Critics Association selected the entire series as the decade 's third best film. The films won seventeen out of thirty Academy Award nominations, and The Return of the King holds the record for most Oscars with eleven alongside Titanic and Ben - Hur. The Return of the King also has the distinction of being the only fantasy film to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture ( best film ). In addition to receiving the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and National Board of Review Award for Best Cast, many of the actors were also recognized for their individual work, including McKellen ( 12 nominations ), Serkis ( 10 nominations ), Astin ( 9 nominations ), and Mortensen ( 5 nominations ). Composer Howard Shore received recognition for his original score, as he was the recipient of two Academy Awards, two BAFTA nominations, and three Grammy Awards in addition to a number of other awards. The series also received accolades in various technical categories, including those in editing, sound mixing, and visual effects. Walsh, Boyens, and Jackson 's screenwriting earned them 10 awards out of 23 total nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ( for The Return of the King ). In total, the series received 475 awards out of 800 nominations, thus making the films the most awarded film series in cinematic history. Contents 1 The Fellowship of the Ring 2 The Two Towers 3 The Return of the King 4 See also 5 References 6 External links The Fellowship of the Ring For the first film, Ian McKellen received seven individual nominations for his role as the wizard Gandalf, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theatres worldwide on 19 December 2001. Faced with a production budget of $93 million, the first film earned a worldwide gross of $871,530,324. As in the rest of the series, The Fellowship of the Ring had a large ensemble cast, introducing Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, John Rhys - Davies, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis. The first film 's plot follows Frodo Baggins ( Wood ) and the rest of the Fellowship of the Ring as they begin their journey to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron once and for all. According to film site aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 91 percent of critics were favorable about The Fellowship of the Ring. Entertainment Weekly columnist Lisa Schwarzbaum called the film `` thrilling -- a great picture, a triumphant picture, a joyfully conceived work of cinema that ( based on this first installment, with two more ready for release in the next two years ) would appear to embrace Tolkien 's classic with love and delight, and rewards both adepts and novices with the highest compliment of all : an intelligence and artistry as a movie independent of blind fidelity to the page. '' Nev Pierce of BBC added, `` Funny, scary and, totally involving, Peter Jackson 's assured adaptation of J.R. R Tolkien 's The Lord of The Rings turns the book 's least screen - worthy volume into a gripping and powerful adventure movie. '' The Fellowship of the Ring received thirteen Academy Award nominations, winning in four categories. It also earned thirteen nominations at the 55th British Academy Film Awards, leading to wins in the categories for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Special Visual Effects, and the Orange Film of the Year Award. Other notable ceremonies where it received much recognition included the American Film Institute Awards, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, the Empire Awards, the Golden Globes, the MTV Movie Awards, the Satellite Awards, and Saturn Awards. Various critics groups, such as those in Chicago and Phoenix, also awarded the film. In total, The Fellowship of the Ring received 98 awards out of 152 nominations. Organization Award category Recipients and nominees Result Academy Awards Best Picture Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne and Fran Walsh Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson Nominated Best Supporting Actor Ian McKellen Nominated Best Art Decoration Art Direction : Grant Major ; Set Decoration : Dan Hennah Nominated Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Nominated Best Film Editing John Gilbert Nominated Best Makeup Peter Owen and Richard Taylor Won Best Original Score Howard Shore Won Best Original Song Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan For the song `` May It Be '' Nominated Best Sound Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh and Hammond Peek Nominated Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson Won Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Won Amanda Awards Best Foreign Feature Film Peter Jackson Nominated American Cinema Editors Best Edited Film -- Drama John Gilbert Nominated American Film Institute Awards Movie of the Year Peter Jackson, Barrie Osborne, Tim Sanders, and Fran Walsh Won Composer of the Year Howard Shore Nominated Digital Effects Artist of the Year Jim Rygiel Won Production Designer of the Year Grant Major Won American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Cinematography -- Theatrical Releases Andrew Lesnie Nominated Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design -- Fantasy or Period Film Nominated ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Howard Shore Won Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Best Foreign Film Barrie Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Tim Sanders Won Bodil Awards Best American Film Peter Jackson Won Boston Society of Film Critics Best Picture Runner - up Best Director Peter Jackson Runner - up Bram Stoker Awards Best Screenplay Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Frances Walsh ( based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien ) Nominated British Academy Film Awards Best Film Peter Jackson, Barrie Osborne, Fran Walsh, and Tim Sanders Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Screenplay -- Adapted Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role Ian McKellen Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Nominated Best Editing John Gilbert Nominated Film Music Howard Shore Nominated Best Makeup and Hair Peter King, Peter Owen, and Richard Taylor Won Best Production Design Grant Major Nominated Best Sound Christopher Boyes, Gethin Creagh, David Farmer, Mike Hopkins, Hammond Peek, Michael Semanick, and Ethan Van der Ryn Nominated Best Visual Effects Randall William Cook, Alex Funke, Jim Rygiel, Mark Stetson, and Richard Taylor Won Orange Film of the Year Award Won British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Best Film Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Composer Howard Shore Won Best Song Enya, for the song `` May It Be '' Tied with `` Vanilla Sky '' by Paul McCartney Won Chicago Film Critics Best Film Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Won Best Original Score Howard Shore Won Cinema Audio Society Outstanding Sound Mixing -- Motion Pictures Christopher Boyes, Gethin Creagh, Hammond Peek and Michael Semanick Won Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Won Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directing -- Motion Picture Peter Jackson Nominated Empire Awards Best Film Won Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Actor Viggo Mortensen Nominated Elijah Wood Won Best British Actor Sean Bean Nominated Ian McKellen Nominated Best Debut Orlando Bloom Won Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan Nominated Florida Film Critics Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett Won Golden Globe Awards Best Film -- Drama Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Original Score Howard Shore Nominated Best Original Song Enya For the song `` May It Be '' Nominated Golden Tomatoes Awards Best Film Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Barrie M. Osborne Won Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack Album -- Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media John Kurlander and Howard Shore Won Best Song -- Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Enya, Nicky Ryan, and Roma Ryan For the song `` May It Be '' Nominated Heartland Film Festival Truly Moving Picture Award Won Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Won Jupiter Awards Best International Film Peter Jackson Won Best International Director Peter Jackson Won Locus Awards Best Script Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Won Los Angeles Film Critics Best Music Score Howard Shore Won Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing -- Foreign Film Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryan, David Farmer, Brent Burge, John McKay, Timothy Nielsen, Craig Tomlinson, Dave Whitehead, Jason Canovas, Ray Beentjes, and Chris Todd Nominated Best Sound Editing -- Music -- Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign Suzana Peric, Nancy Allen, Michael Price, and Andrew Dudman Won MTV Movie Awards Best Movie Won Best Action Sequence `` The Cave Tomb Battle '' Nominated Best Breakthrough Performance Orlando Bloom Won Best Fight Christopher Lee vs. Ian McKellen Nominated Best Male Performance Elijah Wood Nominated Best Villain Christopher Lee Nominated National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett Won Outstanding Production Design Grant Major Won Special Filmmaking Award Peter Jackson Won National Society of Film Critics Best Film Runner - up Best Director Peter Jackson Runner - up Nebula Awards Best Script Frances Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Won Online Film Critics Best Picture Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Frances Walsh Nominated Best Supporting Actor Ian McKellen Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Cast Nominated Best Original Score Howard Shore Nominated People 's Choice Awards Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Tied with Spider - Man Won Favorite Motion Picture Won Producers Guild of America Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh Nominated Robert Awards Best American Film Peter Jackson Won Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media Won Best Screenplay, Adapted Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Nominated Best Art Director & Production Design Grant Major and Dan Hennah Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Nominated Best Film Editing John Gilbert Won Best Sound ( Mixing & Editing ) Gethin Creagh, Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, and Hammond Peek Won Best Supporting Actor, Drama Ian McKellen Nominated Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor, Alex Funke, and Randall William Cook Won Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Film Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Screenplay Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Nominated Best Supporting Actor Ian McKellen Won Best Costumes Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Nominated Face of the Future -- Male Orlando Bloom Nominated Best Makeup Peter Owen and Richard Taylor Nominated Best Score Howard Shore Nominated Best Special Effects Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, and Mark Stetson Nominated Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role Ian McKellen Won Outstanding Cast -- Motion Picture Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, and Elijah Wood Nominated Toronto Film Critics Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Supporting Actor Ian McKellen Nominated USC Scripter Awards USC Scripter Award Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Nominated World Soundtrack Awards Composer of the Year Howard Shore Nominated Best Original Soundtrack of the Year -- Orchestral Howard Shore Won Public Choice Award Howard Shore Won Writers Guild of America Best Screenplay -- Adapted Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Family Feature Film -- Drama Nominated The Two Towers Andy Serkis received three awards for his performance as Gollum, including the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. The worldwide theatrical release of The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers occurred on 18 December 2002. The series ' second film earned a worldwide gross of $926,047,111 based on a production budget of $94 million. The film introduced new characters played by Bernard Hill, Miranda Otto, Karl Urban, David Wenham, and Brad Dourif. The Two Towers received critical acclaim ; film site aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 96 percent of critics were positive. CNN film critic Paul Clinton called The Two Towers an `` utter triumph '', and writer Philip French of The Guardian noted in a review of the second film that `` these Tolkien films have a weight and seriousness that very few sword - and - sorcery pictures of the past 30 - odd years have attained. '' Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman remarked `` The Two Towers conjures an illusion of the gravity that you want from an emotionally charged storybook epic. Really, though, what it comes down to is superbly staged battle scenes and moral alliances forged in earnest yet purged of the wit and dynamic, bristly ego that define true on - screen personality. '' The film was also listed on a number of critics ' lists ; Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics named The Two Towers 2002 's third best film, while Central Ohio Film Critics named The Two Towers that year 's fifth best film and Southeastern Film Critics ranked it the eighth. The Two Towers won two out of six Academy Award nominations and three accolades out of ten nominations at the 56th British Academy Film Awards. Like its predecessor, the second film also received recognition at the American Film Institute Awards, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, the Empire Awards, the Golden Globes, the MTV Movie Awards, the Satellite Awards, and the Saturn Awards. Various critics groups, such as Chicago, Phoenix, and Seattle also awarded the film. In total, The Two Towers received 136 awards out of 222 nominations. Organization Award category Recipients and nominees Result Academy Awards Best Picture Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson Nominated Best Art Direction Art Direction : Grant Major ; Set Decoration : Dan Hennah and Alan Lee Nominated Best Film Editing Michael Horton Nominated Best Sound Mixing Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek Nominated Best Sound Editing Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins Won Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke Won Amanda Awards Best Foreign Feature Film Peter Jackson Nominated American Cinema Editors Best Edited Film -- Drama Michael Horton Nominated American Film Institute Awards AFI Movies of the Year -- Official Selections Won ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Howard Shore Won Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design -- Fantasy or Period Film Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Joe Bleakley, Rob Otterside, Phil Ivey, Mark Robins, Jules Cook, Ross McGarva, Jacqui Allen Won Austin Film Critics Association Top 10 Films Of The Decade The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Won Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Best Foreign Film Peter Jackson, Barnie M. Osborne, and Fran Walsh Won Bogey Awards Bogey Award In Titanium Won British Academy Film Awards Best Film Peter Jackson, Barrie Osborne, and Fran Walsh Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Won Best Editing Michael Horton Nominated Best Make Up & Hair Peter King, Peter Owen, and Richard Taylor Nominated Best Production Design Grant Major Nominated Best Sound Christopher Boyes, David Farmer, Michael Hedges, Michael Hopkins, Hammond Peek, Michael Semanick, and Ethan Van Der Ryn Nominated Best Visual Effects Randall William Cook, Alex Funke, Joe Letteri, and Jim Rygiel Won Orange Film of the Year Award Won British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Best Picture Nominated Best Composer Howard Shore Won Best Digital Acting Performance Andy Serkis as Gollum Won Chicago Film Critics Best Picture Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Original Score Howard Shore Nominated Cinema Audio Society Outstanding Sound Mixing -- Motion Pictures Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, and Hammond Peek Nominated Costume Designers Guild Excellence in Costume Design -- Fantasy or Period Film Ngila Dickson Nominated Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Best Picture Runner - up Best Director Peter Jackson Won Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directing -- Motion Picture Peter Jackson Nominated Empire Awards Best Actor Viggo Mortensen Nominated Best British Actor Andy Serkis Nominated Ian McKellen Nominated Best Actress Miranda Otto Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year `` Gollum 's debate '' Nominated Best Film Won Golden Globe Awards Best Picture -- Drama Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Golden Tomatoes Awards Best Film Won Golden Trailer Awards Best Action `` The Ant Farm '' Won Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack Album -- Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Peter Cobbin, John Kurlander, and Howard Shore Won Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation : Long Form Won London Film Critics Director of the Year Peter Jackson Nominated Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing -- Foreign Film Mike Hopkins, Andrew Dudman, Steve Price, Mark Willsher, Malcolm Fife, Nigel Scott, Jonathan Schultz, Rebecca Gatrell, and Raphaël Mouterde Nominated Best Sound Editing -- Music -- Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn, David Farmer, Brent Burge, Dave Whitehead, John McKay, Kyrsten Mate Comoglio, Craig Tomlinson, Hayden Collow, Jason Canovas, Ray Beentjes, Polly McKinnon, Nigel Stone, and Mark Franken Nominated MTV Movie Awards Best Movie Won Best Action Sequence `` The Battle for Helm 's Deep '' Won Best Virtual Performance Gollum Won Best Male Performance Viggo Mortensen Nominated Best On - Screen Duo Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, and Gollum Won Nebula Awards Best Script Frances Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Peter Jackson Won Online Film Critics Best Picture Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Adapted Screenplay Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Frances Walsh Nominated Best Supporting Actor Andy Serkis Nominated Best Art Direction Nominated Best Cast Won Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Costume Design Nominated Best Editing Michael Horton and Jabez Olssen Won Best Original Score Howard Shore Nominated Best Sound Won Best Visual Effects Won People 's Choice Awards Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Won Producers Guild of America Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Peter Jackson, Barrie Osborne, and Fran Walsh Nominated Satellite Awards Best Picture -- Drama Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role -- Drama Viggo Mortensen Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Editing Michael Horton Nominated Best Screenplay, Adapted Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Stephen Sinclair, and Fran Walsh Nominated Best Sound Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek, and Michael Semanick Nominated Best Visual Effects Randall Cook, Alex Funke, Joe Letteri, and Jim Rygiel Won Best Overall DVD ( for the Special Extended Edition ) Won Best DVD Extras ( for the Special Extended Edition ) Nominated Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Film Won Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Actor Viggo Mortensen Nominated Best Supporting Actor Andy Serkis Won Best Costumes Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Won Best Makeup Peter Owen and Peter King Won Best Music Howard Shore Nominated Best Special Effects Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke Nominated Best Writing Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Peter Jackson Nominated Best Young Actor Elijah Wood Nominated Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Cast -- Motion Picture Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, and Elijah Wood Nominated SFX Awards Best SF Or Fantasy Film Won Best SF Or Fantasy Film Actor Viggo Mortensen Won Ian McKellen Nominated Elijah Wood Nominated Best SF Or Fantasy Film Director Peter Jackson Won Best SF Or Fantasy Film Music Howard Shore Won USC Scripter Awards USC Scripter Award Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Peter Jackson Nominated Spacey Awards Best Fantasy or Sci - fi Film Won Best Action Sequence Won Visual Effects Society Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke Won Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Ken McGaugh, and Bay Raitt Won Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rich Cordobes, and Scott Harens Won Best Matte Painting in a Motion Picture Yanick Dusseault, Max Dennison, Roger Kupelian, and Mathieu Raynault Nominated Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, and Matt Aitken Won Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture Alex Funke, Brian Va n't Hul, and Richard Bluck Won Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture Alan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers, and Gino Acevedo Won Best Compositing in a Motion Picture Mark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke, and Alfred Murrle Won Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, and Sean Astin Won Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Picture Runner - up Best Director Peter Jackson Runner - up World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Song Written for a Film ( for `` Gollum 's Song '' ) Howard Shore ( Composer ) Emilíana Torrini ( Performer ) Fran Walsh, Janet Roddick, David Donaldson, Steve Roche, and David Long ( Lyrics ) Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Family Feature Film -- Drama Won The Return of the King Viggo Mortensen 's performance as Aragorn received ten nominations throughout the series. The worldwide theatrical release of The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King occurred on 17 December 2003. The series ' third film earned a worldwide gross of $1,119,929,521 off a production budget of $94,000,000 and became the second highest worldwide grossing until James Cameron 's Avatar released in 2009. In addition to containing most of the cast from the previous two films, The Return of the King introduced Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, played by John Noble ( though the character appeared in the extended edition of The Two Towers ). The Return of the King continued the series ' critical success, with Rotten Tomatoes reporting that 95 percent of the critics were positive. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun - Times believed the film to be the best of the three, as it `` certifies the Ring trilogy as a work of bold ambition at a time of cinematic timidity. '' Entertainment Weekly film critic Lisa Schwarzbaum was equally praiseworthy of the final chapter. She explained, `` I ca n't think of another film trilogy that ends in such glory, or another monumental work of sustained storytelling that surges ahead with so much inventiveness and ardor. The conclusion of Peter Jackson 's masterwork is passionate and literate, detailed and expansive, and it 's conceived with a risk - taking flair for old - fashioned movie magic at its most precious, a rarity now that CGI prowess has fallen into the hands of run - of - the - mill studio ring - chasers. '' The Guardian 's Peter Bradshaw wrote, `` With enormous energy and a passionately exacting eye for detail, Jackson has made the regressive - romantic legend live again. He has given the Tolkien myth a turbo - charged rush into the 21st century. '' The film won eleven Academy Awards ( from eleven nomination ), tying Titanic and Ben - Hur for the most Oscars won. The Return of the King also became the first fantasy film to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The Return of the King won five BAFTAs, three Empire Awards, four Golden Globes, one Satellite Award, and eight Saturn Awards, among others. In total, the film received 258 awards out of 337 nominations. Organization Award category Recipients and nominees Result Academy Awards Best Picture Peter Jackson, Barrie Osborne and Fran Walsh Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Adapted Screenplay Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson Won Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Won Best Art Direction Art Direction : Dan Hennah ; Set Decoration : Alan Lee and Grant Major Won Best Film Editing Jamie Selkirk Won Best Makeup Peter King and Richard Taylor Won Best Original Score Howard Shore Won Best Original Song Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox ( for the song `` Into the West '' ) Won Best Sound Mixing Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek Won Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke Won African American Film Critics Association Best Picture Won Amanda Awards Best Foreign Feature Film Peter Jackson Won American Cinema Editors Best Edited Film -- Drama Jamie Selkirk Won American Film Institute Awards AFI Movies of the Year -- Official Selections Won American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Cinematography -- Theatrical Releases Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Cinematography Of The Decade The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Nominated Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design -- Fantasy or Period Film Jacqui Allen, Joe Bleakley, Simon Bright, Jules Cook, Dan Hennah, Philip Ivey, Grant Major, and Ross McGarva Won ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Howard Shore Won Austin Film Critics Association Top 10 Films Of The Decade The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Won Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Best Foreign Film Peter Jackson, Barnie M. Osborne, and Fran Walsh Won Bodil Awards Best American Film Peter Jackson Nominated Bogey Awards Bogey Award In Titanium Won British Academy Film Awards Best Film Barrie M Osborne, Fran Walsh, and Peter Jackson Won Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Screenplay -- Adapted Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Won Best Supporting Actor Ian McKellen Nominated Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Won Best Editing Jamie Selkirk Nominated Film Music Howard Shore Nominated Best Make Up & Hair Richard Taylor, Peter King, and Peter Owen Nominated Best Production Design Grant Major Nominated Best Sound Ethan Van Der Ryn, Michael Hopkins, David Farmer, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, and Hammond Peek Nominated Best Visual Effects Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke Won Orange Film of the Year Award Won British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Best Picture Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Composer Howard Shore Won Best Acting Ensemble Won Favorite Film Franchise Peter Jackson for `` The Lord Of The Rings '' Won Chicago Film Critics Best Picture Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Screenplay Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Frances Walsh Nominated Best Supporting Actor Sean Astin Won Andy Serkis Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Original Score Howard Shore Won Cinema Audio Society Outstanding Sound Mixing -- Motion Pictures Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, and Hammond Peek Nominated Costume Designers Guild Excellence in Costume Design -- Fantasy or Period Film Ngila Dickson Won Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Best Film Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Won Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directing -- Motion Picture Peter Jackson Won Directors Guild of Great Britain Outstanding Directing -- International Film Peter Jackson Won Empire Awards Best Film Won Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Actor Viggo Mortensen Nominated Sean Astin Nominated Best British Actor Andy Serkis Won Ian McKellen Nominated Orlando Bloom Nominated Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year `` Ride Of The Rohirrim '' Won Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Foreign Film -- English Language Nominated Florida Film Critics Best Film Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Won Golden Globe Awards Best Picture -- Drama Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Original Score Howard Shore Won Best Original Song Annie Lennox, Howard Shore and Fran Walsh ( for `` Into the West '' ) Won GoldSpirit Awards Best Score Howard Shore Won Best Composer Howard Shore Won Best Sci - Fi / Fantasy Score Howard Shore Won best CD Release Won Best Song Into The West Won Best Theme `` Minas Tirith '' and `` The White Tree '' Won Best Horror Theme `` Shelob 's Lair '' Won Best Epic Theme `` Minas Tirith '' and `` The White Tree '' Won Golden Trailer Awards Best Drama `` The Ant Farm '' Won Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack Album -- Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media John Kurlander and Howard Shore Won Best Song -- Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Annie Lennox, Howard Shore and Fran Walsh ( for `` Into the West '' ) Won Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation : Long Form Won International Online Film Critics ' Poll Best Film Of The Decade Won Best Director Of The Decade Peter Jackson Won Top 10 Films Of The Decade Won Irish Film and Television Awards Best International Film Peter Jackson Won Italian Online Movie Awards Best Picture Nominated Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated Best Cast Nominated Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Original Score Howard Shore Won Best Original Song Won Best Art Direction Won Best Costume Design Won Best Make - up Won Best Visual Effects Won Best Sound Effects Won Jupiter Award Best International Film Peter Jackson Won Best International Director Peter Jackson Won London Film Critics Film of the Year Nominated Director of the Year Peter Jackson Nominated Los Angeles Film Critics Films Of The Decade The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Production Design Grant Major Won Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing -- Foreign Film Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryan, David Farmer, Brent Burge, Dave Whitehead, Hayden Collow, Craig Tomlinson, Beau Borders, Timothy Nielsen, Addison Teague, Katy Wood, Peter Mills, Jason Canovas, Mark Franken, Ray Beentjes, Nick Breslin, Polly McKinnon, and Chris Ward Nominated Best Sound Editing -- Music -- Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign Jonathan Schultz, Andrew Dudman, Steve Price, Michael Price, Malcolm Fife, Nigel Scott, and Rebecca Gatrell Nominated MTV Movie Awards Best Movie Won Best Action Sequence `` Battle Of Gondor '' Won National Board of Review Best Cast Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Billy Boyd, Andy Serkis, and Bernard Hill Won National Society of Film Critics Best Director Peter Jackson Nominated Nebula Awards Best Script Frances Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Won New York Film Critics Best Picture Won Online Film Critics Best Picture Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Adapted Screenplay Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Frances Walsh Won Best Supporting Actor Sean Astin Nominated Andy Serkis Nominated Best Art Direction Won Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Won Best Costume Design Won Best Original Score Howard Shore Won Best Sound Won Best Visual Effects Won Producers Guild of America Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Peter Jackson, Barrie Osborne, and Fran Walsh Won San Diego Film Critics Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Production Design Grant Major Won San Francisco Film Critics Best Director Peter Jackson Won Santa Barbara International Film Festival Modern Master Award Peter Jackson Won Satellite Awards Best Picture - Drama Nominated Best Art Direction & Production Design Grant Major, Dan Hennah, and Alan Lee Won Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Nominated Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Nominated Best Film Editing Jamie Selkirk Nominated Best Original Score Howard Shore Nominated Best Sound ( Mixing & Editing ) David Farmer, Ethan Van der Ryn, and Michael Hopkins Nominated Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke Nominated Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Film Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Screenplay Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Won Best Actor Elijah Wood Won Viggo Mortensen Nominated Best Supporting Actor Sean Astin Won Ian McKellen Nominated Andy Serkis Nominated Best Supporting Actress Miranda Otto Nominated Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Nominated Best Make - up Richard Taylor and Peter King Won Best Score Howard Shore Won Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke Won Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Cast -- Motion Picture Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, and Elijah Wood Won SFX Awards Best Film Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Spacey Awards Best Fantasy or Sci - fi Film Won Best Visual Effects Won Special Achievement Peter Jackson Won Toronto Film Critics Best Director Peter Jackson Won Special Citation Peter Jackson for the whole `` Lord Of The Rings '' Trilogy Won USC Scripter Awards USC Scripter Award Frances Walsh & Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Nominated Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Picture Runner - up Best Director Peter Jackson Won Visual Effects Society Outstanding Visual Effects -- Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture Randall Cook, Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, and Dean Wright Won Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in Any Medium Randall Cook, Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, and Dean Wright Nominated Outstanding Character Animation -- Live Action Motion Picture Greg Butler, Steven Hornby, Matthias Menz, and Andy Serkis Won Outstanding Compositing -- Motion Picture Moritz Glaesle, Mark Lewis, and Kara Vandeleur Nominated Outstanding Models and Miniatures -- Motion Picture Eric Saindon, Richard Taylor, and Paul Van Ommen Won Outstanding Male or Female Actor -- Effects Film Sean Astin Won Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects -- Motion Picture Scott Harens, Sven Harens, and Chuck Shuman Nominated Outstanding Visual Effects Photography -- Motion Picture Alex Funke, Rob Kerr, and Henk Prins Nominated Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Best Picture Won Best Director Peter Jackson Won Best Screenplay -- Adapted Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Frances Walsh Nominated Best Ensemble Nominated World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Song Written for a Film Howard Shore ( Composer ) Annie Lennox ( Performer ) Fran Walsh ( Lyrics ) Nominated Writers Guild of America Best Screenplay -- Adapted Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Family Feature Film -- Drama Won See also Film portal Middle - earth portal List of accolades received by The Hobbit film series 2001 in film 2002 in film 2003 in film List of films considered the best List of highest - grossing films References General `` The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ) ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 9 December 2011. `` The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers ( 2002 ) ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 9 December 2011. `` The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) ''. 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Question: how many academy awards did lord of the rings win
Answer: seventeen out of thirty Academy Award nominations