The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
A 2003 NicksFlickPicks Honoree in Five Categories!
Director: Peter Jackson. Cast: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Dominic Monaghan, Miranda Otto, Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, David Wenham, Hugo Weaving, John Noble, Karl Urban, Bernard Hill, Sean Bean. Screenplay: Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson (based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: B
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture
- *Best Director: Peter Jackson
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson
- *Best Art Direction: Grant Major
- *Best Costume Design: Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
- *Best Film Editing: Jamie Selkirk
- *Best Original Score: Howard Shore
- *Best Original Song: "Into the West"
- *Best Sound
- *Best Visual Effects
- *Best Makeup
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Drama)
- *Best Director: Peter Jackson
- *Best Original Score: Howard Shore
- *Best Original Song: "Into the West"
- Other Awards:
- Directors Guild of America—Best Director: Peter Jackson
- Screen Actors Guild Awards—Best Ensemble Cast
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Picture
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association—Best Director: Peter Jackson; Best Production Design
- National Board of Review—Best Ensemble Cast
- Cinemarati Awards:
- Best Film
- Roundtable Film of the Year
- Best Director: Peter Jackson
- Best Ensemble Cast
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson
- Outstanding Design