TheOneRing.net™| Awards for 'The Return of the King'

Year	Award	Winner
2003	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Director Peter Jackson (2nd Place)
	National Board of Review	Best Ensemble Performance Sean Astin Sean Bean Cate Blanchett Orlando Bloom Billy Boyd Bernard Hill Ian Holm Ian McKellen Dominic Monaghan Viggo Mortensen John Noble Miranda Otto John Rhys-Davies Andy Serkis Liv Tyler Karl Urban Hugo Weaving David Wenham Elijah Wood
	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Film
	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	Best Director Peter Jackson Best Production Design Grant Major
	San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Director Peter Jackson
	Seattle Film Critics Awards	Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Best Supporting Actor Sean Astin
	Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards	Best Director Peter Jackson Best Picture
	Toronto Film Critics Association Awards	Best Director Peter Jackson
2004	Academy Awards	Best Achievement in Art Direction Grant Major (art director) Dan Hennah (set decorator) Alan Lee (set decorator) Best Achievement in Costume Design Ngila Dickson Richard Taylor Best Achievement in Directing Peter Jackson Best Achievement in Editing Jamie Selkirk Best Achievement in Makeup Richard Taylor Peter King Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Howard Shore Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Frances Walsh Howard Shore Annie Lennox For the song "Into the West". Best Achievement in Sound Christopher Boyes Michael Semanick Michael Hedges Hammond Peek Best Achievement in Visual Effects Jim Rygiel Joe Letteri Randall William Cook Alex Funke Best Motion Picture of the Year Barrie M. Osborne Peter Jackson Frances Walsh Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Frances Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson
	American Cinema Editors	Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic Jamie Selkirk
	Art Directors Guild	Feature Film - Period or Fantasy Film Grant Major
	BAFTA Awards	Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects Joe Letteri Jim Rygiel Randall William Cook Alex Funke Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Best Film Barrie M. Osborne Frances Walsh Peter Jackson Best Screenplay (Adapted) Frances Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson
	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Acting Ensemble Sean Astin Sean Bean Cate Blanchett Orlando Bloom Billy Boyd Bernard Hill Ian Holm Ian McKellen Dominic Monaghan Viggo Mortensen John Noble Miranda Otto John Rhys-Davies Andy Serkis Liv Tyler Karl Urban Hugo Weaving David Wenham Elijah Wood Best Composer Howard Shore Best Director Peter Jackson Best Picture
	Costume Designers Guild Awards	Excellence for Costume Design for Film - Period/Fantasy Ngila Dickson
	Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Best Director Peter Jackson Best Picture
	Directors Guild of America	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Peter Jackson Nikolas Korda (unit production manager) Zane Weiner (unit production manager) Carolynne Cunningham (1st assistant director) Guy Campbell (key 2nd assistant director) Marc Ashton (key 2nd assistant director)
	Empire Awards	Best British Actor Andy Serkis Best Film Scene of the Year For the ride of the Rohirrim
	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Best Director Peter Jackson Best Film
	Golden Globes	Best Director - Motion Picture Peter Jackson Best Motion Picture - Drama Best Original Score - Motion Picture Howard Shore Best Original Song - Motion Picture Howard Shore Frances Walsh Annie Lennox For the song "Into the West"
	Golden Satellite Awards	Best Art Direction Grant Major Dan Hennah Alan Lee
	Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards	Best Character Makeup - Feature Peter King Peter Owen Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature Richard Taylor Gino Acevedo Jason Docherty
	Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Director Peter Jackson Best Picture
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson Richard Taylor Best Director Peter Jackson Best Picture Best Score Howard Shore Best Supporting Actor Sean Astin Best Visual Effects
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Director Peter Jackson Best Production Design Grant Major
	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Best Costume Design Best Director Peter Jackson Best Original Score Howard Shore Best Picture Best Screenplay, Adapted Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson Frances Walsh Best Sound Best Visual Effects
	PGA Golden Laurel Awards	Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Barrie M. Osborne Peter Jackson Frances Walsh
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Sean Astin Sean Bean Cate Blanchett Orlando Bloom Billy Boyd Bernard Hill Ian Holm Ian McKellen Dominic Monaghan Viggo Mortensen John Noble Miranda Otto John Rhys-Davies Andy Serkis Liv Tyler Karl Urban Hugo Weaving David Wenham Elijah Wood
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Director Peter Jackson
	Visual Effects Society Awards	Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture Steven Hornby Andy Serkis Matthias Menz Greg Butler Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture Richard Taylor Paul Van Ommen Eric Saindon Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film Sean Astin Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture Jim Rygiel Dean Wright Joe Letteri Randall William Cook
	Chicago Film Critics	Best Picture Best Director Peter Jackson
	Phoenix Film Critics	Best Picture Best Director Peter Jackson Best Adapted Screenplay Frances Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson
	Premiere Magazine Awards	Best Picture Best Director Peter Jackson
	Washington DC Film Critics	Best Picture Best Director Peter Jackson