The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Awards
Screen Actors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Ensemble |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Adapted Screenplay Peter Jackson Philippa Boyens |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Art Direction Dan Hennah Grant Major Alan Lee |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson Richard Taylor |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Director Peter Jackson |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Editing Jamie Selkirk |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Makeup Peter King Richard Taylor |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Picture Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Score Howard Shore |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Song Annie Lennox Howard Shore |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Sound Michael Hedges Hammond Peek Christopher Boyes Michael Semanick |
| 2003 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Visual Effects Joe Letteri Randall William Cook Jim Rygiel Alex Funke |
American Film Institute
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | American Film Institute |
Best Picture |
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | American Society of Cinematographers |
Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie |
| 2003 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay Peter Jackson Philippa Boyens |
| 2003 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actor Sean Astin Andy Serkis |
| 2003 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Director Peter Jackson |
| 2003 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Original Score Howard Shore |
| 2003 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
Directors Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | Directors Guild of America |
Best Director Peter Jackson |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Director Peter Jackson |
| 2003 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Picture - Drama |
| 2003 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Score Howard Shore |
| 2003 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Song Annie Lennox Howard Shore |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Director Peter Jackson |
National Board of Review
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | National Board of Review |
Best Ensemble Acting |
National Society of Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Director (Runner-up) Peter Jackson |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Picture |
Producers Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Producers Guild of America |
Producer of the Year Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
Best Director Peter Jackson |
Toronto Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best Director Peter Jackson |
Writers Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Writers Guild of America |
Best Adapted Screenplay Peter Jackson Philippa Boyens |
