Which Best Picture winner won all 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated?

Which Best Picture winner won all 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated? The answer is The Return of the King.

The full title is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the 2003 concluding film in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel. It follows the final stages of the struggle against Sauron as Frodo and Sam approach Mount Doom while Aragorn, Gandalf, and their allies fight to defend Middle-earth.

At the 76th Academy Awards in 2004, the film won all 11 categories in which it was nominated, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, and Best Visual Effects. Its clean sweep remains one of the most dominant Oscar performances in history.

The 11-win total tied the records previously set by Ben-Hur and Titanic, but The Return of the King became the first fantasy film to win Best Picture. It is also the only film in Jackson’s trilogy to win that award; the earlier entries, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, earned Oscars in technical and craft categories.