Which Peter Jackson film won all 11 of its Academy Award nominations?

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Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all 11 of its Academy Award nominations.

The achievement came at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004, where the film won categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Original Song. It became the first fantasy film to win Best Picture and remains tied for the record number of Oscar wins without a loss.

The result completed the awards journey of Jackson’s trilogy. The Fellowship of the Ring received 13 nominations and won four, while The Two Towers received six nominations and won two. A common mix-up is to attribute the trilogy’s Oscar record to the first film, but the perfect 11-for-11 result belongs specifically to The Return of the King.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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