Which Tolkien film won all 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated?

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The Tolkien film that won all 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated was The Return of the King.

Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in 2003 and completed the main film trilogy. At the 76th Academy Awards in 2004, it won all 11 categories in which it competed, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Its 11 victories tied the record for the most Oscars won by a single film at that time. It also became the first fantasy film to win Best Picture. The achievement was especially notable because no other film in the trilogy had won Best Picture.

The Return of the King shared the record for most wins with Ben-Hur and Titanic, although those films had different nomination totals. The Hobbit films did not match the awards success of Jackson’s earlier trilogy.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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