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Movie Review ~ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)



These movies are exciting and romantic and violent (but not real graphic violence or I would have had to turn it off) and a story of heroes and evil and the good guy gets to win.  What more can you ask for?  The scenery was STUNNING.  The costumes were incredibly imaginative.  I just can't praise this trilogy enough.  

Stuck inside on a rainy summer day?  This may be the answer.



Academy Awards, USA 2004

Won
Oscar
Best Picture
Barrie M. Osborne
Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh 
Best Director
Peter Jackson 
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens
Peter Jackson 
Best Film Editing
Jamie Selkirk 
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Grant Major (art director)
Dan Hennah (set decorator)
Alan Lee (set decorator) 
Best Costume Design
Ngila Dickson
Richard Taylor 
Best Makeup
Richard Taylor
Peter King 
Best Music, Original Score
Howard Shore 
Best Music, Original Song
Fran Walsh
Howard Shore
Annie Lennox
For the song "Into the West".
Best Sound Mixing
Christopher Boyes
Michael Semanick
Michael Hedges
Hammond Peek 
Best Visual Effects
Jim Rygiel
Joe Letteri
Randall William Cook
Alex Funke 

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