Major awards won by the three Lord Of The Rings films

The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, directed by New Zealander Peter Jackson, is nominated in 11 categories at this year's Oscars (awarded March 1 NZ time).

The two previous films in the trilogy based on J R R Tolkien's fantasy classic have already won six Oscars between them, as well as many other awards around the world.

Below is a selection of major awards The Lord Of The Rings films have won.

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

- Oscars. 13 nominations, won Best Cinematography, Visual Effects, Make-Up and Original Score.

- BAFTAS. 12 nominations, won Best Film, Visual Effects, Make-Up/Hair and Best Director, as well as Audience Award.

- AFI Awards. Four nominations, won Best Movie, Digital Effects and Production Designer.

- Directors Guild Of America. Peter Jackson nominated for Best Director.

- Empire Awards. Seven nominations, won Best Actor (Elijah Wood), Best Debut (Orlando Bloom) and Best Film.

- Golden Globes. Four nominations, no wins.

- MTV Movie Awards. Six nominations, won Best Movie, Breakthrough Performance (Orlando Bloom).

- Screen Actors Guild Awards. Two nominations, Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) wins Best Supporting Actor.

THE TWO TOWERS

- Oscars. Six nominations, won Best Sound Editing, Visual Effects.

- BAFTAS. Nine nominations, won Visual Effects, Costume Design and Audience Award.

- Directors Guild Of America. Peter Jackson nominated for Best Director.

AFI Awards. Four nominations, won Best Movie, Digital Effects and Production Designer.

- Empire Awards. Won Best Film.

- Golden Globes. Nominated for Best Director, Best Picture.

- MTV Movie Awards. Five nominations, won Best Movie, best Action Sequence, Best On-Screen Team, Best Virtual Performance.

- Screen Actors Guild Awards. Nominated for Best Cast.

THE RETURN OF THE KING

- Oscars. 11 nominations. Oscars announced in Los Angeles on February 29 (March 1 NZT)

- BAFTAS. 12 nominations, won Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Special Effects, plus Audience Award.

Directors Guild Awards. Peter Jackson wins Best Director Award.

- Empire Awards. Wins Best Film, Best Scene, Best British Actor (Andy Serkis).

- Golden Globes. Wins Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Original Song.

- NZPA

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