The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won 11 Academy Awards in 2004, including Best Picture and Best Director. It set a record for winning every category it was nominated in and tied with Ben Hur and Titanic for most Oscars received by a single film.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King took home 11 Academy Awards from the 2004 Academy Awards, which recognize cinematic achievements. This set an Oscar record for the most nominations in which a film won each category in which it was nominated. The film was the third installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy based on the fantasy books by author JRR Tolkien. The 11 Oscars it took home included Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King also tied two other films for the most Oscars received for a single film: 1960’s Ben Hur and 1996’s Titanic.
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The Oscar statuette weighs 8.5 pounds (3.85 kg).
Walt Disney is best known for being an American icon for animated films, but he also holds the record for most Oscars at 22 years and most consecutive years with nominations from 1941 to 1962.
The cinematographer, Hal Mohr, was the first and only Academy Award winner to be chosen for Best Ballet in 1935 for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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