Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis and Ian Holm
Academy Awards: Best picture (Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh); best director (Peter Jackson); best adapted screenplay (Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson); best art direction (Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee); best film editing (Jamie Selkirk); best costume design (Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor); best makeup (Richard Taylor, Peter King); best original score (Howard Shore); best original song (“Into the West” by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox); 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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