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King Kong
2005
· Movie
· 187 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1823
- IMDb #1631
- Google retired #1009
- Rotten Tomatoes #2648
- Metacritic #565
- Letterboxd #2423
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1618
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3996
- Metacritic Critics #621
- Metacritic Audience #722
- Criticker #2219
- Douban #616
- Kinopoisk #1063
- AlloCiné #806
- Trakt #2004
Every rating
43–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 43, highest is Google on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A ambitious filmmaker leads a documentary crew to a mysterious, uncharted island. They discover a world of prehistoric creatures and a native tribe. The crew encounters Kong, a giant gorilla who becomes captivated by the lead actress. They capture him and bring him to New York City for exhibition, with tragic consequences.
Details
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Writers
- Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens
- Based on
- King Kong
- Released
- 12 December 2005
- Country
- United States, New Zealand, Germany
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 187 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $207.0M
- Box office
- $562.4M
- Awards
- 35 wins, 73 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 108 →3 major awards won · 35 wins from 108 nominations across 39 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2005 | — | Best Sound Editing | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2005 | — | Best Visual Effects | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2005 | — | Best Sound Mixing | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2005 | — | Best Art Direction | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2005 | — | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Nominee |
| Critics Choice Awards 2005 | — | Best Director | Nominee |
| Critics Choice Awards 2005 | — | Best Picture | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2005 | — | Best Director | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Academy Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| — | Best Sound Editing | Winner |
| — | Best Visual Effects | Winner |
| — | Best Sound Mixing | Winner |
| — | Best Art Direction | Nominee |
Critics Choice Awards
2 nominations
| — | Best Director | Nominee |
| — | Best Picture | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| — | Best Director | Nominee |
| — | Best Original Score | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| — | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 5 won
| — | Best Editing | Winner |
| — | Best Art Direction | Winner |
| — | Best Visual Effects | Winner |
| — | Best Costume Design | Winner |
| — | Best Cinematography | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association
12 nominations, 4 won
| — | Best Sound Effects Editing | Winner |
| — | Best Visual Effects | Winner |
| — | Best Production Design | Winner |
| — | Best Sound Mixing | Winner |
| — | Best Titles Sequence | Nominee |
| — | Best Cinematic Moment | Nominee |
| — | Best Official Film Website | Nominee |
| — | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Nominee |
| — | Best Actress | Nominee |
| — | Best Music, Original Score | Nominee |
| — | Best Cinematography | Nominee |
| — | Best Costume Design | Nominee |
Saturn Award
8 nominations, 3 won
| — | Best Director | Winner |
| — | Best Actress | Winner |
| — | Best Special Effects | Winner |
| — | Best DVD Special Edition Release | Nominee |
| — | Best Fantasy Film | Nominee |
| — | Best Writing | Nominee |
| — | Best Costume | Nominee |
| — | Best Make-Up | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society
4 nominations, 3 won
| — | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture | Winner |
| — | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture | Winner |
| — | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture | Winner |
| — | Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture | Nominee |
Golden Schmoes Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| — | Best Special Effects of the Year | Winner |
| — | Best Action Sequence of the Year | Winner |
| — | Best Director of the Year | Nominee |
| — | Most Overrated Movie of the Year | Nominee |
| — | Best Actress of the Year | Nominee |
| — | Coolest Character of the Year | Nominee |
| — | Best Music in a Movie | Nominee |
| — | Best Trailer of the Year | Nominee |
| — | Most Memorable Scene in a Movie | Nominee |
| — | Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year | Nominee |
| — | Favorite Movie of the Year | Nominee |
London Critics Circle Film Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| — | Actress of the Year | Winner |
| — | Director of the Year | Winner |
| — | Film of the Year | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 2 won
| — | Best Visual Effects | Winner |
| — | Best Production Design | Winner |
Empire Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| — | Best Film | Winner |
| — | Best Director | Nominee |
| — | Best Sci-Fi/Superhero | Nominee |
| — | Best Actor | Nominee |
| — | Best Actress | Nominee |
Scream Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| — | Best Remake | Winner |
| — | Scream Queen | Nominee |
| — | Best Fantasy Movie | Nominee |
| — | Best F/X | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| — | Best Special Visual Effects | Winner |
| — | Best Production Design | Nominee |
| — | Best Sound | Nominee |
Jupiter Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| — | Best International Director | Winner |
| — | Best International Actress | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| — | Best Cinematography or Visual/Special Effects | Winner |
| — | Best Director | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Top Box Office Films | Winner |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Top Ten Films | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Special Achievement Award | Winner |
Rondo Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Best Film | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Best Picture | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Special Citation | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| — | Best Director | Nominee |
| — | Best Actress | Nominee |
| — | Best Cinematography | Nominee |
| — | Best Original Score | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
4 nominations
| — | Choice Sleazebag | Nominee |
| — | Choice Action Adventure | Nominee |
| — | Choice Rumble | Nominee |
| — | Choice Hissy Fit | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| — | Best Actress | Nominee |
| — | Best Director | Nominee |
| — | Best Original Score | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| — | Best Picture | Nominee |
| — | Best Director | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| — | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Foreign | Nominee |
| — | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Music | Nominee |
Hollywood Professional Association
2 nominations
| — | Outstanding Color Grading Feature Film in a DI Process | Nominee |
| — | Outstanding Compositing - Feature Film | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association
2 nominations
| — | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | Nominee |
| — | Film Score of the Year | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
2 nominations
| — | Best Movie | Nominee |
| — | Best Fight | Nominee |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
2 nominations
| — | Most Intrusive Musical Score | Nominee |
| — | Most Overrated Film | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
2 nominations
| — | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Nominee |
| — | Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Award
1 nomination
| — | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society
1 nomination
| — | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture | Nominee |
Georges Award
1 nomination
| — | Best Blockbuster Movie | Nominee |
Huabiao Award
1 nomination
| — | Outstanding Translated Foreign Film | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
1 nomination
| — | Best Actress | Nominee |
MTV Russia Movie Awards
1 nomination
| — | Best Foreign Movie | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| — | Best Actress | Nominee |