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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
· Movie
· 178 min
A
MEANRANK
89/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #10
- IMDb #8
- Google retired #73
- Rotten Tomatoes #229
- Metacritic #12
- Letterboxd #56
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #861
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #68
- Metacritic Critics #125
- Metacritic Audience #3
- Criticker #82
- Douban #45
- Kinopoisk #17
- AlloCiné #7
- Trakt #14
Every rating
74–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 74, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young hobbit inherits a simple gold ring that is revealed to be the greatest instrument of evil in the world. He must leave his peaceful home and embark on a perilous quest to the one place it can be destroyed. He is joined by eight companions, forming a fellowship to protect him from the dark forces that are hunting the ring and its bearer, embarking on a journey through ancient lands fraught with danger.
Details
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Writers
- Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens
- Based on
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Released
- 18 December 2001
- Country
- New Zealand, United States
- Language
- English, Sindarin
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $93.0M
- Box office
- $871.4M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 30 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 42 →5 major awards won · 12 wins from 42 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Makeup | Peter Owen and Richard Taylor | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Visual Effects | Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ian McKellen | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Original Song | Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan (" May It Be ") | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh and Hammond Peek | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Director | Peter Jackson | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
13 nominations, 4 won
| Best Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Peter Owen and Richard Taylor | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Grant Major and Dan Hennah | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | John Gilbert | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan (" May It Be ") | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Barrie M. Osborne | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh and Hammond Peek | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ian McKellen | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ian McKellen | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan (" May It Be ") | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Peter Jackson | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
12 nominations, 4 won
| Best Direction | Peter Jackson | Winner |
| Best Film | Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Tim Sanders | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Peter Owen, Peter King and Richard Taylor | Winner |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor, Alex Funke, Randall William Cook and Mark Stetson | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ian McKellen | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Editing | John Gilbert | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Howard Shore | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Grant Major | Nominee |
| Best Sound | David Farmer, Hammond Peek, Christopher Boyes, Gethin Creagh, Michael Semanick, Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | Winner |
| Best Fantasy Film | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ian McKellen | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Make-up | Peter Owen and Richard Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Music | Howard Shore | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens | Nominee |