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The Return
2003
· Movie
· 201 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
Two young brothers, who have grown up without their father, are shocked when he suddenly reappears after a twelve-year absence. He proposes a fishing trip to a remote island to bond with them. The boys, one eager for a father figure and the other resentful and suspicious, are taken on a journey that is both physically demanding and psychologically tense.
Details
- Director
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Studio
- Ren Film
- Released
- 25 June 2003
- Country
- Russia
- Language
- English, Quenya, Old English, Sindarin
- Runtime
- 201 min
- Box office
- $8.5M
- Awards
- 27 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 40 →15 major awards won · 27 wins from 40 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Costume Design | Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Makeup | Richard Taylor and Peter King | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Original Song | Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Sound Mixing | Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Picture | Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Visual Effects | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Director | Peter Jackson | Winner |
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Academy Awards
11 nominations, 11 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Grant Major, Dan Hennah and Alan Lee | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Jamie Selkirk | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Richard Taylor and Peter King | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Winner |
| Best Original Song | Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox | Winner |
| Best Picture | Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh | Winner |
| Best Sound Mixing | Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore | Winner |
| Best Original Song | Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh and Howard Shore | Winner |
Saturn Awards
13 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor | Elijah Wood | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | Winner |
| Best Fantasy Film | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Winner |
| Best Make-up | Richard Taylor and Peter King | Winner |
| Best Music | Howard Shore | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sean Astin | Winner |
| Best Writing | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson | Winner |
| Best Actor | Viggo Mortensen | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ian McKellen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Miranda Otto | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
12 nominations, 4 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie | Winner |
| Best Film | Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson | Winner |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ian McKellen | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Peter Jackson | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jamie Selkirk | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Richard Taylor, Peter King and Peter Owen | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Howard Shore | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Grant Major | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, David Farmer, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Hammond Peek | Nominee |