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The Fellowship of the Ring
Fellowship of the Ring DVD Cover
General Facts:
- Released on December 19, 2001
- produced by New Line Cinema
- Directed by Peter Jackson
- Screenplay written by Peter Jackson, his wife Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens
- Filmed in New Zealand
- Alan Lee and John Howe were the primary art directors of this film, as well as the rest of the trilogy
- Weta workshop, a NZ-based special effects company, provided sets, costumes, armour, weapons, creatures and miniatures for the film.
- The musical score was composed by Howard Shore, along with two original songs composed and sung by the artist Enya, "Aniron" and "May It Be," the end title piece.
- the theatrical version runs 178 minutes long, while the special extended edition is 208 minutes
- grossed $47.2 million on its opening weekend.
- It is the sixteenth highest-grossing film of all time, at $860,700,000 (IMDB)
Awards Won:
- Won four Oscars in 2002: Best Cinematography; Best Effects, Visual Effects; Best Makeup; and Best Music, Original Score.
- Enya and Howard Shore both won the Critic's Choice Award from the Broadcast Film Critics Association awards. Enya received Best Song f0r "May it Be," while Shore received Best Composer in 2o02
- Won Best Cinematography and Best Original Score from the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards in 2002
- Won a Chlotrudis Award for Best Adaption of a Screenplay in 2oo2
- Won Outstanding Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures from the Cinema Audio Society, USA in 2002
- The extended edition version of the DVD won DVD Exclusive awards for Best Audio Commentary, New Release; Best New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes; Best Overall New Extra Features, New Release; and for Original Retrospective Documentary, New Release, (for the Extended Edition's Appendices: parts 1 and 2 - "From Book to Vision", "From Vision to Reality". in 2oo3
- Won the Best Foreign Film award from the Australian Film Institute in 2002
- Won Best Film, Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects, and Best Makeup/Hair in the BAFTA Film Awards, which also awarded director Peter Jackson the David Lean Award for Direction. in 2oo2
- Won best Cinematography from the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards in 2oo2
- Won best film from the UK's Empire Awards, which also granted Elijah Woods Best Actor and Orlando Bloom Best Debut in 2oo2
- Florida Film Critics Circle Awards awarded Peter Jackson with Best Director for this film, and awarded Cate Blanchett Best Supporting Actress in 2o02
- Won a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 2002
- Won a Hugo award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2002
- Won Best Film from the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, which also awarded Peter Jackson with Best Director in 2002
- Won Sierra Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best director, Best Score, Best Song ("May it Be"), and for Best Visual Effects from the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards of 2002
- Won Best Musical Score from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards of 2001
- Won Best Movie and Best Breakthrough Performance on the part of Orlando Bloom from the MTV Awards of 2002
- won the 2o02 Golden Reel Award from the Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA, for best Sound Editing
- Won Best Production Design/Art Direction and Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett in 2001 from the USA National Board of Review.
- Won Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture and favorite Motion Picture from the 2003 People's Choice Awards
- Won Best Acting Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Original Song ("May it Be"), Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Screenplay- Adaptation, Best Visual Effects, Best Director, and Best Costume Design from the 2002 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
- Won the Nebula award for Best Script in 2002 from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Ian McKellen won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role from the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2002 for his performance as Gandalf
- Won Best Director and Best Screenplay, adapted from the 2001 S0utheastern Film Critics Association Awards
- Howard Shore won the Public Choice Award and the best Original Soundtrack of the Year - Orchestral from the World Soundtrack Awards in 2002