King of the Castle
The Return of the King has ruled them all at this year’s awards season, having won Oscar glory with 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. The final film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy won 4 awards at the Golden Globes (Best Movie Drama, Director, Original Score, and Movie Song), 4 at the Critics Choice Awards (Best Film, Director, Score, and Ensemble Cast), 5 Baftas (Best Film, Best Cinematography, Adapted Screenplay, Special Effects, and Film of the Year), and the Producers Guild of America‘s (PGA) Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Theatrical Motion Picture. Peter Jackson received the Modern Master award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival and became the first filmmaker in history to be nominated for the prestigious Directors Guild of America (DGA) award three years in a row.
