| Awards |
| MTV Movie Awards (2003) |
| Best on Screen Team Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Gollum Best Virtual Performance Gollum Best Action Sequence, Best Movie |
| Best Sound Editing Ethan Van Der Ryn Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel, Joe Litteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke |
| BAFTA (2003) |
| Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor Best Achievment in Special Visual Effects, The Orange Award for Best Film. |
| People's Choice Awards (2003) |
| Best Motion Picture (tie with Spiderman), Best Dramatic Motion Picture |
| Empire Awards (2003) |
| Best Film |
| The Wolf Awards (2003) |
| Special Effects |
| MTV Movie Awards (2002) |
| Best Movie, Best Breakout Preformance Male Orlando Bloom |
| Academy Awards (Oscars, 2002) |
| Best Original Score Howard Shore Best Visual Effects Randall William Cook, Jim Rygiel, Mark Stetson, Richard Taylor Best Make-Up Peter Owens, Richard Taylor Best Cinematography Andrew Lesnie |
| Best Actor Elijah Wood Best Debut Orlando Bloom Best Film |
| SAG Awards (2002) |
| Best Supporting Actor Ian McKellen |
| BAFTA (2002) |
| Best Film, David Lean Award for Direction Peter Jackson Best Special Visual Effects, Best Hair/Make-up Peter Owens, Peter King, Richard Taylor |
| American Film Institute Awards (2001) |
| Movie of the Year, Best Digital Effects Jim Rygiel Best Production Design Grant Major |
| LA Film Critics (2001) |
| Best Music Score Howard Shore |
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| Academy Awards (Oscars, 2003) |
| Empire Awards (2002) |
| Critic's Choice Awards (2004) |
| Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director Peter Jackson, Best Composer Howard Shore |
| Best Motion Picture, Best Director Peter Jackson, Best Original Score Howard Shore, Best Original Song "Into The West" Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox |
| Critic's Choice Awards (2003) |
| Best Digital Acting Performance Gollum |
| Critic's Choice Awards (2001) |
| Best Song "May It Be" Enya (tie with Vanilla Sky), Best Composer Howard Shore |
| BAFTA (2004) |
| Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Orange Film of the Year, Best Adapted Screenplay, |
| Golden Globes (2004) |
| Empire Awards (2004) |
| Best Film, Best British Actor Andy Serkis, Scene of the Year Ride of the Rohirrim |
| SAG Awards (2004) |
| Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture |
| Academy Awards (Oscars 2004) |
| Best Picture, Best Director Peter Jackson, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, Best Song "Into the West" Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox, Best Music Score Howard Shore, Best Make-up |
| MTV Movie Awards (2004) |
| Best Action Sequence The Battle of Gondor, Best Movie |