How many Academy Awards did The Lord of the Rings movies win?

The Lord of the Rings movies won a total of 17 Academy Awards. The Fellowship of the Ring won 4 awards for Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, and Best Visual Effects. The Two Towers won 2 awards for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.

Finally, The Return of the King won 11 awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects.

The Return of the King became the first movie to win all eleven Academy Awards for which it was nominated. This feat has only been matched by Titanic and Ben-Hur. The Lord of the Rings trilogy also holds the record for the highest number of Academy Awards won by a movie trilogy.

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy won 17 Academy Awards out of 30 nominations. The third film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, won 11 awards, tying the record for most Oscars won by a film with Ben-Hur and Titanic.

Here is a list of the awards won by the Lord of the Rings films:

• The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography
  • Academy Award for Best Makeup
  • Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
  • Academy Award for Best Original Score
  • Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
  • Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
• The Two Towers (2002)
  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing
  • Academy Award for Best Makeup
  • Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
• The Return of the King (2003)
  • Academy Award for Best Picture
  • Academy Award for Best Director
  • Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography
  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing
  • Academy Award for Best Makeup
  • Academy Award for Best Original Score
  • Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
  • Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
  • Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
  • Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Into the West")

The Lord of the Rings films are widely considered to be some of the greatest and most influential films of all time. They have been praised for their epic scope, stunning visuals, and complex characters. The films have also been a commercial success, grossing over $2.9 billion worldwide.