Name: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Duration: 178 min
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin

Oscar · 4BAFTA · 4

Spoiler-free premise

Hobbit Frodo Baggins inherits a powerful ring and leaves the Shire before its maker, the dark lord Sauron, can reclaim it.

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Hobbit Frodo Baggins inherits a ring that wizard Gandalf identifies as Sauron's lost instrument of power. Leaving the Shire with three companions, Frodo reaches Rivendell, where representatives of Middle-earth form a fellowship to carry it toward destruction.

Why it belongs

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring makes Middle-earth physical through landscape, miniatures, languages, and fellowship, giving the Ring's vast history the intimacy of Frodo's burden.

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Jackson introduces Middle-earth through contrasting scales, practical locations, miniatures, forced perspective, and Howard Shore's thematic score, while the fellowship's distinct personalities keep a dense mythology grounded in companionship and accumulating responsibility.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20

Academy Awards4 wins2002 · official ceremony record ↗

Plus 4 additional wins

No headline-category win to name

BAFTA4 wins2002 · official BAFTA 2002 Film Awards results ↗

Best Film2002 · Peter Jacksonofficial BAFTA 2002 Film Awards results ↗Best Direction2002 · Peter Jacksonofficial BAFTA 2002 Film Awards results ↗

Plus 2 additional wins

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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