

From Pippin's description of his visions, Gandalf surmises that Sauron will attack Gondor's capital Minas Tirith. That night, Pippin looks into the palantír and is seen by Sauron. Gandalf retrieves Saruman's palantír, and the group returns to Edoras to celebrate their victory at Helm's Deep. He retreats into the Misty Mountains as the Ring twists his body and mind until he becomes the creature Gollum.Ĭenturies later, during the War of the Ring, Gandalf leads Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and King Théoden to Isengard, where they reunite with Merry and Pippin. Sméagol's mind is ensnared by the Ring, and he kills his cousin for it. Two Hobbits, Sméagol and his cousin, Déagol, are fishing when Déagol discovers the One Ring in the river.
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It also became the second sequel to win Best Picture, the first being The Godfather: Part II, and the second film series whose instalments have all won Best Visual Effects, after the original Star Wars Trilogy. This remains the most Academy Awards won by a single film, and is the current record for the highest clean sweep at the Oscars. The film received numerous accolades it won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 76th Academy Awards, where it also won all eleven awards for which it was nominated, including Best Director and Best Visual Effects.

The Return of the King is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. It grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2003 and the second highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release, as well as the highest-grossing film released by New Line Cinema. The film was highly acclaimed by both critics and audiences, who considered it to be a landmark in filmmaking and the fantasy film genre, with praise for the visual effects, performances, action sequences, direction, screenplay, musical score, costume design and emotional depth. It premiered on 1 December 2003 at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington and was theatrically released on 17 December 2003 in the United States, and on 18 December 2003 in New Zealand. The Return of the King was financed and distributed by American studio New Line Cinema, but filmed and edited entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand, concurrently with the other two parts of the trilogy. The film features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean. It was preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002). Continuing the plot of The Two Towers, Frodo, Sam and Gollum are making their final way toward Mount Doom in Mordor in order to destroy the One Ring, unaware of Gollum's true intentions, while Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and the rest are joining forces together against Sauron and his legions in Minas Tirith.

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