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dec 17 Learn More The Return of the King Hits Theaters


The Return of the King—the last of director Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies—hit theaters on this day in 2003. The film was ultimately rewarded with eleven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Stars Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Andy Serkis (Gollum) were both rewarded with prop rings used in the film, and both mistakenly thought they received the one prop ring to rule them all. How preciousss.

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