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The Hobbit film series is a series of epic fantasy-drama films directed by Peter Jackson. The three films, entitled An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, and The Battle of the Five Armies, are released worldwide in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. They are based on J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, The Hobbit, adapted for the screen by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro. A large ensemble cast was featured in the series, which included Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner, Dean O'Gorman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Orlando Bloom, Lee Pace, Christopher Lee, Stephen Fry and Ryan Gage.
was released in New Zealand on 12 December 2012. It was released in the United Kingdom on December 13 and in North America and Europe on December 14.
An Unexpected Journey has won the "Technical Achievement" award by the Houston Film Critics Society, who also nominated it for "Best Original Song", the award for "Outstanding Virtual Cinematography" by the Visual Effects Society, the Best Hero award for Martin Freeman at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards and the Empire Awards for "Best Actor" and "Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy". Among others, the film has also received three Academy Award nominations, a nomination from the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, four nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, six nominations from the Visual Effects Society, and three nominations from the Phoenix Film Critics Society.
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| ASCAP Awards | Top Box Office Films | Howard Shore | ||||
| Academy Awards[1] [2] | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane | ||||
| Best Production Design | Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent and Simon Bright | |||||
| Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White | |||||
| AEAF Awards 2013[3] | Feature Film - Visual Effects | Weta Digital | ||||
| Annie Awards[4] | Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora, Gino Acevedo (for Gollum) | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation in a Live Action Production | David Clayton, Simeon Duncombe, Jung Min Chang, Matthew Cioffi, Guillaume François (for Goblin King) | |||||
| Art Directors Guild[5] | ADG Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Fantasy Film | Dan Hennah | ||||
| Australia Box Office Awards | Real D Award for Highest Grossing 3D Film in Australia | |||||
| Real D Award for Highest Grossing Film in New Zealand | ||||||
| British Academy Children's Awards | Feature Film | |||||
| British Academy Film Awards[6] | Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects | |||||
| Best Make Up/Hair | ||||||
| Best Sound | ||||||
| British Fantasy Awards | Best Screenplay | Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Guillermo del Toro | ||||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association[7] | Art Direction | Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright | ||||
| Costume Design | Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor | |||||
| Makeup | ||||||
| Visual Effects | ||||||
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Score | Howard Shore | ||||
| Cinema Audio Society[8] | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing | Tony Johnson, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick | ||||
| Colonne Sonore Awards | Best Music for a Foreign Language Film | Howard Shore | ||||
| Constellation Awards[9] | Best Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, Or Mini-Series Of 2012 | |||||
| Best Male Performance In A 2012 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, Or Mini-Series | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Costume Designers Guild[10] | Fantasy Film | Richard Taylor, Bob Buck | ||||
| Empire Awards[11] [12] [13] | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | |||||
| Best Art of 3D | ||||||
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | |||||
| Best Actor | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Best Film | ||||||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Production Design | Dan Hennah | ||||
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Animation/Family | |||||
| Most Innovative Advertising For A Feature Film | ||||||
| Houston Film Critics Society[14] [15] | Best Original Song | Howard Shore | ||||
| Technical Achievement | ||||||
| Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects- Feature Film | Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R.Christopher White | ||||
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation-Long Form | Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Guillermo del Toro | ||||
| IGN Best of 2012 | Best Fantasy Movie | |||||
| Best Movie Poster | ||||||
| IGN People's Choice Awards | Best Fantasy Movie | |||||
| IGN Best of 2013 | Best Movie Blu-ray | |||||
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | Film Score of the Year | Howard Shore | ||||
| Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Howard Shore | |||||
| IMP Awards | Best Teaser Movie Poster | |||||
| Best Character Poster Set | ||||||
| Best Special Edition Movie Poster | ||||||
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild[16] | Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film | |||||
| Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | ||||||
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | ||||||
| MovieGuide Awards | Best Film For Mature Audiences | |||||
| MTV Movie Awards[17] [18] | Best Hero | Martin Freeman | ||||
| Best Scared-as-S**t Performance | Martin Freeman | |||||
| New Zealand Movie Awards | Movie Of The Year | |||||
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | ||||||
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | |||||
| Hero Of The Year | Martin Freeman | |||||
| NME Awards | Best Film | |||||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society[19] [20] | Production Design | Dan Hennah | ||||
| Costume Design | Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor | |||||
| Visual Effects | ||||||
| Rembrandt Awards | Best International Film | |||||
| Saturn Awards | Best Fantasy Film[21] | |||||
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | |||||
| Best Actor | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ian McKellen | |||||
| Best Music | Howard Shore | |||||
| Best Production Design | Dan Hennah | |||||
| Best Costume | Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey and Richard Taylor | |||||
| Best Make-up | Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane | |||||
| Best Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White | |||||
| SFX Awards | SFX Award For Best Film | |||||
| SFX Award For Best Director | Peter Jackson | |||||
| SFX Award For Best Actor | Martin Freeman | |||||
| SFX Award For Best Actor | Ian McKellen | |||||
| SFX Award For Best Actor | Richard Armitage | |||||
| SFX Award For Sexiest Male | Aidan Turner | |||||
| Total Film Hotlist Awards | Hottest Trailer | |||||
| Hottest Director | Peter Jackson | |||||
| Hottest Actor | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Hottest Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | |||||
| Tumblr Movie Awards | Best Picture | |||||
| Best Directing | Peter Jackson | |||||
| Best Action Movie | ||||||
| Best Leading Actor | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | ||||||
| Best Song in a Movie | Song of The Lonely Mountain | |||||
| Best Original Score | ||||||
| Best Cinematography | ||||||
| Best Art Direction | ||||||
| Best Visual Effects | ||||||
| Best Movie Scene | Bilbo and Gollum's Riddles | |||||
| Best Ship | Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage | |||||
| Visual Effects Society[22] | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture | Joe Letteri, Eileen Moran, Eric Saindon, Kevin L. Sherwood | ||||
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Goblin King: Barry Humphries, Jung Min Chan, James Jacobs, David Clayton, Guillaume Francois | |||||
| Gollum Andy Serkis, Gino Acevedo, Alessandro Bonora, Jeff Capogreco, Kevin Estey | ||||||
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Goblin Caverns: Ryan Arcus, Simon Jung, Alastair Maher, Anthony M. Patti | |||||
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Matt Aitken, Victor Huang, Christian Rivers, R. Christopher White | |||||
| Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Areito Echevarria, Chet Leavai, Garry Runke, Francois Sugny | |||||
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Jean-Luc Azzis, Steven Mcgillen, Christoph Salzmann, Charles Tait | |||||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association[23] | Best Score | Howard Shore | ||||
| World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Film Score Of The Year | Howard Shore |
was released in December 12. In North America, it was released on December 13, 2013.
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| Academy Awards | Best Sound Editing | Brent Burge and Chris Ward | ||||
| Best Sound Mixing | Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson | |||||
| Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds | |||||
| Art Directors Guild[24] | ADG Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Fantasy Film | Dan Hennah | ||||
| Britannia Awards[25] | British Artist of the Year | Benedict Cumberbatch (also for 12 Years a Slave, August: Osage County, The Fifth Estate, and Star Trek Into Darkness) | ||||
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects | |||||
| Best Make Up/Hair | ||||||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | Art Direction | Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright | ||||
| Costume Design | Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor | |||||
| Makeup | ||||||
| Visual Effects | ||||||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie | Evangeline Lilly | |||||
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Actor of the Year | Benedict Cumberbatch | ||||
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | |||||
| Best Hero | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Best Supporting Character | Ian McKellen | |||||
| Best Supporting Character | Orlando Bloom | |||||
| Best Villain | Benedict Cumberbatch | |||||
| Best Action Scene | Barrel Ride | |||||
| Best Action Scene | Smaug Chase | |||||
| Best Script | ||||||
| Best Visual Effects | ||||||
| Constellation Awards[26] | Best Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series of 2013 | |||||
| Best Male Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Fantasy Film | Richard Taylor, Bob Buck | |||||
| Denver Film Critics Society | Best Original Score | Howard Shore | ||||
| Empire Awards[27] | Best Film | |||||
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | ||||||
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | |||||
| Best Actor | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Evangeline Lilly | |||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Armitage | |||||
| Best Male Newcomer | Aidan Turner | |||||
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Visual Effects | |||||
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Song | Ed Sheeran ("I See Fire") | ||||
| Grammy Award | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Ed Sheeran ("I See Fire") | ||||
| IGN's Best of 2013 | Best Fantasy Movie | |||||
| Best 3D Movie | ||||||
| Best Movie | ||||||
| Kids' Choice Awards[28] | Favorite Female Buttkicker | Evangeline Lilly | ||||
| IGN People's Choice Awards | Best Fantasy Movie | |||||
| Best Movie | ||||||
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards[29] [30] | Best Sound Editing: Music Score in a Feature Film | Mark Willsher | ||||
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects & Foley in a Feature Film | Chris Ward | |||||
| New Zealand Movie Awards[31] [32] | Best Fantasy | |||||
| Biggest Bastard | Smaug | |||||
| MTV Movie Awards | Movie of the Year | |||||
| Best Fight | Orlando Bloom & Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs | |||||
| Best On-Screen Transformation | Orlando Bloom | |||||
| Best Hero | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Peoples Choice Awards | Favorite Year End Movie | |||||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Original Score | Howard Shore | ||||
| Satellite Awards[33] | Best Original Song | Ed Sheeran ("I See Fire") | ||||
| Saturn Awards | Best Fantasy Film | |||||
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | |||||
| Best Writing | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro | |||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Evangeline Lilly | |||||
| Best Music | Howard Shore | |||||
| Best Production Design | Dan Hennah | |||||
| Best Make-Up | Peter King, Rick Findlater and Richard Taylor | |||||
| Best Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds | |||||
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Visual Special Effects | |||||
| Best Musical Score | Howard Shore | |||||
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture | Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, David Clayton | ||||
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Myriam Catrin, Guillaume Francois for "Smaug" | |||||
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Christian Rivers, Phil Barrenger, Mark Gee, Thelvin Tico Cabezas | |||||
| Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Areito Echevarria, Andreas Soderstrom, Ronnie Menahem, Christoph Sprenger | |||||
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Charles Tait, Robin Hollander, Giuseppe Tagliavini, Sean Heuston | |||||
| Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Andreja Vuckovic, Guillaume Francois, Gios Johnston | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production | Areito Echevarria, Andreas Soderstrom, Ronnie Menahem, Christoph Sprenger, Kevin Romond | |||||
| YouReviewers Awards | Best Visual Effects | |||||
| Best Hero | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Best Villain | Benedict Cumberbatch | |||||
was released on December 11, while in North America was released on December 17, 2014.
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| Academy Awards | Best Sound Editing[34] | Brent Burge and Jason Canovas | ||||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards[35] | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | |||||
| Denver Film Critics Society | Best Original Song[36] | Billy Boyd, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh | ||||
| Broadcast Film Critics Associations[37] | Best Hair & Makeup | |||||
| Best Visual Effects | ||||||
| Heartland Film Festival[38] | Truly Moving Picture Award | |||||
| Capri, Hollywood Award | Capri Breakout Actor Award | |||||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards[39] [40] | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Matt Aitken, Eric Saindon, Scott Chambers | ||||
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Actor of the Year | Benedict Cumberbatch (also for The Imitation Game) | ||||
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards | Best Special Makeup Effects in Feature Films | Gino Acevedo | ||||
| IGN Best of 2014 | Best Fantasy Movie | |||||
| IGN People's Choice Awards | Best Fantasy Movie | |||||
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Joe Letteri, David Conley, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, Steve Ingram | ||||
| Outstanding Models in Any Motion Media Project | Leslie Chan, Alastair Mayer, Niklas Preston, Justin Stockton | |||||
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Jon Allitt, David Caeiro, Ronnie Menahem | |||||
| Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Simon Jung, Ben Roberts, Matthew Adams, Jordan Schilling | |||||
| British Academy Film Awards[41] | Best Special Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White | ||||
| Costume Designers Guild Awards[42] | Excellence in Fantasy Film | Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor | ||||
| International Film Music Critics Association | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Howard Shore | ||||
| Kids' Choice Awards[43] | Favorite Female Action Star | Evangeline Lilly | ||||
| SFX Awards | SFX Award For Best Film | |||||
| SFX Award For Best Director | ||||||
| SFX Award For Best Actor | Richard Armitage | |||||
| MTV Movie Awards[44] | Best Hero | Martin Freeman | ||||
| Empire Awards[45] | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | |||||
| Best Actor | Richard Armitage | |||||
| Best Director | Peter Jackson | |||||
| Best Film | ||||||
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Hero | Martin Freeman | ||||
| Saturn Awards[46] | Best Fantasy Film | |||||
| Best Writing | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro | |||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Armitage | |||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Evangeline Lilly | |||||
| Best Music | Howard Shore | |||||
| Best Make-up | Peter King, Rick Findlater and Gino Acevedo | |||||
| Best Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White | |||||
| Teen Choice Awards[47] | Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | |||||
| Online Whale Awards | Best Supporting Lead Actor | Richard Armitage | ||||
| Best Supporting Lead Actress | Evangeline Lilly | |||||
| Best Visual Effects in a Film | Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White, Eric Saindon, and David Clayton | |||||
| Best Music in a Film | Howard Shore | |||||
| Best Cinematography in a Film | Andrew Lesnie | |||||
| Best Lead Actor in a Film | Martin Freeman | |||||
| Best Script for a Film | Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro | |||||
| Best Film of the Year | Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Carolynne Cunningham, and Zane Weiner | |||||
| Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production | Ronnie Menahem, Brian Goodwin, Jason Lazaroff, Paul Harris and James Ogle | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Aaron Gilman, Howard Sly, Matthew Riordan, Kevin Kelm and Guillaume Francois (for Azog) | |||||
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production | David Clayton, Gios Johnston, Andreja Vuckovic, Guillaume Francois and Daniel Zettl (for Smaug) | |||||