Awards

The Two Towers Awards

Academy Awards

Awarded: Visual Effects (Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke ), Sound Editing (Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins)

Nominated: Achievement in art direction (Grant Major, Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee), Achievement in Film Editing (Michael Horton) , Motion Picture of the Year (Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson) , Achievement in Sound (Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek)

Golden Globes

Nominated: Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director - Motion Picture

Grammy Awards

Nominated: Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media ("May It Be" by Enya)

Key Art Awards

Nominated: Action Poster, Internet Web Site, Special Recognition: Audio-Visual, Special Recognition: Home Video

MTV Movie Awards

Awarded: Best Movie, Best Action Sequence (Helm's Deep), Best Duo (Elijah Wood and Sean Astin), Best Virtual Performance (Gollum)

Nominated: Best Male Performance (Viggo Mortenson)

Screen Actors Guild

Nominated: Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture