The Fellowship of the Ring was released in December 2001 and was a major critical and commercial success. It grossed over $880 million worldwide and was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, winning four, including Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, and Best Visual Effects. The film is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, and it helped to popularize the fantasy genre in mainstream cinema.
The Fellowship of the Ring was followed by two sequels: The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). The trilogy as a whole is considered to be one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ri...
The film's cast includes Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins, Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, John Rhys-Davies as Gimli, Billy Boyd as Pippin Took, Dominic Monaghan as Merry Brandybuck, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Christopher Lee as Saruman the White, Hugo Weaving as Elrond, Sean Bean as Boromir, and Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins. The Fellowship of the Ring was released in