![On this day 20 years ago, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" performed a historic clean sweep at the Academy Awards, winning all 11 Oscars it was nominated On this day 20 years ago, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" performed a historic clean sweep at the Academy Awards, winning all 11 Oscars it was nominated](https://preview.redd.it/on-this-day-20-years-ago-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-v0-e0p0jnvm1jlc1.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec253d6dd863ebb86209565e09c03c3de17f44ca)
On this day 20 years ago, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" performed a historic clean sweep at the Academy Awards, winning all 11 Oscars it was nominated
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ABC News on X: "#OscarsTrivia: Ben-Hur, Titanic and Lord of the Rings are tied for the most #Oscars for a film: 11 wins. http://t.co/UhjK5k8xkc" / X
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Marketing campaign that led to the Return of the King sweeping the Oscars with 11 wins. | New line cinema, Middle earth, Lord of the rings
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