<P> All three films premiered to widespread critical acclaim . The Toronto Film Critics Association awarded Jackson a `` Special Citation '' for his work on the series as a whole , while the Austin Film Critics Association selected the entire series as the decade 's third best film . The films won seventeen out of thirty Academy Award nominations , and The Return of the King holds the record for most Oscars with eleven alongside Titanic and Ben - Hur . The Return of the King also has the distinction of being the only fantasy film to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture ( best film ) . </P>
<P> All three films premiered to widespread critical acclaim . The Toronto Film Critics Association awarded Jackson a `` Special Citation '' for his work on the series as a whole , while the Austin Film Critics Association selected the entire series as the decade 's third best film . The films won seventeen out of thirty Academy Award nominations , and The Return of the King holds the record for most Oscars with eleven alongside Titanic and Ben - Hur . The Return of the King also has the distinction of being the only fantasy film to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture ( best film ) . </P>
number of oscars won by lord of the rings
number of oscars won by lord of the rings
seventeen
seventeen