The 76th Academy Awards ceremony, in which The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (pre-telecast box office earnings of US$368 million) received 11 Awards including Best Picture, drew 43.56 million viewers.
ðə sˈɛvənti sˈɪksθ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz sˈɛɹᵻməni, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə lˈɔːɹd ʌvðə ɹˈɪŋz: ðə ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌvðə kˈɪŋ pɹˈiːtˈɛlᵻkˌæst bˈɑːks ˈɑːfɪs ˈɜːnɪŋz ʌv jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt mˈɪliən ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪlˈɛvən ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ bˈɛst pˈɪktʃɚ, dɹˈuː fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.fˈɪfti sˈɪks mˈɪliən vjˈuːɚz.