Directed by:
Peter JacksonCinematography:
Andrew LesnieComposer:
Howard ShoreCast:
Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O'Gorman, Aidan Turner (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
The first of three epic instalments in director Peter Jackson's blockbuster prequel to his Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Set in Middle-Earth 60 years before events in The Lord of the Rings, the story follows the adventures of Hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) to help reclaim the Dwarves' lost kingdom of the Lonely Mountain from the clutches of Smaug the dragon (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). After setting out on their quest from the safety of Bag End, the band of travellers soon find themselves pitted against a range of strange and fearsome opponents, in addition to a small, slimy creature known simply as Gollum (Andy Serkis). (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2013 - Dan Hennah (Best Achievement in Production Design)
- 2013 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- 2013 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2013 - Best Sound
- 2013 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 2013 - Best Special Visual Effects
Critics Choice Awards
- 2013 - Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright (Best Art Direction)
- 2013 - Ann Maskrey, Bob Buck, Richard Taylor (Best Costume Design)
- 2013 - Best Hair and Makeup
- 2013 - Best Visual Effects
The Saturn Awards
- 2013 - Dan Hennah (Best Production Design)
- 2013 - Best Fantasy Film
- 2013 - Peter Jackson (Best Director)
- 2013 - Martin Freeman (Best Actor)
- 2013 - Ian McKellen (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2013 - Howard Shore (Best Music)
- 2013 - Ann Maskrey, Bob Buck, Richard Taylor (Best Costumes)
- 2013 - Peter 'Swords' King, Rick Findlater, Tami Lane (Best Make-Up)
- 2013 - David Clayton, Eric Saindon, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White (Best Special / Visual Effects)