Release Schedule
United States: December 5, 2005 (New York City, New York, premiere)
Germany: December 7, 2005 (Berlin, premiere)
France: December 10, 2005 (Paris, premiere)
Norway: December 12, 2005
Spain: December 13, 2005
New Zealand: December 13, 2005
United Arab Emirates: December 14, 2005
Armenia: December 14, 2005
Austria: December 14, 2005
Australia: December 14, 2005
Belgium: December 14, 2005
Bulgaria: December 14, 2005
Bahrain: December 14, 2005
Canada: December 14, 2005
Switzerland: December 14, 2005 (French speaking region)
Switzerland: December 14, 2005 (German speaking region)
Chile: December 14, 2005
Cameroon: December 14, 2005
Germany: December 14, 2005
Denmark: December 14, 2005
Estonia: December 14, 2005
Finland: December 14, 2005
France: December 14, 2005
Georgia: December 14, 2005
Greece: December 14, 2005
Hungary: December 14, 2005
Indonesia: December 14, 2005
Iceland: December 14, 2005
Japan: December 14, 2005
South Korea: December 14, 2005
Kuwait: December 14, 2005
Lebanon: December 14, 2005
Mexico: December 14, 2005
Malaysia: December 14, 2005
Netherlands: December 14, 2005
Philippines: December 14, 2005
Poland: December 14, 2005
Russia: December 14, 2005
Sweden: December 14, 2005
Singapore: December 14, 2005
Slovenia: December 14, 2005
Taiwan: December 14, 2005
United States: December 14, 2005
South Africa: December 14, 2005
Argentina: December 15, 2005
Serbia and Montenegro: December 15, 2005
Czech Republic: December 15, 2005
United Kingdom: December 15, 2005
Hong Kong: December 15, 2005
Ireland: December 15, 2005
Israel: December 15, 2005
Kazakhstan: December 15, 2005
Peru: December 15, 2005
Portugal: December 15, 2005
Slovakia: December 15, 2005
Brazil: December 16, 2005
Switzerland: December 16, 2005 (Italian speaking region)
Colombia: December 16, 2005
Ecuador: December 16, 2005
India: December 16, 2005
Iran: December 16, 2005
Italy: December 16, 2005
Lithuania: December 16, 2005
Oman: December 16, 2005
Panama: December 16, 2005
Romania: December 16, 2005
Turkey: December 16, 2005
Uruguay: December 16, 2005
Venezuela: December 16, 2005
North Macedonia: December 21, 2005
China: December 24, 2005
Egypt: January 25, 2006
Thailand: September 6, 2011 (DVD premiere)
Awards
Nominee | 2006 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | CFCA Award | Best Picture | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | CFCA Award | Best Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | CFCA Award | Best Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | CFCA Award | Best Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | CFCA Award | Best Original Score | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | SDFCS Award | Best Picture | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | Film of the Year | King Kong
Winner | 2006 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | Actress of the Year | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | Director of the Year | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Sierra Award | Best Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Sierra Award | Best Editing | Jamie Selkirk, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Sierra Award | Best Costume Design | Terry Ryan, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Sierra Award | Best Art Direction | Simon Bright, Dan Hennah, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Sierra Award | Best Visual Effects | King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Picture | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | OFCS Award | Best Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | OFCS Award | Best Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | OFCS Award | Best Original Score | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Special Citation | Andy Serkis, King Kong | For his unprecedented work helping to realize the main character in King Kong.
Winner | 2005 | National Board of Review, USA | Special Achievement Award | King Kong | For the special effects.
Nominee | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Art Direction | Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Simon Bright, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Sound Mixing | Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Sound Editing | Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Achievement in Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, Richard Taylor, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | ASC Award | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Andrew Lesnie, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Visual Effects Society Awards | VES Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture | Joe Letteri, Eileen Moran, Christian Rivers, Eric Saindon, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Visual Effects Society Awards | VES Award | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture | Andy Serkis, Christian Rivers, Atsushi Sato, Guy Williams, King Kong | For "Kong".
Winner | 2006 | Visual Effects Society Awards | VES Award | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture | Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Matt Aitken, Charles Tait, King Kong | For the New York dawn attack.
Nominee | 2006 | Visual Effects Society Awards | VES Award | Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture | Erik Winquist, Michael Pangrazio, Steve Cronin, Suzanne Jandu, King Kong | For the T-Rex fight.
Nominee | 2006 | Cinema Audio Society, USA | C.A.S. Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Foreign | Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn, John Simpson, David Farmer, Brent Burge, Dave Whitehead, Jason Canovas, Ray Beentjes, Martin Kwok, Polly McKinnon, Jenny T. Ward, Chris Ward, Hayden Collow, Melanie Graham, Katy Wood, Justin Webster, Matthew Lambourn, Peter Mills, Craig Tomlinson, Carolyn McLaughlin, Robyn McFarlane, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Music | Jim Weidman, Peter Myles, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Production Design | Grant Major, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Sound | Hammond Peek, Christopher Boyes, Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers, Brian Van't Hul, Richard Taylor, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Australian Film Institute | AFI International Award | Best Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | World Soundtrack Awards | World Soundtrack Award | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | World Soundtrack Awards | World Soundtrack Award | Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best Fantasy Film | King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best Writing | Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best Costume | Terry Ryan, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best Make-Up | Richard Taylor, Gino Acevedo, Dominie Till, Peter Swords King, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Richard Taylor, Christian Rivers, Brian Van't Hul, King Kong
Nominee | 2007 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best DVD Special Edition Release | King Kong | For the "Deluxe Extended Edition" release.
Nominee | 2006 | Empire Awards, UK | Empire Award | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Empire Awards, UK | Empire Award | Best Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Empire Awards, UK | Empire Award | Best Actor | Andy Serkis, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Empire Awards, UK | Empire Award | Best Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Empire Awards, UK | Empire Award | Best Film | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award | Movies - Choice Action Adventure | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award | Movie - Choice Rumble | King Kong | King Kong vs. T-Rex.
Nominee | 2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award | Movies - Choice Sleazebag | Jack Black, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award | Movies - Choice Hissy Fit | King Kong | King Kong.
Winner | 2006 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | ASCAP Award | Top Box Office Films | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | MTV Movie + TV Awards | MTV Movie Award | Best Movie | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | MTV Movie + TV Awards | MTV Movie Award | Best Fight | King Kong | For Kong vs. the planes.
Winner | 2005 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Production Design | Grant Major, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Visual Effects | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | VFCC Award | Best Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Chainsaw Award | Bloodiest Beatdown | King Kong | For "Kong vs. the T-Rexes"
Nominee | 2006 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Chainsaw Award | Highest Body Count | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Chainsaw Award | Dude You Don't Wanna Mess With (Best Hero) | King Kong | For character "King Kong"
Nominee | 2006 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Chainsaw Award | Sickest FX (Best Special FX) | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Art Directors Guild | Excellence in Production Design Award | Period or Fantasy Film | Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Joe Bleakley, Simon Bright, Simon Harper, David A. Cook, Jacqui Allen, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | MTV Movie Awards, Russia | MTV Movie Award | Best International Movie | King Kong
Winner | 2006 | AFI Awards, USA | AFI Award | Movie of the Year | King Kong | KING KONG is why we go to the movies. It's a love story. It's funny. And it's also a chest-thumping, larger-than-life, thrill-a-minute adventure tale that knows no equal in its use of digital effects to tell a story. And though Peter Jackson continues to awe audiences with his imaginative use of new technologies, it is his great love and respect for the original film that both preserves and expands upon the themes that have made it a classic. In that sense, KING KONG is not only a valentine to American film history - it is American film history.
Winner | 2005 | Hollywood Film Awards | Hollywood Film Award | Production Designer of the Year | Grant Major, King Kong
Nominee | 2007 | Huabiao Film Awards | Huabiao Film Award | Outstanding Translated Foreign Film | King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | DFWFCA Award | Best Picture | King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | DFWFCA Award | Best Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | International Cinephile Society Awards | ICS Award | Best Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | International Cinephile Society Awards | ICS Award | Best Production Design | Grant Major, King Kong | 2nd place
Nominee | 2005 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | SLFCA Award | Best Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | SLFCA Award | Best Cinematography or Visual/Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, Richard Taylor, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Scream Awards | Scream Award | Best Remake | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Scream Awards | Scream Award | Scream Queen | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Music, Original Score | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Production Design | Grant Major, Joe Bleakley, Simon Bright, Dan Hennah, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Costume Design | Terry Ryan, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Gino Acevedo, Rick Findlater, Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Dominie Till, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Sound Mixing | Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Sound Effects Editing | Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, Richard Taylor, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Titles Sequence | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Cinematic Moment | King Kong | T-Rex Fight.
Nominee | 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Official Film Website | King Kong
Winner | 2007 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | IFMCA Award | Film Score of the Year | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | IFMCA Award | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | ACCA | Best Motion Picture | Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | ACCA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | ACCA | Best Visual Effects | King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Rondo Statuette | Best Film | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year | King Kong | 'Deluxe Edition'
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Favorite Movie of the Year | King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Best Director of the Year | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Most Overrated Movie of the Year | King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Stinker Award | Most Intrusive Musical Score | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Stinker Award | Most Overrated Film | King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Best Special Effects of the Year | King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Best Actress of the Year | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Coolest Character of the Year | King Kong | 'Kong'
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Best Music in a Movie | King Kong
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Best Trailer of the Year | King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Best Action Sequence of the Year | King Kong | 'Kong vs. T-Rexes'
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Most Memorable Scene in a Movie | King Kong | 'Kong vs. T-Rexes'
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Golden Schmoes | Most Memorable Scene in a Movie | King Kong | 'Kong on top of the Empire State Building'
Nominee | 2005 | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | SEFCA Award | Best Picture | King Kong | 9th place
Nominee | 2005 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Sierra Award | Best Picture | King Kong | 3rd place
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Lead Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong | As Ann Darrow
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Art Direction | Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Simon Bright, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Costume Design | Terry Ryan, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Film Editing | Jamie Selkirk, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Makeup/Hair | Rick Findlater, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Original Score | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Sound Editing/Mixing | Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek, Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Gold Derby Awards | Gold Derby Film Award | Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, Richard Taylor, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | IOMA | Best Actress (Miglior attrice protagonista) | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | IOMA | Best Art Direction (Miglior scenografia) | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | IOMA | Best Costume Design (Migliori costumi) | King Kong
Winner | 2006 | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | IOMA | Best Special Effects (Migliori effetti speciali) | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Picture | King Kong
Winner | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Actress | Naomi Watts, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Director | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Costume Design | Terry Ryan, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Visual Effects | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Original Score | James Newton Howard, King Kong
Winner | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Art Direction | Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Simon Bright, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Russian National Movie Awards | Georges Award | Best Blockbuster Movie | King Kong
Winner | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Sound Mixing | Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | INOCA | Best Sound Editing | Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Rondo Statuette | BEST DVD EXTRA | Peter Jackson, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Foreign | Matt Stutter, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Scream Awards | Scream Award | Best Fantasy Movie | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Scream Awards | Scream Award | Best F/X | King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Hollywood Post Alliance, US | HPA Award | Outstanding Color Correction - Feature Film in a DI Process | David Cole, King Kong
Nominee | 2006 | Hollywood Post Alliance, US | HPA Award | Outstanding Compositing - Feature Film | G.G. Heitmann Demers, Charles Tait, Johan Åberg, Erik Winquist, King Kong
Winner | 2005 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | PFCS Award | Best Trailer | King Kong