New Zealand / USA / Germany,
2005, 187 min
(Special edition: 201 min)
Directed by:
Peter JacksonCinematography:
Andrew LesnieComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell, Lobo Chan, Colin Hanks, Evan Parke, Kyle Chandler, Thomas Kretschmann, Mark Hadlow, Craig Hall (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Flamboyant, foolhardy documentary filmmaker, Carl Denham, sails off to remote Skull Island to film his latest epic with leading lady, Ann Darrow. Native warriors kidnap Ann to use as a sacrifice as they summon "Kong" with the local witch doctor. But instead of devouring Ann, Kong saves her. Kong is eventually taken back to New York where he searches high and low for Ann, eventually winding up at the top of the Empire State Building, facing off against a fleet of World War I fighter planes. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2006 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 2006 - Best Sound Mixing
- 2006 - Best Sound Editing
- 2006 - Best Achievement in Production Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2006 - Best Special Visual Effects
- 2006 - Best Sound
- 2006 - Best Production Design
Golden Globes
- 2006 - Peter Jackson (Best Director)
- 2006 - James Newton Howard (Best Original Score)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2006 - Distinguished Career Achievement in Performing Arts Award
- 2006 - Best Picture
- 2006 - Peter Jackson (Best Director)
The Saturn Awards
- 2007 - Best DVD Special Edition Release
- 2006 - Peter Jackson (Best Director)
- 2006 - Naomi Watts (Best Actress)
- 2006 - Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, Joe Letteri, Richard Taylor (Best Special / Visual Effects)
- 2006 - Best Fantasy Film
- 2006 - Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens (Best Writing)
- 2006 - Terry Ryan (Best Costumes)
- 2006 - Dominie Till, Gino Acevedo, Peter 'Swords' King, Richard Taylor (Best Make-Up)