Saruman than in their equivalent books, and he appears in several scenes that are not depicted in Tolkien's work. In the films, Saruman is depicted presenting himself outright as a servant of Sauron. Smith and Matthews suggest that Saruman's role is built up as a substitute for Sauron—the story's main antagonist—who never appears directly in the book. Jackson confirms this view in the commentary to the DVD. They also suggest that having secured veteran British horror actor Christopher Lee to play Saruman, it made sense to make greater use of his star status. Despite this increased role in the first two
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game) 2003 Spike Video Game Awards, "Return of the King" was nominated for two awards; "Best Animation" and "Best Game Based on a Movie". It lost in both categories, to "" and "Enter the Matrix", respectively. The console version won in two categories at the DICE 2004 awards: "Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance: Male" (for Elijah Wood's voice role as Frodo) and "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design". In 2014, IGN included the game in their list of the "5 Best "Lord of the Rings" Video Games." Despite the game's receiving general critical acclaim and selling well, Peter Jackson, director of the