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‘Seabiscuit’ beats RotK to cinematography award
‘Seabiscuit’ has beaten RotK to get the top award from the American Society of Cinematographers. Although many believe RotK will sweep through the awards season this year, they have been proved wrong in this case. Read more at Reuters. RotK wasn’t nominated for the Best Cinematography award at this year’s Oscars.
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The story behind the saga
The Times of India has a fairly short yet interesting article about the origins of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, and some of the symbolism and themes in the books.
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Cameron Duncan and “Into the West”
This very moving article at The Hot Button talks about the young New Zealand filmmaker Cameron Duncan who died of cancer in November. Cameron was a close friend of Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh; the song “Into the West” was written for him.
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RotK’s Oscar chances going down?
According to CNN, Return of the King may be “losing its Oscar luster”. The one-horse race that many are expecting may not actually happen, especially since the Academy has never given a science-fiction or fantasy film the Best Picture award.
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The 3rd Annual JoBlo Movie Awards
No, I’ve never heard of them either, but Friday 13th February is the date of the 3rd Annual JoBlo Movie Awards. There are 29 categories, and LotR has been nominated for 14 of them. You can vote for each category here.
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Peter Jackson bound to have a big awards year
Peter Jackson, having spent over seven years on Lord of the Rings, should be in for a big year as far as awards go, according to CNN.
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Interview with Ted Nasmith
Dreamish.com has an interesting interview with Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith, in which he talks about his influences, his current projects, and how he had to turn down an offer to be a conceptual designer on the recent films (after writing to the producers hismelf). To view some of Nasmith’s work, go here to see his…
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LotR actors go Oscar-less
The Daily Telegraph discusses the fact that the “immortal” cast of Return of the King, “our greatest drama”, received no Oscar nominations, calling it a travesty.
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Of Dwarvish chants, penny whistles, and Annie Lennox
The official site has a great new interview with Howard Shore, the composer of the score for Lord of the Rings.
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The Oscar season commences!
In this article, Mercury News discusses the approaching Oscar season, and, unfortunately, doesn’t seem to think RotK’s chances of winning Best Picture are particularly high.
