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Will RotK sweep the board?
According to this article at Reuters, the talk in Hollywood has moved away from whether Return to the King will win the Oscar for Best Picture to if it will sweep the board and win all 11 Oscars it has been nominated for.
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RotK – best picture, but not the best version?
Fleming Rutledge, in an article at Christianity Today sets out to examine, “the missing theology” in Return of the King. The issues discussed include, “losing Gollum’s soul”.
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Gollum and the Oscars
This article at Canada.com discusses whether Gollum should have been nominated for an Oscar and the final conclusion is, “…whether it’s the actor who wins or the ensemble that created the character, the conclusion seems clear — Gollum deserves his precious.”
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Ngila Dickson’s Oscar designs
In an article at CNN Ngila Dickson talks about her Oscar nominated costume designs. She has been nominated for both RotK and The Last Samurai. Her work, and that of the other nominees, is also featured in this article at CSMonitor.
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Barrie Osborne on the Oscars
Barrie Osborne (producer of RotK) gives his views about the Oscars in this article at The New Zealand Herald. One of his comments is, “Awards are awards and they’re nice, but I think our film is certainly an incredible accomplishment and will last for a long long time.”
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The awards of The Rings
If you are finding it difficult to keep track of all the major film awards Return of the King has been nominated for and which awards it has won, go to this great summary (including links to the award websites) at IMBd. While you are on the site, check out the all the links on…
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Food in the movies
In a light-hearted article at the Suntimes, Beverly Levitt discusses food in this year’s Oscar nominated films and gives her contenders for best movie food scenes. Return of the King receives a consideration but in the end loses out to In America.
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Dominic Monaghan Q & A
What was Dominic’s favourite Merry scene from the trilogy; which famous person would he most like to discover had a LotR cut-out of him in their home; and how would he describe Merry’s ideal woman? The answer to these and many more questions can be found at Ananova.
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Give the hobbits their Oscar!
An article at CTV.ca discusses the leading contenders for the main Oscar awards. Their view is that RotK is shaping up as the dominant picture and they state, “Give those hairy little hobbits their Oscar and be done with it. The Return of the King is steamrolling its way to the top prize with momentum…
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Interview with Peter Jackson
In an interview at The Hollywood Reporter, Peter Jackson discusses both his past and future. He talks about the importance of the DVD to the box office successes of the films and answers questions such as, “Did you ever think “Lord of the Rings” would become the phenomenon it has, and what has most surprised…
