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The visual effects Oscar
An in-depth article at The Hollywood Reporter discusses the nominees for the visual effects Oscar and indicates that those nominated, “…arguably represent the finest work ever done”. RotK is up against Master and Commander and Pirates of the Caribbean for this award.
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Will the BAFTA awards have an impact on the Oscars?
An article at BBCi assesses the potential impact that this Sunday’s BAFTA awards will have on how members of the Academy place their Oscar votes. If RotK fails to win at the BAFTAs then, according to the article, “Oscar voters could be swayed away from Middle-earth towards something more cinematically realistic, say film experts”.
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Orange British Academy Film Awards
Ananova report that Peter Jackson and Sir Ian McKellen will be attending the BAFTA ceremony this Sunday. The ceremony will air in the UK at 9pm on BBC1 and will be hosted by Stephen Fry. RotK has been nominated for a total of 12 awards. You can see details of all the nominees at the…
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Nebula Award nominees
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the nominees for the Nebula Awards. Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Peter Jackson have been nominated for their script for The Two Towers. You can see all the nominees at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America website here. The awards will…
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Oscar facts
Did you know that if Return of the King wins best picture this will be only the second time that a sequel has won this Oscar? For this and other Oscar facts go to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Interview with Peter Jackson and Bob Shaye
Last Sunday, Peter Jackson and Bob Shaye (executive producer of the LotR movies) were guests on the TV programme Sunday Morning Shootout and they talked about LotR and PJ’s next movie. You can see the interview in full by clicking on the link at Coming Soon.
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Howard Shore’s score
In an article at The Hollywood Reporter Peter Jackson talks about Howard Shore’s score for RotK, the song “Into the West” and how he believes that, “the music supports the pictures and the pictures support the music.”
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Oscar talk
The 23rd Annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon was held yesterday, 10th February, and Peter Jackson was in attendance. There was talk about what people will be wearing for the ceremony and PJ revealed that he hasn’t been, “inundated by designers desperate to clothe him for the awards”. To read the full story go to smh.
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RotK and the Oscars
An article at USA Today discusses some of the visual special effects used in Return of the King and states that the film, “won’t need special effects to pull off major Oscar wins”. On Saturday, Stephen Regelous from Weta Digital will receive a Science and Engineering Award from the motion picture academy for devising the…
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Draw Your Weapon Competition – winners announced!
The Council Of Elrond is happy to announce that the winner of the recent Draw Your Weapon Competition is Boromirs Babe who polled 43% of the vote. The runner’s up prize was won by Fhendil with 38% of the vote. You can see the winning entry here and the runner’s up entry here. The other…
