Category: Awards

  • I think we are all going to be busy tomorrow…

    Here is a great article at MTV and a heads-up–MTV will air “Becoming a Hobbit: A Behind the Scenes Look at The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” during the pre-awards show, at 8:30 pm EST (and 8:30 PST, too. East Coast gets to see it before West Coast 🙁 ). Oh, and here…

  • Fellowship of the Ring wins!

    Here are two links for you to read the exciting news: Yahoo!, and MTV. Oh, I can’t wait for you to read it!–FOTR wins for Best Movie, and Orlando Bloom (!) wins for Best Breakthough Performance, Male!

  • This one’s an eye popper!

    MTV is hosting its 2002 movie awards on June 6. Vote online for who should win for their category. Vote online for which should win best movie. Vote early, vote often, vote here: MTV.com

  • Saturn Award Nominees

    Have you heard of the Saturn Awards? I hadn’t until today. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced its nominations for the 28TH annual Saturn Awards to be held this summer in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony honors the best in genre entertainment from 2001. I am pleased to tell you…

  • The prestigious Hugo Awards.

    The 2002 Hugo Award nominees have been announced. The Fellowship of the Ring has been nominated for Best Dramatization, J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, and Meditations on Middle Earth have both been nominated for Best Related Book. The winners will be announced and presented at a ceremony on the evening of Sunday, September 1,…

  • No big Oscars but LOTR is still loved…

    Did you know that even though Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship of the Ring didn’t win the big 5 at the Oscars it has won major awards from other sources?…

  • Oscars as They Come

    Best Achievement in Makeup Design – Peter Owen and Richard Taylor – Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Achievement in Cinematography – Andrew Lesnie – Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Achievement in Visual Effects – Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson -…

  • Empire Magazine (UK) Awards

    On February 5, 2002 UK magazine Empire held it’s 7th annual Empire Awards for film. FOTR was among the winners…

  • Join the Council During the Oscars!

    The Council will be holding a chat in the chat room during the Oscars this Sunday. We’ll be discussing the awards, celebrating victories, and sobbing over defeats (which of course, won’t actually happen, because Lord of the Rings will win every award it’s up for, right? Right?) 6-9pm PST, 9-12 EST. Hope to see you…

  • Best-director Race May be Oscar’s Closest in Years

    USA Today reports that this years Best Director race may be very close.