February 29, 2004
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King sweeps Oscars
No suprise, at all.
(CNN) — “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” set an Oscar record by sweeping all 11 awards for which it had been nominated, including best picture of the year.
The record for a film winning all its nominations was nine, set by “Gigi” (1958) and “The Last Emperor” (1988). “Rings” tied both “Ben-Hur” (1959) and “Titanic” (1997) with its 11 awards, the record for most Oscars in a single year. “Rings” is also the first fantasy film to win the top award.
Aside from best picture, the awards “Return of the King” won were: director (Peter Jackson), adapted screenplay (Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens), song (“Into the West”), score (Howard Shore), visual effects, art direction, costume design, makeup, sound mixing and film editing.
Jackson paid tribute to the government and people of his native New Zealand, a country that had been the subject of ribbing from host Billy Crystal as a “Rings” sweep became possible.
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Source: CNN © 2004 Cable News Network
Posted by akvalley at February 29, 2004 11:49 PM | TrackBackLord of the Rings III is the geatest movie. it doesn’t happen very often when a screen version of a book is as powerful as the book itself… It’s more than words can say, and it deserves the best of awards.
Posted by: LOTR at December 8, 2004 02:57 PM