Lord of the Rings rout

[KLB]

Okay, I can't believe that nobody started this thread so I'm going to.

How about that Lord of the Rings rout? 11 nominations and 11 Oscars for "Return of the King". Maybe this thread didn't get started because our Kiwi friends are still hung over from last night.

So out of curiosity, I looked up the total Oscar count for the three Lord of the Rings movies and found that the series had a total of 30 nominations and won 17 Oscars

Win indicated by an asterisk (*)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production; New Line. [New Zealand/U.S.A.] 2001 (74th)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Ian McKellen {"Gandalf"}
ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah
* CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Andrew Lesnie
COSTUME DESIGN -- Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
DIRECTING -- Peter Jackson
FILM EDITING -- John Gilbert
* MAKEUP -- Peter Owen, Richard Taylor
* MUSIC (Original Score) -- Howard Shore
MUSIC (Original Song) -- "May It Be," Music and Lyric by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan
BEST PICTURE -- Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Barrie M. Osborne, Producers
SOUND -- Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh, Hammond Peek
* VISUAL EFFECTS -- Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, Mark Stetson
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -- Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production; New Line. [U.S.A./New Zealand/Germany] 2002 (75th)

ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
FILM EDITING -- Michael Horton
BEST PICTURE -- Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, Producers
SOUND -- Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek
* SOUND EDITING -- Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins
* VISUAL EFFECTS -- Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Wingnut Films Production; New Line. [U.S.A./New Zealand] 2003 (76th)

* ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
* COSTUME DESIGN -- Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
* DIRECTING -- Peter Jackson
* FILM EDITING -- Jamie Selkirk
* MAKEUP -- Richard Taylor and Peter King
* MUSIC (Original Score) -- Howard Shore
* MUSIC (Original Song) -- "Into the West," Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
* BEST PICTURE -- Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers
* SOUND MIXING -- Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
* VISUAL EFFECTS -- Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
* WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson

[jax502]

Originally Posted by KLB

Okay, I can't believe that nobody started this thread so I'm going to.

How about that Lord of the Rings rout? 11 nominations and 11 Oscars for "Return of the King". Maybe this thread didn't get started because our Kiwi friends are still hung over from last night.

So out of curiosity, I looked up the total Oscar count for the three Lord of the Rings movies and found that the series had a total of 30 nominations and won 17 Oscars

I was watching the Oscars last night, it was funny when a winner from Canada said that "We're glad Lord of the Rings were not nominated for this category." LOTR deserved it! It's the best trilogy I've ever seen. Most people already saw the Oscar sweep coming for LOTR.