11 Out of 11
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- Bagginses
11 Out of 11
by Bagginses » Mon Mar 01, 2004 3:09 am
A perfect, golden 'Rings'
Penn, Theron win best actor, actress
By Todd Leopold
CNN
Monday, March 1, 2004 Posted: 1:17 AM EST (0617 GMT)
(CNN) -- In an unprecedented sweep, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" set an Oscar record by winning all 11 awards for which it had been nominated, including best picture of the year.
"Wow," Peter Jackson told the audience after he won best director. "You're giving us an incredibly overwhelming night."
"The Return of the King" marked the finish of what was at least a seven-year journey for Jackson and a $300 million gamble for studio New Line Pictures (a division of Time Warner Inc., as is CNN). Jackson was a virtual unknown with a handful of films to his credit -- none of them blockbusters -- when he proposed filming J.R.R. Tolkien's work as a trilogy, complete with expensive computer-generated effects and the proverbial cast and crew of thousands.
The trilogy has earned critical and popular acclaim, with "Return of the King" the most successful of the lot financially -- one of only two films to earn $1 billion at the box office worldwide (the other is 1997's best picture, "Titanic").
"I'm so honored and relieved that the academy and the members of the academy that have supported us have seen past the trolls and the wizards and the hobbits in recognizing fantasy this year," Jackson said in accepting the best picture Oscar.
Before "Rings," 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 and director, the awards "Return of the King" won were: 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 also paid tribute to the film's cast for getting "their tongues around this rather awkward text and [making] it come to life," and 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.
-Bagginses
Penn, Theron win best actor, actress
By Todd Leopold
CNN
Monday, March 1, 2004 Posted: 1:17 AM EST (0617 GMT)
(CNN) -- In an unprecedented sweep, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" set an Oscar record by winning all 11 awards for which it had been nominated, including best picture of the year.
"Wow," Peter Jackson told the audience after he won best director. "You're giving us an incredibly overwhelming night."
"The Return of the King" marked the finish of what was at least a seven-year journey for Jackson and a $300 million gamble for studio New Line Pictures (a division of Time Warner Inc., as is CNN). Jackson was a virtual unknown with a handful of films to his credit -- none of them blockbusters -- when he proposed filming J.R.R. Tolkien's work as a trilogy, complete with expensive computer-generated effects and the proverbial cast and crew of thousands.
The trilogy has earned critical and popular acclaim, with "Return of the King" the most successful of the lot financially -- one of only two films to earn $1 billion at the box office worldwide (the other is 1997's best picture, "Titanic").
"I'm so honored and relieved that the academy and the members of the academy that have supported us have seen past the trolls and the wizards and the hobbits in recognizing fantasy this year," Jackson said in accepting the best picture Oscar.
Before "Rings," 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 and director, the awards "Return of the King" won were: 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 also paid tribute to the film's cast for getting "their tongues around this rather awkward text and [making] it come to life," and 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.
-Bagginses
- Agent-Commando
by Agent-Commando » Mon Mar 01, 2004 12:54 pm
Yeah you betta recognize! 
No other movies can hold its own this year against The Return of the King! 
Although, I feel Sean Bean and Sean Astin got shafted for Best Supporting Actor though... those two moved me the most...The Academy solely focused on the 3rd film, they should have been given an honorary award for all three films.
No other movies can hold its own this year against The Return of the King!
Although, I feel Sean Bean and Sean Astin got shafted for Best Supporting Actor though... those two moved me the most...The Academy solely focused on the 3rd film, they should have been given an honorary award for all three films.
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by Folic_Acid » Mon Mar 01, 2004 2:11 pm
Originally posted by Bagginses
I think the Academy should have wisened up and made a Best Ensemble Cast award, because I think that's what the LOTR movies really deserve. I think the acting was so good all around, it's hard to single a few out.
-Bagginses
Good point Bagginses. It would've been great to see Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Andy Sirkis, and the rest get oscars, but how can we call any of them "Supporting Actor?" They all deserved an oscar...
Cheers to Peter Jackson and crew for such a masterful work!
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