Rings – Potter 13 – 3
Circa 2002.
The Academy award nominations were announced on February 12 with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring grabbing 13 nominations. The Lord of the Rings, based on Catholic author J.R Tolkien’s trilogy of novels about good versus evil, was filmed in New Zealand during the late 1990’s and beginning of the millennium. Nominations for the film include Best Picture, Director (for Peter Jackson) and Supporting Actor for Sir Ian McKellen as wizard Gandalf.
The Fellowship of the Ring |
The Academy Awards
or Oscars are held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are
considered the most prestigious award show in the film industry.
Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone, which competed with The Fellowship of the Ring for box
office holiday earnings, managed three nominations for art direction, costumes
and original score.
By Peter Veugelaers
Published 2002,
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