Sean Astin appeared on Joan and Melissa Rivers’ miniature red carpet to send a message out to our troops in Iraq, via television. In short, he said that since the beginning of the war he got down on bended knee to pray for them, and that he’s still praying for them and for a victory, and that he hopes for their safe return.
Also, Joan and Melissa asked him if it was a disappointment to them (the LotR cast and crew) that Peter Jackson wasn’t nominated. Sean replied by explaining that they had pretty much prepared themselves for disappointment with these films (implying that they are getting less credit than due). Overall, Sean was very serious and genuine, and kept a solemn air about him.
Month: March 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has just lost the Best Picture Oscar to Chicago. TTT won a total of 2 Oscars tonight, Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects, out of a total of 6 nominations. Stay tuned till next year, when the results are sure to be more favorable to LOTR fans! (And a note of personal congratulations to Adrien Brody and Roman Polanski, 2 very deserving dark horses who managed to upset and win their categories! Go see The Pianist!)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has just lost the Best Film Editing Oscar to Chicago.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has just won the Best Sound Editing Oscar. Congratulations to Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins, the award recipients for this category!
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has just lost the Best Sound Oscar to Chicago.
Brendan Fraser introduced a clip from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as the first of tonight’s five Best Picture nominees. The clip shown was the famous “Gollum’s internal debate” scene.