In the first shocker of the Oscar season, “Cold Mountain” director Anthony Minghella has been overlooked by his peers for a Directors Guild of America nomination. “It really trips up ‘Cold Mountain,’ because if there was any movie that looked like it had a chance to upset ‘Lord of the Rings,’ that was it,” says awards maven Tom O’Neil. [More]

LOS ANGELES, JANUARY 7, 2004 “American Splendor” was voted Best Picture of the Year, it was announced tonight by Jean Oppenheimer, President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). The runner up was “Lost in Translation”. LAFCA’s 29th annual achievement awards ceremony will be held Monday, January 26 at the St. Regis Hotel in Los Angeles. [More]

(New York City) — CINEMARATI, the renowned organization of professional online film critics from across the globe, today announced its distinctive nominations for the fourth annual Cinemarati Awards. [More]

ROTK Premiere: Denmark
ROTK Premiere: Denmark

Ringer Spy Nazz attended the MANY press confrences during the ROTK media blitz last month. In this article he chats with producer Barrie Osborne. [More]

NEW YORK – The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association is the latest group to honor Peter Jackson, naming him the best director of 2003 and choosing “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” as the year’s best film. [More]

‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ heartthrob ORLANDO BLOOM is making an all-new movie — and ET’s behind the scenes for the exclusive! “It’s great to do a movie without a sword once in a while,” Orlando tells ET. [More]