Hobbits take Hollywood by storm at Oscars

THE Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King made a clean sweep of the Oscars yesterday with an epic 11 awards out of 11.

Tue, 02 Mar, 2004 - 00:00
Anita Singh

It won best picture the first fantasy film to do so and best director for New Zealander Peter Jackson.

The awards tally equalled the record held by Ben Hur and Titanic.

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CourtsPlace: HollywoodPlace: Los AngelesPlace: New ZealandPlace: AmericaPlace: JohannesburgPlace: USPlace: Kodak TheatrePerson: Peter JacksonPerson: Ben HurPerson: JacksonPerson: Charlize TheronPerson: Aileen WuornosPerson: Sean PennPerson: PennPerson: Tim RobbinsPerson: Renee ZellwegerPerson: RubyPerson: Billy CrystalPerson: Sofia CoppolaPerson: ZellwegerPerson: TheronPerson: WuornosPerson: GerdaPerson: CharlesPerson: Stuart TownsendPerson: Nicole KidmanPerson: Tom CruisePerson: Anthony MinghellaPerson: KidmanPerson: Jude LawPerson: CruisePerson: Jerry MaguirePerson: John CarrabinoPerson: Annie LennoxPerson: DorothyPerson: Michael KamenEvent: OscarsEvent: 76th Academy AwardsOrganisation: HollywoodOrganisation: AcademyOrganisation: Eurythmics
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