LOL!!
BTW, just found out why the other hobbits and the elf weren't at the awards ceremony--seems they had flown in just to attend and then they were told they didn't have enough room in the theater. How's that for more of an LOTR snub? Grrrr....
They DID get to go to the exclusive Vanity Fair party at least, though so far as I can see they seem to be the only ones who went to that one...which seems odd to me, but oh well...
Here's the story:
RINGS STARS OSCAR SNUB No Seats For Three Brit Actors By Nicole Lampert Three British Stars of Lord Of The Rings were snubbed by Oscars bosses who failed to invite them to last nights ceremony. Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan were flown into LA on Saturday for the bash. They expected to get prime seats for the ceremony as stars of the film nominated for 13 awards. But stunned Lord Of The Rings producers were told that there was no room left in Hollywood's 3,500 seater Kodak Theater. Orlando, 25, who plays elf warrior Legolas, said last night: "I`m going out to get drunk anyway." Dominic, 25, who plays Merry added: "We have plenty of options for a night out. But the Oscars isn't one of them."
Last night Orlando, Dominic, and Billy, 33, who plays hobbit Pippin were on standby in case seats became available.
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Actually, in re-reading this it sounds to me like someone at NewLine blew it--the studios are told how many seats/tickets they get, aren't they? Somebody blew it, anyway. Apparently this theater has significantly fewer seats than the former venue....