[Servant of the Nine]

Just remember LOTR has 2 SEQUELS that should be as good or BETTER than the first installment :).

Yes, and because the other two are already in the can people have only gotten to see 1/3 of the entire movie. My guess is that after the other 2 parts are out there will be a special academy award for the totality of the Trillogy

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[nhoward14]

Will it be in a new category called "Best Trilogy"? Lord of the Rings, Star Wars I, II, and III, Shrek I, II, and III, The Matrix 1, 2 and 3, X-Men 1, 2, and 3 are the nominees....

[LenS]

I doubt that. I suspect that TTT and TROTK won't even get nominations in the major categories. The shock value that FOTR had by being so great won't be the same for the next two films. Even though they'll both be better films, the Academy won't bother to nominate them. Even thought The Empire Strikes Back was a much better film than Star Wars, it wasn't a factor at all in the 1980 Oscar race as was it's predecessor.