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Quite right. I've said this before elsewhere, but I don't mind being dull and repetitive, Peter Jackson would have had a greater chance at best director if he'd held off and released all three movies in the same year, six months apart. No doubt he knows that. But that would dilute the ticket sales, and more important to Peter I think, not give him the time to fine-tune each movie based on fan reactions. Still, if each installment is as popular and slightly better than the last, he may still have a shot in the next two Academy Awards. <P>I'm quite pleased with the results, and the nominations in the first place. It did slightly better than I expected: since Howard Shore didn't win the Golden Globe I thought it only a 50/50 chance he'd win.<P>I think the awards for best supporting actor will become more of a factor in the Return of the King. The role of Frodo is plum. He dies, or appears so, then survives, perseveres against staggering odds, fails, then through chance succeeds, then it looks like he's gonna die again, then is rescued, hailed a hero, then is a nobody in his own land. Then "dies" again. In a way. <BR>Ugh - if Elijah doesn't rip your heart out in the RotK, he should hang up his spurs.<P>As for Enya, it's actually her bad luck that her song was nominated from the Fellowship, rather than the Return of the King. One of the things judges look for is how the title song suits the tone of the movie. Her song is perfect for the ending of the LotR, but somewhat off for the first installment.