[Linaeve]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Let's not forget that it was Elijah Wood who got to 'carry the burden' of being the main character and all. In FOTR for instance it all revolved around him and that's a heavy task. A poor performance coming from him would have reflected badly on the entire film, while a poor performance from, say, Legolas or Arwen would have been more easily overlooked and forgiven. He's also the youngest of them all, which made the achievement even more outstanding. In my opinion, he really deserves 'best actor'.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>As an aside comment- I always thought that Orlando Bloom was the youngest? Personally, though, I think that Sean Astin deserves the most credit . . . he has so much character development to deal with, and he handled it all beautifully. Of all the characters, I think his portrayal stayed most true to how Sam was portrayed in the book.