Return of the King Oscar Predictions (and post-Oscar Comments)

[The Saucepan Man]

Congratulations to Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and the entire cast and crew of RotK and, indeed, the entire film trilogy! This is a pretty amazing achievement, particularly for a fantasy film.

Some facts and figures (courtesy of bbc.co.uk):

Films with the Most Oscar Wins

LotR: RotK (2004): 11 Awards (11 Nominations)
Ben Hur (1960): 11 (14)
Titanic (1988): 11 (12)
West Side Story (1962): 10 (11)
Gigi (1959): 9 (9)
The Last Emperor (1988): 9 (9)
The English Patient (1997): 9 (12)

The LotR Trilogy Oscars Record

FotR: 13 Nominations; 4 Wins
TTT: 6 Nominations; 2 Wins
RotK: 11 Nominations; 11 Wins

RotK is the joint top scorer (with Ben Hur and Titanic) for number of Oscars won, and one of only three films ever to have won every Award they were nominated for. And since the other two (Gigi and the Last Emperor) won 9 Oscars, RotK has the record for the highest ever clean sweep.

And with 30 Nominations and 17 Wins, it must surely be the best performaing trilogy at the Oscars.

Once again, congratulations to all involved. It is most richly deserved.

I am looking forward to watching the highlights tonight.

Btw:

So very, very glad to see that Alan Lee got the recognition he so well deserves!

Was Alan Lee named as a recipient of one of RotK's Oscars? If so, which one? I hope that John Howe was similarly honoured?