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| '''''The Lord of the Rings''''' film trilogy consists of three live action films, directed by [[Peter Jackson]]. Principal photography for all three films took place in [[New Zealand]] over a continuous eighteen-month period — the first time that three films had ever been shot together in this way, although some ''pairs'' of films had. There were several later "pick-up" shoots over the following months and years as the films were edited, special effects were added and the script was honed and revised. | | '''''The Lord of the Rings''''' film trilogy consists of three live action films, directed by [[Peter Jackson]]. Principal photography for all three films took place in [[New Zealand]] over a continuous eighteen-month period |
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| *''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' was released in December 2001, and won the [[Awards|Hugo Award]] for Best Dramatic Presentation of 2001.
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| *''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' was released in December 2002
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| *''[[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' was released in December 2003, and won all eleven of the Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including the the award for Best Picture.
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| The films for the most part follow the storyline of the books (see [[J. R. R. Tolkien|J. R. R. Tolkien's]] ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''); however there are some major deviations as detailed within the entry for each film.
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| ==Facts and figures about the trilogy==
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| * Amount of film shot during production: '''Over 6 million feet (over 1,800 kilometers)'''
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| * Swords, axes, shields and makeup prosthetics created: '''48,000'''
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| * Background actors cast: '''20,602'''
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| * Costumes produced by the wardrobe department: '''19,000'''
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| * New Zealand cricket fans enlisted to create the [[Orcs|Orc]] army's grunts: '''10,000'''
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| * Behind-the-scenes crew members: '''2,400''' at the height of production
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| * Pairs of prosthetic [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] feet created: '''1,600'''
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| * Most real horses in one scene: '''250'''
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| * Computer special-effects artists employed: '''180'''
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| * Total speaking roles: '''114'''
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| * Locations in New Zealand used as backdrops: '''100'''
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| * Tailors, cobblers, designers, et al. in the wardrobe department: '''50'''
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| * Actors trained to speak fictional dialects and languages: '''30'''
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| * Total years of development for all three films: '''7'''
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| * Combined running time of the series (extended DVD editions): '''680 minutes (11 hours and 20 minutes)'''
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| * Combined worldwide box-office gross: '''US$2,916,544,743''' ([http://www.boxofficemojo.com/search/?q=lord%20of%20the%20rings&p=.htm source])
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| ==Academy Awards==
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| If all three films are counted as one, the trilogy was nominated for 30 Academy Awards, of which it won 17.[http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1129999202923]
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| The Awards were as follows (A Win is marked by a "W"):
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| '''Art Direction''' [''Fellowship'', ''Two Towers'', ''King'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Cinematography''' [''Fellowship'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Costume Design''' [''Fellowship'', ''King'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Directing''' [''Fellowship'', ''King'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Film Editing''' [''Fellowship'', ''Two Towers'', ''King'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Makeup''' [''Fellowship'' (W), ''King'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Music''' (Original Score) [''Fellowship'' (W), ''King'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Music''' (Original Song) [''Fellowship'': "May It Be", ''King'': "Into the West" (W)]<br>
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| '''Best Picture''' [''Fellowship'', ''Two Towers'', ''King'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Sound''' [''Fellowship'', ''Two Towers'']<br>
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| '''Sound Editing''' (''Two Towers'')<br>
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| '''Sound Mixing''' [''King'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Supporting Actor''' [''Fellowship'': [[Ian McKellen]] ("[[Gandalf]]")]<br>
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| '''Visual Effects''' [''Fellowship'' (W), ''Two Towers'' (W), ''King'' (W)]<br>
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| '''Writing''' (Previously Produced or Published) [''Fellowship'', ''King'' (W)]<br>
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| == External links ==
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| * [http://www.lordoftherings.net Official site of the films]
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| * [http://www.theargonath.cc Pictures and varia from the films]
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