The Lord of the Rings went out in a blaze of Oscar glory as the final part of Peter Jackson’s Tolkien trilogy1 swept the board at the 76th Academy Awards. Return of the King won a total of 11 awards, equalling the record haul of Titanic and Ben Hur. “This closes the book on The Lord of the Rings,” said Jackson, who will now move on to a remake of the 1933 classic King Kong.
Unlike Ben Hur and Titanic, Return of the King achieved the added distinction of triumphing in every category2 for which it was nominated. It is also the first fantasy3 film to win the best picture Oscar, to which it added best director and best adapted screenplay, as well as scooping
At times
Elsewhere, Charlize Theron was named best actress for her role as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, while Sean Penn won the best actor Oscar for his work in Clint Eastwood’s
In contrast to last year’s nervous, muted ceremony, which coincided with the opening salvos of the war in
From: Guardian Monday March 1, 2004
Notes:
1. trilogy n.三部剧, 三部曲
2. category n.种类, 别 [逻]范畴
3. fantasy n.幻想, 白日梦
4. scoop v 抢先获得,胜过
5. autopsy n.尸体解剖, 验尸
6. glitzy adj. 闪光的, 耀眼的, 眩目的
7. palpable adj.可触知的, 明显的
8. inexorably adv.无情地, 冷酷地