Anya ,'Sleeper'
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
I think it's a bar/restaurant, where the Weta guys were hanging out watching the awards.
I don't think I've ever watched through the whole Awards, but I had to see it win Best Picture.
billytea speaks for me. I'm so blissed for them. Barry Osbourne was the only recipient to thank the fans, so yay Barry!
I used to watch all the movies, and watch the awards scrupulously and with a (possibly inflated) sense of what should win. But I got lazy, and movies got depressing.
This year I'd seen very few, but damn if I didn't stay glued to my screen for 12 awards (all the RotK ones plus Keisha), and dude -- never before have movies I cared about won so many awards.
It was pretty much just the one movie this time, though.
Yay!!!
I think the most gracious and sweetest person I saw win for LotR was Annie Lennox - she seemed so honestly grateful. The funniest thing was seeing Peter in the press room after the ceremony (on E!) say that he would do it all over again starting tomorrow. He will have that tape played back for him and wonder just what drugs he was on.
Everyone at my Oscar party HATED ME. There were no big LotR fans there and they were bored - while I was cheering through the whole thing. (I also won the pool - by a lot. woot.) I can't believe it really. I am finally tired of the award shows, tired of hearing the same little fact nuggets about the films over and over - but when I think back to first hearing about the movies when they were just being cast - I never thought they would end up being so hugely rewarded by the industry. Or this financially successful.
Sean Astin's tear-filled eyes on stage when they won Best Picture did kind of break everyone in the room. Leave it to him.
I can't believe it either -- and I totally get where PJ was coming from -- I'm so glad somebody asked about the Hobbit!
I think the most gracious and sweetest person I saw win for LotR was Annie Lennox - she seemed so honestly grateful.
Yeah, that was sweet. My favorite thing about awards shows is happy people.
At the end of the show, when all the winners were up on stage, they did a shot from the behind and there were the hobbits all hugging each other and Liv and everyone else who PJ had brought up with him.
Someone over at Oscarwatch went and saw RotK yesterday afternoon, before the show, and said that the theater was packed full. Funny thing, quite a few of the younger kids there were unaccompanied by adults--it seems that quite a few parents are seeing "The Passion..." and dropping the kids off at RotK.
RotK as a babysitting film--you learn something new every day, I guess!
E-mail from a friend on last night:
You know, every time the Lord of the Rings people won something the camera panned to Frodo and the gang and I had the same sort of reaction. I was really glad they won because it just feels like they've been through sooo much. With the wars and the ring and all.
Then I was like, wait a minute, it was a movie. But then, that reminded me of just what a marvelously engrossing adventure the three movies have been. To see those characters -- even when they're out of character -- on the screen and to have some sort of visceral reaction.
Favorite LOTR-related pics (links subject to change - from yahoo):
Fran, Philippa and PJ accepting
Wish I could find a pic that showed Sean or Elijah's faces on stage or one of the four hobbits in their seats.