Only One Lord of the Rings Actor Received an Oscar Nomination for the Films, Here’s Why
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson, is easily one of the most impactful and important cinematic events of the 21st century. The classic fantasy novels written by J.R.R. Tolkien were often considered to be unfilmable, making the idea of successfully translating them to the big screen almost laughable at the time. Somehow, Jackson, New Line Cinema and the rest of the extensive team on the films were able to do the impossible.