In an extraordinary sweep of the 76th Annual Academy of Arts and Sciences Awards, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King — the last in a trilogy based on the epic fantasy by J. R. R. Tolkien — won all 11 Oscars for which it was nominated, including Best Director for Peter Jackson and Best Picture.
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Associated Press: ‘Lord of the Rings’ Sweeps Oscars.
USA Today: ‘Lord of the Rings’ named Best Picture.
CNN: A perfect, golden ‘Rings’.
E-Online: “King” Rings Up Record Oscars.
New York Times: ‘Lord of the Rings’ Dominates the Oscars.
Reuters: ‘Rings’ Rules Over Oscars with 11 Wins.
Entertainment Weekly: Gold ‘Rings’.
Hollywood Reporter: Oscars: One ‘King’ to rule them all with 11 for 11 feat.
Fox News: ‘Return of the King’ Crowned ‘Lord’ of the Oscars.
Beth Harris, in The Associated Press, writes that the 76th Annual Academy Awards was a return to glamour. And just to reinforce Ms. Harris’ thesis, here’s a photo slide show from the New York Times of the evening’s more glamorous participants. In addition to the fashion slideshow, there’s this series of photos of Sunday evening’s Oscar winners.
For a Canadian perspective on Oscar night, the Vancouver Sun’s Marke Andrews offers his observations, while over at The Province Glen Schaefer weighs in, and television columnist Dana Gee provides her yearly blow-by-blow perspective on the night’s events.
Read the Globe and Mail’s Liam Lacey, and the Toronto Star’s Peter Howell for their take on Sunday evening’s Oscar ceremony.

Raymond Tomlin

Raymond Tomlin is a veteran journalist and educator who has written frequently on the political realm — municipal, provincial and federal — as well as on cinema, mainstream popular culture, the arts, and technology.

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