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Arwen Imladris · 02-24-2003, 03:50 PM

Sorry folks, this is going to be a long one.Heard of the 'Alties'? Neither have I, but hey, I'll eat anything once. Take a look at the slightly odd categories you can vote TTT for.Winners will be announced on March 20.<A HREF="http://www.alternet.org/alties/vote.html" TARGET=_blank>Click Here to Vote!</A> LOTR is up for:New World Order Award: Films whose atmosphere/subject matter portrays or feeds off of the post-9/11 paranoia of our times, with its uber-patriotism, anxiety and fear.Guilty Pleasure Award: The critics panned it, but you loved it anyway. Guilty pleasures aren't about lasting relevance or redeeming value, just a rollicking good time.Best Soundscape: The best soundtracks are inseparable elements of the plot, nearly characters unto themselves. This is music that stays with you long after you've left the theater.The Big Award: When you think back over all the movies you saw in 2002, inevitably one, a true favorite, stands out. This is the King Altie. And the award goes to...Bafta's! The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers picked up the BAFTA for Best Costume Design! Accepting the award was none other then Richard Taylor! But we didn't win for Production Design, Editing, Sound and Makeup, Best Film, Achievement in Direction, or Best Cinematography. But we did win Best Visual Effects!For the full listing, <A HREF="http://www.bafta.org/press/releases/pr_230203_1.htm" TARGET=_blank>click here,</A> or <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2697563.stm" TARGET=_blank>here.</A>Also: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> My roommate attended the American Cinema Editors 2003 Eddie Awards Sunday night. The Two Towers was nominated for Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic). Despite Dominic Monaghan being the presentor for this award, the winner was Gangs of New York. Other nominees were About Schmidt, The Hours, and Minority Report.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Howard Shore has won 'Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media' with his work on the FOTR score! Congrats!<A HREF="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030224/ap_wo_en_ge/na_gen_us_grammys_list_1" TARGET=_blank>More</A>Also: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers just picked up the Orange Film of the Year-award! This was the award that we, the fans, could vote for so we could say we did quite well! Accepting the award were (amongst others) Barrie Osborne, John Rhys-Davies, Sir Ian McKellen, Jim Rygiel and Randy Cook! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

02-24-2003, 03:50 PM	#22
Arwen Imladris Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a box with a fox Posts: 1,347	Sorry folks, this is going to be a long one.<P>Heard of the 'Alties'? Neither have I, but hey, I'll eat anything once. Take a look at the slightly odd categories you can vote TTT for.<P>Winners will be announced on March 20.<P><A HREF="http://www.alternet.org/alties/vote.html" TARGET=_blank>Click Here to Vote!</A> <P>LOTR is up for:<P>New World Order Award: Films whose atmosphere/subject matter portrays or feeds off of the post-9/11 paranoia of our times, with its uber-patriotism, anxiety and fear.<P>Guilty Pleasure Award: The critics panned it, but you loved it anyway. Guilty pleasures aren't about lasting relevance or redeeming value, just a rollicking good time.<P>Best Soundscape: The best soundtracks are inseparable elements of the plot, nearly characters unto themselves. This is music that stays with you long after you've left the theater.<P>The Big Award: When you think back over all the movies you saw in 2002, inevitably one, a true favorite, stands out. This is the King Altie. And the award goes to...<P>Bafta's!<BR>The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers picked up the BAFTA for Best Costume Design! Accepting the award was none other then Richard Taylor! But we didn't win for Production Design, Editing, Sound and Makeup, Best Film, Achievement in Direction, or Best Cinematography. But we did win Best Visual Effects!<P>For the full listing, <A HREF="http://www.bafta.org/press/releases/pr_230203_1.htm" TARGET=_blank>click here,</A> or <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2697563.stm" TARGET=_blank>here.</A><P>Also:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> My roommate attended the American Cinema Editors 2003 Eddie Awards Sunday night. The Two Towers was nominated for Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic). Despite Dominic Monaghan being the presentor for this award, the winner was Gangs of New York. Other nominees were About Schmidt, The Hours, and Minority Report.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Howard Shore has won 'Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media' with his work on the FOTR score! Congrats!<P><A HREF="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030224/ap_wo_en_ge/na_gen_us_grammys_list_1" TARGET=_blank>More</A><P>Also:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers just picked up the Orange Film of the Year-award! This was the award that we, the fans, could vote for so we could say we did quite well! Accepting the award were (amongst others) Barrie Osborne, John Rhys-Davies, Sir Ian McKellen, Jim Rygiel and Randy Cook! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> __________________ "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."