Models for this giant were just 18 inches high…

January 27, 2004 – Sigourney Weaver announced the nominations for the 76th annual Academy Awards on this day. Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of The Rings: Return of the King” received 11 nominations. The final film in the beloved Tolkien trilogy would go on to win the Oscar in every last one of those categories. Also of note was the Best Actress nomination for 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes, who became the youngest person ever nominated for Best ... more 

January 27, 2004 – Sigourney Weaver announced the nominations for the 76th annual Academy Awards on this day. Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of The Rings: Return of the King” received 11 nominations. The final film in the beloved Tolkien trilogy would go on to win the Oscar in every last one of those categories. Also of note was the Best Actress nomination for 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes, who became the youngest person ever nominated for Best Actress. Of course, that record was broken this year by 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, who was nominated for her mesmerizing work in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012).
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