Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is now available on DVD and video.

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But Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the likely box office winner for 2002, has a shot.

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Howard Shore won the Oscar for this category in 2001 for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

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Best Screenplay (Adapted) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Fantasy genre films rarely win Best Picture, but Academy voters will surely have to pay tribute to J.

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Meantime, "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, " kicking off its highly anticipated opening weekend at the box office, earned Golden Globe nominations in four categories, including best drama and best director.

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The Fellowship of the Ring: being the first part of The Lord of the Rings and The Two Towers: being the second part of The Lord of the Rings were both released in 1954, followed by The Return of the King: being the third part of The Lord of the Rings in 1955.

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And so, to have a privilege where the president can simply put it on like a ring out of Lord of the Rings and disappear all the embarrassing information or potentially incriminating information just goes away - whatever that is, that's not us.

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The "One Ring", which plays a central role in Lord of the Rings, is also gold and contains an inscription in a fictional language called the "Black Speech of Mordor".

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Like Frodo's ring in "The Lord of The Rings, " they believe that guns are agencies of corruption and corrupt the souls of whoever touches them.

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