The Lord of the Rings trilogy became the most nominated film series in Academy Award history with 30 nominations, surpassing both the Godfather trilogy (28) and the Star Wars franchise (21).

魔戒三部曲共获得30项提名，是奥斯卡史上系列影片被提名次数最多的，超过了教父三部曲28项提名和星球大战的21项提名。

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The star of the Godfather trilogy joins such previous winners as Sylvester Stallone and Japan's Takeshi Kitano.

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Perhaps this is what prompted long time collaborator Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Pacino and De Niro in "The Godfather" trilogy, to accuse them, along with Jack Nicholson, of lacking ambition and passion.

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Social gaming start-up Kabam is partnering with Paramount Digital Entertainment to create The Godfather: Five Families, a new multi-player Facebook social game based on the iconic Godfather film trilogy.

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