Sweep - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won a record tying 11 awards last night at the Academy Awards, winning every single category it was nominated in. Return of the Kings is one of the best movies ever made (Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers are the other two rounding out my best ever list) and I am thrilled to see Tolkien's masterpiece come to life on the big screen and be the first fantasy movie to receive the best picture award. On a side note, I am sorry to see that Bill Murray's Oscar for best actor went to Sean Penn. In their piece on the Oscars, Fox News refers to Mr. Penn as a rebel:

Being true to his image as a rebel, Penn made one of the few political comments of the night during his acceptance speech.

"If there's one thing that actors know, other than there weren't any WMDs, it's that there is no such thing as best in acting," he said, referring to weapons of mass destruction. "And that's proven by these great actors that I was nominated with."


I didn't realize the Mr. Penn was winning an Oscar for his starring role in Rebel Without a Cause...