FINAL PART OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY WINS ORANGE FILM OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR THIRD TIME IN SUCCESSION
The biggest night in the British film calendar, the Orange British Academy Film Awards, attracted some of the leading names from the big screen to London’s Leicester Square.
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King scooped the Orange Film of the Year prize. The prestigious award is the only BAFTA category voted for by the general public and was welcomed by director Peter Jackson for the third year running.
He said: "I am grateful to the fans for honouring our film with the Orange Film of the Year award. It's particularly rewarding that our fans have been so loyal throughout all three films. I am incredibly proud of the work done by our cast and crew, and consequently thrilled that their contributions have been recognised for a third year in a row."
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King also picked up a further four awards, including Best Film and Best Cinematography. There are exclusive and original interviews with Lord of the Rings stars Andy Serkis (Gollum), Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Billy Boyd (Pippen) and director Peter Jackson in the Orange.co.uk internet video exclusive.
The video also features stars who attended the awards, including Tim Burton (Nominated Best Director), Bill Nighy (Winner Best Supporting Actor), Anne Reid (Nominated Best Actress), Emma Thompson (Nominated Best Supporting Actress) and Jon Voight giving their views on why the Orange British Academy of Film Awards is such a great occasion to be associated with.
To further celebrate Return of the King winning Orange Film of the Year, Orange are giving away two fantastic free ring tones of music from the film until midnight on Tuesday 17 February.
Plus throughout the week, Lord Of The Rings Fans will be able to win a whole host of signed merchandise from the film including life-sized cut-outs, signed pictures, and signed maps by all the stars. To stand a chance of winning one of these fantastic prizes visit www.orange.co.uk/bafta
And this Saturday Orange will be hosting an exclusive interview with Billy Boyd (Pippin) based on questions from Orange World customers.
Other winners of note on the night were, girl of the moment Scarlett Johansson who picked up Best Actress for her role in Lost in Translation, whilst her co-star Bill Murray, picked up the Best Actor award for his character in the same film.
Bill Nighy won Best Actor In A Supporting Role, for his portrayal of Billy Mac in the smash hit romantic comedy Love Actually, whilst Renee Zellweger won Best Actress In A Supporting Role for her part in Civil War epic Cold Mountain.
See more from the 2004 BAFTA's at www.orange.co.uk/bafta
BAFTA Red Carpet Footage:
This internet exclusive includes interviews with Peter Jackson, Sir Ian McKellen, Scarlett Johansson, Tim Burton, Jon Voight, Billy Boyd, Emma Thompson and Bill Nighy.
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