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What does Viggo, who plays Aragorn, think of the Academy Awards? Does it bother him that none of the actors from RotK received a nomination? Find the answer to these and other questions at sports.espn .

Liv Tyler will appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tuesday, March 2. Click here for more information.

In a light-hearted article at the Suntimes, Beverly Levitt discusses food in this year’s Oscar nominated films and gives her contenders for best movie food scenes. Return of the King receives a consideration but in the end loses out to In America.

What was Dominic’s favourite Merry scene from the trilogy; which famous person would he most like to discover had a LotR cut-out of him in their home; and how would he describe Merry’s ideal woman? The answer to these and many more questions can be found at Ananova.

Return of the King has taken the Best Picture award at the Ninth Annual AOL Moviegoer Awards (FotR and TTT respectively won it the previous two years). Sean Astin won the Best Supporting Actor award, and Éowyn fighting the Witch-king won the Unforgettable Moment award. Read more at Time Warner.

A&E’s “Breakfast with the Arts” annual Oscar show will include an interview with director Peter Jackson. The show will air on Sunday, February 29th at 8:00 am ET/PT. Check your local listings for the time in your area. There are further details at the A&E website here.

Sean Astin, who plays Sam in the LotR movies, is 33 today. Happy birthday Sean!

An article at CTV.ca discusses the leading contenders for the main Oscar awards. Their view is that RotK is shaping up as the dominant picture and they state, “Give those hairy little hobbits their Oscar and be done with it. The Return of the King is steamrolling its way to the top prize with momentum not seen since 1997’s Titanic.”. You can read the full article here.

In an interview at The Hollywood Reporter, Peter Jackson discusses both his past and future. He talks about the importance of the DVD to the box office successes of the films and answers questions such as, “Did you ever think “Lord of the Rings” would become the phenomenon it has, and what has most surprised you about its success”. You can read the full interview here.

According to this article at Reuters, The Return of the King has now earned over $1 billion worldwide. RotK is only the second film to achieve takings of over $1 billion; the first film to achieve this was Titanic.