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Production Design on The Hobbit

With just a week to go to the Oscars, Deadline talks to Dan Hennah who, along with Ra Vincent and Simon Bright, has been nominated for an Academy Award in production design for his work […]

For Your Consideration: The Hobbit Vies For Oscars

Even though The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remains unseen by audiences, Warner Bros. has already listed the awards they will be vying for at the 2013 Academy Awards. Here’s the list: Best Picture – Carolynne Cunningham, […]

Happy Birthday, Bret McKenzie!

Today is Bret McKenzie’s 36th birthday! Fans of The Lord of the Rings may remember a certain handsome, dark-haired elven extra who was present at the Council of Elrond. Some extremely serious fans may even […]

Bret McKenzie wins an Oscar for Muppet Song

Bret McKenzie won  Best Original Song at the Academy awards yesterday.  His song ‘Man or Muppet’ from The Muppet movie won over Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett’s ‘Real in Rio’ from the animated feature Rio reports Stuff.NZ McKenzie […]

Richard Taylor of Weta Named New Zealander of the Year

He has won more awards than you can count on your fingers and toes, including five Oscars, four BAFTAs, and three New Zealand Film Awards. In 2010, he was made a Knight Companion of The […]

Andy Serkis Talks Oscar Buzz and The Hobbit

Andy Serkis has been making headlines lately because of his recent motion-capture performances in The Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Adventures of Tintin. In the first, he plays Caesar, who is […]