Who's The King, Baby?

-So, dressed as Aragorn, I was the only one at the Oscars party costumed as a LotR character. It was thus my duty to root for our favorite Kiwi film. I was expecting to be throwing food at the TV in disgust all evening. Instead, I became more and more unbearably smug as the night progressed. After Spielberg's "It's a sweep," comment I was strutting around the room, saying, "Oh yeah, the king is back!" It was divine. Eleven noms, eleven wins, oh my stars and garters.

(Then I come home, my housemate looks at me in Aragorn garb, and asks, "Still not king?" To which I reply, "No, king." I caper in glee.)

Further Data

-RotK is the first film to sweep 11 awards (i.e., win everything it was nominated for), and ties Ben Hur and Titanic for wins. It's the first outright fantasy to win Best Picture, ever.