![TheOneRing on Twitter: "Only ONE single acting Oscar was ever offered to LOTR - specifically to @IanMcKellen in Fellowship which he didn't win. LOTR has no acting Oscars even though @SeanAstin deserved TheOneRing on Twitter: "Only ONE single acting Oscar was ever offered to LOTR - specifically to @IanMcKellen in Fellowship which he didn't win. LOTR has no acting Oscars even though @SeanAstin deserved](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ez24NpHUcAIbQCf.jpg)
TheOneRing on Twitter: "Only ONE single acting Oscar was ever offered to LOTR - specifically to @IanMcKellen in Fellowship which he didn't win. LOTR has no acting Oscars even though @SeanAstin deserved
![Producer/Director Peter Jackson (R) of New Zealand, and fellow producer Barrie Osbourne with their Oscar statues after "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won the Oscar for best Producer/Director Peter Jackson (R) of New Zealand, and fellow producer Barrie Osbourne with their Oscar statues after "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won the Oscar for best](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3RB2J/producerdirector-peter-jackson-r-of-new-zealand-and-fellow-producer-barrie-osbourne-with-their-oscar-statues-after-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-won-the-oscar-for-best-motion-picture-during-the-76th-annual-academy-awards-at-the-kodak-theatre-in-hollywood-february-29-2004-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-won-11-oscars-to-tie-an-academy-awards-record-2D3RB2J.jpg)
Producer/Director Peter Jackson (R) of New Zealand, and fellow producer Barrie Osbourne with their Oscar statues after "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won the Oscar for best
![TheOneRing on Twitter: "Peter Jackson was nominated as BEST DIRECTOR for the first and third LOTR films, winning only the second nom in the clean sweep. It was Peter who decided to TheOneRing on Twitter: "Peter Jackson was nominated as BEST DIRECTOR for the first and third LOTR films, winning only the second nom in the clean sweep. It was Peter who decided to](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ez3J6BkVIAACECd.jpg)