Cate Blanchett as: Galadriel

Directed by: Peter Jackson
Selected Cast: Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Miranda Otto & David Wenham
Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, & Philippa Boyens (Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel)
Release Year: 2003
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13

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While Frodo & Sam continue to approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of the path Gollum is leading them, the former Fellowship aid Rohan & Gondor in a great battle in the Pelennor Fields, Minas Tirith and the Black Gates as Sauron wages his last war against Middle-Earth.

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Quotes from Cate Blanchett

• “I wanted to work with the guy who made ‘Braindead.”
• “I was [in New Zealand] for three weeks on the Lord of the Rings, and I think I might have been on The Hobbit for only three days, but it was really special nonetheless.”
• “I felt so lucky to be part of that [Lord of the Rings trilogy], because I really believe it will be one of those things that have real resonance. When I was on the set, I felt like I really was in Middle-earth, and I think Peter [Jackson] will work the same magic on the audience. I know I can’t wait to see it.”
• “Making films like Lord of the Rings, well, I was in a state of wonderment. I was in heaven, really.” (Ok! Magazine, January 2005)

Quotes from Others

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Quotes by Cate Blanchett’s character, Galadriel

• “This task was appointed to you, Frodo of the Shire. If you do not find a way, no one will.”
• Galadriel: “The power of the Three Rings is ended. The time has come… for the dominion of Men.”
  Elrond (Hugo Weaving): [in Elvish] “The Sea calls us home.”
  Bilbo (Ian Holm): “I think I’m… quite ready for another adventure! ”
  Gandalf (Ian McKellen): Farewell, my brave Hobbits. My work is now finished. Here at last, on the shores of the sea… comes the end of our Fellowship. I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. It is time, Frodo.”
  Sam (Sean Astin): “What does he mean?”
  Frodo (Elijah Wood): “We set out to save the Shire, Sam. And it has been saved… But not for me.”
  Sam: “You don’t mean that. You can’t leave.”
  Frodo: “The last pages are for you, Sam.”

Trivia & Facts

• Filmed in New Zealand.
• The film won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for including Best Picture and Best Director for Peter Jackson, more accolades here.
• Filming spanned the 14-month period from October 1999 until December 2000, with pick-up shots filmed over a further 24 months, from 2001 to 2003.
• The film was originally going to end with a voice-over epilogue by Cate Blanchett’s character, Galadriel, detailing the fate of the fellowship of the ring after the events of the movie. Scenes showing Gimli and Legolas for this purpose had been shot, but were not used in any version of the finished movie.
• When Frodo is panicking and stuck to the web in Shelob’s lair, shortly before he pulls out Galadirel’s Phial, his Elven cloak sticks to the web and is pulled off of his shoulders. Yet, in the next shot of him (Galadriel’s voice-over) it is still on his shoulders.
• The film broke the international box office record for an opening weekend, bringing in nearly $250 million.
• The Lord of the Rings trilogy became the most nominated film series in Academy Award history with 30 nominations, surpassing both the Godfather trilogy (28) and the Star Wars franchise (21). And this film was the first sequel since The Godfather: Part II (1974) to win an Oscar for Best Picture.
• This film tied with Ben-Hur (1959) and Titanic (1997) to win the most Oscars (11) in a single year. It also broke another record by winning all the Oscars for which it was nominated (11 out of 11) for.
• A normal major motion picture averages about 200 effects shots. This film had 1488.
• The end-credit portraits of each of the lead actors appearing alongside their name was the suggestion of Ian McKellen. The sketches were created by production designer Alan Lee from production stills, although what is seen on the movie is actually a slight morph between the sketch and the original photograph.
• Each of the cast members was given a gift on their last day of shooting, usually a prop that was significant to their roles. Cate Blanchett got her elf ear prosthetics, Miranda Otto received one of Eowyn’s dresses and her sword, Liv Tyler received Arwen’s “dying dress”, Orlando Bloom got one of Legolas’ bows.
• Cate Blanchett and the cast won Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
• As of 2022, Cate Blanchett holds the record for most Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Aviator (2004), Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Don’t Look Up (2020).
• As of 2023, Cate Blanchett holds the record for an actress with the most appearances in a Best Picture-nominated at the Academy Awards: Elizabeth (1998), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Aviator (2004), Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Don’t Look Up (2020), Nightmare Alley (2020), and TÁR (2022).

Golden Globe Awards, 25 January 2004