Ten Kiwis eyeing up an Oscar

Counting the New Zealanders among the 13 nominations for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Russell Crowe's nod for best actor and the nomination of Shrek in the best animated category - co-directed by expatriate Kiwi Andrew Adamson - it means there are 10 New Zealanders figuring in Oscar nominations this year.

The Fellowship of the Ring is also nominated in the following categories: art direction (Grant Major and Dan Hennah), cinematography (Andrew Lesnie), costume design (Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor), editing (John Gilbert), makeup (Peter Owen and Richard Taylor), original score (Howard Shore), song (May It Be by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan) and visual effects - (Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson).

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Oscar nominees (full list)