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Ten years ago, Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy took audiences and the Academy by storm. The trilogy was nominated for a record 30 Academy Awards, winning 17, including Best Picture and Best Director for The Return of the King (along with 9 other Oscars, the first clean sweep since 1987’s The Last Emperor), became the first film trilogy since The Godfather to have all three films nominated for Best Picture, and amassed $2.6 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

Next Christmas, New Line is set to continue their box-office and Oscar success with the first installment of The Hobbit. Entertainment Weekly has provided the first three official photos from the films, including a look at stars Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins) and Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield).

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