I think I'm speaking for both Gundark and myself when I say that it's not as though we didn't like ROTK. We both liked it a lot. However, it was the weakest movie of the LOTR trilogy, far and away. I'm not sure which of the two is his fave, but TTT is mine. And most critics have agreed that while the action in ROTK is great, the story is lacking compared to the first two. So, why award the first film with the biggest award that the other two weren't even nominated for (I don't believe).

Take a look at the list of nominations... the film nominated was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It wasn't the entire trilogy. So the Academy should have voted with that in mind. If they want to reward Jackson, et al, for their cumulative efforts, then we have a special achievement Oscar for the occasion. With all the griping I've heard about the Oscars this year from critics, I can guarantee that the Academy has lost a ton of credibility as a result of this.