..Though I""d rather hear you cheerWhen I delve into Shakespeare"A Horse, a Horse, my Kingdom for a Horse,"I haven""t had a winner in six months (he lights his cigar).Like them,LOTR: The Return of the Kinglacked nominations in the acting categories.It was thefirstfantasy film to ever win the top Oscar prize.One of the major criticisms was that it was almost 3 1/2 hours in length.The film grossed $1 billion in just 9 weeks and 4 days, a new record.With a production budget of $94 million, and box-office gross receipts of $377.8 million (domestic) and $1.12 billion (worldwide).It was the highest-grossing (domestic and worldwide) film of the entire franchise.Set-pieces:the siege and battle at seven-tiered Minas Tirith, the spider""s attack on Frodo in Shelob""s Lair, the Battle of Pelennor Fields with Oliphaunts, and the last confrontation at the Black Gates of Mordor.In the last six months, he let his insurance lapse on everything he owned except for one business - the racetrack (Empyrean Fields), which was heavily insured.Kenobi decided to create a power loss at one of the terminals to allow the ship to leave, and refused Luke""s request to join him, stressing: "The Force will be with you.