Richard Taylor, right, and Peter King won the Oscar for their make-up work in the fantasy film "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times) Many of the Academy ...

Renee Zellweger wins the supporting actress Oscar in February 2004 for "Cold Mountain." (Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) The third time was the charm for Renée Zellweger in 2004. Following two years of ...

Adapting the epic tale of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" was an enormous undertaking and in the end it took three movies to tell — and three screenwriters to bring it to life. And on Feb. 29 ...

The Academy Award for costume design was handed out early in the evening on Feb. 29, 2004, at the 76th Academy Awards — but it signaled something big was afoot at the ceremony. “Lord of the Rings: The ...

It was good to be from Down Under at the 76th annual Academy Awards, held Feb. 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood: Not only did New Zealander Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings: The Return of ...

DESPERATE and lost might best describe the state of scripted television at the beginning of 2004. Back then, we gloomily reported it would take an amazing turnaround to stem the “reality” tide. Who ...

Way back in 2004, Thomas Jane took up the mantle of The Punisher. The film also features Jonathan Hensleigh in his directorial debut. Hensleigh, who was mostly a writer before The Punisher, went for a ...

Many of the Academy Awards categories have long histories that stretch back nearly 100 years. That’s not true for the hair and makeup artisans, though. Their artistry was left out of the awards prior ...