Updated 25 March 2002, 06.50

Lord of the Rings crew with their four technical awards

 Vote: Should Rings have got more Oscars?

Instead, A Beautiful Mind took the biggest prizes - winning the best picture Oscar and best director for Ron Howard.

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		Best make-up
		Best cinematography
		Best visual effects
		Best original score

Lord of the Rings did win four Oscars - as many as A Beautiful Mind - but they were for behind the scenes awards like best make-up and best visual effects.

It missed out on best picture Oscar, and director Peter Jackson went unrewarded for his efforts behind the camera.

Sir Ian McKellen

And Ian McKellen (Gandalf) didn't win in the best supporting actor category.

Another Brit took that Oscar - Jim Broadbent as best male supporting actor for Iris.

 Click here for what the stars had to say

But there was also bad news for Harry Potter, which had been nominated for three technical Oscars. Despite taking more money than any other film in the past year, it failed to pick up a single award.

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