Events In History
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29 February 2004The return of the king wins 11 Oscars
Peter Jackson’s last film in the colossal Lord of the rings trilogy, The return of the king, won all 11 Oscars it was nominated for at the 76th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Read more...
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21 March 1994Kiwis win Oscars for The piano
Eleven-year-old Anna Paquin became the first New Zealander to win an Academy Award for acting when she was named best supporting actress for her role as Flora McGrath in the acclaimed historical drama, The piano. Paquin was the second youngest recipient of this award in Oscar history. Read more...
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1 December 1898First movie shot in New Zealand
The first motion pictures known to have been taken in New Zealand were made by photographer W.H. Bartlett for the entrepreneur Alfred Whitehouse, who in 1895 had imported the colony’s first ‘kinetoscope’. Read more...
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Main image: Sleeping Dogs movie poster
Sleeping Dogs movie poster, 1977