It's time to open the nominations for the One Ring Awards, to be held at The One Ring Celebration in Pasadena, CA on January 15, 2005. Half the awards will be for events held at the convention, such as the Art Show, Fan Film Festival and the Costume contest. The other half will be voted on by you, the best LOTR fans on the net. Please send all nomination submissions to: OneRingAwards@theonering.net using the format asked for, thank you. Entries will only be accepted until December 10th, 2004. [More]

• Best Tolkien based Lecture or Paper presented at an Academic function
  
• Best Tolkien themed book published since the release of FOTR
  
• Best Performance by a LOTR actor/actress in a Motion Picture
  
• Best Performance by a LOTR actor/actress in a TV series, Made for TV Movie or Mini-Series on TV
  
• Best Fan Fiction (PG-13 or lower, no Slash)
  
• Best Fan site dedicated to a LOTR actor/actress