2005 TORN ORC Awards!
Xoanon @ 1:22 pm EST

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 21, 2006. Like last year, most of the Awards 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 be accepted until the end of November 2005.

1 - Best Tolkien based Lecture or Paper presented at an Academic function (i.e. Marquette, Oxenmoot, etc) in 2005.
Please list the event presented at, name of the scholar presenting and if known, the title of the paper or lecture. If you do not know the exact title, summarize the lecture or paper.

2 - Best Tolkien themed book published in 2005.
Please provide the name of the author and the title of the book.

3 - Best Performance by a LOTR actor/actress in a Supporting Role in a TV Series, Made for TV Movie, Mini-Series or Motion Picture (for 2005).
Please provide the name of the actor/actress, the show/film, and the role played. For television shows please provide the name of the network and the country it aired on.

4 - Best Performance by a LOTR actor/actress in a Leading Role in a TV series, Made for TV Movie, Mini-Series or Motion Picture (for 2005).
Please provide the name of the actor/actress, the show/film, and the role played. For television shows please provide the name of the network and the country it aired on.

5 - Best Fan Fiction (PG-13 or lower, no Slash).
Please submit link to the story, the title, and the name of the writer. If possible, how to contact the writer should also be included. This should be a Fan Fic that is currently available on the web so that other fans can view it and then vote on it.

6 - Best Fan website (fan fiction, fan art, actors, etc).
Please provide a link, and the name of the site. This should be a website that is currently in existence so that other fans can see it and vote on it.

In order to help you in the acting categories, we've compiled a non-exhaustive list of the shows and films the LOTR cast appeared in this year. You can pick from this list and you can add to it. Thank you!

• Elijah Wood in Sin City (Kevin), Green Street Hooligans (Matt Buckner), and Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan)
  
• Billy Boyd in On A Clear Day (Danny)
  
• Dominic Monaghan in Lost (TV) (Charlie)
  
• Sean Astin in Smile (Mr Matthews), Hercules (TV) (Linus), and Into The West (TV) (Martin Jarrett)
  
• Orlando Bloom in Kingdom Of Heaven (Balian) and Elizabethtown (Drew)
  
• Viggo Mortensen in A History Of Violence (Tom)
  
• Sean Bean in The Island (Merrick), Flightplan (Captain Rich), and North Country (Kyle)
  
• Ian McKellen in Asylum (Dr Cleave)
  
• Ian Holm in Lord of War (Simeon Weisz)
  
• Brad Dourif in Deadwood Year 2 (Doc Cochran)
  
• Marton Csokas in Kingdom Of Heaven (Guy de Lusignan) and Asylum (Edgar Stark)
  
• John Rhys-Davies in Revelations (TV) (Professor Jonah Lampley)
  
• Christopher Lee in Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith (Count Dooku), and Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (Dr Wonka)
  
• Karl Urban in Doom (Reaper)