Middle-earth in film also became the most-nominated in the Academy's history, surpassing the "Godfather" series' 28 (with the release of "The Hobbit", the series currently has 36 nominations total). Its 11 Oscars at the 2004 Academy Awards tied it for most awards won for one film with "Titanic" six years earlier and the 1959 version of "Ben-Hur." It also broke the previous "sweep" record, beating "Gigi" and "The Last Emperor" (which each took 9 out of 9). "The Return of the King" also made movie history as the highest-grossing film opening on a Wednesday and was the second film after "Titanic" to earn
Kong Oscars gate, Bergen Kong Oscars gate. The street's south-eastern end is at Stadsporten, the old city gate of Bergen. The intersection between Kong Oscars gate and Strømgaten, further north, is the location of Zander Kaae's Foundation (, Kong Oscars gate 67), built in the 18th century for a charity and now the rooms are rented to students. On the west side of the intersection is St. Jørgens hospital, an 18th-century leprosy hospital and today a leprosy museum. Directly north of the museum is Danckert Krohn's Foundation, another charity for the elderly, built in the late 18th century. Further up the street, by the