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
The Devil's Disciple (1959 film) The Devil's Disciple (1959 film) The Devil's Disciple is a 1959 British-American film adaptation of the 1897 George Bernard Shaw play "The Devil's Disciple". The Anglo-American film was directed by Guy Hamilton, who replaced Alexander Mackendrick, and starred Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. Mary Grant designed the film's costumes. Lancaster and Douglas made several films together over the decades, including "I Walk Alone" (1948), "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957), "Seven Days in May" (1964) and "Tough Guys" (1986), which fixed the notion of the pair as something of a team in the public's imagination. Douglas was always