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 Goodies (1959 film) comical mistakes, but eventually the two new couples reunite and all ends well. The West German Catholic Film Service regarded the film as one "with a weak plot line, the same old gags used over and over again." The film critic of the journal "Cinema" wrote that "even in the 1950s, it was not witty." The Goodies (1959 film) Musterknaben ("Role Models"; English-language title: "The Goodies") is an East German romantic comedy film, directed by Johannes Knittel. It was released in 1959. Bassi and Edwin are the two laziest, most irresponsible construction workers in their workers' brigade. When they fall