Saruman appears as a minor villain in "Lego Dimensions", in which he allies himself with main antagonist Lord Vortech. Asteroid 418532 Saruman was named after the wizard and in honor of actor Christopher Lee. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (). [a] The volume published as "The Silmarillion" in 1977 contains four books in addition to the "Quenta Silmarillion". The last of these—"Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"—covers Saruman's earlier history, but was written after "The Lord of the Rings". Note: For ease of reference, citations of "Letters" include
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game) 2003 Spike Video Game Awards, "Return of the King" was nominated for two awards; "Best Animation" and "Best Game Based on a Movie". It lost in both categories, to "" and "Enter the Matrix", respectively. The console version won in two categories at the DICE 2004 awards: "Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance: Male" (for Elijah Wood's voice role as Frodo) and "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design". In 2014, IGN included the game in their list of the "5 Best "Lord of the Rings" Video Games." Despite the game's receiving general critical acclaim and selling well, Peter Jackson, director of the