The Lord of the Rings (film series) compiled by "Empire", with Viggo Mortensen's portrayal of Aragorn ranking No. 15, Ian McKellen's portrayal of Gandalf ranking No. 30, Ian Holm's portrayal of Bilbo Baggins (shared with Martin Freeman for his portrayal of the same character in "The Hobbit" films) ranking No. 61, Andy Serkis' portrayal of Gollum ranking No. 66, Sean Astin's portrayal of Samwise Gamgee ranking No. 77, and Orlando Bloom's portrayal of Legolas ranking No. 94. The three films together were nominated for a total of 30 Academy Awards, of which they won 17, a record for any movie trilogy (the three nominations for "" and
The History of The Hobbit to "The Hobbit", including abandoned revisions for the unpublished third edition of the work, intended for 1960, as well as previously unpublished original maps and illustrations drawn by Tolkien himself. "The History of" The Hobbit: "Volume I: Mr. Baggins". This contains the first half of Tolkien’s draft material for "The Hobbit", along with commentary. It was published in the UK on 4 May 2007. "The History of" The Hobbit: "Volume II: Return to Bag-End", contains the last half of Tolkien’s original manuscript draft, with commentary and later drafts and appendices. It was published in the UK on 18 June 2007.