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Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen
Thumbnail from title in Kiwi Oscar Heroes | NZ On Screen

Kiwi Oscar Heroes

Kiwi Oscar Heroes

When the last Lord of the Rings film won Academy Awards glory in 2004, jokes were made about running out of Kiwis to thank. Taika Waititi’s nap and Anna Paquin’s stutter have also made Oscar night news through the years. Along with the Oscar magnet that is the Weta effects empire, comes a largely unsung legacy of Oscar recognition. Celebrate some of the Kiwi winners and nominees via NZ On Screen's collection of Kiwis at the Oscars: from hobbits, heavenly creatures and whale riders to Two Cars, a woozy gold rush tale, an extreme ski documentary and more...