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February 18, 2002 — Under new rules, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is still determining who will be named as producers of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

New Line submitted four names as producers of the film: director Peter Jackson, Frances Walsh, Barrie M. Osborne and Tim Sanders.

Variety Reports:
New Oscar rules allow only three producers to be listed, so currently the film is listed as "nominees to be determined [for the best-picture Oscar nomination]." The academy's producers' branch will arbitrate and select three names to be formally listed as nominees, probably by the end of the month. Only those three will be permitted onstage to accept the statuette if the film wins.