Congratulations to JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT AND CHRIS CANUTE

A little background on Mr. Canute:

Mr. Canute was the hand drummer in the recording "ME & BOBBY McGEE" on the "BareNaked" album, and... Mr. Canute was Jennifer Love Hewitt's studio school teacher.

I think those two should write a musical.

HOLLYWOOD -- "The Lord of the Rings" won five of the six nominations it received at the DVD Premiere Awards on Tuesday (Jan. 14) at a star-studded celebrity event which honors highlights in DVD film releases.

The first in the trilogy of the Peter Jackson fantasy film won Best New Extra Features for a New Release while "Beauty and the Beast" won Best Overall New Extra Features for a Library title and "Hunchback II" won Best Animated DVD Premiere Movie while "Gentleman's Game" won Best Live Action Movie.

More than 500 people vote for the winners from the DVD Premiere Academy in this second annual event formerly known as the Video Premiere Awards. It is the video industry’s largest awards program and the only one that recognizes the individual artistic achievements in movies produced for home viewing and special editions of theatrical releases.

The awards also included honorees such as director/writer Quentin Tarantino, Miramax’s co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein, director Peter Jackson and sister actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Disney is the studio copping the most wins, with seven, while "LOTR's" New Line won five. By studios, Universal and First Look won three, Miramax, Artisan and Lions Gate won two while Fox, MGM, Screen Media, BMW Films and Ifilm each won one award.

The awards were presented at the Wiltern Theatre, in Los Angeles, sponsored by DVD Premieres magazine, a sister publication to Variety and is a benefit for the Children’s Action Network, an L.A.-based, national charity committed to raising awareness about the joys of adoption and encouraging the public to respond to the needs of waiting children.

Curmudgeonly host Ben Stein, Emmy-winning TV game show host, actor and author shared the stage with other presenters including Bruce Boxleitner, Gary Busey, David Carradine, Coolio, Vivica A. Fox, The Hanson Brothers, John Landis, Nick Mancuso, Kevin Smith, Leah Thompson, Robert Walden and Henry Winkler. Soul and blues singer Solomon Burke performed.

The winners are:

Academy of Artistic Achievement Inductee
• The Matrix (Warner Bros.)

Franchise Performers Award
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

Director Focus Award
• Peter Jackson

Pioneer Award
• Quentin Tarantino

Producer Award
• Bob and Harvey Weinstein

AOL MOVIES DVD PREMIERE AWARDS
• Best Special Edition of the Year (New Release): Lord of the Rings (New Line/Warner)
• Best Special Edition of the Year (Classic Movie): Back to the Future Trilogy (Universal)

Best Overall New Extra Features, New Release
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended Edition - Michael Pellerin (New Line/Warner)

Best Overall New Extra Features, Library Title
• Beauty and the Beast Platinum Edition - Jeff Kurtti, Brian Johnson, Ben Zev, Allan Hellard (Buena Vista)

Best New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes
• Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended Edition – Overall new and extended scenes included in extended film, Peter Jackson (New Line/Warner)

Best Original Retrospective Documentary, New Release
• Appendices: Parts 1 and 2—From Book to Vision, From Vision to Reality - Michael Pellerin (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended Edition, New Line/Warner)

Best Original Retrospective Documentary, Library Title
• Enlisted: The Story of M*A*S*H - J.M. Kenny (M*A*S*H Five Star Collection, Fox)

Best Audio Commentary, New Release
• Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended Edition (New Line/Warner)

Best Audio Commentary, Library Release
• Martin Scorsese, Robbie Robertson - The Last Waltz (MGM)

Best Menu Design
• Monsters, Inc. - John Ross (Buena Vista)

Best Animated DVD premiere Movie
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame II - Hiroshi Saotome, Chris Henderson (Buena Vista)

Best Live Action DVD premiere Movie
• A Gentleman’s Game - Kimberly Braswell (First Look)

Best Actor (in a DVD premiere Movie):
• Gary Sinise - A Gentleman’s Game (First Look)

Best Actress (in a DVD premiere Movie):
• Joan Plowright - Rock My World (Screen Media)

Best Supporting Actor (in a DVD premiere Movie):
• The Hanson Brothers - Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice (Universal)

Best Supporting Actress (in a DVD premiere Movie):
• Lindy Booth - The Skulls II (Universal)

Best Animated Character Performance (in a DVD premiere Movie):
• Gothel - voice Anjelica Huston, animation directors Gino Nichele, Sebastian Brodin; character designers Jean Gillmore, Sean Newton; Barbie as Rapunzel (Mattel/Artisan)

Best Original Song (in a DVD premiere Movie):
• I’m Gonna Love You (Madellaine’s Love Song) - Jennifer Love Hewitt, music and lyrics by Jennifer Love Hewitt and Chris Canute; The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (Buena Vista)

Best Director (DVD premiere Movie):
• Adam Ripp - Gang Tapes (Trimark/Lions Gate)

Best Screenplay (DVD premiere Movie):
• Tom DiCillo - Double Whammy (Trimark/Lions Gate)

Best Original Score (DVD premiere Movie):
• Barbie as Rapunzel - Arnie Roth (Mattel/Artisan)

Best Cinematography (DVD premiere Movie):
• Conrad W. Hall - A Gentleman’s Game (First Look)

Best Editing (DVD premiere Movie):
• Erik Peterson - Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (Buena Vista)

Best Visual Effects (DVD premiere Movie):
• Jamison Goei - Hellraiser: Hellseeker (Buena Vista)

Best Internet Video Premiere
TIE: • Hostage - John Woo (BMWFilms.com)
• Since My Last Dance - Mark Bollinger (iFilm.com)