On December 13, 2007, Andy Serkis was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the "Actor In A Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series Or Television Movie" category for his performance in Longford.
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Andy is currently producing and starring in Freezing Time (2007), about Eadweard Muybridge, a photography pioneer that is considered the founder of modern cinema, and was also a self-confessed murderer.
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Andy appeared in an film about deforestation, The Ancient Forests for Greenpeace in 2004. The film was narrated by Ewan McGregor and had a soundtrack composed by Angelo Badalamenti.
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Andy appeared in Neneh Cherry's music video for her song "Woman" in 1996.
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Andy is a vegetarian.
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Andy was ruled ineligle for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role of Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003) because Gollum was a computer-generated character.
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Andy owns one of the two prop rings made for the Lord Of The Rings films. The other belongs to Elijah Wood.
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Andy based his voice for Gollum in the Lord Of The Rings films on his cats' voices when coughing up furballs.
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