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Peter Jackson gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)
Peter Jackson gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)

Los Angeles - Oscar-winning Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson received a star on Monday on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, joined by key cast members from his blockbuster JRR Tolkien films.

Actors Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Andy Serkis (Gollum), Richard Armitage, (Thorin Oakenshield), Lee Pace (Thranduil) and Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel) were on hand to help honor the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

"Welcome to Middle Earth. Otherwise known as Hollywood, California," said Los Angeles city councillor Mitch O'Farrell at the ceremony, attended by hundreds of screaming fans on Hollywood Boulevard.

Check out a video of Jackson accepting his star:

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