 During 20 years at New Line Cinema (and prior to that Republic Pictures), Ordesky acquired or executive produced over 60 films, including New Line's first Best Picture Oscar nominee ("Shine"), its first major category Oscar winner (Geoffrey Rush, Academy Award for Best Actor, "Shine"), and its first Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (Lars von Trier's "Dancer In The Dark").While at New Line, Ordesky executive produced the entire "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.The final film of the trilogy, "", made history by winning every Oscar for which it was nominated, including the Academy Award for Best Picture and Academy Award for Best Director.