Some recent Award Season HP news
The season of movie awards is now well under way, and there are a few pieces of news relating to Harry Potter to report on:
- Firstly, Potter actors Jim Broadbent (Slughorn) and David Thewlis (Lupin), have been nominated at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards, for their respective roles in the films Another Year and London Boulevard.
- The Production Designer for Harry Potter, Stuart Craig, has received a nomination in the Fantasy Film category at the Art Directors Guild Awards for his work on Deathly Hallows Part 1.
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) has revealed the finalists in the race to get an Oscar nomination in the Visual Effects Category. Deathly Hallows Part 1 was one of seven films on the list, which will be cut down on Jan 20th to five final nominees.
- And finally, Deathly Hallows Part 1 has been longlisted in 8 categories for the BAFTAs. These categories are:
• Make Up & Hair
• Editing
• Special Visual Effects
• Costume Design
• Sound
• Production Design
• Cinematography
• Original Music
Additionally, Helena Bonham Carter, Miranda Richardson, and Jim Broadbent have all been longlisted in acting categories for roles outside of Potter.
Congratulations to all involved and we hope you are successful!
Update: Deathly Hallows: Part 1 has now officially been nominated for two BAFTAs. These are:
• Special Visual Effects
• Make Up & Hair
Jan
12
The People’s Choice Awards was the first awards show of the season and Deathly Hallows-Part 2 won big! On January 11th, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2 won a People’s Choice Award in the following categories:
- Favorite Movie
- Favorite Action Movie
- Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast
- Favorite Book Adaptation
Congratulations to all who worked endlessly to bring the story we love to the big screen. To view the entire list of winners go to www.peopleschoiceawards.com

Jan
11
Dan Radcliffe recently participated in the third instalment of MTV’s very funny ‘American Talk’ interview quizzes. Dan attempts to name the greatest American president, reveals a crush on Katy Perry, and manages to name all of the Twilight movies, plus other things. Watch that below thanks to this tumblr user.
Jan
10
As the Oscar race gets really serious Deathly Hallows Part 2 keeps getting more good news. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday the seven films short-listed for the Best Makeup category and DH2 was among the honorees.

Here is the list below:
- Albert Nobbs
- Anonymous
- The Artist
- Gainsbourg : A Heroic Life
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2
- Hugo
- The Iron Lady
Make sure to tune in on February 26 to watch the 84th annual Academy Awards to cheer on Deathly Hallows-Part 2!!!