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:
You’ve probably heard about Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter (which I think we’ll usually shorten to the HP Studio Tour)Â and you perhaps already have your tickets booked for when it opens in March of 2012. The sets are being opened up for fans to visit and discover the secrets from the making of the Harry Potter film series.
Well, today the official facebook page revealed the exciting news that the Diagon Alley street set will be included in the tour, as well the sets of some its shops AND the set of Gringotts bank.
“It’s official. Boris Johnson has revealed that you will be able to step onto the famous cobbles of Diagon Alley and take a peek into Ollivanders wand shop, Flourish and Blotts, the Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Eeylops Owl Emporium here at the Studio Tour.”
Just in from hypable.com, a Variety reporter just learned that Harry Potter and How to Succeed star Daniel Radcliffe will host Saturday Night Live next month! He will host the January 14 episode and we hope there will be a Potter skit present as well. We will post a few clips following the episode airing in January. For now, mark your calenders and tune in on January 14 at 11:30pm EST on NBC.
Here we have the first TV advertisement for Daniel Radcliffe’s new horror-ghost-thriller film The Woman in Black, from CBS via Snitchseeker, which contains some new unseen clips of Dan. The film is set to be released in February 2012.
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You’ve probably heard about Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter (which I think we’ll usually shorten to the HP Studio Tour)Â and you perhaps already have your tickets booked for when it opens in March of 2012. The sets are being opened up for fans to visit and discover the secrets from the making of the Harry Potter film series.
