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Six Nominations for "Order of the Phoenix" at Empire Awards
Film AwardsThe BBC is reporting tonight the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” film received a total of six nominations at the upcoming Empire Magazine Movie Awards. The fifth film in the series was nominated for Best Film while actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) both received nominations in the respective categories of Best Actor and Best Actress. The film also received recognition in the category of sci-fi/fantasy, where it was nominated for Best Film: Sci-fi/Fantasy. The film’s soundtrack, composed by Nicholas Hooper, received a nomination for Best Soundtrack as did David Yates, who was nominated for the Best Director honor. “Order of the Phoenix” leads the pack in overall nominations along with the film “Atonement,” who also received six nominations.
The awards ceremony is set for March 9th at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. Comedian Rob Brydon is set to host the ceremony, which will announce the winners as voted by EmpireOnline.com readers and magazine subscribers. The awards ceremony is scheduled to be broadcast on ITV2 Monday, March 10th at 9pm local time.
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Uh, uh. The R/Hr fans who hoped that Rupert will now be thrust into the limelight because his character ended up with the lead female must be crushed that Rupert still continues to waddle in the shadow of Dan and Emma. Face facts people.This is a people’s choice award. It’s not judged by a committee of critics. Just by the general movie going public, some of whom are rabid fans, some of whom are just mainstream moviegoers. It’s on the other extreme side of the “legitimate” awards like the BAfta and Oscars. The fans chose it and to some that carries more weight that all the expert opinion of expert critics.
BTW, Some fans don’t even take into account the current movie their idol is nominated for. Dan’s critical acclaim in “Equus” went a long way in changing his image and some moviegoers who are not familiar with his work would base their nomination on that. Same with Rupert. He’s always seen as the comedic actor.some don’t take that seriously, you know. Hence, the shortage of acting awards. My two cents.
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Moving the HBP film to July 2009 is:
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- Not something I care about.3 (4%)
- Cool; who wants to go to the movies in the winter anyway?1 (1%)
- Awesome! I get to save $10 until next year.3 (4%)
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What Rachel was trying to say was that Rupert should be recognized more for his talent. I have to agree. But, congrats to Emma and Dan though! :)