“Deathly Hallows: Part 2” has been named as one of the shortlist contenders for the Visual Effects Oscar. Other films that made the shortlist are: “Captain America,” “Hugo,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” “Real Steel,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “Transformers,” “The Tree of Life,” and “X-Men: First Class.” …read more!

The Art Directors Guild has nominated Harry Potter production designer Stuart Craig for the Excellence in Production Design Award for his work on “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” The movie has been nominated in the fantasy film category and will possibly be up against “Captain America,” “The Adventures of TinTin,” “Pirates of …read more!

Two new for your consideration promos for “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” have surfaced online. You can watch them here and here or below. Many thanks to SnitchSeeker!

For the first contest of 2012 we’re asking you to think up a magical accident Harry might have had during his childhood with the Dursley’s and describe it in 750 words or less. The first place winner will receive a handcrafted wand (design changes each month) and a copy of the book The Practitioners Guide …read more!

Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) has been made a “Commander of the British Empire”: Bonham Carter received a CBE, or Commander of the Order of the British Empire award — one step below a knighthood — after the most successful year of her career, capped by her performance in “The King’s Speech”, the hit film …read more!

« Back to Contests Harry’s Other Magical Accident Contest Welcome to the new year! The idea for January’s contest comes to us from Elli Jenks! Before Harry knew he was a wizard he was just a small boy living with his ill-mannered relatives. Over the years as incidents of bullying would occur, both at home …read more!

Thanks to Fantasy.fr we have some new pictures of Dan Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps in “The Woman in Black” here in our galleries. Some of the new images show Radcliffe with co-stars Janet McTeer and Ciaran Hinds, who portrayed Aberforth Dumbledore in “Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” Enjoy!

In a new interview with the LA Times Hero Complex, Alan Rickman discusses what it was like to play Professor Severus Snape over a decade: “It was a punctuation mark in my life every year because I would be doing other things but always come back to that and I was always aware of my …read more!

Long time Leaky fans know all about the joyous Potter holidaythat follows Christmas every year. No, it is not the anniversary of the Book 7 release day announcement, and no it has nothing to do with Argus Filtch. Today is in fact the birthday of Leaky’s own Melissa Anelli!I hope you’ll drop whatever you’re doing …read more!

The score to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” composed by Alexandre Desplat, has made the Oscar’s Original Score shortlist, along 96 other contenders. The final nominations for Best Original Score will be announced on January 24th. Desplat was also nominated for his work on “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” and “The Ides …read more!