The Leaky Cauldron - Honors/Awards

Half-Blood Prince Nominated for Kids' Vote BAFTA, SFX Awards

Tue Oct 27 15:54:00 -0400 2009

We have two award nominations to tell you about regarding Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. First the film was among those nominated in the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Kids' Vote category for Best Film. Children ages seven to fourteen are now able to vote online for their choice of movie of the year including Half-Blood Prince at this link. Voting runs now until November 2...

Half-Blood Prince Wins Two Spike TV Scream Awards

Fri Oct 23 14:08:00 -0400 2009

Last September we told you Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince had been nominated several times at the annual SPIKE TV Scream awards. Those awards have been presented, with the sixth Harry Potter film a winner in two categories. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was named "Best Ensemble" while the Death Eater attack on the bridge in London sequence was given the unusual " Holy S***! Sce...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Nominated as Hollywood Movie of the Year

Wed Oct 07 19:37:00 -0400 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been nominated as a Movie of the Year for the Hollywood Movie of the Year Awards. Nominees were selected by those at the Hollywood Film Festival and fans can vote online for their favorite at this link, with the final awards to be presented at the Hollywood Movie Awards Gala Ceremony on October 26.

J.K. Rowling to Receive First Hans Christian Andersen Award

Tue Oct 06 10:16:00 -0400 2009

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been selected to receive the very first Hans Christian Anderson Literature Prize next year in Odense, Denmark. Given in honor of the prolific author of classic fairy tales such as The Princess and the Pea, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Ugly Duckling and many more beloved stories, the Copenhagen Post reports:

"The literature prize is to be awarded to someone ...

Radcliffe and Watson Included in 2010 Guinness World Records Book

Mon Sep 14 22:45:00 -0400 2009

Harry Potter actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) are among the actors included in the 2010 edition of the Guinness World Records Book. The latest edition of the venerable reference guide includes records for the two actors in categories relating to the continued box office success of the Harry Potter films. Mr. Radcliffe was named "Highest-Grossing Actor of ...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince a Winner at Teen Choice Awards

Mon Aug 10 07:52:00 -0400 2009

At ceremonies held last night in Los Angeles, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was named a winner at the Teen Choice Awards. As noted previously, the film had been nominated as in the "Summer Movie Action Adventure" category, with fans all over the world voting for the sixth Harry Potter film; complete list of winners found here. The Teen Choice Awards will be broadcast tonight at 10:00pm...

Emmy Nominations for Branagh, Gleeson

Mon Jul 20 07:37:00 -0400 2009

Over the weekend, nominations for the Emmys were revealed. Congratulations are in order for actor Brendan Gleeson (Mad Eye) for his work on the HBO Winston Churchill film "Into the Storm," and to actor Kenneth Branagh for his work on the BBC series "Wallander." Cheers!

Dan Radcliffe Nominated for Broadway.com Audience Award

Tue May 12 19:47:00 -0400 2009

Thanks to our Order partner DanRadcliffe.com we know that actor Dan Radcliffe was nominated today in the "Favorite Leading Actor" for his role in Equus at the Broadway.com Awards. Equus was also nominated for "Favorite Broadway Play Revival." If you would like, you can vote on these awards via this link. The Broadway.com awards will be presented Friday, May 22nd.

Thanks to DanRadcliffe.com!

Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs Attend Empire Awards

Sun Mar 29 13:38:00 -0400 2009

Actors Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) are attending the Empire Awards which are being held tonight in London. You can see early photos of the them at this event via this link to our Image galleries. Update: Helena Bonham Carter is also attending tonight (more below) with photos of her starting here. Also be sure to follow along with the live blog as they announce th...

Harry Potter Among All-Time Coolest Pop Culture Heroes from Entertainment Weekly

Fri Mar 27 14:30:00 -0400 2009

UPDATE: You can see the cover of the EW magazine, which features a newer photo of Dan Radcliffe as Harry and an old photo of Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort here in our galleries.

Entertainment Weekly has released a new list which ranks their Twenty All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture. Among the list of Pop Culture Heroes is none other than The Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter, who is ranked in fourth...

J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard on Shortlist for British Book Award

Tue Mar 10 07:08:00 -0400 2009

The Tales of Beedle the Bard written by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling have been nominated this year at the Galaxy British Book Awards. Beedle the Bard is on the shortlist for "Children's Book of the Year," along with a few others including: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, Captain Underpants & the Preposterous Plight by Dav Pilkey, Artemis Foul & The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer, Horrid He...

Kids' Choice Awards Voting Now Open

Mon Mar 02 20:50:00 -0500 2009

As TLC reported previously, the Harry Potter novels by author J. K. Rowling have been nominated at the 22nd Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in the "Favorite Book" category. Voting has now opened online via this link. The winners are set to be announced when the show airs on Saturday, March 28th at 8PM EST on Nickelodeon.

Oscar Watch: Gleeson, Pattinson News

Tue Feb 17 08:40:00 -0500 2009

We have two pieces of news regarding Harry Potter cast members and the Oscar Awards which are to be presented this weekend.

First, actor Brendan Gleeson will receive an award at the "Oscar Wilde: Honoring The Irish in Film" special event on Thursday, February 19th. Along with actor Jonathan Rhys Myers (The Tudors) and Hylda Queally, Brendan Gleeson, who notably portrays Mad-Eye Moody in the Har...

Handprints of JK Rowling Now On Display in Edinburgh, Scotland

Thu Feb 12 08:36:00 -0500 2009

Last year we told you author J.K. Rowling was to be honored by the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The event took place in September, where Jo received the Edinburgh Award. In commemoration of this event, hand prints of the Harry Potter author have now been made, and are on display for the public. STV reports her "her engraved handprints in Caithness stone are in the grounds of Edinburgh's City Ch...

JK Rowling, Knight of the French Realm (Updated)

Tue Feb 03 13:08:00 -0500 2009

UPDATE 4: Video of J.K. Rowling at the award ceremony is now online here via our galleries.

As reported yesterday, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been awarded the prestigious Legion of Honor from France. Very early reports from the AP say that at "a ceremony in a gilded hall in the Elysee presidential palace," JKR received the honorary title of "knight". Update 1: Photos are now available...