Michael Gambon on Irish Film and Television Awards Shortlist
The Irish Film and Television Academy have today released a shortlist of some the nominees for the 2010 Irish Film and Television Awards. Actor Michael Gambon has been nominated for his portrayal of Albus Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Mr. Gambon faces competitionContinued...
"Half-Blood Prince" Nominated for Art Directors Guild Award
The LA Times reports today that "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" has been nominated for an Excellence in Production Design Award by the Art Directors Guild of America. Harry Potter production designer Stuart Craig, who has previously won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the ArtContinued...
Leaky Nominated in 2010 TotalFilm.com Movie Blog Awards
Leaky's 2009 Year In Review: Part Two
Here now is Part Two of Leaky's 2009 Year in Review of Harry Potter news! Part One is posted below. Enjoy!
After years of planning, the time had come for LeakyCon 2009, our very first Harry Potter fan conference. In the lead up to the event, two LeakyCon songs and our officialContinued...
Indigo Ranks Deathly Hallows as Best Young Adult Book of the Decade
A press release from Canadian book retailer Indigo Books & Music Inc. has ranked Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the top book of the decade in their newly released Young Adult Fiction list. The list was put together by a "dedicated team of Indigo book buyers," withContinued...
Harry Potter Series Best of the Year List RoundUp
As newspapers continue to take stock of this past decade, the books and films of the Harry Potter series make an appearance on a number of new end of the year lists. First, the Globe and Mail names the seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, their Book of the Decade. TheContinued...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on Oscar VFX Short List
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one of the semifinalists of films in consideration for a VFX Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released this list of 15 films that are on the shortlist for Achievement in Visual Effects. In early January, this listContinued...
Harry Potter Novels by JK Rowling on Multiple Best of Decade Lists
As we near the end of 2009, many publications and websites are releasing their "best of the decade" lists, many which include the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling.
First Bookseller points out that our favorite author is the biggest selling author of the decade, saying "J K Rowling unsurprisinglyContinued...
J.K. Rowling: An EW Entertainer of the Decade
The newest issue of Entertainment Weekly features the best of the past ten years, with our favorite author gaining a spot in the Top 15 Entertainers of the Decade. Coming in at number 3, the magazine writes of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling:
"As 1999 came to a close, J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter wereContinued...
Nicholas Hooper's Score for Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince Nominated for Grammy
Congratulations are in order today as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been nominated for a Grammy Award. The score composed by Nicholas Hooper for the sixth Harry Potter film is among those nominated s "Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture,Continued...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Nominated for Satellite Award
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is among those nominated at the 14th Annual Satellite Awards in the category of "Best Motion Picture (Animated or Mixed Media). Others nominated in this category include "Up," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "Where the Wild Things Are," "Cloudy withContinued...
Vote Harry Potter at Mashable Open Web Awards
The world of Harry Potter is represented this year at the annual Mashable Open Web Awards. Celebrating the best on the net, voting is now open for a variety of categories, including two that relate to Harry Potter. First Tom Felton (Draco) @TomFelton is among those nominated as "Best Actor/Actress"Continued...
Half-Blood Prince Nominated for Kids' Vote BAFTA, SFX Awards
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 forContinued...
Half-Blood Prince Wins Two Spike TV Scream Awards
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 EnsembleContinued...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Nominated as Hollywood Movie of the Year
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 awardsContinued...