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...
J.K. Rowling to Receive First Hans Christian Andersen Award
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 DucklingContinued...
Radcliffe and Watson Included in 2010 Guinness World Records Book
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 relatingContinued...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince a Winner at Teen Choice Awards
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 theContinued...
Emmy Nominations for Branagh, Gleeson
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
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 awardsContinued...
Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs Attend Empire Awards
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)Continued...
Harry Potter Among All-Time Coolest Pop Culture Heroes from Entertainment Weekly
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 HeroesContinued...
J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard on Shortlist for British Book Award
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 StephenieContinued...
Kids' Choice Awards Voting Now Open
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 28thContinued...
Oscar Watch: Gleeson, Pattinson News
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 TudorsContinued...
Handprints of JK Rowling Now On Display in Edinburgh, Scotland
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.Continued...
JK Rowling, Knight of the French Realm (Updated)
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 presidentialContinued...
Michael Gambon and David Bradley Nominated for Olivier Award
Congratulations are in order today for two Harry Potter actors who have been recognized for their work in British theater this year. Actors Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore) and David Bradley (Argus Filch) both were nominated today at the prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards in theContinued...
J.K. Rowling to Receive French Legion of Honor Award Tomorrow
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling will be receiving one of the highest honors from France, it was announced today. The office of Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, has announced they will be presenting JKR with "les insignes de Chevalier de l’ordre de la Légion d’honneur" (the LegionContinued...