Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban lead the way as nominations for the 31st Annual Saturn Awards have been announced. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films nominated Azkaban for a total of nine awards including Best Fantasy film, Best Directing for Alfonso Cuaron, Best Writing for Steve Kloves, Best Music for …read more!

Variety is reporting today that Harry Potter has received two nominations again this year for the 18th Annual Nickelodeon “Kid’s Choice Awards“. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban received a nomination for Best Movie, while the Harry Potter novels were nominated for Best Book Series. You will be able to vote for these awards …read more!

A representative for Warner Brothers said today that there is “no truth whatsoever” in the previously reported rumor that model/actress Elizabeth Hurley has been cast in HP5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Tennis Anyone…?, starring Jason Isaacs (aka Lucius Malfoy) will be screening Feb 10th at the Comedy Arts Film Festival in Aspen, CO, Martyne of the Unofficial Jason Isaacs Page tells us. The movie will show on Feb 10 and Feb 12. Isaacs plays Johnnie Green. Click below for the film’s summary. This directing debut from …read more!

As previously reported, Prisoner of Azkaban is up for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts‘ Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding Film of the Year. Now WB is urging fans via newsletter to vote for it as Orange Film of the Year shortlist, which you can do here.

A professor in Japan invented the sweeper, a mode of transportation said to be inspired by HP and broomcraft. There’s a movie of it here (thanks Wacca).

Veritaserum.com reports today that a representative of Rupert Grint’s talent agency, Actual Management, told them that Rupert is in negotiations to star in the new film “Driving Lessons,” to be written and directed by Jeremy Brock and also star Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley). The film would not get in the way of his Potter commitments; …read more!

As we told you previously, the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film was nominated for Academy Awards this year in two categories: Best Visual Effects, and Best Score. Variety now has two articles about each of these categories, and talks about the chances for Azkaban to win an Oscar award. In the article …read more!

Home Theater Mag reports that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban will be among spring releases of miniDVDs, the 3-inch (8cm) discs that are growing in popularity. The new, smaller discs are said to go with new, handheld DVD players popular among young teens.

The BBC reports today that three of the top four most-watched films on the five main British TV channels were recent British films, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Bend it like Beckham and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider pulling in a total of 22.6 million viewers.