Prisoner of Azkaban won the Orange Film of the Year award from the BAFTAs tonight. (Read BBC‘s report.) The award was voted on by the public. Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) accepted the award, in it congratulating Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) for getting his priorities straight: He didn’t attend because he is revising for his GCSE …read more!

Actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) will be among the celebrity judges for a film awards contest that highlights young filmmakers from the UK. The First Light Film Awards, which celebrate short films made by children between the ages of 5 and 18 , will be presented in London on February 23rd. Other judges of the …read more!

The UK edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been confirmed as being 608 pages in length. Andy, from Harry Potter Fan Zone, wrote to let us know that they confirmed the length of the new Potter book with Bloomsbury, after seeing this scan of an order form for the book, which was …read more!

A WB rep told us this morning that the rumor about Harry kissing Cho in the Goblet of Fire film (instigated by a German magazine article) is incorrect. The same goes for the old rumor about Hermione kissing Krum. These 14-year-old characters will keep their puckers to themselves for now.

Amazon.com has announced that over 100,000 copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince have been pre-ordered. A UK Amazon spokesperson was quoted as saying “Our customers are clearly incredibly excited about the sixth Harry Potter book and we’re thrilled more than 100,000 of them have recognised that.”A few days ago we reported that the …read more!

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.