The nominations for the 68th Golden Globes Awards were announced yesterday morning; these nods featured a number of members of the Harry Potter cast. “The King’s Speech”, which stars Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew), Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) has been nominated under the Best Motion Picture – Drama, category, whilst Bonham …read more!

Inside the Magic today reports that Ollivander’s Wand Shop at Universal Studios’ Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction in Orlando, Florida, has undergone a small expansion in order to accommodate for the large number of customers. The second shop can be accessed via Ollivander’s through a door on the left-hand side which formerly …read more!

We only have about 200 left, and the last shipment before Christmas is going out TOMORROW – so order your Jingle Spells 4 (or JS4+LeakyCon CD package!) now – before midnight eastern time! While Jingle Spells 4 AND the live CD are on iTunes (JS4 / Live CD disc 1, disc 2), this is your …read more!

Hey everyone! It’s already late in the day Tuesday, so we’re going to give you the Leakypedia Post of the day for Today and Wednesday on this thread. You all did a very nice job getting the Felix Felicis page done on Monday. Major props go out to Leaky users Nellythemarrow and Sohumdore for doing …read more!

The social media site Twitter has released their Year in Review: Top Twitter Trends with several categories highlighting 2010’s most talked about subjects. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” made it on two lists, including Overall Top Trends. It ranked number 9 out of 10, just after Justin Bieber (#8) and before Pulpo Paul (#10, …read more!

Happy Monday everyone! Today’s Leakypedia topic of the day is “Felix Felicis“ Felix Felicis, also called “liquid luck”, is a magical potion that was introduced to us for the first time in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Today we would like your help filling out this entry in the Leakypedia with as much complete …read more!

Please join us at Leaky in wishing Bill Nighy a very happy birthday. The Rufus Scrimgeour actor celebrated his 61st birthday today. Many happy returns, Mr. Nighy!

The Oscar race is heating up and, today, we have our first official mention of the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” film being in contention for the golden statue. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the list of fifteen semifinalists for the Achievement in Visual Effects honor at …read more!

Vanity Fair as an interview online with actress Kelly Macdonald, from the current HBO series “Boardwalk Empire,” which makes note of her appearing as the Grey Lady in the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” film. The magazine reports: Next thing I find out, she’s got a small part as the Raveclaw house …read more!

Please join us at TLC in wishing Kenneth Branagh a very very special happy birthday. The actor, who played Gilderoy Lockhart in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” is celebrating his 50th birthday today! Many happy returns, Mr. Branagh!