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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" won the award for Best Fantasy Film at the 38th annual Saturn Awards. The Saturn Awards specifically honors films in the sci-fi, fantasy and horror genres.

"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" was also nominated in other acting and technical categories, including Best Supporting Actor for Ralph Fiennes and Alan Rickman and Stuart Craig for Best Production Design, but unfortunately did not manage to snag any further awards.

Best Hero has been recently added as a new catagory on the MTV Movie Award voting site. Harry Potter is nominated for this award along side Katniss Everdeen (Hunger Games), Captain America (Captain America: The First Avenger), Thor (Thor), and Jenko (21 Jump Street). In order to vote for Harry as the best hero tweet:

Congratulations are in order for John Richardson and the special effects team of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" for winning the BAFTA for Special Visual Effects!

The award was presented at a ceremony in London tonight, which was attended by several actors who once made up the cast of "Harry Potter." In attendance was Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhard), Gary Oldman (Sirius Black), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) and John Hurt (Ollivander), who won the award for Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema.

Photos from the event can be seen at the official BAFTA website at this link. We hope to have some more in the gallery soon.

The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced this morning. In the technical categories, "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" came away with three nominations. They are:

Art Direction
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan

Makeup
Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng

Visual Effects
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" is shortlisted as one of the top 15 films that is in the running for a 2012 visual effects Oscar. The list was released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Other films in the running include "Thor," "Captain America," "Super 8" and "Sucker Punch."

The list will be narrowed down to five films, and will be announced with the rest of the official Oscar nominations on January 24, 2012.

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Here now is Part Two of Leaky's 2009 Year in Review of Harry Potter news!  Part One is posted below.  Enjoy!<>
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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 competition in the Supporting Actor category from Simon Delaney ("Happy Ever Afters"), Aidan Quinn ("The Eclipse") and ... Read the rest of this post

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was awarded "Movie of the Year" at the annual RAAM Awards, which took place at a gala ceremony in London today at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square. Also nominated for "Movie of the Year" were "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Up."

RAAM Award-winners are determined by box office data as well as by an advisory board comprised of representatives of ... Read the rest of this post

In a ceremony held today at the University of Edinburgh, J.K. Rowling was presented with the Benefactor's award by Princess Anne, chancellor of the university.

The Benefactor's award was given to Ms. Rowling because of her £10 million donation to the university last year to establish a new multiple sclerosis research clinic. The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, named after the author's mother, is due to open sometime spring 2013.

A photo of Ms. Rowling with her award can be seen here at the BBC website.

In a report by the Press Association, University of Edinburgh Professor Sir John Savill gave a few words praising Ms. Rowling and her charitable donation:

Professor Sir John Savill, head of the college of medicine and veterinary medicine, said the money will have a "major impact" on the university and has already given hope to thousands of people with incurable diseases.

"While multiple sclerosis will be at the heart of the research initiative, people with the many other diseases caused by neurodegeneration, such as motor neurone disease, are likely to benefit from discoveries made here."

The Hollywood Film Awards and Yahoo! Movies have revealed the 10 nominees for the 2011 Hollywood Movie of the Year Award, including "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2."

The award is voted on by the public, with the winner being announced during a ceremony on Oct. 24, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Other nominees in the same category include "Captain America," "The Help" and "Cowboys & Aliens."

Fans can vote starting today at this link.

The "Harry Potter" series was a big winner at Spike TV's SCREAM Awards, which was held over the weekend. 

The Art Directors Guild will present the creative team behind the "Harry Potter" films with the Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award. This will mark the first time a movie series is given the award, according to Deadline Hollywood.

The creative Potter team includes author J.K. Rowling, producers David Heyman and David Barron, director David Yates, screenwriter Steve Kloves, production designer Stuart Craig, art director Neil Lamont and set decorator Stephanie McMillan.

The award will be presented during the 16th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on Feb. 4 at the Beverly Hilton. Congrats to all being honored!

This morning, the final nominees were announced for the People's Choice Awards. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is up for several awards, along with its young cast. The categories are:

Favorite Movie: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
Favorite Movie Actor: Daniel Radcliffe
Favorite Action Movie: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
Favorite Movie Star Under 25 Presented by Moviefone: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton
Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
Favorite Book Adaptation: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"

The soundtrack for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," composed by Alexandre Desplat, has been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Desplat is also nominated again in the same category for composing the score to "The King's Speech."

Winners will be announced during a ceremony at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on February 12, 2012.

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 relating to the continued box office success of the Harry Potter films.  Mr. Radcliffe was named "Highest-Grossing Actor of ... Read the rest of this post

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 awards to be presented at the Hollywood Movie Awards Gala Ceremony on October 26.

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 Ensemble" while the Death Eater attack on the bridge in London sequence was given the unusual " Holy S***! Sce... Read the rest of this post

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 for their choice of movie of the year including Half-Blood Prince at this link. Voting runs now until November 2... Read the rest of this post

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" to follow on Twitter. A Very Potter Musical from the great group at StarKidPotter  is among those... Read the rest of this post

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 with a Chance of Meatballs," and "The Princess and the Frog."  Also nominated for his supporting actor role in "The Damned U... Read the rest of this post

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, Television Or Other Visual Media." Others nominated include scores for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (composed by Alexander Des... Read the rest of this post

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 were already household names — as long as those households contained literate children with a vora... Read the rest of this post

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 list will be narrowed to seven finalists for the Oscars which will be announced Tuesday, February 2, 2010. The list of c... Read the rest of this post

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.  The Canadian newspaper writes that the book was not only "...the single most awaited, debated and anticipated volum... Read the rest of this post