Source: Metro.co.uk
And the Oscar goes to ... Daniel Radcliffe?
That's what Warner Bros. is hoping to hear when the Oscars are handed out later this winter. But could the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- notorious for ignoring films in the genre -- really pay attention to Harry Potter?
Like many studios gearing up for this time of year, Warner Bros. has established a "For Your Consideration" website that includes a push not only for Radcliffe to get some Oscar attention for Best Actor, but co-star Emma Watson for Best Actress as well.
There is a small possibility that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" could get some consideration. In serial projects like this, the Academy in the past has seemingly waited for the very end to start honoring a franchise, like it did for the Lord of the Rings trilogy less than a decade ago. But whether the Harry Potter franchise has earned similar accolades from its peers in the industry -- that is the million dollar question.
However, if there is an actor that could be up for an award, it's actually Alan Rickman, who played Severus Snape in the series, according to Metro.co.uk. That, at least, according to Radcliffe himself.
"I don't think there is going to be another performance from an actor in a supporting role that is so powerful," Radcliffe said of Rickman.
If Rickman were to be honored, it would be the first time he was recognized by the Oscar. His only other high-level awards in the past include an Emmy and Golden Globe wins for the television movie "Rasputin" in 1996 as well as an Emmy nomination in 2004 for "Something the Lord Made." Both television movies aired on HBO.
Rickman, who is currently during Broadway work, recently talked about how much the Harry Potter films meant to him in his growth as an actor over the past decade.
"The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end," Rickman recently told The Los Angeles Times. "The ending of this story was quite popular and beautifully judged by [J.K.] Rowling and [director] David Yates, so it's not a cause for sadness, it's a cause for celebration that it was rounded off so well.
"It was a punctuation mark in my life every year because I would be doing other things, but always come back to that, and I was always aware of my place in the story even as others around me were not."
The Harry Potter films did score nine Oscar nominations in the past, but they were primarily for technical categories, and there has yet to be any win. Even if it did succeed in getting some higher-level nominations this year, there is some tough competition out there. Although the film industry had a down year in terms of ticket sales, movies with critical acclaim were hot and heavy this year, and the potential Oscar field is quite crowded.
Oscar nominees are expected to be announced Jan. 24.
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That's what Warner Bros. is hoping to hear when the Oscars are handed out later this winter. But could the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- notorious for ignoring films in the genre -- really pay attention to Harry Potter?
Like many studios gearing up for this time of year, Warner Bros. has established a "For Your Consideration" website that includes a push not only for Radcliffe to get some Oscar attention for Best Actor, but co-star Emma Watson for Best Actress as well.
There is a small possibility that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" could get some consideration. In serial projects like this, the Academy in the past has seemingly waited for the very end to start honoring a franchise, like it did for the Lord of the Rings trilogy less than a decade ago. But whether the Harry Potter franchise has earned similar accolades from its peers in the industry -- that is the million dollar question.
However, if there is an actor that could be up for an award, it's actually Alan Rickman, who played Severus Snape in the series, according to Metro.co.uk. That, at least, according to Radcliffe himself.
"I don't think there is going to be another performance from an actor in a supporting role that is so powerful," Radcliffe said of Rickman.
If Rickman were to be honored, it would be the first time he was recognized by the Oscar. His only other high-level awards in the past include an Emmy and Golden Globe wins for the television movie "Rasputin" in 1996 as well as an Emmy nomination in 2004 for "Something the Lord Made." Both television movies aired on HBO.
Rickman, who is currently during Broadway work, recently talked about how much the Harry Potter films meant to him in his growth as an actor over the past decade.
"The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end," Rickman recently told The Los Angeles Times. "The ending of this story was quite popular and beautifully judged by [J.K.] Rowling and [director] David Yates, so it's not a cause for sadness, it's a cause for celebration that it was rounded off so well.
"It was a punctuation mark in my life every year because I would be doing other things, but always come back to that, and I was always aware of my place in the story even as others around me were not."
The Harry Potter films did score nine Oscar nominations in the past, but they were primarily for technical categories, and there has yet to be any win. Even if it did succeed in getting some higher-level nominations this year, there is some tough competition out there. Although the film industry had a down year in terms of ticket sales, movies with critical acclaim were hot and heavy this year, and the potential Oscar field is quite crowded.
Oscar nominees are expected to be announced Jan. 24.
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