Variety reports that Warner Bros are planning to campaign for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II to get an Academy Award nomination for Best Motion Picture. As fans may know the Harry Potter films have received 9 nominations in the past for technical categories but have never won. According to the article:
Warners will “absolutely, hands-down, across-the-board” push the last installment of “Harry Potter” hoping Academy members will consider a vote for “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” as a wider nod to the entire franchise, a notion that very much helped propel “Return of the King” to Oscar glory.
While the Acad often shuns fantasy and kid fare, Warners believes it has a real shot at a nom given the pic’s emotional weight, capping a franchise that’s delivered more than $7 billion in worldwide B.O. and traced its stars from childhood to young adulthood.
For those of you who are also Lord of the Rings fans you will know that the first two films didn’t receive Oscars but Return of the King was nominated AND won in ELEVEN categories. Hopefully something similar will happen for the Potter films, we all know they deserve it!
The Goblet of Fire clue is up on the Pottermore site for Day 4 registration! So hurry up and run over to the site to grab your spot!!!
The clue is as follows: How many students take part in the Triwizard Tournament during Harry’s fourth year? Multiply this number by 28.
I will update this post when spots are full. PLEASE do not post the answer in the comments (after registration is closed for the day you can post it though)
UPDATE: The site was having issues, so now if you go to quill.pottermore.com/theanswer you’ll get right in! So hurry before all the spots are gone! 🙂
Last night Tom Felton appeared on Lopez Tonight to discuss his new film Rise of the Planet of the Apes which comes out this Friday. He also talks a bit about the Potter series. You may watch the interview below:
The Pottermore Insider Blog has been updated with some more frequently asked questions about the Magical Quill Challenge. They also reveal that the clue for August 3rd will be released between 2pm and 6pm BST (or 9am – 1pm EST). Some of the new FAQs are as follows:
I have seen people offering to register early access accounts for others. Is it safe to give my personal details to someone who is offering this service?
Absolutely not. You should never share personal details online unless you are certain how they will be used and protected. Also, please note that the transfer of Pottermore accounts is expressly prohibited in The Magical Quill promotion Terms & Conditions.
Once I’ve clicked on the link in my registration validation email, will I be able to access Pottermore?
We will not be enabling early access to the site straight away. Once The Magical Quill challenge is over we will begin to send Beta registrants Welcome emails as and when they will be able to have full access to the site. We won’t be able to let everyone into the Beta site at the same time, so you may have to wait a number of weeks for your Welcome email to arrive. However, if you have been successful in registering during The Magical Quill challenge, we can confirm you will gain access ahead of the site opening to all in October, so please be patient!
Is there any update on the Yahoo! Mail issue?
This has now been resolved and everyone who registered with a Yahoo! Mail account on Sunday or Monday should now have received their validation email.
The Prisoner of Azkaban clue is up on the Pottermore site for Day 3 registration! So hurry up and run over to the site to grab your spot!!!
For future reference the clue was posted exactly at 6EST. The day 1 clue was posted at 4am EST, and day 2 at 5am EST, so I sense a pattern. But they could throw a curveball and post it at a totally random time tomorrow.
Who else was crazy and woke up at an ungodly hour to try and get their spot? I woke up at 4am EST.
UPDATE: Spaces are now full, for those who weren’t awake the clue was “In the Gryffindor versus Slytherin Quidditch match, in Harry’s third year, how many points is Gryffindor leading by before Harry catches the Golden Snitch? Multiply this number by 35.”
The Pottermore Insider blog has been updated to answer some more frequently asked questions. Fans will be most excited to learn that they have revealed a time frame for the third clue release. It is not an exact time, but that is better than nothing so you don’t have to stay up all night. The clue will be released between 9am BST (4am EST) and 1pm BST (8am EST).
Another question that may be of interest to fans is the following about selling/buying Pottermore accounts:
I have seen Pottermore early access accounts being sold online on places like eBay. Is it okay to buy or sell Pottermore accounts?
No. Please do not buy, sell, or transfer Pottermore early access accounts. Obtaining Beta registration for Pottermore with the intent of selling on those registration details for monetary gain not only deprives genuine fans the chance to gain early access, it is also expressly prohibited in The Magical Quill promotion Terms & Conditions.
We have the right to terminate any Pottermore accounts that are sold online.
Access to Pottermore is, and always will be, completely free so please don’t be tempted by people selling Pottermore accounts online. You will only be wasting your money – and there are still more clues and chances to come!
Finally, for non-English fans this question may be of help for some remaining clues:
Did some of the translations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone contain a different answer to the first clue?
Yes, some of the translations only referred to four of the five owl types when describing the Eeylops sign. We are double-checking the consistency of the translations for the remaining clues but, when in doubt, please always refer to the original English versions of J.K. Rowling’s books.
The rest of the FAQs may be read at the Pottermore blog.