Addressing the press last night after winning an Emmy for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the HBO miniseries Into the Storm, actor Brendan Gleeson noted that he has just finished filming in his role as Mad-Eye Moody for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.

"I waved goodbye to him a week and a half ago. It was great fun, playing Mad-Eye was a hoot."

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Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, J.K. Rowling and Order of the Phoenix have all been nominated for SyFy Genre Awards. Radcliffe is in the running for Best Actor, Watson for Best Actress (up against Potter co-star Helena Bonham Carter for her role in "Sweeney Todd") and Order of the Phoenix for Best Movie.

J.K. Rowling got the nod for the Gene Roddenberry Lifetime Achievement Award. The nominees are all writers for the first time ever, and only one of them is still alive. Others in contention include: Douglas Adams, Arthur C. Clarke, Gene L. Coon and H.G. Wells.

Voting begins June 25th on SyFy Portal and lasts a month. Winners will be announced in early August. We will post the link for voting as soon as it becomes available.

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The Harry Potter series picked up two prizes at the 2007 Scream Awards hosted by Spike TV. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix won in the catergory of "Best Sequel" while actor Ralph Fiennes was named "Most Vile Villian" for his role as Lord Voldemort.

The awards were handed out on October 19 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Thanks to Samantha for the tip!

The UK Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards took place yesterday in London and, once again, the Harry Potter franchise came out triumphant. Emma Watson was "so thrilled" to take home the award for Best Actress, being voted ahead of fellow nominees Keira Knightley, Dakota Fanning and Cameron Diaz. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows also won the top spot in the Best Book category.

You can now view some high quality images of Emma attending the event here:
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The awards will air on Nickelodeon UK on Saturday, October 27th at 11 a.m.

Several actors and actresses from the Harry Potter films have been nominated for the 60th annual Tony Awards. Nominees include:

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), for Faith Healer

Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley), for The History Boys

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Frances de la Tour (Madame Maxime), for The History Boys

Zoe Wanamaker (Madam Hooch), for Awake and Sing!

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Jim Dale (Narrator of US HP books), for The Threepenny Opera

The winners will be announced on June 11th on CBS. Thanks to all of those who e-mailed!

Dan Radcliffe and Emma Watson both received top awards at the 2006 German Bravo Otto Awards. Dan won the Male Moviestar category and Emma took home top honors in the Female Moviestar category. Thanks to DR.co.uk for the tip.