As we told you yesterday, Emma Watson was nominated for Best Actress, Dan Radcliffe for Best Actor, David Yates for Best Director, Nicholas Hooper (who composed the fifth film's soundtrack) for Best Soundtrack, and OOTP itself for Best Film and Best Sci-fi/Fantasy at the Empire awards.

The ceremony took place last night and congratulations to David Yates who earned the Best Director award for his work on Order of the Phoenix. Check out a video interview with him at the bottom of this page where he concedes being tempted to direct the Deathly Hallows film.

Further coverage of the event, including photos of Emma Watson, Evanna Lynch, Katie Leung and Jason Isaacs, can be seen here.

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An article from the Scotsman reports that the actress who plays Cho Chang in the Potter films has been nominated for the 2007 Most Stylish Scotswoman award:

But if she wants to follow in the footsteps of model Lauren Tempany and jazz singer Nikki King (the 2005 and 2006 winners), Leung will have to outshine a list of formidable competitors. They include Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen and actress Laura Fraser as well as Hannah McGill, director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and artist Gay Grossart.

The awards ceremony, taking place on October 26th, will be held in Glasgow. We'll be sure to let you know how Katie did. For the full article, click here. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed!

Yesterday, actresses Bonnie Wright (Ginny) and Katie Leung (Cho) attended the premiere of Bourne Ultimatum in London. Check out some pics of the pair here.

Scotland on Sunday has posted a new interview with Cho Chang actress Katie Leung where she discusses how playing the role has changed her, what she'd like to do post-Harry Potter, and the infamous kiss with Daniel: "[It was] not a particularly sexy or exciting kiss - it's very sweet and very clumsy, like all first kisses are. Especially since in reality, Daniel and I were a bit nervous and got a little giggly having to do it again and again."

The paper also has a report from the film's set, featuring interviews with some of the stars.

The BBC has a new interview with Bonnie Wright, Matt Lewis, Katie Leung, and Evanna Lynch online now. When asked what his highlight of filming the fifth movie was, Matthew replied:

"I love comedy, I love making people laugh - but what I really loved this year was tackling the emotional side of Neville. That was a big challenge for me because Neville has always been a light-hearted, humorous character and I have never had to do anything as deep and emotional as that before."

Both the Telegraph and the Gazette have posted new interviews with some of the Order of the Phoenix cast.

The Telegraph interview features Katie Leung, Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis, and Evanna Lynch. They each talk about their characters in the Order of the Phoenix movie and how their roles in the movies have affected their lives. Bonnie Wright explains why she decided to go for the role of Ginny Weasley:

Why did you first go for the role?
My brother had read the books and told me that I reminded him of the character Ginny Weasley but I didn’t really know anything about it at that point. Then I heard that they were doing auditions and he told me I should go along. I never really realised at that point how big the films would become. I don’t think any of us did.

The second interview, conducted by the Gazette, also contains a question-and-answer session with Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, and Matthew Lewis. When asked about Neville's fate, Lewis answered:

"A lot of people have come up to me and said, 'You're going to die, mate.' Cheers! But I like to think he'll be there fighting to the end. If he does die, I'd like it to be really heroic, saving someone else's life."

The Scotsman has a new interview with actress Katie Leung. In the interview, she talks about how she got the part to play Cho Chang, how she felt when acting with Imelda Staunton, and how she feels about the infamous kiss with Dan.

"It is supposed to be an awkward moment because it's Harry's first kiss," she says. "So it's very endearing and sweet. I think the director, David Yates, wants the audience to be taken back to the memories of their first kiss."

She also discusses what she plans on doing once the Harry Potter phenomenon has toned down.

At yesterday's Eragon premiere in London, Katie Leung, Bonnie Wright, and the Phelps Twins were present at the film's first showing, and they attended the after-party. You can see a few photos at Shurtugal and at Getty! Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip.

A new report from the fifth Potter movie set has just surfaced online, and although it isn't very detailed, it does contain some interesting points of information. Here is yet another positive remark on this film's director:

Director David Yates is such a perfectionist that he did so many takes of one scene involving Harry and his "Dumbledore's Army." By the day's end, we could recite all the lines in this scene - and in the voices of the cast.

In addition, the article includes some quotes from Katie Leung: "I feel that I'm very lucky to be chosen out of so many girls." She went on to discuss the kiss with Dan. "Yes, Daniel is a very good kisser. Yeah, I really enjoyed it."

Thanks to Lisette for pointing out this new video on YouTube from Sunrise, an Australian morning talk show program. Their England correspondent visited the Order of the Phoenix set and talked with actors Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Katie Leung about filming and much more.

EDIT: This clip aired back in March but has recently resurfaced online.

Previously, Katie Leung, Matthew Lewis, and Warwick Davis were scheduled to attend DraconCon, America's largest, multi-media, popular arts convention, but all have now cancelled their appearances for unknown reasons. Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum) will still attend the event which will commence on Friday.

Thanks to KitsuneAi for the tip-off!

Mid-Day has an excellent new interview with Order of the Phoenix director David Yates, Potter actor Dan Radcliffe, and Cho Chang actress Katie Leung. In it, we learn Yates' approach to directing the film, the kissing scene between Dan and Katie, and much more. Excerpts from the article:

How different is this Potter?
Very different so far - this role's more challenging than the ones I done before. Not physically challenging but in terms of acting, it's harder to do this one. And then it is different working with David, he's sort of got a very high quiet voice and he's soft spoken.

This movie is also different because there was a big gap in the middle because we stopped for a month and a half to do school exams and stuff. So the production shut down in the middle, which was very odd because that hasn't happened before.

Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip!