A Look Back At...
2012
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The Numbers:
- MuggleNet news posts: 1,080
- MuggleNet page views: 21,598,722
- MuggleNet seen in: 216 countries
The Videos:
Harry Potter: The Quest cast retrospective       Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter    Â
         Wonderbook: Book of Spells                  Beedle the Bard for Lumos    Â
The Stories:
January 1st - Daniel Radcliffe gives his final performance in How to Succeed in Business without Even Trying
January 1st - Warner Brothers campaigns towards Academy members to nominate Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in a number of Oscar categories including Best Picture and Best Director
January 3rd - Warner Brothers releases ‘For your Consideration’ videos as further proof of their campaign for Oscar Nominations
January 4th - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 nominated for Best Fantasy Film at the Art Directors Guild Awards
January 6th - Harry Potter: The Quest release goodbye video from the cast and crew as they look back over 10 years on set of the Potter films
January 6th - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 receives Golden Tomato award for being named best reviewed film of the year on RottenTomatoes.com
January 9th - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 receives five nominations by the Visual Effects Society
January 11th - Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows - Part 2 wins big at the 2012 People’s Choice Awards, taking away four awards including Favourite Movie and Favourite Ensemble Movie Cast
January 12th - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part Two wins Best Makeup and Best Sound at the Critics Choice Awards
January 13th - David Heyman and Daniel Radcliffe accept award for Special Achievement in Filmmaking at the National Board of Review Gala
January 24th - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part Two receives just three nominations at the Academy Awards despite Warner Brothers’ campaign to gain greater recognition...and wins none of them.
January 30th - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 wins Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award
February 1st - Entertainment Weekly releases flashback video of Daniel Radcliffe back in 2001
February 6th - Chicago theatre company produce Potter-parody stage show entitled Chester and the Unbearable Burden, Parts I and II
February 7th - Daniel Radcliffe accuses Academy Awards voters of snobbery following the Potter films nominations snub
February 8th - Bonnie Wright and Oliver Phelps collect Blockbuster of the Year and People's Choice Award trophies for the final Potter installment at the Evening Standard British Film Awards
February 15th - Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone, representing the entire Potter series, makes No.6 on Scholastic’s list of 100 Great Books for Children
February 18th - Tom Felton attends MegaCon 2012 held at the Orange County Convention Hall
February 23rd - JK.Rowling announces she is writing a new book for adults which will be released in the upcoming year
February 25th - David Heyman is presented with the Motion Picture Showmanship Award by Gary Oldman at International Cinematographers Guild 49th Annual Publicists Awards
February 26th - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 comes away empty handed from the 2012 Academy Awards
February 28th - The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe becomes the most successful Horror film in British history
March 1st - Harry Potter fails to win Blue Peter’s Best Children’s Book of the Decade poll
March 3rd - Warner Brothers announces the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter will be selling Butterbeer on site
March 3rd - Hermione Granger ranks second in a list for the most powerful female character in literature in FlavorWire as part of Women’s History Month
March 8th - Pottermore announces it will open to the public in April
March 13th - King’s Cross Station gives ‘Platform 9 ¾’ a permanent home in the newly renovated Western Departures Concourse
March 26th - Deathly Hallows - Part 2 wins Best Film at the Jameson Empire Awards; Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, David Yates, and Bonnie Wright were on hand to accept the prize
March 27th - Potter ebooks become available for the first time as the Pottermore shop opens
March 31st - The stars turn out for WB Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter Press Event, ahead of the studio’s official opening
April 3rd - Hermione defeats Harry in MuggleNet.com's Harry Potter Character March Madness tournaments Finals
April 5th - Pottermore CEO reports more than $1.59 million worth of ‘Potter’ eBooks sold in first three days
April 5th - Phelps twins attend Emerald City Comicon
April 12th - Title, release date, and website revealed for The Casual Vacancy
April 13th - Rowling confirms work on ‘Potter’ encyclopedia, royalties will go to charity
April 14th - Pottermore opens to the public
April 18th - Alohomora! is launched: come read the books with fans from all over the world!
April 29th - MuggleNet launches new podcast: Academia
May 2nd - Daniel Radcliffe to star in drama TV show in UK with Jon Hamm
May 2nd - ‘The Battle of Hogwarts’ documentary film by Nicholas Acosta is released
May 9th - J.K. Rowling receives ‘Freeman of the City of London’ honor
May 9th - ‘Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ theme park is set to arrive in Japan in 2014
May 16th - Over 60 scholars to study ‘Harry Potter’ novels during a conference at University of St. Andrews in Scotland
May 22nd - Jo changes her mind & say that she ‘has no firm plans’ to publish ‘Potter’ encyclopaedia
May 25th - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces Harry Potter for Kinect on Xbox 360
May 29th - MTV Movie Awards - Harry Potter nominated as Best Hero
June 3rd - ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower’ trailer released
June 3rd - ‘Harry Potter’ wins MTV Movie Awards for ‘Best Hero’ and ‘Best Cast’
June 4th - Sony announces new ‘Harry Potter Book of Spells’
June 12th - Daniel Radcliffe launches ‘Woman in Black’ Home Premiere across YouTube and Facebook.
June 16th - Kenneth Branagh receives royal honors from Queen Elizabeth II
June 18th - Announced ‘Harry Potter’ panel at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego this July
June 19th - Daniel Radcliffe makes appearance in new music video by Slow Club
June 28th - Announced that Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson among stars with recorded video messages at 2012 London Olympics
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