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What a whirlwind weekend it has been for Harry Potter fans! First, the Quidditch World Cup taking place in Kissimmee, Florida this Saturday and Sunday, the exclusive announcement by MuggleNet regarding the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park expansion, and now to cap it off Emma Watson picks up the Trailblazer award at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards this evening. Emma, who was rocking an amazing black and white Maxime Simoens dress, was presented the award by co-stars Eddie Redmayne, Logan Lerman, and Jonah Hill.
During her speech she stated:
"If you really put your heart in what you believe in, even if it makes you vulnerable, amazing things can and will happen."
Also thanks to MTV, MuggleNet has video of Emma accepting the award.
She also thanked fans for all their support "through her awkwardness" and closed her speech by stating that she will continue to make the best work she can for everyone. We would like to congratulate Emma for recieving the award and hope this is the first of many more to come! Don't forget her new movie The Bling Ring hits theaters this summer, with more projects already confirmed. In fact, you can stay up to date with Emma by following her on twitter.
What projects are you looking forward to seeing her in?
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The made for television movie Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story was an inspiring look at JK Rowling's rise to becoming one of the most influential writers - from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter phenomenon.
The television film first aired in July of 2011 at the same time as the final film of the Harry Potter series was being launched in theaters. Even though this was nearly two years ago, it is being recognized by the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards, which recognizes excellence in film, television, and digital media productions.
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story has been nominated in the following categories:
- Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
- Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie
- Best Original Music Score for a Program
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - Poppy Montgomery who portrayed J.K. Rowling
For a full listing of all the nominations and categories, just click here.
The 2013 Canadian Screen Awards will be broadcast on the CBC network tonight at 8:00 PM. Good luck to the creators of this wonderful film on the life of our favorite author. If you would like to order a copy of the film, head over to Amazon in the USA and Amazon.co.uk in the UK.
Thanks to Cory for the tip!
Posted by Keith on 03-03-2013 at 1:30 PM
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Over the last couple of months, fans have been steadily voting for their favorites in the world of Social Media for the Shorty Awards, including us here at MuggleNet for favorite fan site. The Shorty Awards honor the best individuals and organizations that are producing real-time short content across the various forms of Social Media.
Now, the finalists have been announced and sadly MuggleNet did not make the cut, but there are some finalists from the world of Harry Potter and we ask you to give their full support.
Thanks to an article in the Huffington Post, the Potter-finalists for the Shorty Awards are:
You can see all of the finalists in each category right here.
On Monday, April 8th at 7:30pm EST, tune in to ShortyAwards.com to see who the best content producers are on Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Tumblr, Instagram, YouTube, Quora, Pinterest and more!
Posted by Keith on 02-28-2013 at 3:00 PM
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As the mainstream Oscars were underway this season, there was another Oscars event run somewhat underground - we at MuggleNet ran our own Harry Potter Oscars where we asked fans to vote on a number of awards, including but not limited to Best Wand Design, Best Harry Potter film - overall, and Best Hair.
Now we would like to officially end the event with a tribute to all of the characters from the book series that couldn't make it to the award ceremony.
If you missed our live show this past Sunday announcing the winners of the Harry Potter Oscars, never fear - if we may recap some of the highlights, David Yates one for Best Director for his work on Deathly Hallows - Part 2, John Williams won for Best Composer for Sorcerer's Stone and, *dum dum dum* Best Film Overall went to Deathly Hallows - Part 2! Many of these were tight races and you can find all of the winners on our Harry Potter Oscars page!
Be sure to subscribe to MuggleNetVid - the official YouTube account for MuggleNet videos where you can find this one again, and all of the others we've produced for the fandom over the years!
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If you were unable to join us today for the 2013 MuggleNet Harry Potter Oscar Announcement Ceremony, you can now watch it at your leisure.We certainly had a great time putting these awards together and hope everyone who watched it enjoyed it too.
The Academy Awards overlooked the most successful franchise in the history of the cinema, as the Harry Potter franchise was nominated for several awards over the years but never actually won. So we decided to take matters into our own hands and have Harry Potter win EVERY award.
There are certain people that contributed to the show that we certainly want to thank:
- Kat Miller - Producer and overall coordinator
- Laura Reilly - Creator of Every Nomination video
- Jon Rosenthall - Technical Director for the show
- Hosts: Keith Hawk, Laura Medicoff, Caleb Graves, Claire Furner, Laura Reilly & Eric Scull
- Presenters:
- And you, the fans, for all of your votes
The winner for the Harry Potter Oscar Ballot Contest is Jacob Z. from Memphis, Tennessee. Congratulations!
Thank you again for all of you for tuning in. We hope you enjoyed the show!
Posted by Keith on 02-24-2013 at 4:45 PM
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The 2013 MuggleNet Harry Potter Oscars have been open for voting for the past two weeks. We have received over 8,000 votes in 30 categories for over 100 nominees - but today, at 1PM EST, the award winners will finally be announced!
Join your favorite MuggleNet staff, fandom guests, and Potter stars as we announce the winners LIVE on YouTube!
While you're waiting for the show to start, why not take another look at the nominees?
If you're unable to join us for the live announcement show, be sure to follow @MuggleNetLive Twitter where we will be announcing the awards as they are announced!
Who are you routing for? Which film do you think will take the top prize?
Posted by Kat on 02-24-2013 at 12:10 AM
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