Thanks to Kaci for letting us know that a TV spot from Order of the Phoenix has won "Best Animation/Family TV Spot" at the 2008 Golden Trailer Awards, which were held yesterday in Los Angeles. The spot, titled "Great Wizards", can be viewed here in QuickTime format.

The kiss in Order of the Phoenix between Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung (Cho) has been nominated for this year's MTV Awards in the best kiss category.

You can vote at this link, until May 23rd. The site says "Juno may be super hip, but the hipster movie moment of the year was undoubtedly the kiss between nerdy Daniel 'Harry Potter' Radcliffe and foxy Katie 'Cho' Leung.

The Awards will air on June 1st. Thanks to everyone who emailed!

The HBO schedule for Order of the Phoenix is now online, and the fifth film in the Potter series is set to begin in high-definition on June 22nd at 9 PM EST. The Making Of special, which originally aired back in November, will start airing again on the June 19th.

Thanks, Julee, for the tip!

UPDATE: Kneazle sent in a very detailed report of her visit, having seen us report about it here. Check it out on the "Read More..." link below!

Thanks to MuggleNet reader Rose for letting us know that the 16th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition is ending on April 12th, and may be of interest to Potter fans. On display from Order of the Phoenix are Tonks’ final battle outfit, Umbridge’s pink skirt/suit outfit, Lucius Malfoy’s outfit, a Death Eater outfit, and Voldemort’s cloak.

The display is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free to the public. Several costumes from other films are also on display, including Sweeney Todd, Beowulf, Enchanted, and Hairspray. Find more information at their website! Thanks again to Rose for the tip.

Dave Legeno is set to play the part of Fenrir Greyback in Half-Blood Prince. The 44-year-old spoke to The Star saying, "Daniel will be taking his own 17 stone monster in this film - me."

The fighter, known as The Legend Killer for his giant-slaying ways, added: "He is a lovely guy but let's just say he will have his hands full when I get hold of him."

Check out a scan of this brief interview here, thanks to Snitch Seeker.

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.

Thanks to everyone who wrote in!

Emma Watson has added a new post to her official site where she talks about the Empire awards taking place tonight. She says, "I think I'm also presenting an award which will be great! I really hope it will be a good night for Potter! Fingers crossed!"

Emma has been 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.

The awards will be broadcast tomorrow at 9 PM on ITV2.

Apple's iTunes music store recently added movies to its lineup of offerings, and this week they added Order of the Phoenix to their directory. You are now able to rent it for 30 days for $3.99. Once you start playing the movie, you have 24 hours to finish it.

Sorcerer's Stone through Goblet of Fire are also expected to be added to the store in the coming months.

Yesterday we told you that the Food Network's Ace of Cakes would be doing a special last night on the Hogwarts Castle Cake from the LA Order of the Phoenix after party. DanRadcliffe.com now has the video online, and you can watch it over at their site. Thanks, Jenna!

Of note to MuggleNet visitors, when you get to 2:38 you'll see Ben and Emerson behind one of the cake designer's right shoulder. Unfortunately, we were too afraid to touch the cake because of how well it was designed.

According to figures released today by the BBC, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the UK and Ireland's highest grossing film last year, making £49.4 million (around $98 million) and putting the movie just ahead of the third installments of both the Pirates of the Caribbean and Shrek franchises, and big releases such as The Simpsons Movie and Transformers, which also opened in 2007.

This makes it the most successful Potter film since Chamber of Secrets, which grossed £5.3 million more in the UK.

Thanks to Tammy for sending this in!

Ah, and what a year it was. 2007 was BY FAR the biggest year for Harry Potter fans that we have ever seen. It was filled with book releases, movie releases, theme park announcements, gay character announcements, and oh-so-much more.

We now present to you our fourth annual Year in Review, highlighting the biggest and most interesting stories of 2007.

Feel free to use the comments of this news post to reflect on this year and discuss what's coming in 2008. Also, look for two more big projects appearing here from MuggleNet within the next week!

Yahoo! recently released some of their year-end awards with the Harry Potter series grabbing various honors. Emma Watson came in at #3 and Dan Radcliffe at #10 on the list of the 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007.

Order of the Phoenix was named one of the 10 Most Popular Movies of 2007 claiming the #5 spot, and the trailer for the fifth Harry Potter film ranked at #4 in the category of 10 Most Popular Trailers of 2007.

Thanks to Sara, Katie and Shannon for sending this in!

The Order of the Phoenix DVD has been released in the United States today, a month after fans in UK and Australia got their hands on it.

Several visitors have e-mailed in to tell us that there is a new sneak peek of Half-Blood Prince on the DVD. The clips differ from those that were available online to UK/Australia buyers. It has been uploaded to YouTube for those of you who don't hold the United States disc. If these clips are made available online for international viewers, please let us know via tips at staff dot mugglenet dot com!

Additionally, Larry sent in this article from MTV which speaks with producer David Yates about Half-Blood Prince filming:

That's because, as director David Yates points out, it's the "sex, drugs, and rock and roll" of the Potter books, with massive making-out sessions to occur for several characters — Ron and Lavender, Harry and Ginny — as they come of age. "It's the 'American Graffiti' for this set," Yates said. "I'm looking forward to developing the relationship between Ron and Hermione, and Ron and Lavender. There's a nice triangle there."

Follow this link for more from Heyman, Dan Radcliffe (Harry), Katie Leung (Cho), and Evanna Lynch (Luna).

WB has sent along a promotional video featuring several aspects of the upcoming Order of the Phoenix DVD, Interactive DVD Game, and DVD gift set. Some of the clips include a small interview with Set Designer Stuart Craig, Set Director Stephenie McMillan, and Art Director Alex Walker (who is interviewed by Tonks actress Natalia Tena). You can view it right here, already in podcast form if you so chose to bring it with you on your iPod.

What's more, a demo of the Interactive DVD game is now available in flash form at this link.

We now have all of the sneak peeks that ran the other day on ABC Family during their presentation of the first three Potter films. Thanks to MuggleNet reader Craig for putting them all together into one video!

To be viewed right here on YouTube, you can see several deleted scenes as well as a couple of parts from the DVD feature "Trailing Tonks." Thanks again to Craig. Enjoy!

There are several new updates tonight relating to the Order of the Phoenix DVD, sent in by a few visitors.

First up, WalMart is selling an exclusive DVD set (seen left) which includes the film disc and three toys: a snitch, broom, and globe. It is priced at $19.96

Next, in an HD DVD first, the HD version of Order of the Phoenix will include a feature called Live Community Screening. With an internet connection, you will be able to "Invite other owners of the HD DVD to simultaneously watch from their own internet-accessed players and text with your remote, PC or cell phone."

And lastly, a very detailed movie and special feature review comes from WF DVD Report. They give the two-disc edition a "Recommended" rating, calling it a "a solid two-disc release for an enjoyable film."

All versions of the DVD will go on sale December 11th in the United States. Thanks to Caitlin, Mark, and Tarpals for the links!

UPDATE: Best Buy is also selling a bonus two-disc gift set. Theirs comes with a Death Eater mask replica and is priced at $34.99. Thanks to Vickram for this!

With the release of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD in the US less than a month away, Warner Brothers has released a new behind the scenes video which features actors Dan Radcliffe and Evanna Lynch, and shows how special effects were used to create the flying thestrals sequence in the movie.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

The official website for the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie has a new look, as it has been redesigned to showcase the upcoming release of the DVD for the fifth film on December 11.

Among the new editions are the ability to download and embed a countdown clock, a link to the official sweepstakes to win a trip to visit the set of Half-Blood Prince, as well as a new trailer for the Order of the Phoenix DVD.

Clicking on the "Join Dumbledore's Army" coin in the upper-right hand corner of the page will reveal a revamped DADA website, which offers a new banner to embed on your website or blog.

There is also a link to The Official Harry Potter DVD website, where you can see a demo video of the Interactive DVD Game. Fans can get more information on the Limited Edition Gift Set that includes the DVDs of all five Harry Potter films, check out their official trailers in the Warner Bros. Shop and click over to the Magical Trading Cards website.

Thanks to Kayla for sending this in!

MTV has published an article on the recently-released Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD which contains a special feature of the fifth film's deleted scenes. The clip also includes two new interviews with production designer Stuart Craig and director David Yates.

On the shortness of the film compared to the book, David Yates said:

"We were just keeping a slightly cleaner line. There were so many moving parts; that's the danger of the book compared to the film. One of the things that people, even non-'Potter' fans, love is the clarity of the films. They feel like they got it. So in removing some things, which we all love, we allow a whole new audience in."

Thanks to Cindy for sending this in!

Warner Brothers has commenced a new sweepstakes on the official Harry Potter website, with the grand prize being a trip for four to the set of Half-Blood Prince!

The contest runs now through January 5th, and there are two ways to enter. First, you can simply visit this page and fill out your information. You can also add their Facebook application to your profile, and "for each of the first twenty (20) of the Actions you perform during each Entry Period, you will receive one (1) entry into the drawing for the applicable Entry Period and one (1) entry into the drawing for the Grand Prize Entry Period, up to twenty (20) entries into each drawing, per day."

Full details can be found here. Good luck to everyone who enters! Thanks to HeartlessBlueAngel for the tip.