Radcliffe and Griffiths Present at Tony Awards

Both Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths were in attendance at this year's Tony Awards in New York City. The pair, who acted together in the West End production of "Equus", presented the award for Best Play, a video of which can be viewed via YouTube.

Pictures of Radcliffe and Griffiths at the awards can be viewed over at Getty Images.

Both actors are set to reprise their roles in the play “Equus” this September on Broadway.

JKR Named Author of the Year at Children's Choice Book Awards

A couple of months ago we reported that J.K. Rowling was nominated for the 2007 Author of the Year at the Children's Choice Book Awards. The awards were presented yesterday in New York City, and Jo was named “Author of the Year,” for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Congrats, Jo!

JKR Attends British Book Awards

J.K. Rowling attended the British Book Awards in London last night, where the author received the Outstanding Achievement award. At the ceremony Jo said she was thrilled "and quite pleased that I haven't been pensioned off just yet with a lifetime achievement award".

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown was quoted:

“She has joined a distinguished line of British authors whose work has got the whole country reading,’’ Brown said in a presentation speech made available before tonight’s ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Her books “will be read for many years to come by successive generations,’’ he said. He continued noting “She has been incredibly generous with her time and her money supporting some of the U.K.’s most deserving charities, but always in a quiet way,’’ he said in the prepared remarks.”

You can see pictures of Jo, with her husband Neil Murray, at the awards via Getty and Rex.

HP Wins at Kid's Choice Awards

The Harry Potters have once again taken home the orange blimp for Best Book at this year's annual Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. Congrats!

OOTP Nominated for Hugo Award

The nomination list for the 2008 Hugo Awards has been released, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for “Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form.” The film is up against Enchanted, Stardust, The Golden Compass, and the TV show Heros.

The science fiction and fantasy awards ceremony will take place at the 66th Annual World Science Fiction Convention on August 9th in Denver, Colorado.

JKR Nominated at Children's' Choice Book Awards

The School Library Journal is reporting that J.K. Rowling has been nominated for the 2007 Author of the Year at the Children's Choice Book Awards. Voting is currently open to students through May 4th.

The winners will be announced at a Children’s Book Week gala on May 13th.

Watson, Lynch, Leung, Isaacs, Broadbent Attend Empire Awards

The Empire Awards were held tonight in London, England. As we told you earlier Emma Watson was due to attend the awards and present an award at the ceremony. Also in attendance were Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Katie Leung (Cho Chang), Jason Isaacs (Lucus Malfoy), and Jim Broadbent (Slughorn. Pictures can be seen at WENN and Getty Images. Also a video from the awards, featuring Isaacs and Emma, can be viewed here.

Also, congratulations to David Yates who picked up the award for Best Director for his work on [i]Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix[/i].

Emma Watson to Present at Empire Awards

Emma Watson has updated her official site with news that she will be presenting an award at his year's Empire Awards this Sunday. She also says that she hopes it will be "a good night for Potter." The fifth film in the series has been nominated for a total of six nominations, among which Emma Watson is up for Best Actress.

While the awards will be held on Sunday, they will not be broadcast until Monday, March 10th at 9pm on UK Channel ITV2.

OOTP Nominated for 9 Saturn Awards

Harry Potter and the ORder of the Phoenix picked up a total of nine nominations for the [url=]34th Annual Saturn Awards[/url]. The film has been nominated in the categories of Best Fantasy Film, Best Supporting Actress (Imelda Staunton as Umbridge), Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Daniel Radcliffe), Best Direction (David Yates), Best Writing (Michael Goldenberg), Best Music (Nicholas Hooper), Best Costume (Jany Temime), and Best Special Effects.

Also of note, Sweeney Todd, which starred several Potter actors, received 8 nominations. Specifically, Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix) was was nominated for Best Actress, Alan Rickman (Snape) for Best Supporting Actor. The film is ironically up against Phoenix in more than one category.