Every actor who made a movie is “miffed” because they weren’t nominated for an Academy Award. What a bunch of pathetic pansies. Are they actors or collectors of ego statues? Why don’t they just do their jobs, make their movies and thank their lucky stars they are being paid a gazillion dollars for a 90 pound weakling’s job. They call themselves “artists”; artists create for the sake of their art, not for the sake for a public ego display and looking like fools holding a little gold statuette while sniffling and crying and declaring that God is decreed them to the stage of public love & adoration for their work in some movie & that by the next day noone will remember what it was. They should grow up and try to live in the real world when they are not working in the make believe world of acting.

I think his disappointment is completely justified. I doubt this has anything to do with collecting trophies, as suggested above, but rather about being virtually ignored for their feats in cinema. Forget the fact that they’ve had an amazing cast with some of the best actors in the UK, but have they even won anything for original score? The music throughout the series has been epic! And what about set design? I don’t think many people will deny the amazing job they did with costumes and set design; they kept their loyal fan following for a reason, and that’s because the world they had created felt real. I think that’s worth something.

After spending a decade making the films, I totally understand why the cast and crew wanted some recognition from award committees. It doesn’t make them greedy, it just shows how much pride they have in their work and how much they want that work to be recognized. Maybe it would be a different story if all children’s or fantasy films were equally ignored, but if the awards committee is going to recognize the children/fantasy genre, then I think many people will agree that it’s surprising that HP has been included in that recognition.

I have to agree. A successful franchise doesn’t necessarily translate into an oscar worthy performance. The wealth and paycheck will have to be enough for now, Daniel.

Witches and warlocks, werewolves and vampires don’t get Oscar nods even though these movies bring in mega bucks.

The final HP movie was among the best-reviewed films of 2011. It definitely deserved something.

There is nothing worth an Oscar in HP apart from -perhaps- technical stuff, let’s face it. I find these films for kids really boring and there is nothing special about them apart from CGI, etc. Why would they be nominated in other categories then? Besides, there’s loads of snobbery about this franchise and a lot of snobbery and vanity about the Oscars. This ceremony is so overrated and unfortunately still has influence on the audience’s opinion on movies. Titanic just confirms these absurdities: so many Oscars and for what? Shame…

Doesn’t anyone here read? He did NOT mention anything about acting (GC did). He was talking about the MOVIE.

The Oscars give out other awards than just for acting. I don’t think that’s what Daniel was talking about, that HE deserved an award, I think he meant the film itself deserved an award. I’ve seen a few interviews with the main cast and they all seem so humble, so I don’t think he was referring to himself…

But, even if he was referring to acting, there were a number of other amazing actors in the film that deserved recognition.

Omigosh, all I can say is YES. YES YES YES YES YES.
Why didn’t Harry Potter get nominated? How can you beat it, in my opinion?

True, but they are going so far off course now that I’m almost to the point where I don’t want to even bother to tune in. I think their declining ratings is a sign, if they don’t change things, then it’s possible the only ones who’ll care about the Academy Awards are the ones who are already there.

Seriously did you notice. And besides even if he might include himself, he’s talking about the movie as a whole. Like GC mentioned it should get something for categories like acting, writing or directing. Alan Rickman was awesome as Snape. And I liked Emma’s performance as well. The story itself is awesome as per all the book sales it gets. And you should know how hard it is to get people especially kids to read.

I find it sad that you can’t appreciate the magic that is Harry Potter, even if we’re only talking about the movies. Harry Potter is not just a series for kids. It’s a series that promotes values such as bravery, friendship, fighting for what is right, and being yourself.
The last movie was the best reviewed of 2011. The whole series had some of the most talented actors in the UK : Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter… The musical score was phenomenal, especially John Williams and Alexandre Desplat. Harry Potter is not just about CGI effects, and if you can only see this, then – again – I feel sorry for you. You’re missing out on one of the most magical and extraordinary phenomenon that ever existed in our modern age.

The Harry Potter movies were fabulous! They definitely deserved to be nominated!

What is he talking about though? Just last year, Inception (a commercial film) and Toy Story 3 (a kid’s film) were both nominated for Best Picture…And I’m sorry but Hugo was a great worthwhile movie, and deserves recognition. There was no need to put down other movies in expressing his disappointment, especially one that was exceptionally directed. If he couldn’t recognize that then he’s not in a place to judge.

Truth.