Harry Potter and The Hunt for Oscars Gold (Video)
by Richard Sharp
They've obliterated box office records, captured the imagination of millions, and by all accounts made their best film yet with this year's latest installment "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," so who can blame Team Potter for aiming for Oscars gold?
That's the goal of a recently released "For Your Consideration" ad put together by Warner Bros. highlighting the most dramatic elements of the latest and final Harry Potter film.
The video ad (see below) is aimed at helping drive nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Score, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, and many more categories.
Given the success the films have had both critically and at the box office, it shouldn't be too tough of a sell for voters. The film, for example, is currently crushing its competitors in voting for the People's Choice Awards, with an astounding nine nominations.
Plus, as Terri Schwartz of MTV News rather succinctly puts it, "'Deathly Hallows: Part 2' is widely agreed upon as the best of all the 'Potter' films, and it's been a point of contention over the past decade that 'Potter' has never been nominated for a major Oscar (or even won for visual effects). It would be a fitting send-off to an industry-changing franchise to have it finally -- finally -- be acknowledged for how great it is on Oscar night."
Watch the "Deathly Hallows 2" "For Your Consideration" ad: