Expect “Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part Two” to be a big contender at this year’s Academy Awards. Though Harry Potter is no stranger to the Academy Awards (normally in the cinematography category) this year’s Harry Potter will change things and rightfully so, with the biggest opening weekend in movie history ($483.2 million dollars opening weekend). Expect some acting awards to come out of this blockbuster (my hopes are for Alan Rickman) as well as a return to the cinematography category. Harry Potter will be a huge contender in the Visual Effects department, with my early bets already placed on it. Since the Best Picture category has expanded, I have a feeling Harry Potter will make the nominee list. All bets are off with Harry Potter and this film would not surprise me being a nominee in any of the categories it is being considered for.

Best Picture**
David Heyman (Producer)
David Barron (Producer)
J.K. Rowling (Producer)

Best Director**
David Yates

Best Adapted Screenplay**
Steve Kloves

Best Actor**
Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint

Best Supporting Actor**
Robbie Coltrane
Ralph Fiennes
Michael Gambon
John Hurt
Matthew Lewis
Gary Oldman
Alan Rickman
David Thewlis

Best Actress**
Emma Watson

Best Supporting Actress**
Helena Bonham Carter
Maggie Smith

Best Art Direction
Stuart Craig (Production Designer)
Stephenie McMillan (Set Decorator)

Best Cinematography**
Eduardo Serra, A.S.C., A.F.C.

Best Costume Design
Jany Temime

Best Film Editing
Mark Day

Best Makeup
Nick Dudman (Special Makeup Effects)
Amanda Knight (Makeup Designer)

Best Original Score**
Alexandre Desplat

Best Sound Mixing
Stuart Wilson (Production Sound Mixer)
Stuart Hilliker (Re-Recording Mixer)
Mike Dowson (Re-Recording Mixer)
Adam Scrivener (Re-Recording Mixer)

Best Sound Editing
James Mather

Best Visual Effects
Tim Burke
John Richardson
Greg Butler
David Vickery