Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Directed By: Alfonso Cuarón
Produced By: David Heyman, Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe
Based On The Novel By: J.K. Rowling
Screenplay By: Steve Kloves
Executive Producers: Michael Barnathan, Callum McDougall and Tanya Seghatchian
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Richard Griffiths, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters
Running Time: 141 minutes (2 hours, 21 minutes)
Ratings:
US: PG (Frightening moments, creature violence & mild language)
UK: PG (Contains scary images and mild language)
AU: PG (Some fantasy scenes may frighten young children)
Release Dates:
US: June 4, 2004
UK: June 4, 2004
AU: June 10, 2004
Worldwide Gross: $795,634,069 (source)
Critical Consensus: In Cuaron's hands, Azkaban has emotional depth to go along with the technical wizardry. (source)
Synopsis: Thirteen year-old Harry Potter has reluctantly spent yet another summer with the Dursleys, his dismal relatives, "behaving himself" and not practicing any magic. That is, until Uncle Vernon's bullying sister, Aunt Marge, comes to visit. Aunt Marge has always been particularly horrible to Harry and this time pushes him so far that he "accidentally" causes her to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift away! Fearing punishment from his Aunt and Uncle–and repercussions from Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, which strictly forbids students from using magic in the non-magic world–Harry escapes into the night. Along the way, Harry will try to make sense of Hermione’s puzzling appearances and disappearances, with the help of Ron and the giant Hagrid, who has taken on a new position at Hogwarts as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher. Read more…
Directed By: Alfonso Cuarón
Produced By: David Heyman, Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe
Based On The Novel By: J.K. Rowling
Screenplay By: Steve Kloves
Executive Producers: Michael Barnathan, Callum McDougall and Tanya Seghatchian
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Richard Griffiths, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters
Running Time: 141 minutes (2 hours, 21 minutes)
Ratings:
US: PG (Frightening moments, creature violence & mild language)
UK: PG (Contains scary images and mild language)
AU: PG (Some fantasy scenes may frighten young children)
Release Dates:
US: June 4, 2004
UK: June 4, 2004
AU: June 10, 2004
Worldwide Gross: $795,634,069 (source)
Critical Consensus: In Cuaron's hands, Azkaban has emotional depth to go along with the technical wizardry. (source)
Synopsis: Thirteen year-old Harry Potter has reluctantly spent yet another summer with the Dursleys, his dismal relatives, "behaving himself" and not practicing any magic. That is, until Uncle Vernon's bullying sister, Aunt Marge, comes to visit. Aunt Marge has always been particularly horrible to Harry and this time pushes him so far that he "accidentally" causes her to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift away! Fearing punishment from his Aunt and Uncle–and repercussions from Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, which strictly forbids students from using magic in the non-magic world–Harry escapes into the night. Along the way, Harry will try to make sense of Hermione’s puzzling appearances and disappearances, with the help of Ron and the giant Hagrid, who has taken on a new position at Hogwarts as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher. Read more…
Awards and Nominations:
Nominations, Awards Won (awards won are bolded)2004 British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards
Date: November 28, 200431st People's Choice Awards
Place: The Park Lane Hilton, London
Nomations: Best Feature Film, Fans' Favourite Film
Attendees: Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), James Phelps (Fred Weasley), Oliver Phelps (George Weasley)
Pictures: James and Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright
Date: January 9, 20052005 Critics' Choice Awards
Place: Pasadena Civic Auditorium, California
Nominations: Best Sequel, Best Villain
Date: January 10, 2005
Place: Wiltern LG Theater, Los Angeles
Nominations: Best Young Actor (Daniel Radcliffe), Best Young Actress (Emma Watson), Best Family Film
2005 BAFTA Awards
Date: February 12, 200547th Grammy Awards
Place: Odeon Leicester Square
Nominations: Orange Film of the Year, Best Production Design, Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects, Best Make-up and Hair
Attendees: Emma Watson, David Heyman
Pictures: 104 pictures
Videos: Acceptance Speech, Post-Ceremony Reactions
Date: February 13, 2005Visual Effects Society Awards
Place: Staples Center, Los Angeles
Nominations: Best Score Soundtrack Album
Date: February 16, 2005
Place: The Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles
Nominations: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live-Action Motion Picture, Single Visual Effect, Models and Miniatures, and Compositing.
Attendees: Roger Guyett, visual effects supervisor
Report: While the winning character, the flying Hippogriff creature, was the film's most obvious achievement, Guyett told Animation Magazine Online that there was much more to be marveled at in the pic. "The Hippogriff is an awesome piece of work," he says, "but on a film of this scale, hopefully you're being judged for a consistent body of work." Guyett points to the floating, skeletal Dementors of Azkaban as another example of technical and artistic mastery, noting that Director Alfonso Cuaron wanted all their personality to come from the movement of their shabby cloth. "We did some tests with cloth underwater and liked what we saw. We then had to recreate that with CG and build a system to control it."
10th Annual Moviefone Moviegoer Awards
Date: February 22, 2004
Nomination: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Emma Watson), Best Family Film, and Greatest Moment (Harry flying on Buckbeak)
Quote: "I am shocked to have won this award with such eminent competition. I am so excited and pleased. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. It really means a lot." - Emma Watson
77th Academy Awards
Date: February 27, 2005, 7 PM CST (ABC)
Place: The Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Nominations: Best Music, Best Visual Effects
Attendees: John Williams
Videos: Here
Kids' Choice Awards 2005
Date: April 2, 2005, 7 PM CST (Nickelodeon Channel)
Nominations: Best Movie, Best Book (entire series)
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