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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has received mulitple nominations this year at the 2006 AOL Moviefone MovieGoer Awards. Goblet of Fire was nominated in the “Movie of the Year category.” Actor Daniel Radcliffe was nominated as ” Actor of the Year”, and Emma Watson was nominated in the “Actress of the Year” category as well. The “Best Scene Stealer” nominees included Brendan Gleeson for his marvelous turn as Mad-Eye Moody, and “The Vilest Villian” list included actor Ralph Fiennes for his wonderful performance as Lord Voldemort. These awards are open to the public, and you may vote via this link Winners will be announced on February 28th. Congratulations!

Internet reports have detailed eight deleted scenes expected to feature on the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD. These scenes failed to make the final edit of Mike Newell’s 157-minute-long feature.

The scenes are described as follows:

Scene 1: Dumbledore asks the Hogwarts students to receive the visiting students as best they can - they respond by singing the school song.

Scene 2: A girl accepts a Durmstrangs student’s invitation to the Yule Ball.

Scene 3: Harry attempts to speak to Cho Chang, but her friends get in the way.

Scene 4: Flitwick introduce the Wyrd Sisters at the Yule Ball. The lead singer addresses the audience before launching into their performance.

Scene 5: Karkaroff speaks to Snape about the Dark Mark on his arm.

Scene 6: Barty Crouch speaks to Harry but quickly disappears when Mad-Eye Moody appears.

Scene 7: Harry, Ron and Hermione discuss the death of Crouch. Ron opines that the Prophet will not print the story, whilst Hermione reasons that his death and the strange goings on are not coincidental and urges him to speak to Dumbledore. Scene 8: The trio talk about Karkarov’s arm. Hermione asks Harry about the ingredients he supposedly stole from Snape, which she links to polyjuice potion.

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was 2005’s most successful movie at the worldwide box office, but Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was the most successful film internationally for 2005, earning approximately $67m (£38m) more than Star Wars.

The good witch that traditionally brings gifts for Italian children on the night of January 5 will have to be quick if she is to satisfy Harry Potter fans this year. The Italian version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince goes on sale at midnight on January 5, almost six months after its release in English.

A New Zealand man who considers himself lucky to be alive after beating leukemia has spent months hiding the pimples on Harry Potter’s three teenage stars. “They wanted all the kids to have a nice, clean complexion,” he said. “Next time we’ll have to remove stubble.”

Britain bucked the downward trend that hit the United States and other big film markets in 2005, as cinema-goers flocked to watch films inspired by English writers, including including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire held ninth place at the box office over the New Year’s weekend, with $7.5 million. It has taken in $277 million in seven weeks of release.

The Harry Potter series is drawing to a close. The seventh and final installment is coming and when it does, children, teens and adults alike will gather in bookshops at midnight for the last time. And we’ll close our books, knowing as we do that never again will we be able to read a Harry Potter book for the first time.

According to Seattle Weekly, Ralph Fiennes’ absolutely terrifying and completely otherworldly appearance as Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is among the wonderful performances of 2005 that shouldn’t be missed.