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• THE MOVIES - THE SORCERER'S STONE


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is an adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling’s popular children’s novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents’ mysterious deaths at the hands of a powerful adversary.

• AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS


Academy - 2001
Category Nominee Win/Nominated
Best Art Direction
Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan Nominated
Best Costume Design
Judianna Makovsky Nominated
Best Score
John Williams Nominated

American Film Institute - 2001
Category Nominee Win/Nominated
Best Digital Effects
Robert Legato, Nick Davis, Roger Guyett Nominated

British Academy Awards - 2001
Category Nominee Win/Nominated
Best British Film
David Heyman, Chris Columbus Nominated
Best Costume Design
Judianna Makovsky Nominated
Best Make Up/Hair
Nominated
Best Production Design
Stuart Craig Nominated
Best Sound Nominated
Best Special Visual Effects Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
Robbie Coltrane Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association - 2001
Category Nominee Win/Nominated
Best Composer
John Williams Nominated
Best Live Action Family Film Win
Best Young Actor/Actress Daniel Radcliffe Nominated

• MOVIE FACTS


Genres: Action/Adventure and Kids/Family
Running Time: 2 hr. 22 min.
Release Date: November 16, 2001 Nationwide.
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary moments and mild language.
Distributor: Warner Brothers

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