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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" got snubbed at the Oscars. It's something that most of us here on the MTV Movies Blog team -- and many of you fans out there -- can agree on. But apparently leading man Daniel Radcliffe agrees with us, and he's made his displeasure known.

"There's a certain amount of snobbery," Radcliffe said in an interview with the Radio Times (via The Guardian). "It's kind of disheartening. I never thought I'd care. But it would've been nice to have some recognition, just for the hours put in."

"I don't think the Oscars like commercial films, or kids' films, unless they're directed by Martin Scorsese," Radcliffe added. "I was watching Hugo the other day and going, 'Why was this nominated and we're not?' I was slightly miffed."

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This morning, Harry Potter fans everywhere had to come to terms with some pretty big disappointment. Hopes that "Deathly Hallows – Part 2" might earn Oscars glory crashed and burned today with the nominations announcement.

It wasn't just the fans that prayed for a big night on Oscar night. Warner Bros. made a big push for award consideration with their ubiquitous "Consider" ad campaign. Many held out hope for a Best Picture nomination and perhaps recognition, at long last, for Alan Rickman and Severus Snape.

Alas, "Deathly Hallows - Part 2" did not make the cut, despite a relatively long list of nine Best Picture nominees, one less than the maximum. But were the awards dreams just fan delusions that got out of hand?

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Warner Bros has their Oscar campaign for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" under control. A new ad for their For Your Consideration crusade highlights every single tear-jerking moment from the film. Snape's memories? Check. Harry's walk into the forest? Check. The King's Cross Station scene? Absolutely. Only time will tell whether it has what it takes to convince the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to give it a best picture nod, but it certainly has us poised to go out and buy the DVD when it hits stores Friday.

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Anyone who saw "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" over the weekend -- and a lot of you have, based on the "Potter" box office returns -- would be hard pressed to not be moved by the emotional Snape's memory sequence.

Apparently it was no easier to edit for director David Yates than it was for us to sit in the theaters without tears trickling down our cheeks. Yates told MTV News that the scene was originally a lot longer and more linear, but he felt that cutting it down and shaping it differently lent itself to the movie much more.

"It didn't feel quite like a memory. It wasn’t quite evocative enough," Yates said. "I think we were telling too much story basically, so by fragmenting it, it just became oddly more moving ultimately."

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Make no mistake: despite whatever flaws "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" may have (and it certainly does have a few), director David Yates has brought the series home in an absolutely beautiful finale. Every actor in the franchise steps up their game, and nearly every beloved character gets their due in this movie. Really, is there anything more a viewer could ask for?

It's easy for me to say that as "a 'Harry Potter' fan," but this final installment of the epic saga is a movie that transcends that stipulation for enjoyment. Of course, if you haven't seen any of the previous "Potter" movies then "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" will probably be a bit confusing (but hey, you can always read our primers!), but even the casual enthusiast will be blown away by what proves to be an entirely satisfying conclusion to a decade-long film franchise. Check out five reasons why you need to see this movie after the jump.

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It's fitting that Severus Snape won MTV's Harry Potter World Cup on Monday, because from where we're standing, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is as much his story as it is Harry and Voldemort's.

We got our hands on a brand new featurette that underlines Snape's tale over the course of the films as they wind to a close, and we'd be lying if we said it isn't one of the aspects of "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" we most look forward to. The conclusion of the Prince's tale -- is he good or is he evil?! -- is, as producer David Heyman says, more complicated than we could have guessed.

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Saying goodbye isn't easy. Every "Harry Potter" fan around the world is about to learn that lesson the hard way, if they haven't already.

But it's not just "Harry Potter" fans that are struggling through mixed emotions as the series barrels towards its conclusion this summer: it's the actors as well. Alan Rickman, who stars in the franchise as the chronically misunderstood potions master Severus Snape, had quite a lot to say about the ending of "Potter" in a new issue of Empire Magazine (via BuzzFeed), addressing author J.K. Rowling specifically in a letter crafted for her (and the public's) eyes.

Read the full letter past the jump.

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Grab your copies of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and share a moment of silence with us, because today marks the 10th anniversary of the death of author Douglas Adams.

With his quirky sense of humor combined with a unique take on life in outer space, Adams remains on our list of all-time favorite science fiction novelists. In honor of his memory, we've decided to take a look back at Hollywood's best attempt to bring his best-selling book to the big screen: the 2005 adaptation of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Though it's not a universally adored adaptation -- though there's something appropriate to that fact -- we'd be lying if we said we didn't appreciate the effort involved with "Hitchhiker." After the jump, we'll tell you everything we loved about that movie, from saving "The Hobbit" to making Alan Rickman cute and cuddly.

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The film family that plays together, stays together.

Or at least that's the case with the "Harry Potter" crew. If reviews are to be believed, Daniel Radcliffe is killing it on Broadway in his new musical "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying," and he said that many of his "Potter" costars -- from Emma Watson to Rupert Grint to Bonnie Wright -- are coming over to show their support. In fact, one of his onscreen mentors already has.

"Alan Rickman came first preview, which was very, very cool," Radcliffe said. "Alan's a huge supporter, so yeah, yeah, yeah, he's been great."

He also has Gary Oldman's unconditional support, but we couldn't help but notice that the majority of the actors and actresses who are showering him with praise also happen to be famous stage performers in their own right. Even if Radcliffe never teams up with his fellow "Potter" stars on the big screen again, we sure hope our wish-list of their potential stage performances together actual comes true.

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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" certainly had its share of great scenes (Malfoy Manor! George and Fred! The Ministry of Magic!), but with the film ending on such a cliffhanger, we can't help looking forward to all the even better scenes that we get to finally see in "Part 2." There are Horcruxes to find, motivations to reveal and bad guys to kill, and we cannot handle the wait for the next eight months. Seriously, can it be July 15, 2011, already?

That being said, we decided to honor the most magical number known to wizards and count down seven scenes we cannot wait to see in "Part 2." If you haven't read "Deathly Hallows" and/or spoiled the story for yourself already, please don't read any further because many spoilers lie ahead, and we recommend saving all the major plot points being unveiled on the big screen instead of in our list. You have been warned! Everyone who has read the book and does want to talk "Part 2," please join in the discussion in the comments section at the bottom of this post! Read more...

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