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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
· Movie
· 153 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #660
- IMDb #793
- Google retired #319
- Rotten Tomatoes #1563
- Metacritic #793
- Letterboxd #1286
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1716
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1803
- Metacritic Critics #806
- Metacritic Audience #997
- Douban #336
- Kinopoisk #506
- AlloCiné #1384
- Trakt #214
Every rating
74–94
out of 100
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the wizarding and Muggle worlds, Dumbledore prepares Harry Potter for the final battle by investigating the Dark Lord's past. Harry receives a used potions textbook filled with insightful notes, making him excel in class. Meanwhile, students are imperiled by a mysterious threat hidden within the walls of Hogwarts.
Details
- Director
- David Yates
- Writer
- Steve Kloves
- Based on
- a work by J.K. Rowling
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films
- Released
- 15 July 2009
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Latin
- Runtime
- 153 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $250.0M
- Box office
- $934.0M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 36 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 51 →1 major award won · 15 wins from 51 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| 2010 BAFTA Britannia Awards 2010 | Artistic Excellence in Directing | David Yates (for Harry Potter films 5–8) | Winner |
| 31st BAFTA Kids' Vote 2009 | Best Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
| 52nd Annual Grammy Awards 2009 | Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Nicholas Hooper | Nominee |
| 82nd Academy Awards 2009 | Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2009 2009 | Excellence in Production Design For a Feature Film | Stuart Craig | Nominee |
| 2010 Golden Reel Award 2010 | Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
| 2010 Irish Film and Television Awards 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Michael Gambon | Nominee |
| 2010 MTV Movie Awards 2010 | Best Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
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2010 BAFTA Britannia Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Artistic Excellence in Directing | David Yates (for Harry Potter films 5–8) | Winner |
31st BAFTA Kids' Vote
1 nomination
| Best Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
52nd Annual Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Nicholas Hooper | Nominee |
82nd Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards 2009
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design For a Feature Film | Stuart Craig | Nominee |
2010 RAFA Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Alan Titchmarsh Show British Film of the Year Award | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
| Best Use of UK Locations in a Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
| Classic FM Film Music of the Year Award | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
| Film of the Year sponsored by The List | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
2009 Scream Award
10 nominations, 2 won
| Best Ensemble | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
| Holy Shit! Scene of the Year | "Death Eaters Attack London" Scene | Winner |
| Best F/X | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Actor | Daniel Radcliffe | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Actress | Emma Watson | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
| Best Sequel | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Rupert Grint | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Evanna Lynch | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
2010 MTV Movie Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Villain | Tom Felton | Winner |
| Best Female Performance | Emma Watson | Nominee |
| Best Global Superstar | Daniel Radcliffe | Nominee |
| Best Male Performance | Daniel Radcliffe | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
2010 National Movie Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Family Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
| Best Performance | Emma Watson | Nominee |
| Best Performance | Daniel Radcliffe | Nominee |
| Best Performance | Rupert Grint | Nominee |
2009 Digital Spy Movie Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Family Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
2009 IGN
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Fantasy Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
2009 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Live Action Family Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
2009 Switch Live Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favourite Flick | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
2009 Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Choice Summer Movie: Action Adventure | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
2010 RAAM Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film of the Year | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
2010 SFX Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Winner |
2010 Saturn Awards
4 nominations
| Best Costume | Jany Temime | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Stuart Craig | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Tim Burke John Richardson Nicholas Aithadi Tim Alexander | Nominee |
36th People's Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Best On-Screen Team | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
| Favourite Franchise | Harry Potter | Nominee |
2010 Teen Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy | Emma Watson | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Fantasy | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
63rd British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Production Design | Stuart Craig Stephenie McMillan | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | John Richardson Tim Burke Tim Alexander Nicolas Aithadi | Nominee |
2009 Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
2009 VES Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture | David Basalla Emily Cobb Tania Richard | Nominee |
2010 Golden Reel Award
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominee |
2010 Irish Film and Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Gambon | Nominee |
2010 Young Artist Award
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Evanna Lynch | Nominee |