Festivals

Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival (3 May 2003)

Awards

BAFTA Awards: (2003)
BAFTA Children's Award - Best Feature Film (won)
BAFTA Film Award: Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects, Best Production Design, Best Sound (nominated)

Grammy Awards: (2004)
Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (nominated)

Hugo Awards: (2003)
Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (nominated)

Kid's Choice Awards USA: (2003)
Blimp Award for Favorite Movie (nominated)

MTV Movie Awards: (2003)
MTV Movie Award - Best Virtual Performance For "Dobby" (nominated)

Mainichi Movie Awards: (2003)
Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Language Film (won)

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards: (2003)
PFCS Award - Best Live Action Family Film (won)
PFCS Award - Best Acting Ensemble (including Rupert Grint) (nominated)

Full Awards List

Premieres

World Premiere: 3 November 2002, Odeon Leicester Square, London, UK

General Release:
Philippines 13 November 2002

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Malaysia: 14 November 2002

UK, USA, Canada, Taiwan: 15 November 2002

Singapore: 16 November 2002

Belgium: 20 November 2002

Netherlands, Isreal: 21 November 2002

Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Brazil, Chile, Colombia: 22 November 2002

Japan: 23 November 2002

Australia, New Zealand, Argentina: 28 November 2002

Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Panama, South Africa: 29 November 2002

France, Switzerland/French speaking region, Kuwait: 4 December 2002

Hungary, Slovenia, Peru: 5 December 2002

Italy, Switzerland/Italian speaking region, Bulgaria: 6 December 2002

Croatia, Czech Republic: 12 December 2002

South Korea: 13 December 2002

Hong Kong: 19 December 2002

Estonia, Lithuania: 20 December 2002

Russia: 24 December 2002

Kazakhstan: 26 December 2002

Poland: 1 January 2003

Egypt: 15 January 2003

China: 24 January 2003

Venezuela: 26 January 2003

India: 25 April 2003