Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was up for three Academy Awards this past weekend, in the achievement in visual effects, art direction, and makeup categories. The finale of the Harry Potter series lost out to Hugo and The Iron Lady, respectively; two of the Harry Potter actors up for awards - Kenneth Branagh as supporting actor for My Week with Marilyn, and Gary Oldman as best actor for his work in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - also lost out to Christopher Plummer and Jean Dujardin, respectively.

Admittedly, it was not a successful night for the Harry Potter films or its actors at the 2012 Oscars. However, a few new interviews were featured during the visual effects and makeup categories, where director David Yates, and actors Jason Isaacs and Warwick Davis discussed the immense work put into bringing the characters and visuals to life. That, as well as photos of Oldman and Branagh on the red carpet at the awards show on Sunday, can be viewed below.