This trailer, with its carefully chosen moments and peppering of critical adulation, is courtesy of Awards Daily, with a shout-out to Brandon Powell (@Arnian).

In 2004, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King swept the Academy Awards with eleven wins, including Best Picture.  Warner Bros is no doubt hoping that the Academy will similarly reward the achievement that the entire franchise represents by acknowledging the finale installment. 

While Deathly Hallows can easily rack up some nominations and possibly wins in many a technical category, the bigger categories are going to be a challenge.  For one thing, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is really half a movie, or at least half a story, and Part 1 was released last year, so it's not like there could be some sort of weird two-for-one deal.  Based on the sheer amount of work he contributed and the consistent strength of his films, David Yates, who has directed half the franchise, could probably get a nomination, and the same goes for Steve Kloves, who wrote every screenplay, save for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson seem unlikely to end up with awards season gold, but here's a guy who the entire campaign should be centered around: Alan Rickman.  After deliciously delivering as Severus Snape in seven films, Rickman finally got his chance to really shine in Deathly Hallows: Part 2.  And it was good.