I agree with tribefan in regards to the deaths of the side characters feeling insignificant. They really failed to draw any sort of emotion. I always felt that Yates underplayed the deaths in the films he directed (in some ways the books did too). The most emotional death of the series (movie wise) was Dobby in my opinion. In regards to supporting actor, I thought Fiennes did an absolutely phenomenal job in this movie, and deserves consideration from the academy. Rickman, although great, did not stand out in this film in comparison to the others. The fact that he was great in all the movies i think kinda hurts him.