It’s the Oscars and Emmys for geeks! Nominations for the 35th annual Saturn Awards have been announced. The awards ceremony will take place on June 25th. We have the complete list after the jump.
I really have to wonder about some of these nominations, though. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor gets a nom for Best Horror Film? Along with The Happening? Harrison Ford gets a Best Actor nom for sleepwalking through half of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? I also can’t figure out why The Librarian always finds its way to multiple nominations (those made for TNT movies are awful).
NOMINATIONS FOR THE 35th ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS
Best Science Fiction Film
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Eagle Eye
The Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Jumper
Best Fantasy Film
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hancock
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Twilight
Wanted
Best Horror Film
The Happening
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Quarantine
Splinter
The Strangers
Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film
Changeling
The Dark Knight
Gran Torino
Quantum of Solace
Traitor
Valkyrie
Best Actor
Christian Bale (The Dark Knight)
Tom Cruise (Valkyrie)
Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man)
Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones & Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Will Smith (Hancock)
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight)
Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
Julianne Moore (Blindness)
Emily Mortimer (Transsiberian)
Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man)
Best Supporting Actor
Jeff Bridges (Iron Man)
Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight)
Woody Harrelson (Transsiberian)
Shia LaBeouf (Indiana Jones & Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Bill Nighy (Valkyrie)
Best Supporting Actress
Joan Allen (Death Race)
Judi Dench (Quantum of Solace)
Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace)
Tilda Swinton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Charlize Theron (Hancock)
Carice Van Houten (Valkyrie)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Freddie Highmore (The Spiderwick Chronicles)
Lina Leandersson (Let the Right One In)
Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)
Jaden Christopher Smith (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
Catinca Untaru (The Fall)
Brandon Walters (Australia)
Best Director
Clint Eastwood (Changeling)
Jon Favreau (Iron Man)
David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Bryan Singer (Valkyrie)
Steven Spielberg (Indiana Jones & Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
Andrew Stanton (Wall-E)
Best Writing
Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby,
Art Marcum, Matt Holloway (Iron Man)
David Koepp, John Kamps (Ghost Town)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Eric Roth (Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
J. Michael Straczynski (Changeling)
Best Music
Alexandre Desplat (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Clint Eastwood (Changeling)
James Newton Howard (The Dark Knight)
John Ottman (Valkyrie)
John Powell (Jumper)
Hans Zimmer (Iron Man)
Best Costume
Lindy Hemming (The Dark Knight)
Deborah Hooper (Changeling)
Joanna Johnston (Valkyrie)
Catherine Martin (Australia)
Isis Mussenden (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
Mary Zophres (Indiana Jones & Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
Best Make-Up
John Caglione, Jr., Conor O’Sullian (The Dark Knight)
Greg Cannom (Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Mike Elizalde (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
Paul Hyett (Doomsday)
Gregory Nicotero, Paul Engelen (Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
Gerald Quist (Tropic Thunder)
Best Special Effects
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg,
Burt Dalton, Craig Barron– (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Nick Davis, Chris Corbould,
Tim Webber, Paul Franklin– (The Dark Knight)
Pablo Helman, Dan Sudick– (Indiana Jones & Kingdom of Crystal Skull)
John Nelson, Ben Snow,
Dan Sudick, Shane Mahan– (Iron Man)
Michael J. Wassel, Adrian
De Wet, Andrew Chapman,
Eamonn Butler– (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
Dean Wright, Wendy Rogers- (Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
Best International Film
The Bank Job
Forbidden Kingdom
In Bruges
Let the Right One In
Slumdog Millionaire
Transsiberian
Best Animated Film
Bolt
Horton Hears a Who
Kung Fu Panda
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Wall-E
TELEVISION
Best Network Television Series
Fringe (Fox)
Heroes (NBC)
Life On Mars (ABC)
Lost (ABC)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
Supernatural (CW)
Best Syndicated / Cable Television Series
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
The Closer (TNT)
Dexter (Showtime)
Leverage (TNT)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network)
True Blood (HBO)
Best Presentation on Television
24: Redemption (Fox)
The Andromeda Strain (A & E)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jericho (CBS)
The Last Templar (NBC)
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (TNT)
Best Actor in Television
Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) (AMC)
Matthew Fox (“Lost”) (ABC)
Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”) (Showtime)
Timothy Hutton (“Leverage”) (TNT)
Edward James Olmos (“Battlestar Galactica”) (Sci Fi)
Noah Wiley (“The Librarian: The Curse of
The Judas Chalice”) (TNT)
Best Actress in Television
Lena Headey (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”)(Fox)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (“The Ghost Whisperer”) (CBS)
Evangeline Lilly (“Lost”) (ABC)
Mary McDonnell (“Battlestar Galactica”) (Sci Fi)
Anna Paquin (“True Blood”) (HBO)
Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”) (TNT)
Anna Torv (“Fringe”) (ABC)
Best Supporting Actor in Television
Henry Ian Cusick (“Lost”) (ABC)
Thomas Dekker (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”)(Fox)
Michael Emerson (“Lost”) (ABC)
Josh Holloway (“Lost”) (ABC)
Adrian Pasdar (“Heroes”) (NBC)
Milo Ventimiglia (“Heroes”) (NBC)
Best Supporting Actress in Television
Jennifer Carpenter (“Dexter”) (Showtime)
Summer Glau (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”)(Fox)
Yunjin Kim (“Lost”) (ABC)
Elizabeth Mitchell (“Lost”) (ABC)
Hayden Panettiere (“Heroes”) (NBC)
Katee Sackhoff (“Battlestar Galactica”) (Sci Fi)
Best Guest Starring Role in a Television Series
Kristen Bell (“Heroes”) (NBC)
Alan Dale (“Lost”) (ABC)
Kevin Durand (“Lost”) (ABC)
Robert Forster (“Heroes”) (NBC)
Jimmy Smits (“Dexter”) (Showtime)
Sonya Walger (“Lost”) (ABC)
DVD
Best DVD Release
Cold Prey
The Deaths of Ian Stone
Jack Brooks Monster Slayer
Resident Evil: Degeneration
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Stuck
Best DVD Special Edition Release
Brotherhood of the Wolf (Director’s Cut)
Dark City (The Director’s Cut)
The Dark Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition)
L.A. Confidential (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Stephen King’s The Mist (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)
Zodiac: The Director’s Cut
Best DVD Classic Film Release
Casablanca (Ultimate Collector’s Edition)
Heathers (20th High School Reunion Edition)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Psycho (Universal Legacy Series)
Sleeping Beauty
Best DVD Collection
Abbott & Costello (Complete Universal Series Collection)
Dirty Harry (Ultimate Collector’s Edition)
Ghost House Underground Eight Film Collection
The Godfather (The Coppola Restoration)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (20th Anniversary Edition)
Planet of the Apes 40th Anniversary Collection (Blu Ray)
Best Television Series Release on DVD
Doctor Who (The Complete Fourth Series)
Heroes (Season 2)
Lost (The Complete Fourth Season)
Moonlight (The Complete Series)
Reaper (Season One)
Torchwood (Season 2)
The Tudors (The Complete Second Season)
Best Retro Television Series Release on DVD
Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection 1990
Early Edition (Season One)
The Incredible Hulk (The Complete Series)
The Invaders (The First & Second Seasons)
Mission Impossible (The Fourth & Fifth Seasons)
Spaced (The Complete Series)
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Dear Saturn Awards,
The Mummy 3 is NOT a horror film. On that note, neither is Hellboy II (what, just because it has hell in it, you think it's horror?)
Love,
Rhea
I'm happy to see Splinter made the list…even though I haven't seen it (damn this town and it's lack of horror flicks). But from what I've read it's the only horror flick on that list that is REALLY a horror flick in the best sense (aka in my head). You know scary weird stuff, gore, more gore…scary weird stuff…
I'm really surprised that Let The Right One In is not in the Best Horror Category. I mean, it's there, under international film, but I think it's more deserving of the horror spot.
I would certainly consider Quarantine and The Strangers to be horror movies. More so than Let The Right One In, in fact. While LTROI was an amazing movie, there were very few real horror elements in it. Sure, it was a vampire movie, but that no more makes it horror than a movie about a mummy. That said, it still would have been a better nomination than The Mummy 3 or Hellboy.
I find a lot of the categorizations questionable. To me, The Mummy is an adventure film, Hellboy is fantasy. I can sort of see how; The Mummy has the living dead, Hellboy has Hell, etc. But then, Twilight has vampires and that's in the fantasy category. It doesn't make sense.
I have to question quite a lot of that list. >_<; And I am seriously annoyed that Atlantis isn't on there in any way, shape or form. SGA was a helluva lot better last year than Lost was, and Hewlett and Flanigan in "The Shrine" were light-years better than Wiley in Librarian!!!! (Not that I really blame Wiley — he's a decent actor most of the time, and the script was crap.)
I'm annoyed that Pushing Daisies didn't get any noms in any categories. But thrilled that True Blood picked up a few. Other than that, I really have to wonder what the criteria is for nomination eligibility. The Librarian? Really?
Why are there so many non-fantasy, non-scifi movies in there? Gran Torino was great, but it shouldn't even be nominated here. Same goes for Changeling. I love everything JMS does, but Changeling was straight drama based on a true story.
Whoever made this nominations was high or something. Why are Hancock and Wanted in the 'Fantasy' category? Why is Changeling nominated at all? I thought these were the Sci-Fi awards. Nor is it Action/Adventure. Heroes for best TV series? And Milo Ventimiglia for best actor?! Although the nomination for LoM is really cool. And no Doctor Who or Torchwood except in the DVD category? And WTF is Casablanca doing in there?! Seriously?