http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html“Superman Returns” leads the 33rd Annual Saturn Awards with 10 nominations
(Los Angeles) The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films has announced the nominations for the 33rd Annual Saturn Awards. Leading the pack is Bryan Singer’s homage to the superhero mythos “Superman Returns” with 10 nominations. Garnering 6 nominations each, are “X-Men: The Last Stand” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which received its nod in the restored category of Best International Film. Following closely behind are an eclectic mix: “Casino Royale,” “Mission Impossible III,” “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” and “Stranger Than Fiction,” receiving 5 nominations each.
Warner Bros. Pictures flexed its muscles and led all film studios with a total of 21 nominations. Also with strong showings were Sony Pictures and 20th Century Fox with 15 and 13 nominations, respectively. Buena Vista plundered 11 nominations and MGM had a new license to kill with 8, followed closely by Picturehouse with 6 nominations and Lionsgate and Universal with 5 nominations each.
In the television categories, “Lost” continued to find nominations, receiving a total of 6. NBC’s newcomer “Heroes” burst onto the scene, earning 5 nominations, followed closely by Sci Fi’s “Battlestar Galactica” and Showtime’s “Dexter,” each garnering 4 nominations, while TNT’s “The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines” discovered 3 nominations.
A Special Recognition Award will be presented to the imaginative children’s book “Alien Xmas” written by Stephen Chiodo & Jim Strain, and published by Baby Tattoo Books.
This year marks the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films’ 35th Anniversary. The non-profit organization was founded in 1972 by film historian, Dr. Donald A. Reed. The Academy is currently headed by Robert Holguin, who serves as President of the Academy.
The winners will be announced at this year’s 33rd Annual Saturn Awards which takes place on Thursday, May 10, 2007 in Universal City. Hosting the event will be actor Greg Grunberg and comedian Jeffrey Ross. Grunberg is one of the stars of the highly popular NBC Universal television series, “Heroes” (and is nominated for his work on the show). Jeffrey Ross is one of the leading stand-up comedians whose brand of humor shines in roasts. Special Award recipients will be announced shortly.
THE 33rd ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS NOMINATIONS
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
Children of Men (Universal)
Déjà vu (Buena Vista)
The Fountain (Warner Bros.)
The Prestige (Buena Vista)
V For Vendetta (Warner Bros.)
X-Men: The Last Stand (20th Century Fox)
BEST FANTASY FILM
Charlotte’s Web (Paramount)
Eragon (20th Century Fox)
Night At the Museum (20th Century Fox)
Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest (Buena Vista)Stranger Than Fiction (Sony)
Superman Returns (Warner Bros.)
BEST HORROR FILM
The Descent (Lionsgate)
Final Destination 3 (New Line Cinema)
Hostel (Lionsgate)
Saw III (Lionsgate)
Slither (Universal)
Snakes on a Plane (New Line Cinema)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM
Casino Royale (Sony / MGM)
The Departed (Warner Bros.)
Flyboys (MGM)
Mission Impossible III (Paramount)
Notes on a Scandal (Fox Searchlight)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (DreamWorks / Paramount)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Cars (Buena Vista)
Flushed Away (DreamWorks SKG)
Happy Feet (Warner Bros.)
Monster House (Sony)
Over the Hedge (DreamWorks SKG)
A Scanner Darkly (Warner Independent Pictures)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Apocalypto (Buena Vista)
The Curse of the Golden Flower (Sony Pictures Classics)
Fearless (Rogue / Focus)
The Host (Magnolia Pictures)
Letters From Iwo Jima (Warner Bros.)
Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible III) (Paramount)
Will Farrell (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
Hugh Jackman (The Fountain) (Warner Bros.)
Clive Owen (Children of Men) (Universal)
Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
BEST ACTRESS
Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Judy Dench (Notes on a Scandal) (Fox Searchlight)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
Shauna MacDonald (The Descent) (Lionsgate)
Natalie Portman (V For Vendetta) (Warner Bros.)
Renee Zellweger (Miss Potter) (Weinstein Company)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ben Affleck (Hollywoodland) (Focus Features)
Kelsey Grammer (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Mission Impossible III) (Paramount)
Sergi Lopez (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
James Marsden (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal) (Fox Searchlight)
Eva Green (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
Rachel Hurd-Wood (Perfume: The Story of
a Murderer) (DreamWorks /
Paramount)
Famke Janssen (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Parker Posey (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Emma Thompson (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR
Ko A-Sung (The Host) (Magnolia Pictures)
Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)
Jodelle Ferland (Tideland) (ThinkFilm)
Tristan Lake Leabu (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Mitchel Tate Musso (Monster House) (Sony)
Edward Speleers (Eragon) (20th Century Fox)
BEST DIRECTION
J.J. Abrams (Mission Impossible III) (Paramount)
Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) (Universal)
Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
Mel Gibson (Apocalypto) (Buena Vista)
Bryan Singer (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a
Murderer) (DreamWorks /
Paramount)
BEST WRITING
Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger
Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a
Murderer) (DreamWorks /
Paramount)
Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Zach Helm (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and
Paul Haggis (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
The Wachowski Brothers (V for Vendetta) (Warner Bros.)
BEST MUSIC
David Arnold (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
John Ottman (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Douglas Pipes (Monster House) (Sony)
John Powell (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Trevor Rabin (Flyboys) (MGM)
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek,
Reinhold Heil (Perfume: The Story of a
Murderer) (DreamWorks /
Paramount)
BEST COSTUME
Joan Bergin (The Prestige) (Buena Vista)
Yee Chung-Man (Curse of the Golden Flower) (Sony Classics)
Penny Rose (Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)
Judianna Makovsky (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Nic Ede (Flyboys) (MGM)
Sammy Sheldon (V For Vendetta) (Warner Bros.)
BEST MAKE-UP
Howard Berger,
Gregory Nicotero,
Mario Michisanti - (The Hills Have Eyes) (Fox Searchlight)
Paul Hyett,
Vickie Lang - (The Descent) (Lionsgate)
David Marti,
Montse Ribe - (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
Todd Masters - (Slither) (Universal)
Ve Neill,
Joel Harlow - (Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)Gregory Nicotero,
Scott Patton - (The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre: The Beginning) (New Line Cinema)
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
John Bruno,
Eric Saindon,
Craig Lyn,
Michael Vezina - (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Jeremy Dawson,
Dan Schrecker,
Mark Soper,
Peter Parks - (The Fountain) (Warner Bros.)
Roger Guyett,
Russell Earl,
Patrick Tobach,
Dan Sudick - (Mission Impossible III) (Paramount)
Karin Joy,
John Berton,
Blair Clark,
John Dietz - (Charlotte’s Web) (Paramount)
John Knoll,
Hal Hickel,
Charles Gibson,
Allen Hall - (Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)Mark Stetson,
Neil Corbould,
Richard R. Hoover,
Jon Thum - (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)