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Harry Potter leads list of nominations for The 31st Annual Saturn Awards
13/02/2005 . Source: Jessica Martin 
The third installment in the popular Harry Potter film series, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" leads nominations in the 2005 Saturn Awards announced by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The popular wizard-in-training film conjured up nine nominations including Best Picture (Fantasy), Best Director (Alfonso Cuaron) and Best Writer (Steve Kloves). Daniel Radcliffe received a nomination for Best Performance By A Younger Actor.
Following closely behind were the films "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" and "Spider-Man 2" which received seven nominations each. "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind", "Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow", and "Van Helsing" each received five nominations. "Collateral" and "House of Flying Daggers" snatched up four nominations each.
Warner Bros. & Sony Pictures lead the pack with a total of 14 nominations each. Paramount is represented with 11 nominations, and Miramax and Universal each received 10 nominations.
Television nominations had "Lost" leading the group with five nominations. Following were "The Librarian: Quest For the Spear", "Smallville", and "Stargate: SG-1" each with four nominations.
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror films was founded in 1972 by Dr. Donald A. Reed to recognize the high achievements of genre filmmaking, television and home entertainment. The Saturn Awards are presented annually to honor and recognize the genres of the fantastic. Serving as President of the organization is Robert Holguin.
Past guests to the annual dinners include: Steven Spielberg, Nicholas Cage, J.J. Abrams, Whoopi Goldberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Burns, Charlton Heston, Billy Bob Thornton, John Ritter, James Woods, Janet Leigh, Rod Serling, Lon Chaney, Jr, and Boris Karloff.
This year's 31st Annual Saturn Awards will take place on Tuesday, May 3rd 2005, at the Universal City Hilton Hotel.
Special Award recipients will be voted by the Board of Directors of The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films and announced in early March.
NOMINATIONS FOR THE 31ST ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS
SCIENCE FICTION FILM:
The Butterfly Effect (New Line Cinema)
The Day After Tomorrow (20th Century Fox)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Focus Features)
The Forgotten (Sony Pictures)
I, Robot (20th Century Fox)
Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow (Paramount)
FANTASY FILM:
Birth (New Line Cinema)
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner Bros.)
Hellboy (Sony Pictures)
House Of Flying Daggers (Sony Classics)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Paramount)
Spider-Man 2 (Sony Pictures)
HORROR FILM:
Blade: Trinity (New Line Cinema)
Dawn of the Dead (Universal)
The Grudge (Sony)
Open Water (Lions Gate)
Saw (Lions Gate)
Shaun Of the Dead (Rogue Pictures)
Van Helsing (Universal)
ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM:
The Aviator (Miramax)
The Bourne Supremacy (Universal)
Collateral (DreamWorks SKG)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Miramax)
The Manchurian Candidate (Paramount)
National Treasure (Buena Vista)
The Phantom Of The Opera (Warner Bros.)
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
The Incredibles (Buena Vista)
The Polar Express (Warner Bros.)
Shark Tale
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