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Superman Returns leads 33rd Saturn Awards
23/02/2007 . Source: Jessica Martin 
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. Buy Superman Returns in the USA - or Buy Superman Returns in the UK  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)
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
BEST NETWORK TELEVISION SERIES
Heroes - (NBC/Universal)
Jericho - (CBS)
Lost - (ABC)
Smallville - (CW)
24 - (Fox)
Veronica Mars - (CW)
BEST SYNDICATED / CABLE TELEVISION SERIES
Battlestar Galactica - (Sci Fi Channel)
The Closer - (TNT)
Dexter - (Showtime)
Doctor Who - (Sci Fi Channel)
Eureka - (Sci Fi Channel)
Kyle XY - (ABC Family)
Stargate SG-1 - (Sci Fi Channel)
BEST PRESENTATION ON TELEVISION
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines - (TNT)
Life On Mars - (BBC America)
The Lost Room - (Sci Fi Channel)
Masters of Horror - (Showtime)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes - (TNT)
10.5: Apocalypse - (NBC/Universal)
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES
Matt Dallas - (Kyle XY) - (ABC Family)
Mathew Fox - (Lost) - (ABC)
Michael C. Hall - (Dexter) - (Showtime)
Edward James Olmos - (Battlestar Galactica) - (Sci Fi Channel)
Kiefer Sutherland - (24) - (Fox)
Noah Wyle - (The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s
- Mines) - (TNT)
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES
Patricia Arquette - (Medium) - (NBC/Universal)
Kristen Bell - (Veronica Mars) - (CW)
Jennifer Love Hewitt - (Ghost Whisperer) - (CBS)
Evangeline Lily - (Lost) - (ABC)
Katee Sackhoff - (Battlestar Galactica) - (Sci Fi Channel)
Kyra Sedgwick - (The Closer) - (TNT)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES
James Callis - (Battlestar Galactica) - (Sci Fi Channel)
Michael Emerson - (Lost) - (ABC)
Greg Grunberg - (Heroes) - (NBC/Universal)
Josh Holloway - (Lost) - (ABC)
Masi Oka - (Heroes) - (NBC/Universal)
James Remar - (Dexter) - (Showtime)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES
Gabrielle Anwar - (The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s
- Mines) - (TNT)
Jennifer Carpenter - (Dexter) - (Showtime)
Ali Larter - (Heroes) - (NBC/Universal)
Allison Mack - (Smallville) - (CW)
Elizabeth Mitchell - (Lost) - (ABC)
Hayden Panettiere - (Heroes) - (NBC/Universal)
DVD - HOME ENTERTAINMENT
BEST DVD RELEASE
Bambi II - (Buena Vista)
Beowulf & Grendel - (Anchor Bay)
The Butterfly Effect 2 - (New Line)
Hollow Man 2 - (Sony)
The Sci Fi Boys - (Universal)
2001 Maniacs - (Lionsgate)
BEST DVD SPECIAL EDITION RELEASE
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch,
and The Wardrobe (Extended Edition) - (Buena Vista)
Final Destination 3 (Thrill Ride Edition) - (New Line)
Old Boy (Ultimate Collector’s Edition) - (Tartan)
King Kong (Deluxe Extended Edition) - (Universal)
Saw II (Unrated - Special Edition) - (Lionsgate)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut - (Warner)
BEST DVD CLASSIC FILM RELEASE
Forbidden Planet - (Warner)
Free Enterprise - (Anchor Bay)
Gojira (Godzilla) - (Classic Media)
A Nightmare on Elm Street - (New Line)
The Searchers - (Warner)
She - (Legend Films)
This Island Earth - (Universal)
BEST DVD COLLECTION
The Boris Karloff Collection - (Universal)
The Exorcist - The Complete Anthology - (Warner)
The Premiere Frank Capra Collection - (Sony)
Hollywood Legends of Horror Collection - (Warner)
James Bond Ultimate Edition (Collections 1 - 4) - (MGM)
Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition - (Warner)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE ON DVD
Deadwood (The Complete Second Season) - (HBO)
Doctor Who (The Complete Second Series) - (BBC Warner)
Lost (The Complete Second Season) - (Buena Vista)
Masters of Horror - (Anchor Bay)
MI - 5 (Volume 4) - (BBC Warner)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection (V. 9 - 10) (Rhino)
BEST RETRO TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE ON DVD
Adventures of Superman (The Complete Six Seasons) (Warner)
Amazing Stories (The Complete First Season) - (Universal)
Saturday Night Live (The Complete First Season) - (Universal)
Star Trek: The Animated Series - (Paramount)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Seasons 1 & 2) - (Fox)
The Wild Wild West (The Complete First Season) - (Paramount)
The Special Recognition Award
Alien Xmas
What is sure to become a surefire classic, this children’s book tells the imaginative story of an alien named X, who is sent to Earth on a fiendish mission to rob the entire planet. When he lands in Santa’s workshop, he soon discovers that he may have more to deal with than he expected.
The story was written by Stephen Chiodo & Jim Strain, with illustrations by Charles Chiodo. The Chiodo brothers are renowned filmmakers and creature shop specialists whose credits include Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Elf, and Team America: World Police. The book is published by Baby Tattoo Books (www.babytattoo.com)
Ray Bradbury, one of the world’s greatest genre authors, says of Alien Xmas: Chiodo Bros.’ ‘Alien Xmas is a charming and delightful holiday yarn for those who love elves, aliens, and off-kilter fun. You should definitely open THIS gift BEFORE Christmas.’
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