300 battles Harry Potter and Sweeney Todd at the 34th Annual Saturn Awards
Source: 34th Annual Saturn Awards
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the nominations for the 34th Annual Saturn Awards. Leading the nominations this year is the groundbreaking film, “300” with 10 nominations. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” follows close behind with 9 nominations and Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is represented with 8 nominations.A trio of fantastic adventures: “The Golden Compass”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”, and “Spider-Man 3” received 4 nominations each, while “The Bourne Ultimatum”, “Eastern Promises”, “Enchanted”, “Grindhouse”, “The Mist”, “No Country For Old Men”, “Stardust”, and “There Will Be Blood” each received 3 nominations.
Warner Bros. leads the nominations this year with a total of 23. Paramount follows closely behind with 22 nominations (combining the releases of Paramount, DreamWorks/Paramount, and Paramount Vantage). Buena Vista received a total of 10 nominations, with Sony Pictures capturing 9 nominations. The Weinstein Co. is represented this year with 8 nominations and New Line Cinema with 6 nominations.
In television, “Lost” dominated with 7 nominations. Showtime’s “Dexter” carved an impressive 5 nominations and “Heroes” soared with 4 nominations.
The organization also announced two special awards to be given this year: Guillermo del Toro will receive the coveted George Pal Memorial Award. Author Tim Lucas has been singled out to receive a Special Achievement Award for his 2007 book: Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark. This critical study of the film work of Director Mario Bava is a life long project and labor of love from author Lucas who spent over 20 years seeing the completion and eventual publication of the book, ably supported by his wife, Donna Lucas.
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films is a non-profit organization devoted to honoring, recognizing and promoting genre entertainment. The organization was founded in 1972 by film historian Dr. Donald A. Reed. It is currently headed by film enthusiast Robert Holguin. This year’s show will take place on Tuesday, June 24, in Universal City, California.
COMPLETE NOMINATION LIST:
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM:
CLOVERFIELD
FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
I AM LEGEND
THE LAST MIMZY
SUNSHINE
TRANSFORMERS
BEST FANTASY FILM:
ENCHANTED
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
SPIDER-MAN 3
STARDUST
BEST HORROR FILM:
30 DAYS OF NIGHT
1408
GHOST RIDER
GRINDHOUSE
THE MIST
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE THRILLER FILM:
3:10 TO YUMA
300
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
ZODIAC
BEST ACTOR:
GERARD BUTLER - 300
JOHN CUSACK - 1408
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - There Will Be Blood
JOHNNY DEPP - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
VIGGO MORTENSEN - Eastern Promises
WILL SMITH - I Am Legend
BEST ACTRESS:
AMY ADAMS - Enchanted
ASHLEY JUDD - Bug
HELENA BONHAM CARTER - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
NAOMI WATTS - Eastern Promises
BELEN RUEDA - The Orphanage
CARICE VAN HOUTEN - Black Book
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
JAVIER BARDEM - No Country for Old Men
BEN FOSTER - 3:10 to Yuma
JAMES FRANCO - Spider-Man 3
JUSTIN LONG - Live Free or Die Hard
ALAN RICKMAN - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
DAVID WENHAM - 300
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
LIZZY CAPLAN - Cloverfield
MARCIA GAY HARDEN - The Mist
LENA HEADEY - 300
ROSE MCGOWAN - Grindhouse – Planet Terror
MICHELLE PFEIFFER - Stardust
IMELDA STAUNTON - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR:
ALEX ETEL - The Water Horse
FREDDIE HIGHMORE - August Rush
JOSH HUTCHERSON - Bridge to Terabithia
DANIEL RADCLIFFE - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
DAKOTA BLUE RICHARDS - The Golden Compass
RHIANNON LEIGH WRYN - The Last Mimzy
BEST DIRECTION:
TIM BURTON
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
FRANK DARABONT
The Mist
PAUL GREENGRASS
The Bourne Ultimatum
SAM RAIMI
Spider-Man 3
ZACK SNYDER
300
DAVID YATES
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
BEST WRITING:
ROGER AVARY
NEIL GAIMAN
Beowulf
BRAD BIRD
Ratatouille
JOEL COEN
ETHAN COEN
No Country for Old Men
MICHAEL GOLDENBERG
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
MICHAEL GORDON
ZACK SNYDER
KURT JOHNSTAD
300
JOHN LOGAN
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
BEST MUSIC:
TYLER BATES
300
JONNY GREENWOOD
There Will Be Blood
NICHOLAS HOOPER
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
MARK MANCINA
August Rush
ALAN MENKEN
Enchanted
JOHN POWELL
The Bourne Ultimatum
BEST COSTUME:
COLLEEN ATWOOD
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
RUTH MYERS
The Golden Compass
PENNY ROSE
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
SAMMY SHELDON
Stardust
JANY TEMIME
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
MICHAEL WILKINSON
300
BEST MAKE-UP:
HOWARD BERGER
GREG NICOTERO
JAKE GARBER
Grindhouse – Planet Terror
NICK DUDMAN
AMANDA KNIGHT
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
DAVINA LAMONT
30 Days of Night
VE NEILL
MARTIN SAMUEL
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
PETER OWEN
IVANA PRIMORAC
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
SHAUN SMITH
MARK RAPPAPORT
300
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
TIM BURKE
JOHN RICHARDSON
PAUL FRANKLIN
GREG BUTLER
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
SCOTT FARRAR
SCOTT BENZA
RUSSELL EARL
JOHN FRAZIER
Transformers
MICHAEL FINK
BILL WESTENHOFER
BEN MORRIS
TREVOR WOOD
The Golden Compass
JOHN KNOLL
HAL HICKEL
CHARLES GIBSON
JOHN FRAZIER
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
SCOTT STOKDYK
PETER NOFZ
SPENCER COOK
JOHN R. FRAZIER
Spider-Man 3
CHRIS WATTS
GRANT FRECKELTON
DEREK WENTWORTH
DANIEL LEDUC
300
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:
BLACK BOOK
DAY WATCH
EASTERN PROMISES
GOYA’S GHOSTS
THE ORPHANAGE
SLEUTH
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEOWULF
MEET THE ROBINSONS
RATATOUILLE
SHREK THE THIRD
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
SURF’S UP
