The 34th Annual Saturn Award Nominations have been announced. This year, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has decided to present Tim Lucas, who authored the book Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark, with the Special Achievement Award, while director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy II: The Golden Army) will get the George Pal Memorial Award.
The 2008 nominees are:
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
TELEVISION NOMINATIONS
Best Network Television Series
Heroes
Lost
Pushing Daisies
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Journeyman
Supernatural
Best Syndicated / Cable Television Series
Dexter
Battlestar Galactica
Stargate SG-1
The Closer
Kyle XY
Saving Grace
Best Presentation on Television
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
The Company
Fallen
The Family Guy: “Blue Harvest”
Masters of Science Fiction
Shrek the Halls
Tin Man
Best International Series
Doctor Who
Torchwood
Meadowlands (aka Cape Wrath)
Jekyll
Life On Mars
Robin Hood
Best Actor on Television
Matt Dallas (Kyle XY)
Matthew Fox (Lost)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
Kevin McKidd (Journeyman)
Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica)
Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies)
Best Actress on Television
Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies)
Lena Headey (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer)
Holly Hunter (Saving Grace)
Evangeline Lily (Lost)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
Best Supporting Actor on Television
Michael Emerson (Lost)
Greg Grunberg (Heroes)
Josh Holloway (Lost)
Erik King (Dexter)
Terry O’Quinn (Lost)
Masi Oka (Heroes)
Best Supporting Actress on Television
Jaime Alexander (Kyle XY)
Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter)
Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost)
Jaime Murray (Dexter)
Hayden Panettiere (Heroes)
DVD NOMINATIONS
Best DVD Release
Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (remix)
Driftwood
The Man From Earth
The Nines
White Noise 2
Best Special Edition DVD Release
Big (Extended Edition)
Blade Runner (5 Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary – Blu Ray)
Death Proof (Grindhouse Presentation: Extended & Unrated)
Pan’s Labyrinth (Platinum Series)
Troy: Director’s Cut (Ultimate Collector’s Edition)
Best Classic Film DVD Release
Alligator
The Dark Crystal
Face/Off
Flash Gordon
The Monster Squad
Witchfinder General
Best Collection on DVD
The Godzilla Collection
The Mario Bava Collection (Vol. 1 & 2)
The Sergio Leone Anthology
The Sonny Chiba Collection
Stanley Kubrick (Warner Home Video Directors Series)
Vincent Price (MGM Scream Legends Collection)
Best Television Series on DVD
Eureka (Season 1)
Heroes (Season 1)
Hustle (Complete Seasons 2 and 3)
Lost (The Complete Third Season)
MI:5 (Volumes 4 & 5)
Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series
Best Retro Television Series on DVD
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (Volume 1: The Early Years)
Count Dracula (BBC Mini-series 1977)
Land of the Giants (The Full Series)
Mission Impossible (The Second and Third Seasons)
Twin Peaks (The Definitive Gold Box Edition)
The Wild Wild West (The Second and Third Seasons)