The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the nominations for the 34th Annual Saturn Awards. Among the highlights: 300 leads with ten nominations; Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is represented with 8 nominations; and flicks we dig around here like Eastern Promises, Grindhouse, and The Mist each got three nods. Of course, other flicks like Enchanted and Harry Potter 5 got represented as well, but we’re not so interested in them.
Here’s a few of the key categories:
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM:
CLOVERFIELD
FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER (really??)
I AM LEGEND
THE LAST MIMZY
SUNSHINE
TRANSFORMERS
BEST HORROR FILM:
30 DAYS OF NIGHT
1408
GRINDHOUSE
THE MIST
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
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 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 MAKE-UP:
300
GRINDHOUSE – PLANET TERROR
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
30 DAYS OF NIGHT
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
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 year’s show will take place on Tuesday, June 24, in Universal City, California. To see the full list of nominees, which include Best actor, actress, writing, etc. Click it HERE!
And let us know who you’d bestow the honors upon!
I’m pulling for Helena Bonham Carter – nominated in the Best Actress category for SWEENEY TODD…