February 20, 2010

The Saturn Awards come out with their nominations!

Here they are:

Best Science Fiction Film:
“The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros)
“Knowing” (Summit Entertainment)
“Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Star Trek” (Paramount)
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (Paramount)
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (20th Century Fox)

Best Fantasy Film:
“Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros)
“The Lovely Bones” (Paramount)
“The Time Traveler’s Wife” (Warner Bros.)
“Watchmen” (Warner Bros.)
“Where the Wild Things Are” (Warner Bros.)

Best Horror Film:
“The Box” (Warner Bros.)
“Drag Me to Hell” (Universal)
“Frozen” (Anchor Bay Films)
“The Last House on the Left” (Rogue / Universal)
“The Twilight Saga’s New Moon” (Summit Entertainment)
“Zombieland” (Sony)

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film:
“2012 (2009)” (Sony)
“Brothers” (Lionsgate)
“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)
“Law Abiding Citizen” (Overture)
“The Messenger” (Oscilloscope Pictures)
“Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.)

Best Actor:
Robert Downey Jr. – “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.)
Tobey Maguire – “Brothers” (Lionsgate)
Viggo Mortensen – “The Road” (The Weinstein Co.)
Sam Rockwell – “Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics
Denzel Washington – “The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros.)
Sam Worthington – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

Best Actress:
Catherine Keener – “Where the Wild Things Are” (Warner Bros.)
Melanie Laurent – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)
Alison Lohman – “Drag Me to Hell” (Universal)
Natalie Portman – “Brothers” (Lionsgate)
Zoe Saldana – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Charlize Theron – “The Burning Plain” (Magnolia)

Best Supporting Actor:
Woody Harrelson – “Zombieland” (Sony)
Stephen Lang – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Frank Langella – “The Box” (Warner Bros.)
Jude Law – “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.)
Stanley Tucci – “The Lovely Bones” (Paramount)
Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)

Best Supporting Actress:
Malin Akerman – “Watchmen” (Warner Bros.)
Diane Kruger – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)
Rachel McAdams – “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.)
Lorna Raver – “Drag Me to Hell” (Universal)
Susan Sarandon – “The Lovely Bones” (Paramount)
Sigourney Weaver – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor:
Taylor Lautner – “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon” (Summit Entertainment)
Bailee Madison – “Brothers” (Lionsgate)
Brooklynn Proulx – “The Time Traveler’s Wife” (Warner Bros.)
Max Records – “Where the Wild Things Are” (Warner Bros.)
Saoirse Ronan – “The Lovely Bones” (Paramount)
Kodi Smit-McPhee – “The Road” (The Weinstein Co.)

Best Director:
J.J. Abrams – “Star Trek” (Paramount)
Kathryn Bigelow – “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Neill Blomkamp – “District 9″ (Sony)
James Cameron – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Guy Ritchie – “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.)
Zack Snyder – “Watchmen” (Warner Bros.)
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)

Best Writing:
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell – “District 9″ (Sony)
James Cameron – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers – “Where the Wild Things Are” (Warner Bros.)
Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci – “Star Trek” (Paramount)
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)
Alex Tse, David Hayter – “Watchmen” (Warner Bros.)

Best Music:
Brian Eno – “The Lovely Bones” (Paramount)
Michael Giacchino – “Up” (Walt Disney/Pixar)
James Horner – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Taro Iwashiro – “Red Cliff” (Magnolia)
Christopher Young – “Drag Me To Hell” (Universal)
Hans Zimmer – “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.)

Best Costume:
Colleen Atwood – “Nine” (The Weinstein Co.)
Jenny Beavan – “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.)
Anna Sheppard – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)
Jany Temime – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros.)
Michael Wilkinson – “Watchmen” (Warner Bros.)
Tim Yip – “Red Cliff” (Magnolia)

Best Make-Up:
Barney Burman, Minday Hall, Joel Harlow – “Star Trek” (Paramount)
Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano, Frances Richardson – “District 9″ (Sony)
Sarah Monzani – “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gregory Nicotero, Howard Berger – “The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros.)
Gregory Nicotero, Howard Berger – “Drag Me to Hell” (Universal)
Mike Smithson, John Rosengrant – “Terminator Salvation” (Warner Bros.)

Best Production Design:
Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Scott Chambliss – “Star Trek” (Paramount)
Stuart Craig – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros.)
Sarah Greenwood – “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.)
Philip Ivey – “District 9″ (Sony)
Alex McDowell – “Watchmen” (Warner Bros.)

Best Special Effects:
Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicholas Aithadi, Tim Alexander – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros.)
John DesJardin, Peter G. Travers, Joel Whist, Jessica Norman – “Watchmen” (Warner Bros.)
Volker Engel, Marc Weingert, Mike Vezina – “2012 (2009)” (Sony)
Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton – “Star Trek” (Paramount)
Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken – “District 9″ (Sony)
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

Best International Film:
“District 9″ (Sony)
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Lorna’s Silence” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Red Cliff” (Magnolia)
“Taken” (20th Century Fox)
“Thirst” (Focus Features)

Best Animated Film:
“A Christmas Carol” (Walt Disney Studios)
“The Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox)
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (20th Century Fox)
“Monsters Vs. Aliens” (Paramount/DreamWorks)
“The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Studios)
“Up” (Walt Disney Studios/Pixar)

-I always look at this as a precursor that highlights all of the "other" films that came out in a given year, and look forward to it...thoughts?

5 comments:

  1. They recognize a lot of good films that don't get recognized anywhere else, so I enjoy this particular awards group.

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  2. Man, even with seven best director slots, Spike Jonze still can't get nominated. I guess I'm the only one who thinks he's deserving.

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  3. Any organization that nominates Transformers as one of the best science fiction films of the year is not to be trusted.

    Just my favorites for each...

    Best Science Fiction Film:
    “Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)

    Best Fantasy Film:
    “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
    “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros)

    Best Horror Film:
    “Drag Me to Hell” (Universal)

    Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film:
    “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)

    Best Actor:
    Viggo Mortensen – “The Road” (The Weinstein Co.)

    Best Actress:
    Melanie Laurent – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Diane Kruger – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)

    Best Performance by a Younger Actor:
    Saoirse Ronan – “The Lovely Bones” (Paramount)

    Best Director:
    Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)

    Best Writing:
    Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Co.)

    Best Music:
    Brian Eno – “The Lovely Bones” (Paramount)
    Michael Giacchino – “Up” (Walt Disney/Pixar)

    Best Costume:
    Colleen Atwood – “Nine” (The Weinstein Co.)

    Best Make-Up:
    Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano, Frances Richardson – “District 9″ (Sony)

    Best Production Design:
    Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

    Best Special Effects:
    Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

    Best International Film:
    “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics)

    Best Animated Film:
    “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox)

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  4. Agreed, I just tend to ignore the movies they mention that make my head hurt.

    As for my choices here, if I had a vote, here goes nothing:

    Best Science Fiction Film: Moon (runner-up: Star Trek)

    Best Fantasy Film: Where the Wild Things Are (runner-up: The Time Traveler's Wife)

    Best Horror Film: Zombieland (runner-up: The Last House on the Left)

    Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: The Hurt Locker (runner-up: Inglourious Basterds)

    Best Actor: Sam Rockwell for Moon (runner-up: Tobey Maguire for Brothers)

    Best Actress: Melanie Laurent for Inglourious Basterds (runner-up: Natalie Portman for Brothers)

    Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (runner-up: Woody Harrelson for Zombieland)

    Best Supporting Actress: Diane Kruger for Inglourious Basterds (runner-up: Sigourney Weaver)

    Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Max Records for Where the Wild Things Are (runner-up: (tie) Bailee Madison for Brothers and Brooklynn Proulx for The Time Traveler's Wife)

    Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (runner-up: Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds)

    Best Writing: Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (runner-up: Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers for Where the Wild Things Are)

    Best Music: Michael Giacchino for Up (runner-up: Christopher Young for Drag Me To Hell)

    Best Costume: Watchmen (runner-up: Inglourious Basterds)

    Best Make-Up: District 9 (runner-up: Star Trek)

    Best Production Design: Watchmen (runner-up: Star Trek)

    Best Special Effects: Avatar (runner-up: Star Trek)

    Best International Film: District 9 (runner-up: Taken)

    Best Animated Film: Up (runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox)

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