The unfair shunning of George Lucas is inevitable at the Oscars this year (Episode III should be SWEEPING most of the technical awards, but instead in most cases it hasn’t even been nominated), but the Saturn Awards are getting it right. The Saturns award the best in genre entertainment every year. Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, and all the other things except comedy that the Academy Awards and their ilk tend to ignore.

They’ve announced this year’s batch of nominees, and Star Wars: Episode III, rightfully, has a big presence. Ten nominations for the crowning achievement of George’s prequel journey. It doesn’t make up for the lack of attention elsewhere, but at least it’s a start.

It’s also nice to see The Island in there. It’s an unfairly hated and unfairly unwatched movie. It may not have made money, but at least the Saturn people recognize it’s lack of suckiness. Not all the nominations make as much sense though. What the hell is The Jacket doing in there?

Below is the best of their really lengthy nominations list. For all their nominations, go visit SaturnAwards.org… assuming they’ve figured out how to make their website work.

BEST FANTASY FILM
Batman Begins
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Zathura

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
Fantastic Four
The Island
The Jacket
Serenity
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
War of the Worlds

BEST HORROR FILM
Constantine
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Land of the Dead
Saw 2
The Skeleton Key
Wolf Creek

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE / THRILLER FILM
Flightplan
A History of Violence
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Old Boy
Red Eye
Sin City

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Chicken Little
Corpse Bride
Hoodwinked
Howl’s Moving Castle
Madagascar
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale Batman Begins
Pierce Brosnan The Matador
Hayden Christensen Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Tom Cruise War of the Worlds
Robert Downey Jr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Viggo Mortensen A History of Violence

BEST ACTRESS
Jodie Foster Flightplan
Laura Linney The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Rachel McAdams Red Eye
Natalie Portman “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Tilda Swinton The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Naomi Watts King Kong

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
William Hurt A History of Violence
Val Kilmer Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Ian McDiarmid Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Cillian Murphy Red Eye
Liam Neeson Batman Begins
Mickey Rourke Sin City

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Alba Sin City
Jennifer Carpenter The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Summer Glau Serenity
Katie Holmes Batman Begins
Michelle Monaghan Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Gena Rowlands The Skeleton Key

BEST DIRECTION
Andrew Adamson The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Peter Jackson King Kong
George Lucas Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Mike Newell Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Christopher Nolan Batman Begins
Steven Spielberg War of the Worlds