Superman Flies Away With The Saturns

I love the Saturn Awards. Not just because unlike the Oscars they have the sense to nominate brilliant movies like Children of Men, The Prestige, and The Fountain for awards, but also because they make their nominations available in a handy dandy MS Word format, thus saving me tedious hours of rooting through a press release just to figure out who won.

The 33^rd Annual Saturn Awards are over, and winners we do indeed have. Bryan Singer’s wonderful and lyrical homage to the Man of Steel, Superman Returns, was the biggest winner in the Saturn’s film categories. Of it’s 10 nominations it came away with 5 wins including Best Director for Bryan Singer and acting honors for Brandon Routh. On the TV side, it’s ‘Heroes’ that came away big.

Here’s a full list of this year’s Saturn Award winners:

Best Science Fiction Film: Children of Men (Universal)
Best Fantasy Film: Superman Returns (Warner Bros.)
Best Horror Film: The Descent (Lionsgate)
Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: Casino Royale (Sony / MGM)
Best Animated Film: Cars (Buena Vista)
Best International Film: Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)

Best Actor: Brandon Routh (Superman Returns)
Best Actress: Natalie Portman (V For Vendetta)
Best Supporting Actor: Ben Affleck (Hollywoodland)
Best Supporting Actress: Famke Janssen (X-Men: The Last Stand)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth)

Best Director: Bryan Singer (Superman Returns)
Best Writing: Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris (Superman Returns)
Best Music: John Ottman (Superman Returns)
Best Costume: Yee Chung-Man (Curse of the Golden Flower)
Best Make-Up: Todd Masters, Dan Rebert (Slither)
Best Special Effects: John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest)

Best Network Television Series: Heroes (NBC)
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series: Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi Channel)
Best Presentation on Television: The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (TNT)

Best Actor on Television: Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
Best Actress on Television: Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer)
Best Supporting Actor on Television: Masi Oka (Heroes)
Best Supporting Actress on Television: Hayden Panettiere (Heroes)

Best DVD Release: The Sci Fi Boys (Universal)
Best DVD Special Edition Release: Superman II (The Richard Donner Cut)
Best DVD Classic Film Release: Gojira (Godzilla)
(Classic Media)
Best DVD Collection: James Bond Ultimate Edition (Collection 1 - 4)
(MGM)
Best DVD Television Series: Masters of Horror (Anchor Bay / Starz)
Best Retro Television Series on DVD: Adventures of Superman (Complete 6 Seasons) (Warner)

SPECIAL AWARDS:
The Rising Star Award: Matt Dallas ("Kyle XY")

The Filmmakers Showcase Award: James Gunn (Director or "Slither")

The Service Award: Kerry O’Quinn (former publisher of Starlog Magazine)

The Special Recognition Award: "Alien Xmas" written by Stephen Chiodo & Jim Strain.Christmas.”