Coming on the heels of my woeful lamentation for Oscar's neglect of sci-fi/horror/fantasy projects, here come the nominations for the 34th annual Saturn Awards, which were announced yesterday. Since 1975, the Saturns have recognized excellence in the "speculative" genres of movies and TV. In the interest of unity of theme, I'll stick with the horror stuff. Here goes:Best Horror Film
30 Days of Night
1408
Ghost Rider
Grindhouse
The Mist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
No 28 Weeks Later?? Bizarre. And since when is Ghost Rider a horror movie? Incidentally, horror-themed sci-fi flicks Cloverfield and I Am Legend were also nominated for Best Science Fiction Film.
Best ActorJohn Cusack (1408)
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd)
Will Smith (I Am Legend)
Will Smith?? Hmmm.
Best Actress
Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd)
Belen Rueda (The Orphanage)
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Rickman (Sweeney Todd)
Shame to see Rickman get it for Sweeney and not Timothy Spall.
Best Supporting Actress
Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield)
Marcia Gay Harden (The Mist)
Rose McGowan (Planet Terror)
Best Direction
Tim Burton (Sweeney Todd)
Frank Darabont (The Mist)
Best Writing
John Logan (Sweeney Todd)
Best Costume
Colleen Atwood (Sweeney Todd)
Atwood was also nominated for the Oscar.
Best Makeup Howard Berger, Greg Nicotero & Jake Garber (Planet Terror)
Davina Lamont (30 Days of Night)
Peter Owen & Ivana Primorac (Sweeney Todd)
Nicotero is the heir to the Savini throne, but my vote goes to Lamont.
Best International Film
Day Watch (Belarus)
The Orphanage (Spain)
Very surprising not to see [REC], which I found to be better than any American horror movie I saw all year.
Best Network TV Series
Supernatural
Best Syndicated/Cable TV Series
Dexter
Go, Dex! Best show I've seen since the heyday of HBO.
Best International Series
Jeckyll (UK)
Best Actor on TV
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
After literally stealing the show on Six Feet Under and now starring in this cult smash, watch for Hall to become one of the major movie stars of the next decade.
Best Supporting Actor on TV
Erik King (Dexter)
Best Supporting Actress on TV
Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter)
Jaime Murray (Dexter)
Carpenter is another major reason to catch Dexter. She'll be playing the lead in Quarantine, this year's American version of [REC]--which will at least make that pill a lot easier to swallow.
Best DVD Release
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Remix)
Driftwood
White Noise 2
Best Classic Film DVD Release Alligator
The Monster Squad
Witchfinder General
Monster Squad finally got its feverishly awaited release last year, so that's got to be the sentimental favorite.
Best Collection on DVD
The Mario Bava Collection (Vol. 1&2)
Vincent Price (MGM Screen Legends Collection)
Best Retro TV Series on DVD
Count Dracula
The 1977 BBC miniseries is now available with the baby-killing scene fully restored. Yay!
George Pal Memorial Award
Guillermo del Toro
Special Achievement Award
Tim Lucas (author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark)
For the complete list of nominees, go here.
7 comments:
God, who chooses what gets nominated? Every catagory is almost a joke.
You should see the other categories. Transformers and FF2 were both nominated for best Science Fiction Film....
I think if there isn't anything worth nominating, they should just have less nominees.
Wow, Dexter's really bringing it home.
Dexter is understandable... but the fact that 1408 is even anywhere near this list brings everything else down just by association.
I'm loving all the love for Dexter, but that's about all I agree with.
ps. I think we need some Vault of Horror awards. ;)
Ya know, the thought hadn't even occured to me. I think I should wait until a few more people know about this site, that way it actually gives the illusion that I know what I'm talking about. Maybe by next year!
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