Saturn Awards for 'Iron Man,' 'Dark Knight,' Leonard Nimoy
Filed under: Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Awards, Fandom, Angelina Jolie
Some critics' groups rush to hand out awards weeks before the year of eligility is over. Other groups, like the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films, prefer to take their time. The 35th annual Saturn Awards were presented last night in beautiful downtown Burbank, California, honoring the best in genre films for the 2008 calendar year. The top awards, as listed by FearNet, went to Iron Man (Science Fiction), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Fantasy), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Horror), and The Dark Knight (Action / Adventure / Thriller).
The Academy also found room to honor Angelina Jolie as Best Actress for Changeling, which makes me wonder how that film could possibly qualify as a genre flick. Horror, perhaps? More major awards went to Robert Downey, Jr. as Best Actor and Jon Favreau as Best Director for Iron Man, Heath Ledger as Best Supporting Actor, and Tilda Swinton as Best Supporting Actress. Wall-E took home Best Animated Film and Let the Right One In was presented with the Best International Film award. And here are the awards that make the Saturns stand out for genre fans: Lance Henriksen received the Life Career Award, and Leonard Nimoy nabbed the Lifetime Achievement Award.
I was following the awards show via Twitter, and the most entertaining account was the one by loquaciousmuse; she made it sound like a blast. If you're out of state, $40 buys an Academy membership with award voting privileges. The least expensive in-state membership is $150, which also grants access to more than 100 special screenings.
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6-25-2009 @ 4:06PM
jam said...
HOORAY FOR NIMOY!!! was this thing televised?
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6-25-2009 @ 5:26PM
Joey said...
how was hellboy 2 a horror movie? that is a serious stretch
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6-25-2009 @ 8:07PM
Mr.R said...
Good for Let the Right One In, that's one awesome film.
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6-26-2009 @ 2:42AM
The Robin said...
CONGRATS to my favorite actor Lance Henriksen! WOOHOO!
It's about time he gets some damn good recognition around here! I'm so happy to see all the work he's done over these past 3 decades isn't going unnoticed!
Once again, congratulations to my man Lance Henriksen!
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6-26-2009 @ 10:03AM
ML said...
Angela Jolie/Changeling must have been nominated as a "thriller," but I would question that categorization ... also, the inclusion of crime/procedurals in the TV category. If they are THAT inclusive, what makes them any different than any other broad awards show? Wait a second. In what way is Slumdog Millionaire sci fi, fantasy or horror (or even thriller)? "Fantastic" reality???
Also, the noms for the horror category? Speaking of horror ... If your nominations are going to be that lame, why even award anything? I agree that Hellboy is a stretch, but at least it was good. The Mummy & The Happening? A remake? Gah! Shouldn't Midnight Meat Train have qualified (even if it didn't get a reasonable release)? And couldn't an "international" film (such as Let the Right One In) qualify for nomination? Surely it was better than some of those nominations. There's only, like, three that are acceptable. That list is an embarrassment. I haven't gone back over what was released for the year (I don't keep track), but it had to have been better than that field.
Is this a concession that there is no quality within the genre (which I'd debate), or an admission that the nominating group has no idea what is going on?
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