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Saturn Awards for 'Iron Man,' 'Dark Knight,' Leonard Nimoy
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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.
'Cloverfield', 'Enchanted', 'Sweeney Todd' Win Saturn Awards
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Did you know the Saturn Awards were last night? I sure didn't! You'll remember the Saturn Awards as where William Shatner did his famous rendition of "Rocketman" back in 1978. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has given them out to the best in genre cinema for 34 years now, and this year's picks are ... kind of strange.The prize for Best Fantasy Film went to Enchanted, which I think is silly in a category that also included Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Stardust, but okay. Then Sweeney Todd took Best Horror Film, which seems to me like a way to avoid giving an award to an actual horror film, like fellow competitors 30 Days of Night, 1408 and The Mist. I guess I can see why Sweeney Todd would be classified as "horror" -- a lot of throats get slit, after all -- but it's a stretch. Then the kicker: Cloverfield wins Best Science-Fiction Film, beating out, among others, Sunshine. The problem is that not only is Cloverfield not a science-fiction film, it's in some ways the opposite of a science-fiction film. Science-fiction entails some sort of larger cosmic context for the fantastic goings-on, which is precisely what Cloverfield refuses to provide. It's a monster movie in its purest form -- horror, not sci-fi.
Harryhausen Gets Well Deserved Saturn Award
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For fans of classic science-fiction and fantasy films, Ray
Harryhausen is an important guy. He was not the most prolific man in his time, but the visual-effects master
produced some of the early greats, most notably Jason and the
Argonauts and The 7th
Voyage of Sinbad. The man had an eye for effects in an age where visual effects were just starting to emerge.
The Saturn Awards (presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films) plans to give Harryhausen the
George Pal Memorial Award at this year's 32nd annual awards festival on May 2nd.The two flicks mentioned above are among my all-time favorites (particularly Jason and the Argonauts), and I can think of few men more deserving of special notice by the Saturn people. Harryhausen is something of a legend in the geek community, and I imagine nearly everyone out there agrees with this award. I'm just glad the 80-something year old is still around to receive it in person.
The Saturn Awards: finally, some love for George Lucas
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Ok, so Revenge
of the Sith has been totally ignored by pretty much all of the world's award-giving bodies (apart from the trophies for geeks), and George Lucas is probably sort of bummed out about the total lack of
recognition for his CGI-fest, which he doubtless believes to be utterly brilliant. He'll be thrilled, then, the see the
list of nominations for the Saturn Awards, because his film is finally
getting the recognition it so richly deserves. Yes, it's true: The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
loves Revenge of the Sith. Shocking, huh?Sith has 10 nominations, including those for best sci-fi fiilm, best actor, and best actress. Batman Begins is close behind with nine noms, while The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe received a total of eight. Also appearing on the list of nominees are unexpected names like Oldboy (best action/adventure/thriller), Hoodwinked (nominated for best animated film - seriously), and our lady and mistress, Dakota Fanning (best performance by a young actor).
The trophies will be handed out on May 2, at an LA ceremony hosted by Jeffery Ross, a man the press release insists on calling a "top commedian." Look out, people - it's going to be quite a night.
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