Best Actress Nomination for the Boss (on her birthday).....the only one for CBS...Jeez!  The Boss won last year.

  THE SATURN AWARDS

(Presented by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films)

Robert Holguin  (President) and Dr. Donald A. Reed (Founder)

“300” battles “Harry Potter” and “Sweeney Todd” at the 34^th Annual Saturn Awards

(Los Angeles)  The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the nominations for the 34^th Annual Saturn Awards.  Leading the nominations this year is the groundbreaking film, “300” with 10 nominations.  “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” follows close behind with 9 nominations and Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is represented with 8 nominations.

A trio of fantastic adventures: “The Golden Compass”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”, and “Spider-Man 3” received 4 nominations each, while “The Bourne Ultimatum”, “Eastern Promises”, “Enchanted”, “Grindhouse”, “The Mist”, “No Country For Old Men”, “Stardust”, and “There Will Be Blood” each received 3 nominations.

Warner Bros. leads the nominations this year with a total of 23. Paramount follows closely behind with 22 nominations (combining the releases of Paramount, DreamWorks/Paramount, and Paramount Vantage).  Buena Vista received a total of 10 nominations, with Sony Pictures capturing 9 nominations.  The Weinstein Co. is represented this year with 8 nominations and New Line Cinema with 6 nominations.

In television, “Lost” dominated with 7 nominations.  Showtime’s “Dexter” carved an impressive 5 nominations and “Heroes” soared with 4 nominations.

The organization also announced two special awards to be given this year: Guillermo del Toro will receive the coveted George Pal Memorial Award.  Author Tim Lucas has been singled out to receive a Special Achievement Award for his 2007 book: Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark.  This critical study of the film work of Director Mario Bava is a life long project and labor of love from author Lucas who spent over 20 years seeing the completion and eventual publication of the book, ably supported by his wife, Donna Lucas.

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films is a non-profit organization devoted to honoring, recognizing and promoting genre entertainment.  The organization was founded in 1972 by film historian Dr. Donald A. Reed.  It is currently headed by film enthusiast Robert Holguin.  This year’s show will take place on Tuesday, June 24, in Universal City, California.

The 34^th Annual Saturn Award Nominations

Best Science Fiction Film

Cloverfield (Paramount)

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer  (20^th Century Fox)

I Am Legend  (Warner Bros.)

The Last Mimzy  (New Line Cinema)

Sunshine  (Fox Searchlight)

Transformers (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

Best Fantasy Film

Enchanted  (Buena Vista)

The Golden Compass    (New Line Cinema)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros.)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Buena Vista)

Spider-Man 3  (Sony)

Stardust (Paramount)

Best Horror Film

30 Days of Night  (Sony)

1408  (The Weinstein Co.)

Ghost Rider (Sony)

Grindhouse (The Weinstein Co.)

The Mist  (The Weinstein Co.)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film

3:10 to Yuma  (Lionsgate)

300  (Warner Bros.)

The Bourne Ultimatum   (Universal)

Live Free or Die Hard (20^th Century Fox)

No Country for Old Men  (Miramax)

There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage)

Zodiac (Paramount)

 Best Actor

Gerard Butler (“300”)  (Warner Bros.)

John Cusack     (“1408”)  (The Weinstein Co.)

Daniel Day-Lewis (“There Will Be Blood”)  (Paramount Vantage)

Johnny Depp (“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”) (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

Viggo Mortensen (“Eastern Promises”)  (Focus Features)

Will Smith  (“I Am Legend”) (Warner Bros.)

Best Actress

Amy Adams  (“Enchanted”) (Buena Vista)

Ashley Judd (“Bug”) (Lionsgate)

Helena Bonham Carter (“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”)  (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

Naomi Watts (“Eastern Promises”) (Focus Features)

Belen Rueda   (“The Orphanage”) (Picturehouse)

Carice van Houten  (“Black Book”)  (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best Supporting Actor

Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men”)  (Miramax)

Ben Foster  (“3:10 to Yuma”) (Lionsgate)

James Franco (“Spider-Man 3”)  (Sony)

Justin Long (“Live Free or Die Hard”)  (20^th Century Fox)

Alan Rickman  (“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”)  (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

David Wenham (“300”) (Warner Bros.)

Best Supporting Actress

Lizzy Caplan  (“Cloverfield”) (Paramount)

Marcia Gay Harden  (“The Mist”) (The Weinstein Co.)

Lena Headey (“300”) (Warner Bros.)

Rose McGowan  (“Grindhouse” – “Planet Terror”)  (The Weinstein Co.)

Michelle Pfeiffer (“Stardust”) (Paramount)

Imelda Staunton  (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”)  (Warner Bros.)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor

Alex Etel (“The Water Horse”)  (Sony)

Freddie Highmore  (“August Rush”)  (Warner Bros.)

Josh Hutcherson (“Bridge to Terabithia”)  (Buena Vista)

Daniel Radcliffe  (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”)  (Warner Bros.)

Dakota Blue Richards (“The Golden Compass”)  (New Line Cinema)

Rhiannon Leigh Wryn (“The Last Mimzy”) (New Line Cinema)

Best Direction

Tim Burton (“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”) (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

Frank Darabont  (“The Mist”)  (The Weinstein Co.)

Paul Greengrass (“The Bourne Ultimatum”) (Universal)

Sam Raimi  (“Spider-Man 3”)  (Sony)

Zack Snyder (“300”) (Warner Bros.)

David Yates (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”) (Warner Bros.)

Best Writing

Roger Avary, Neil Gaiman  (“Beowulf”) (Paramount)

Brad Bird  (“Ratatouille”) (Buena Vista)

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen  (“No Country for Old Men”) (Miramax)

Michael Goldenberg (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”)   (Warner Bros.)

Michael Gordon, Zack Snyder, Kurt  Johnstad  (“300”)  (Warner Bros.)

John Logan (“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”) (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

Best Music

Tyler Bates (“300”) (Warner Bros.)

Jonny Greenwood (“There Will Be Blood”)  (Paramount Vantage)

Nicholas Hooper  (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”)  (Warner Bros.)

Mark Mancina (“August Rush”)  (Warner Bros.)

Alan Menken  (“Enchanted”)  (Buena Vista)

John Powell (“The Bourne Ultimatum”) (Universal)

Best Costume

Colleen Atwood  (“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”) (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

Ruth Myers  (“The Golden Compass”) (New Line Cinema)

Penny Rose  (“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”) (Buena Vista)

Sammy Sheldon (“Stardust”)   (Paramount)

Jany Temime (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”)  (Warner Bros.)

Michael Wilkinson  (“300”) (Warner Bros.)

Best Make-Up

Howard Berger, Greg Nicotero, Jake Garber - (“Grindhouse” – “Planet Terror”)  (The Weinstein Co.)

Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight - (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”) (Warner Bros.)

Davina Lamont - (“30 Days of Night”) (Sony)

Ve Neill, Martin Samuel - (“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”)  (Buena Vista)

Peter Owen, Ivana Primorac -  (“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”)  (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

Shaun Smith, Mark Rappaport -  (“300”)  (Warner Bros.)

Best Special Effects

Tim Burke, John Richardson, Paul Franklin, Greg Butler - (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”) (Warner Bros.)

Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier  - (“Transformers”)  (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood  -  (“The Golden Compass”) (New Line Cinema)

John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, John Frazier -  (“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”)
 (Buena Vista)

Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook, John R. Frazier  - (“Spider-Man 3”)  (Sony)

Chris Watts, Grant Freckelton, Derek Wentworth, Daniel Leduc -  (“300”)  (Warner Bros.)

Best International Film

Black Book (Sony Pictures Classics)

Day Watch (Fox Searchlight)

Eastern Promises  (Focus Features)

Goya’s Ghosts   (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

The Orphanage (Picturehouse)

Sleuth    (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best Animated Film

Beowulf (Paramount)

Meet the Robinsons (Buena Vista)

Ratatouille  (Buena Vista)

Shrek the Third (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)

The Simpsons Movie (20^th Century Fox)

Surf’s Up  (Sony)

TELEVISION NOMINATIONS

Best Network Television Series

  Heroes (NBC)

  Lost  (ABC)

  Pushing Daisies (ABC)

  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)

  Journeyman  (NBC)

  Supernatural (CW)

Best Syndicated / Cable Television Series

  Dexter (Showtime)

  Battlestar Galactica  (Sci Fi Channel)

  Stargate SG-1 (Sci Fi Channel / MGM)

  The Closer  (TNT)

  Kyle XY (ABC Family)

  Saving Grace  (TNT)

Best Presentation on Television

  Battlestar Galactica: Razor  (Sci Fi Channel)

  The Company (TNT)

  Fallen (ABC Family)

  The Family Guy: “Blue Harvest”  (Fox)

  Masters of Science Fiction (ABC)

  Shrek the Halls  (ABC)

  Tin Man (Sci Fi Channel)

Best International Series

  Doctor Who (Sci Fi Channel)

  Torchwood (BBC America)

  Meadowlands  (aka Cape Wrath)  (Showtime)

  Jekyll  (BBC America)

  Life On Mars (BBC America)

  Robin Hood (BBC America)

Best Actor on Television

  Matt Dallas  (Kyle XY)  (ABC Family)

  Matthew Fox  (Lost) (ABC)

  Michael C. Hall (Dexter) (Showtime)

  Kevin McKidd  (Journeyman) (NBC)

  Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica) (Sci Fi Channel)

  Lee Pace  (Pushing Daisies)  (ABC)

Best Actress on Television

  Anna Friel  (Pushing Daisies)  (ABC)

  Lena Headey (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) (Fox)

  Jennifer Love Hewitt  (Ghost Whisperer) (CBS)

  Holly Hunter (Saving Grace)  (TNT)

  Evangeline Lily (Lost) (ABC)

  Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) (TNT)

Best Supporting Actor on Television

  Michael Emerson  (Lost) (ABC)

  Greg Grunberg  (Heroes)  (NBC)

  Josh Holloway  (Lost) (ABC)

  Erik King  (Dexter) (Showtime)

  Terry O’Quinn  (Lost) (ABC)

  Masi Oka (Heroes)  (NBC)

Best Supporting Actress on Television

  Jaime Alexander (Kyle XY)  (ABC Family)

  Jennifer Carpenter  (Dexter) (Showtime)

  Summer Glau  (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) (Fox)

  Elizabeth Mitchell  (Lost) (ABC)

  Jaime Murray  (Dexter)  (Showtime)

  Hayden Panettiere (Heroes)  (NBC)

DVD NOMINATIONS

Best DVD Release

  Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon  (Starz / Anchor Bay)

  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (remix) (Image)

  Driftwood  (Image)

  The Man From Earth  (Anchor Bay)

  The Nines  (Sony)

  White Noise 2 (Universal)

Best Special Edition DVD Release

  Big  (Extended Edition) (Fox)

  Blade Runner  (5 Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition) (Warner)

  Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30^th Anniversary – Blu Ray) (Sony)

  Death Proof  (Grindhouse Presentation: Extended & Unrated)  (Genius)

  Pan’s Labyrinth  (Platinum Series)  (New Line)

  Troy: Director’s Cut  (Ultimate Collector’s Edition)  (Warner)

Best Classic Film DVD Release

  Alligator  (Lionsgate)

  The Dark Crystal (Sony)

  Face/Off  (Paramount)

  Flash Gordon (Universal)

  The Monster Squad  (Lionsgate)

  Witchfinder General  (MGM)

Best Collection on DVD

  The Godzilla Collection  (Classic Media)

  The Mario Bava Collection (Vol. 1 & 2)  (Anchor Bay)

  The Sergio Leone Anthology (MGM)

  The Sonny Chiba Collection  (BCI / Eclipse)

  Stanley Kubrick (Warner Home Video Directors Series)  (Warner)

  Vincent Price  (MGM Scream Legends Collection) (MGM)

Best Television Series on DVD

  Eureka  (Season 1) (Universal)

  Heroes  (Season 1) (Universal)

  Hustle  (Complete Seasons 2 and 3)  (BBC Warner)

  Lost  (The Complete Third Season) (Buena Vista)

  MI:5  (Volumes 4 & 5) (BBC Warner)

  Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series  (BBC Warner)

Best Retro Television Series on DVD

  The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (Volume 1: The Early Years) (Paramount)

  Count Dracula  (BBC Mini-series 1977)  (BBC Warner)

  Land of the Giants  (The Full Series) (Fox)

  Mission Impossible  (The Second and Third Seasons) (Paramount)

  Twin Peaks  (The Definitive Gold Box Edition)  (Paramount)

  The Wild Wild West  (The Second and Third Seasons) (Paramount)

SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

THE GEORGE PAL MEMORIAL AWARD:

Guillermo del Toro 

THE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:

Tim Lucas

NOMINATION BREAKDOWN

 (By number of nominations)

10 – 300

  9 – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  8 – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  4 – The Golden Compass

  4 – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

  4 – Spider-Man 3

  3 – The Bourne Ultimatum

  3 – Eastern Promises

  3 – Enchanted

  3 – Grindhouse

  3 – The Mist

  3 – No Country For Old Men

  3 – Stardust

  3 – There Will Be Blood

  2 – 3:10 to Yuma

  2 – 30 Days of Night 

  2 – 1408

  2 – August Rush

  2 – Beowulf

  2 – Black Book

  2 – Cloverfield

  2 – I Am Legend

  2 – The Last Mimzy

  2 – Live Free or Die Hard

  2 – The Orphanage

  2 - Ratatouille

  2 – Transformers

  1 – Bridge to Terabithia

  1 – Bug

  1 – Day Watch

  1 – Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

  1 – Ghost Rider

  1 – Goya’s Ghosts

  1 – Meet the Robinsons

  1 – Shrek the Third

  1 – The Simpson’s Movie

  1 – Sleuth

  1 – Sunshine

  1 – Surf’s Up

  1 – The Water Horse

  1 – Zodiac 

Nomination Breakdown

(by Studio)

23 – Warner Bros.

11 – DreamWorks SKG / Paramount

10 – Buena Vista

  9 – Sony

  8 – Paramount

  8 – The Weinstein Co.

  6 – New Line Cinema

  4 – 20^th Century Fox

  3 – Focus Features

  3 - Lionsgate

  3 – Miramax

  3 – Paramount Vantage

  3 – Sony Pictures Classics

  3 – Universal

  2 – Fox Searchlight

  2 – Picturehouse

  1 – Samuel Goldwyn Films

(by alphabetical order)

3:10 to Yuma  -- (Lionsgate) (2 nominations)

-  Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film

-  Best Supporting Actor: Ben Foster

30 Days of Night -- (Sony)  (2 nominations)

-  Best Horror Film

-  Best Make-Up: Davina Lamont

300 -- (Warner Bros.)  (10 nominations)

-  Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film

-  Best Actor: Gerard Butler

-  Best Supporting Actor: David Wenham

-  Best Supporting Actress: Lena Headey

-  Best Director: Zack Snyder

-  Best Writing: Michael Gordon, Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad

-  Best Music: Tyler Bates

-  Best Costume: Michael Wilkinson

-  Best Make-Up: Shaun Smith, Mark Rappaport

-  Best Special Effects: Chris Watts, Grant Freckelton, Derek Wentworth, Daniel Leduc

1408  -- (The Weinstein Co.)  (2 nominations)

-  Best Horror Film

-  Best Actor: John Cusack

August Rush  -- (Warner Bros.) (2 nominations)

-  Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Freddie Highmore

-  Best Music:  Mark Mancina

Beowulf --  (Paramount) (2 nominations)

-  Best Animated Film

-  Best Writing: Roger Avary, Neil Gaiman

Black Book  -- (Sony Pictures Classics)   (2 nominations)

-  Best International Film

-  Best Actress: Carice van Houten

Bridge to Terabithia -- (Buena Vista) (1 nomination)

-  Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Josh Hutcherson

The Bourne Ultimatum  --  (Universal)  (3 nominations)

-  Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film

-  Best Director: Paul Greengrass

-  Best Music: John Powell

Bug  -- (Lionsgate) (1 nomination)

-  Best Actress: Ashley Judd

Cloverfield -- (Paramount) (2 nominations)

-  Best Science Fiction Film

-  Best Supporting Actress: Lizzy Caplan

Day Watch -- (Fox Searchlight)  (1 nomination)

-  Best International Film

Eastern Promises -- (Focus Features)  (3 nominations)

-  Best International Film

-  Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen

-  Best Actress: Naomi Watts

Enchanted   -- (Buena Vista) (3 nominations)

-  Best Fantasy Film

-  Best Actress: Amy Adams

-  Best Music: Alan Menken

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer  -- (20^th Century Fox) (1 nomination)

-  Best Science Fiction Film

Ghost Rider -- (Sony)  (1 nomination)

-  Best Horror Film

The Golden Compass -- (New Line Cinema) (4 nominations)

-  Best Fantasy Film

-  Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Dakota Blue Richards

-  Best Costume: Ruth Myers

-  Best Special Effects: Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood

Goya’s Ghosts -- (Samuel Goldwyn Films) (1 nomination)

-  Best International Film

Grindhouse -- (The Weinstein Co.) (3 nominations)

-  Best Horror Film

-  Best Supporting Actress: Rose McGowan  (“Planet Terror”)

-  Best Make-Up: Howard Berger, Greg Nicotero, Jake Garber (“Planet Terror”)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix -- (Warner Bros.)  (9 nominations)

-  Best Fantasy Film

-  Best Supporting Actress: Imelda Staunton

-  Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Daniel Radcliffe

-  Best Direction: David Yates

-  Best Writing: Michael Goldenberg

-  Best Music: Nicholas Hooper

-  Best Costume: Jany Temime

-  Best Make-Up: Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight

-  Best Special Effects: Tim Burke, John Richardson, Paul Franklin, Greg Butler

I Am Legend -- (Warner Bros.)  (2 nominations)

-  Best Science Fiction Film

-  Best Actor: Will Smith

The Last Mimzy -- (New Line Cinema) (2 nominations)

-  Best Science Fiction Film

-  Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Rhiannon Leigh Wryn

Live Free or Die Hard -- (20^th Century Fox)  (2 nominations)

-  Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film

-  Best Supporting Actor: Justin Long

Meet the Robinsons -- (Buena Vista) (1 nomination)

-  Best Animated Film

The Mist -- (The Weinstein Co.) (3 nominations)

-  Best Horror Film

-  Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden

-  Best Direction: Frank Darabont

No Country for Old Men -- (Miramax) (3 nominations)

-  Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film

-  Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem

-  Best Writing: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

The Orphanage -- (Picturehouse) (2 nominations)

-  Best International Film

-  Best Actress: Belen Rueda

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End -- (Buena Vista) (4 nominations)

-  Best Fantasy Film

-  Best Costume: Penny Rose

-  Best Make-Up: Ve Neill, Martin Samuel

-  Best Special Effects: John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, John Frazier

Ratatouille -- (Buena Vista) (2 nominations)

-  Best Animated Film

-  Best Writing: Brad Bird

Shrek The Third -- (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount)  (1 nomination)

-  Best Animated Film

The Simpson’s Movie -- (20^th Century Fox) (1 nomination)

-  Best Animated Film

Sleuth -- (Sony Pictures Classics) (1 nomination)

-  Best International Film

Spider-Man 3 -- (Sony)  (4 nominations)

-  Best Fantasy Film

-  Best Supporting Actor: James Franco

-  Best Direction: Sam Raimi

-  Best Special Effects: Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook, John R. Frazier

Stardust -- (Paramount)  (3 nominations)

-  Best Fantasy Film

-  Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Pfeiffer

-  Best Costume: Sammy Sheldon

Sunshine -- (Fox Searchlight) (1 nomination)

-  Best Science Fiction Film

Surf’s Up -- (Sony)  (1 nomination)

-  Best Animated Film

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street -- (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount) (8 nominations)

-  Best Horror Film

-  Best Actor: Johnny Depp

-  Best Actress: Helena Bonham Carter

-  Best Supporting Actor: Alan Rickman

-  Best Director: Tim Burton

-  Best Writing: John Logan

-  Best Costume: Colleen Atwood

-  Best Make-Up: Peter Owen, Ivana Primorac

There Will Be Blood -- (Paramount Vantage) (3 nominations)

-  Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film

-  Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis

-  Best Music: Jonny Greenwood

Transformers -- (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount) (2 nominations)

-  Best Science Fiction Film

-  Best Special Effects: Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier

The Water Horse -- (Sony) (1 nomination)

-  Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Alex Etel

Zodiac -- (Paramount)  (1 nomination)

-  Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film

TELEVISION NOMINATIONS BREAKDOWN

7 – Lost

5 - Dexter

4 – Heroes

3 – Kyle XY

3 – Pushing Daisies

3 – Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

2 – Battlestar Galactica

2 – The Closer

2 – Saving Grace

2 - Journeyman

1 – Battlestar Galactica: Razor

1 – The Company

1 – Doctor Who

1 – Fallen

1 – Family Guy: Blue Harvest

1 – Ghost Whisperer

1 – Jekyll

1 – Life on Mars

1 – Masters of Science Fiction

1 – Meadowlands (aka Cape Wrath)

1 – Robin Hood

1 – Shrek the Halls

1 – Tin Man

1 – Torchwood

(by Studio)

13 – ABC  4 – BBC America

  6 – NBC  4 – Fox

  6 – Sci Fi Channel  3 – ABC Family

  6 – Showtime  1 – CBS 

  5 – TNT 1 – CW 

DVD NOMINATIONS BREAKDOWN

5 – Paramount 2 – Image

4 – BBC Warner 2 – Lionsgate

4 – Universal  1 – BCI / Eclipse

3 – Anchor Bay / Starz 1 – Buena Vista

3 – MGM  1 – Classic Media

3 – Sony  1 – Genius

3 – Warner 1 – New Line

2 – Fox

ABOUT THE SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

Guillermo del Toro

(THE GEORGE PAL MEMORIAL AWARD)

Guillermo del Toro is one of the most talented and creative filmmakers working in contemporary film.  His films have been widely recognized as genre classics.  His recent film, PAN’S LABYRINTH, won several Academy awards in 2007.  His upcoming film is HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY opening in July through Universal Pictures.

President of the Academy, Robert Holguin, says of del Toro: “Nobody embodies the full range artistry of classic filmmaker George Pal more than Guillermo del Toro”.

George Pal was the genius filmmaker who produced and/or directed such genre classics as “War of the Worlds” (1960), “When Worlds Collide” (1951), and “The Time Machine” (1960).  He was also the creator of the three-dimensional cartoons, Puppetoons, in the 30’s.  George Pal was a close friend of Academy founder Dr. Donald A. Reed, and long time supporter of the Saturn Awards until his passing in 1980.

Tim Lucas

(THE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD)

One of the great achievements of 2007 was the publication of the book, Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark written by author Tim Lucas.  This book interweaves biography, history and criticism of the life and work of Filmmaker Mario Bava.  This massive project, which took many years of exhaustive research, is 1128 pages (nearly 800,000 words) and fully illustrated with well over 1000 stills and annotated poster art from all over the world.  The book itself weighs 12 pounds.  The book is a tribute to a filmmaker who was original and influential to many contemporary filmmakers including: Tim Burton, Joe Dante, Guillermo del Toro, and Martin Scorsese (who wrote the introduction).  Bava’s films include: “Black Sunday” (1960), “Black Sabbath” (1963), “Planet of the Vampires” (1965), and “Danger: Diabolik” (1968).

Tim Lucas is publisher and editor of Video Watchdog.  He has written other works which include Throat Sprockets and The Book of Renfield: A Gospel of Dracula.