The Mouse Roars At Saturn Awards
June 25, 2008 by brian
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Disney dominated the 38th Annual Saturn Awards as Enchanted won three awards including a Best Actress nod for Amy Adams. Disney-owned ABC took on all comers in the TV categories as Lost won four Saturns including Best Actor on Television for Matthew Fox.
I’m still not crazy about the pandering that the Saturns are doing to mainstream entertainment. If the awards are supposed to honor the best in sci fi and fantasy, how do shows like Dexter and Family Guy get into the mix? Anyhow, the full list of winners is after the jump.
Science Fiction Film: “Cloverfield ”
Fantasy Film: “Enchanted ”
Horror Film: “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ”
Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: “300 ”
Actor: Will Smith (”I Am Legend”)
Actress: Amy Adams (”Enchanted”)
Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem (”No Country for Old Men”)
Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden (”The Mist”)
Performance by a Younger Actor: Freddie Highmore (”August Rush”)
Direction: Zack Snyder (”300″)
Writing: Brad Bird (”Ratatouille”)
Music: Alan Menken (”Enchanted”)
Costume: Colleen Atwood (”Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”)
Make-Up: Ve Neill, Martin Samuel (”Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”)
Special Effects: Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier (”Transformers”)
Animated Film: “Ratatouille”
International Film: “Eastern Promises”
Network Television Series: “Lost”
Syndicated / Cable Television Series: “Dexter”
Presentation on Television: “Family Guy: Blue Harvest”
Actor on Television: Matthew Fox (”Lost”)
Actress on Television: Jennifer Love Hewitt (”Ghost Whisperer”)
Supporting Actor on Television: Michael Emerson (”Lost”)
Supporting Actress on Television 
TIE): Summer Glau (”Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”)
Elizabeth Mitchell (”Lost”)
DVD Release: “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari“ (remix)
DVD Special Edition Release: “Blade Runner” (5 Disc Ultimate Edition)
DVD Classic Film Release: “The Monster Squad”
DVD Collection: “Mario Bava” (Box Sets 1 & 2)
Television Series Release on DVD: “Heroes” (Season 1)
Retro Television Series Release on DVD: “Twin Peaks” (Definitive Gold Box Ed.)
The Life Career Award: Robert Halmi, Sr.
The Life Career Award: Robert Halmi, Jr.
The George Pal Memorial Award: Guillermo del Toro
The Filmmakers Showcase Award: Matt Reeves
The Special Achievement Award: Tim & Donna Lucas
The Service Award: Fred Barton
what do you have against “Dexter” that is some good tv. what was it up against?
I got nothing against Dexter, I watch it. But it is not a sci fi or fantasy shows. Those shows have the Emmys and Cable ACE Awards. The Saturns are supposed to be for sci fi, horror and fantasy. Here’s the other nominees for best Syndicated/Cable Series.
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi Channel)
The Closer (TNT)
Dexter (Showtime)
Kyle XY (ABC Family)
Saving Grace (TNT)
Stargate SG-1 (Sci Fi Channel)
“Dexter” is a fantasy and sci-fi it is a show about a serial killer who fights for truth and justice. There is not anything more fantasy than that.
to finish the previous thought the only show it had to compete with was “Battlestar Galatica”
Cynthia would object to that violently, she’s a huge Stargate fan.