Saturn Award Nominations

The alternative to the Oscars-- OR IS IT?

The Saturn Awards give attention to the big, the genre, the sci-fi, and the whatever. I truly don't think this organization makes much sense.

In reality the "Count Dracula Society" (not making this up) was formed in the 70s to celebrate the best of gothic filmmaking, as well as television and literature.

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
The Book of Eli
Knowing
Moon
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

BEST FANTASY FILM
Avatar
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
The Lovely Bones
The Time Traveler's Wife
Watchmen
Where the Wild Things Are

BEST HORROR FILM
The Box
Drag Me to Hell
Frozen
The Last House on the Left
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Zombieland

BEST ACTION\ADVENTURE\THRILLER
2012
Brothers
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Law Abiding Citizen
The Messenger
Sherlock Holmes

BEST DIRECTOR
J.J. Abrams, Star Trek
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Neill Blomkamp, District 9
James Cameron, Avatar
Guy Ritchie, Sherlock Holmes
Zack Synder, Watchmen
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

BEST ACTOR
Robert Downey, Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Tobey Maguire, Brothers
Viggo Mortensen, The Road
Sam Rockwell, Moon
Denzel Washington, The Book of Eli
Sam Worthington, Avatar

BEST ACTRESS
Catherine Keener, Where the Wild Things Are
Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds
Alison Lohman, Drag Me to Hell
Natalie Portman, Brothers
Zoe Saldana, Avatar
Charlize Theron, The Burning Plain

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Woody Harrelson, Zombieland
Stephen Lang, Avatar
Frank Langella, The Box
Jude Law, Sherlock Holmes
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Malin Ackerman, Watchmen
Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds
Rachel McAdams, Sherlock Holmes
Lorna Raver, Drag Me to Hell
Susan Sarandon, The Lovely Bones
Sigourney Weaver, Avatar

BEST YOUNG ACTOR
Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Bailee Madison, Brothers
Brooklynn Proulx, The Time Traveler's Wife
Max Records, Where the Wild Things Are
Saorsie Ronan, The Lovely Bones
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road

BEST WRITING
Avatar- James Cameron
District 9- Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell
Inglourious Basterds- Quentin Tarantino
Star Trek- Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci
Watchmen- Alex Tse & David Hayter
Where the Wild Things Are- Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers

BEST ANIMATED FILM
A Christmas Carol
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Monsters vs. Aliens
The Princess & the Frog
Up

BEST MUSIC
Avatar
Drag Me to Hell
The Lovely Bones
Red Cliff
Sherlock Holmes
Up

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Red Cliff
Sherlock Holmes
Watchmen

BEST MAKE-UP
The Book of Eli
District 9
Drag Me to Hell
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Star Trek
Terminator: Salvation

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Avatar
District 9
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
Sherlock Holmes
Star Trek
Watchmen

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
2012
Avatar
District 9
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
Star Trek
Watchmen

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
District 9
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Lorna's Silence
Red Cliff
Taken
Thirst