The Saturn Award is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. Similar to other awards, like the Oscars and the Grammys, the Saturn Awards are voted on by members of the presenting Academy. There are also special awards for lifetime achievement in the field. The physical award is a representation of the planet Saturn, surrounded with a ring of film. The awards were first presented in 1972. The Saturn Award was initially, and is still sometimes loosely referred to as a Golden Scroll.

Here are the nominees:

Best Science Fiction Film
Cloverfield
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
I Am Legend
The Last Mimzy
Sunshine
Transformers

Best Fantasy Film
Enchanted
The Golden Compass
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Spider-Man 3
Stardust

Best Horror Film
30 Days of Night
1408
Ghost Rider
Grindhouse
The Mist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film
3:10 to Yuma
300
The Bourne Ultimatum
Live Free or Die Hard
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac

Best Actor
Gerard Butler in “300″
John Cusack in “1408″
Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood”
Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern Promises”
Will Smith in “I Am Legend”

Best Actress
Amy Adams in “Enchanted”
Ashley Judd in “Bug”
Helena Bonham Carter in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Naomi Watts in “Eastern Promises”
Belen Rueda in “The Orphanage”
Carice van Houten in “Black Book”

Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men”
Ben Foster in “3:10 to Yuma”
James Franco in “Spider-Man 3″
Justin Long in “Live Free or Die Hard”
Alan Rickman in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
David Wenham in “300″

Best Supporting Actress
Lizzy Caplan in “Cloverfield”
Marcia Gay Harden in “The Mist”
Lena Headey in “300″
Rose McGowan in “Grindhouse” – “Planet Terror”
Michelle Pfeiffer in “Stardust”
Imelda Staunton in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”

Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Alex Etel in “The Water Horse”
Freddie Highmore in “August Rush”
Josh Hutcherson in “Bridge to Terabithia”
Daniel Radcliffe in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
Dakota Blue Richards in “The Golden Compass”
Rhiannon Leigh Wryn in “The Last Mimzy”

Best Direction
Tim Burton for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Frank Darabont for “The Mist”
Paul Greengrass for “The Bourne Ultimatum”
Sam Raimi for “Spider-Man 3″
Zack Snyder for “300″
David Yates for “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”

Best Writing
Roger Avary, Neil Gaiman for “Beowulf”
Brad Bird for “Ratatouille”
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen for “No Country for Old Men”
Michael Goldenberg for “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
Michael Gordon, Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad for “300″
John Logan for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

Best Music
Tyler Bates, Scott Wheeler for “300″
Jonny Greenwood for “There Will Be Blood”
Nicholas Hooper for “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
Mark Mancina for “August Rush”
Alan Menken for “Enchanted”
John Powell for “The Bourne Ultimatum”

Best Costume
Colleen Atwood for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Ruth Myers for “The Golden Compass”
Penny Rose for “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
Sammy Sheldon for “Stardust”
Jany Temime for “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
Michael Wilkinson for “300″

Best Make-Up
Howard Berger, Greg Nicotero, Jake Garber for “Grindhouse” – “Planet Terror”
Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight for “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
Davina Lamont for “30 Days of Night”
Ve Neill, Martin Samuel for “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
Peter Owen, Ivana Primorac for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Shaun Smith, Mark Rappaport for “300″

Best Special Effects
Tim Burke, John Richardson, Paul Franklin, Greg Butler for “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier for “Transformers”
Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood for “The Golden Compass”
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, John Frazier for “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook, John R. Frazier for “Spider-Man 3″
Chris Watts, Grant Freckelton, Derek Wentworth, Daniel Leduc for “300″

Best International Film
Black Book
Day Watch
Eastern Promises
Goya’s Ghosts
The Orphanage
Sleuth

Best Animated Film
Beowulf
Meet the Robinsons
Ratatouille
Shrek the Third
The Simpsons Movie
Surf’s Up

TELEVISION NOMINATIONS
Best Network Television Series
Heroes
Lost
Pushing Daisies
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Journeyman
Supernatural

Best Syndicated / Cable Television Series
Dexter
Battlestar Galactica
Stargate SG-1
The Closer
Kyle XY
Saving Grace

Best Presentation on Television
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
The Company
Fallen
The Family Guy: “Blue Harvest”
Masters of Science Fiction
Shrek the Halls
Tin Man

Best International Series
Doctor Who
Torchwood
Meadowlands (aka Cape Wrath)
Jekyll
Life On Mars
Robin Hood

Best Actor on Television
Matt Dallas in “Kyle XY”
Matthew Fox in “Lost”
Michael C. Hall in “Dexter”
Kevin McKidd in “Journeyman”
Edward James Olmos in “Battlestar Galactica”
Lee Pace in “Pushing Daisies”

Best Actress on Television
Anna Friel in “Pushing Daisies”
Lena Headey in “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
Jennifer Love Hewitt in “Ghost Whisperer”
Holly Hunter in “Saving Grace”
Evangeline Lily in “Lost”
Kyra Sedgwick in “The Closer”

Best Supporting Actor on Television
Michael Emerson in “Lost”
Greg Grunberg in “Heroes”
Josh Holloway in “Lost”
Erik King in “Dexter”
Terry O’Quinn in “Lost”
Masi Oka in “Heroes”

Best Supporting Actress on Television
Jaime Alexander in “Kyle XY”
Jennifer Carpenter in “Dexter”
Summer Glau in “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
Elizabeth Mitchell in “Lost”
Jaime Murray in “Dexter”
Hayden Panettiere in “Heroes”

DVD NOMINATIONS
Best DVD Release
Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (remix)
Driftwood
The Man From Earth
The Nines
White Noise 2

Best Special Edition DVD Release
Big (Extended Edition)
Blade Runner (5 Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary – Blu Ray)
Death Proof (Grindhouse Presentation: Extended & Unrated)
Pan’s Labyrinth (Platinum Series)
Troy: Director’s Cut (Ultimate Collector’s Edition)

Best Classic Film DVD Release
Alligator
The Dark Crystal
Face/Off
Flash Gordon
The Monster Squad
Witchfinder General

Best Collection on DVD
The Godzilla Collection
The Mario Bava Collection (Vol. 1 & 2)
The Sergio Leone Anthology
The Sonny Chiba Collection
Stanley Kubrick (Warner Home Video Directors Series)
Vincent Price (MGM Scream Legends Collection)

Best Television Series on DVD
Eureka (Season 1)
Heroes (Season 1)
Hustle (Complete Seasons 2 and 3)
Lost (The Complete Third Season)
MI:5 (Volumes 4 & 5)
Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series

Best Retro Television Series on DVD
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (Volume 1: The Early Years)
Count Dracula (BBC Mini-series 1977)
Land of the Giants (The Full Series)
Mission Impossible (The Second and Third Seasons)
Twin Peaks (The Definitive Gold Box Edition)

The Wild Wild West (The Second and Third Seasons)

The George Pal Memorial Award: Guillermo del Toro
The Special Achievement Award: Tim Lucas

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