BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

Children of Men (Universal)
Déjà vu (Buena Vista)
The Fountain (Warner Bros.)
The Prestige (Buena Vista)
V For Vendetta (Warner Bros.)
X-Men: The Last Stand (20th Century Fox)

BEST FANTASY FILM

Charlotte’s Web (Paramount)
Eragon (20th Century Fox)
Night At the Museum (20th Century Fox)
Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest (Buena Vista)
Stranger Than Fiction (Sony)
Superman Returns (Warner Bros.)

BEST HORROR FILM

The Descent (Lionsgate)
Final Destination 3 (New Line Cinema)
Hostel (Lionsgate)
Saw III (Lionsgate)
Slither (Universal)
Snakes on a Plane (New Line Cinema)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

Casino Royale (Sony / MGM)
The Departed (Warner Bros.)
Flyboys (MGM)
Mission Impossible III (Paramount)
Notes on a Scandal (Fox Searchlight)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (DreamWorks / Paramount)

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Cars (Buena Vista)
Flushed Away (DreamWorks SKG)
Happy Feet (Warner Bros.)
Monster House (Sony)
Over the Hedge (DreamWorks SKG)
A Scanner Darkly (Warner Independent Pictures)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Apocalypto (Buena Vista)
The Curse of the Golden Flower (Sony Pictures Classics)
Fearless (Rogue / Focus)
The Host (Magnolia Pictures)
Letters From Iwo Jima (Warner Bros.)
Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible III) (Paramount)
Will Farrell (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
Hugh Jackman (The Fountain) (Warner Bros.)
Clive Owen (Children of Men) (Universal)
Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)

BEST ACTRESS

Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Judy Dench (Notes on a Scandal) (Fox Searchlight)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
Shauna MacDonald (The Descent) (Lionsgate)
Natalie Portman (V For Vendetta) (Warner Bros.)
Renee Zellweger (Miss Potter) (Weinstein Company)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Ben Affleck (Hollywoodland) (Focus Features)
Kelsey Grammer (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Mission Impossible III) (Paramount)
Sergi Lopez (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
James Marsden (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal) (Fox Searchlight)
Eva Green (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
Rachel Hurd-Wood (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) (DreamWorks / Paramount)
Famke Janssen (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Parker Posey (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Emma Thompson (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR

Ko A-Sung (The Host) (Magnolia Pictures)
Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)
Jodelle Ferland (Tideland) (ThinkFilm)
Tristan Lake Leabu (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Mitchel Tate Musso (Monster House) (Sony)
Edward Speleers (Eragon) (20th Century Fox)

BEST DIRECTION

J.J. Abrams (Mission Impossible III) (Paramount)
Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) (Universal)
Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
Mel Gibson (Apocalypto) (Buena Vista)
Bryan Singer (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) (DreamWorks / Paramount)

BEST WRITING

Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) (DreamWorks / Paramount)
Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Zach Helm (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
The Wachowski Brothers (V for Vendetta) (Warner Bros.)

BEST MUSIC

David Arnold (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
John Ottman (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
Douglas Pipes (Monster House) (Sony)
John Powell (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Trevor Rabin (Flyboys) (MGM)
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil (Perfume: The Story of Murderer) (DreamWorks / Paramount)

BEST COSTUME

Joan Bergin (The Prestige) (Buena Vista)
Yee Chung-Man (Curse of the Golden Flower) (Sony Classics)
Penny Rose (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)
Judianna Makovsky (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Gilly Martin (Flyboys) (MGM)
Sammy Sheldon (V For Vendetta) (Warner Bros.)

BEST MAKE-UP

Howard Berger, Gregory Nicotero, Mario Michisanti - (The Hills Have Eyes) (Fox Searchlight)
Paul Hyett, Vickie Lang - (The Descent) (Lionsgate)
David Marti, Montse Ribe - (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
Todd Masters - (Slither) (Universal)
Ve Neill, Joel Harlow - (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)
Gregory Nicotero, Scott Patton - (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) (New Line Cinema)

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

John Bruno, Eric Saindon, Craig Lyn, Michael Vezina - (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker, Mark Soper, Peter Parks - (The Fountain) (Warner Bros.)
Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Patrick Tobach, Dan Sudick - (Mission Impossible III) (Paramount)
Karin Joy, John Berton, Blair Clark, John Dietz - (Charlotte’s Web) (Paramount)
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall - (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)
Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover, Jon Thum - (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

BEST NETWORK TELEVISION SERIES

Heroes (NBC/Universal)
Jericho (CBS)
Lost (ABC)
Smallville (CW)
24 (Fox)
Veronica Mars (CW)

BEST SYNDICATED / CABLE TELEVISION SERIES

Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi Channel)
The Closer (TNT)
Dexter (Showtime)
Doctor Who (Sci Fi Channel)
Eureka (Sci Fi Channel)
Kyle XY (ABC Family)
Stargate SG-1 (Sci Fi Channel)

BEST PRESENTATION ON TELEVISION

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (TNT)
Life On Mars (BBC America)
The Lost Room (Sci Fi Channel)
Masters of Horror (Showtime)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes (TNT)
10.5: Apocalypse (NBC/Universal)

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES

Matt Dallas (Kyle XY) (ABC Family)
Mathew Fox (Lost) (ABC)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter) (Showtime)
Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica) (Sci Fi Channel)
Kiefer Sutherland (24) (Fox)
Noah Wyle (The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines) (TNT)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES

Patricia Arquette (Medium) (NBC/Universal)
Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) (CW)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) (CBS)
Evangeline Lily (Lost) (ABC)
Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) (Sci Fi Channel)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) (TNT)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES

James Callis (Battlestar Galactica) (Sci Fi Channel)
Michael Emerson (Lost) (ABC)
Greg Grunberg (Heroes) (NBC/Universal)
Josh Holloway (Lost) (ABC)
Masi Oka (Heroes) (NBC/Universal)
James Remar (Dexter) (Showtime)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES

Gabrielle Anwar (The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines) (TNT)
Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) (Showtime)
Ali Larter (Heroes) (NBC/Universal)
Allison Mack (Smallville) (CW)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) (ABC)
Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) (NBC/Universal)

DVD – HOME ENTERTAINMENT

BEST DVD RELEASE

Bambi II (Buena Vista)
Beowulf & Grendel (Anchor Bay)
The Butterfly Effect 2 (New Line)
Hollow Man 2 (Sony)
The Sci Fi Boys (Universal)
2001 Maniacs (Lionsgate)

BEST DVD SPECIAL EDITION RELEASE

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Extended Edition) (Buena Vista)
Final Destination 3 (Thrill Ride Edition) (New Line)
Old Boy (Ultimate Collector’s Edition) (Tartan)
King Kong (Deluxe Extended Edition) (Universal)
Saw II (Unrated – Special Edition) (Lionsgate)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (Warner)

BEST DVD CLASSIC FILM RELEASE

Forbidden Planet (Warner)
Free Enterprise (Anchor Bay)
Gojira (Godzilla) (Classic Media)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (New Line)
The Searchers (Warner)
She (Legend Films)
This Island Earth (Universal)

BEST DVD COLLECTION

The Boris Karloff Collection (Universal)
The Exorcist – The Complete Anthology (Warner)
The Premiere Frank Capra Collection (Sony)
Hollywood Legends of Horror Collection (Warner)
James Bond Ultimate Edition (Collections 1 – 4) (MGM)
Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition (Warner)

BEST TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE ON DVD

Deadwood (The Complete Second Season) (HBO)
Doctor Who (The Complete Second Series) (BBC Warner)
Lost (The Complete Second Season) (Buena Vista)
Masters of Horror (Anchor Bay)
MI – 5 (Volume 4) (BBC Warner)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection (V. 9 – 10) (Rhino)

BEST RETRO TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE ON DVD

Adventures of Superman (The Complete Six Seasons) (Warner)
Amazing Stories (The Complete First Season) (Universal)
Saturday Night Live (The Complete First Season) (Universal)
Star Trek: The Animated Series (Paramount)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Seasons 1 & 2) (Fox)
The Wild Wild West (The Complete First Season) (Paramount)

I'm going to discredit awards that nominate Kate Bosworth for her mediocre turn in Superman Returns.

I think the inclusion of 10.5: Apocolypse is exponentially more baffling. Because, seriously?

who are they again?

Saturns only honor scifi/horror related things, right?

I think they're more 'genre' films in general. So no simple dramas or comedies, it's sci-fi, horror, fantasy, adventure, stuff like that.

These nominations always boggle my mind, though. Kate Bosworth? Kelsey Grammar? James Marsden? Not exactly award-worthy performances here. As much as I like to see genre films be rewarded, these awards have become a bit of a joke and thus further the prejudice against these films.

Here are my own personal choices, not necessarily who I think will win (but mostly who I think should):

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

Children of Men (Universal)
[haven't seen it, but hear it's really good]

BEST FANTASY FILM

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Buena Vista)
[duh... it's me...]

BEST HORROR FILM

Saw III (Lionsgate)
[don't watch horror films, so going with the one that seems most popular]

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

Casino Royale (Sony / MGM)
[my first ever Bond film, and it ROCKED!]

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Monster House (Sony)
[I liked Cars, but this one was a wonderfully awesome surprise]

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)
[haven't seen any of these, so going with the one that seems popular]

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
Will Farrell (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
[haven't seen any of the other movies, and it's a tie between the above two for me]

BEST ACTRESS

Judy Dench (Notes on a Scandal) (Fox Searchlight)
[just 'cause I love Judi Dench! lol]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)
[yeah, I'm biased ]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Emma Thompson (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
[Emma rocks!]

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR

Mitchel Tate Musso (Monster House) (Sony)
[this is the only movie I've seen in this category; loved the movie and the acting]

BEST DIRECTION

Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) (DreamWorks / Paramount)
[only 'cause I haven't seen any of them, and Alan Rickman's in this one]

BEST WRITING

Zach Helm (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
[again, the only two I've seen, and I loved them both]

BEST MUSIC

David Arnold (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
[I liked the way they didn't use the main theme music 'til the very end; very effective use of the music]

BEST COSTUME

Penny Rose (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)
[yup, more bias, lol]

BEST MAKE-UP

Ve Neill, Joel Harlow - (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)
[Bootstrap Bill was a really good makeup job!]

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall - (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista)
[well, duh... kind of a given, even for those people who didn't like it]

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

BEST NETWORK TELEVISION SERIES

Jericho (CBS)
[the only one I watch weekly, so...]

BEST SYNDICATED / CABLE TELEVISION SERIES

Stargate SG-1 (Sci Fi Channel)
[I like both Stargates, but I'd go more for Atlantis than SG-1 nowadays]

BEST PRESENTATION ON TELEVISION

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (TNT)
[the only one I saw just parts of, so, yeah...]

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES

Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica) (Sci Fi Channel)
[don't watch BSG, nor any of the others, but Edward rocks!]

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES

Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) (CBS)
[I'd never seen the show 'til this season, and it's so great!]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES

Michael Emerson (Lost) (ABC)
[no clue, so going with who I'm vaguely familiar with]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES

Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) (NBC/Universal)
[she's a great young actress!]

DVD – HOME ENTERTAINMENT

BEST DVD RELEASE

Beowulf & Grendel (Anchor Bay)
[haven't seen any of them, but gotta go with my favorite story from Brit Lit and the hunky Gerard Butler]

BEST DVD SPECIAL EDITION RELEASE

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Extended Edition) (Buena Vista)
[only movie of them I've seen, and I hear the extras are awesome]

BEST DVD CLASSIC FILM RELEASE

A Nightmare on Elm Street (New Line)
[no clue, so going with Johnny Depp; can never go wrong with him!]

BEST DVD COLLECTION

James Bond Ultimate Edition (Collections 1 – 4) (MGM)
[haven't seen any of them, but already prefer Bond over Superman, even just after seeing one Bond movie (which isn't even on there, lol)]

BEST TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE ON DVD

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection (V. 9 – 10) (Rhino)
[MST3K ROCKS!!!]

BEST RETRO TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE ON DVD

The Wild Wild West (The Complete First Season) (Paramount)
[this was one of the best TV DVD sets I've gotten, extras-wise; plus it's just an awesome, awesome, awesome show!]

~ Joy ~

Weird as always.

What I like...

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
Children of Men (Universal)

BEST FANTASY FILM
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Buena Vista)

BEST HORROR FILM
The Descent (Lionsgate)
Saw III (Lionsgate)
Slither (Universal)
Snakes on a Plane (New Line Cinema)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM
Casino Royale (Sony / MGM)
The Departed (Warner Bros.)
Flyboys (MGM)
Mission Impossible III (Paramount)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Cars (Buena Vista)
Flushed Away (DreamWorks SKG)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
Clive Owen (Children of Men) (Universal)

BEST ACTRESS
Shauna MacDonald (The Descent) (Lionsgate) Don't know who she was, but I'll supporting anything Descent-related.
Natalie Portman (V For Vendetta) (Warner Bros.)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ehh...

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Umm...

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR
Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)

BEST DIRECTION
Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) (Universal)
Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)

BEST WRITING
Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
The Wachowski Brothers (V for Vendetta) (Warner Bros.)



TELEVISION CATEGORIES

BEST NETWORK TELEVISION SERIES
Heroes (NBC/Universal)
Lost (ABC)
24 (Fox)
Veronica Mars (CW) WOOHOO... too bad nobody knows are cares about these awards...

BEST SYNDICATED / CABLE TELEVISION SERIES
Dexter (Showtime)

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES
Michael C. Hall (Dexter) (Showtime)
Kiefer Sutherland (24) (Fox)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES
Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) (CW)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES
Michael Emerson (Lost) (ABC)
Greg Grunberg (Heroes) (NBC/Universal)
Josh Holloway (Lost) (ABC)
Masi Oka (Heroes) (NBC/Universal)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES
Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) (Showtime)
Ali Larter (Heroes) (NBC/Universal)
Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) (NBC/Universal)