The 2010 Saturn Awards—accolades presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in the sci-fi and horror realms—were announced Thursday evening. In movies, James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar took home 10 prizes, including the honor for science fiction picture and top awards for actors Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana. Watchmen, Drag Me to Hell, Inglourious Basterds, District 9, and Monsters vs. Aliens were also winners. In television, Lost took top honors, while other shows like Breaking Bad and Fringe were recognized. Cameron was bestowed with the Visionary Award.
The rest of the winners are as follows:
Best Science Fiction Film: Avatar
Best Fantasy Film: Watchmen
Best Horror Film: Drag Me To Hell
Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: Inglourious Basterds
Best Actor: Sam Worthington (Avatar)
Best Actress: Zoe Saldana (Avatar)
Best Supporting Actor: Stephen Lang (Avatar)
Best Supporting Actress: Sigourney Weaver (Avatar)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones)
Best Director: James Cameron (Avatar)
Best Writer: James Cameron (Avatar)
Best Music: James Horner (Avatar)
Best Costume: Michael Wilkinson (Watchmen)
Best Make-Up: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow (Star Trek)
Best Production Design: Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg (Avatar)
Best Special Effects: Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones (Avatar)
Best International Film: District 9
Best Animation Film: Monsters vs. Aliens
Best Television Series: Lost
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series: Breaking Bad
Best Presentation on Television: Torchwood: Children of Earth
Best Actor on Television: Josh Holloway (Lost)
Best Actress on Television: Anna Torv (Fringe)
Best Supporting Actor on Television: Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
Best Supporting Actress on Televison: Julie Benz (Dexter)
Guest Starring Role on Television: Leonard Nimoy (Fringe)
Best DVD Release: Nothing But the Truth
Best DVD Television Release: Lost (The Complete Fifth Season)
Best DVD Special Edition: Watchman: The Ultimate Cut
Best DVD Collection: Star Trek Original Motion Picture Collection
Best Local Stage Production: Fantasy/Musical: Mary Poppins (Ahmanson Theatre)
Best Local Stage Production: Play/Dramatic Musical: Parade (Mark Taper Forum)
Best Local Stage Production: Small Theatre: Fellowship: The Musical (Falcon Theatre)
The Visionary Award: James Cameron
The George Pal Memorial Award: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman
The Producers Showcase Award: Lauren Shuler Donner
The Life Career Award: Irvin Kershner
Great to see Josh Holloway and Anna Tourv get recognized for great acting jobs… But I have a serious gripe here: Watchmen getting any awards is a complete joke. That was by far one of the worst movies, sci fi or not, that I have personally seen in years. Were there no other movies in those categories?
Disagree with you on the Watchmen slam, Mike. I’m curious — were you one of those who thought it should never be made into a movie at all, or did you just not like the way Snyder et al. did it? (I do agree with you on Holloway and Torv.) I thought some of the awards for Avatar were unwarranted: actor (seriously?), writer, music. I’d also have given a little more love to Star Trek — it made going to the movies fun again.
Um, Avatar won for writing? It’s hard enough to see it sweep the acting categories here, but writing?
How could Monsters Vs. Aliens win best animated film, in a year that we got Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Up?
hahaha James Horner winning for best music for Avatar is nothing short of hysterical
Hahaha, Paige! Your thinking that Horner wasn’t deserving of an award for his stellar music in Avatar is nothing short of revealing of your ignorance and lack of taste! Enjoy Chipmunks 3, Einstein!
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Great to see you come back to slam Horner for ripping himself off…I mean, borrowing from himself. (Oh wait, that really doesn’t sound that much better.)
I’m confused. Does anyone know why is Breaking Bad was honored by a SciFi award?
BTW – nothing wrong with the show, I just don’t know enough about the Saturns.