The 39th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2012, will be held in June 2013. The awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey leads the nominations with nine, including Peter Jackson's sixth nomination for Best Director, his eleventh Saturn Award nomination. Other leading nominations are Life of Pi with eight, Skyfall with seven, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and Les Misérables with six each, and Cloud Atlas and Killer Joe with five each.[1][2][3]
In the television categories, Fringe earned six nominations, Dexter earned five, while Breaking Bad, Falling Skies, Leverage and Revolution each earned four nominations.
Three people earned several nominations: Joss Whedon was nominated for Best Director and Best Writing for The Avengers and for Best Writing for The Cabin in the Woods, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was nominated for Best Actor for Looper and for Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight Rises, and Anne Hathaway was nominated for Best Supporting Actress twice for The Dark Knight Rises and Les Misérables.
Nominees [edit]
Other nominations include:
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Best Fantasy Film |
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| Best Horror or Thriller Film |
Best Action or Adventure Film |
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| Best Director |
Best Writing |
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| Best Actor |
Best Actress |
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| Best Supporting Actor |
Best Supporting Actress |
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| Best Performance by a Younger Actor |
Best Music |
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| Best Production Design |
Best Editing |
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| Best Costume |
Best Make-Up |
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| Best Special Effects |
Best International Film |
- Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, and Dan Sudick – The Avengers
- Grady Cofer, Pablo Helman, Jeanie King and Burt Dalton – Battleship
- Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Chris Corbould, Peter Chiang, Scott R. Fisher and Sue Rowe – John Carter
- Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer, Donald R. Elliott – Life of Pi
- Cedric Nichols-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson – Snow White and the Huntsman
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| Best Independent Film |
Best Animated Film |
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DVD/Blu-ray [edit]
| Best DVD or Blu-ray Release |
Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release |
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| Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection |
Best DVD or Blu-ray TV Series |
- Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, Rear Window, The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds, Marnie, Torn Curtain, Topaz, Frenzy and Family Plot)
- Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Battle Royale (both theatrical and director's-cut versions) and Battle Royale II: Requiem)
- Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection (Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Casino Royale, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, Never Say Never Again, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace)
- Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series
- The Ultimate Buster Keaton Blu-ray Collection
- Universal Classic Monsters: The Essentials Collection (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera and Creature from the Black Lagoon)
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Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.
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