Disney/Pixar’s Oscar-winning Ratatouille and Walt Disney Studios’ partially animated Enchanted nabbed top awards at the 34th Annual Saturn Awards, a presentation of The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Ratatouille won Best Animated Film and writer/director Brad Bird’s screenplay took Best Writing. Enchanted won Best Picture in the Fantasy category and garnered a Best Actress win for star Amy Adams and Best Music for Alan Menken.
Other film honorees include Warner Bros. 300, which Best won Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film and Best Direction (Zack Snyder). Best Special Effects went to Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier for DreamWorks’ and Paramount’s Transformers.
On the television side, ABC’s Lost was the big winner, taking Best Network Television Series and Best Actor for Matthew Fox. Meanwhile, FOX’s animated Star Wars spoof Family Guy: Blue Harvest was named Best Presentation on Television
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army) received the prestigious George Pal Memorial Award for his work in film, while producers Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr. accepted the Life Career Award for their successful body of work that includes a number of CG-laden fantasy telepics. Director Matt Reeves was recognized with the Filmmakers Showcase Award for his work in directing Paramount’s successful giant monster movie, Cloverfield, which was named Best Science-Fiction Film.
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films was founded in 1972 to honor and recognize genre entertainment. The organization has honored in person such legendary icons as Boris Karloff, Rod Serling, Gene Roddenberry, Ray Bradbury, Fritz Lang, William Friedkin, Vincent Price, James Cameron, Ray Harryhausen and Steven Spielberg.
Winners of the 34th Annual Saturn Awards:
Best Science Fiction Film
Cloverfield
Best Fantasy Film
Enchanted
Best Horror Film
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film:
300
Best Actor
Will Smith (I Am Legend)
Best Actress
Amy Adams (Enchanted)
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
Best Supporting Actress
Marcia Gay Harden (The Mist)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Freddie Highmore (August Rush)
Best Direction
Zack Snyder (300)
Best Writing
Brad Bird (Ratatouille)
Best Music
Alan Menken (Enchanted)
Best Costume
Colleen Atwood (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Best Make-Up
Ve Neill, Martin Samuel (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End)
Best Special Effects
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier (Transformers)
Best Animated Film
Ratatouille
Best International Film
Eastern Promises
Best Network Television Series
Lost
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
Dexter
Best Presentation on Television
Family Guy: Blue Harvest
Best Actor on Television
Matthew Fox (Lost)
Best Actress on Television
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer)
Best Supporting Actor on Television
Michael Emerson (Lost)
Best Supporting Actress on Television
(TIE)
Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost)
Best DVD Release
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (remix)
Best DVD Special Edition Release
Blade Runner (5 Disc Ultimate Edition)
Best DVD Classic Film Release
The Monster Squad
Best DVD Collection
Mario Bava (Box Sets 1 & 2)
Best Television Series Release on DVD
Heroes (Season 1)
Best Retro Television Series Release on DVD
Twin Peaks (Definitive Gold Box Edition)
