{"id":26731,"date":"2013-02-20T17:55:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T22:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=26731"},"modified":"2018-12-05T21:06:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T02:06:09","slug":"the-hobbit-leads-saturn-awards-with-nine-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/20\/the-hobbit-leads-saturn-awards-with-nine-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"THE HOBBIT Leads Saturn Awards With Nine Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Saturn_Award\"<\/a>The first installment of Peter Jackson’s three-film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit<\/em>, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey<\/strong>, has earned itself nine Saturn Award nominations including Best Fantasy Film and Best Director, making it the big winner among the nominees that were announced today. Life Of Pi<\/strong> and Skyfall<\/strong> also made a strong showing, receiving eight and seven nominations, respectively.<\/p>\n

The Saturn Awards are given out annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films for excellence in genre films, though with the likes of Les Miserables<\/strong> and Life Of Pi<\/strong> amongst the nominees. Also interestingly, The Avengers<\/strong> is nominated in the Best Science Fiction film category while fellow comic book films The Amazing Spider-Man<\/strong> is in the Best Fantasy Film and The Dark Knight Rises<\/strong> is in the Best Action\/Adventure Film category.<\/p>\n

The Saturn Awards will be presented in June.<\/p>\n

The complete list of film nominees are as follows –<\/p>\n

Best Science-Fiction Film<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE AVENGERS
\nCHRONICLE
\nCLOUD ATLAS
\nTHE HUNGER GAMES
\nLOOPER
\nPROMETHEUS<\/p>\n

Best Fantasy Film<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
\nTHE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
\nLIFE OF PI
\nRUBY SPARKS
\nSNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
\nTED<\/p>\n

Best Horror\/Thriller Film<\/strong><\/p>\n

ARGO
\nTHE CABIN IN THE WOODS
\nTHE IMPOSSIBLE
\nSEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
\nTHE WOMAN IN BLACK
\nZERO DARK THIRTY<\/p>\n

Best Action\/ Adventure Film<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE BOURNE LEGACY
\nTHE DARK KNIGHT RISES
\nDJANGO UNCHAINED
\nLES MISERABLES
\nSKYFALL
\nTAKEN 2<\/p>\n

Best Independent Film Release<\/strong><\/p>\n

COMPLIANCE
\nHITCHCOCK
\nKILLER JOE
\nTHE PAPERBOY
\nROBOT AND FRANK
\nSAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
\nSEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD<\/p>\n

Best Actor<\/strong><\/p>\n

CHRISTIAN BALE, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
\nDANIEL CRAIG, SKYFALL
\nMARTIN FREEMAN, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
\nHUGH JACKMAN, LES MISERABLES
\nJOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT, LOOPER
\nMATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, KILLER JOE<\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/strong><\/p>\n

JESSICA CHASTAIN, ZERO DARK THIRTY
\nANN DOWD, COMPLIANCE
\nZOE KAZAN, RUBY SPARKS
\nJENNIFER LAWRENCE, THE HUNGER GAMES
\nHELEN MIRREN, HITCHCOCK
\nNAOMI WATTS, THE IMPOSSIBLE<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor<\/strong><\/p>\n

JAVIER BARDEM, SKYFALL
\nMICHAEL FASSBENDER,PROMETHEUS
\nCLARK GREGG, THE AVENGERS
\nJOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
\nIAN MCKELLEN, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
\nCHRISTOPH WALTZ, DJANGO UNCHAINED<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUDI DENCH, SKYFALL
\nGINA GERSHON, KILLER JOE
\nANNE HATHAWAY, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
\nANNE HATHAWAY, LES MISERABLES
\nNICOLE KIDMAN, THE PAPERBOY
\nCHARLIZE THERON, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNSTMAN<\/p>\n

Best Performance By A Younger Actor<\/strong><\/p>\n

CJ ADAMS, THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN
\nTOM HOLLAND, THE IMPOSSIBLE
\nDANIEL HUTTLESTONE, LES MISERABLES
\nCHLOE GRACE MORETZ, DARK SHADOWS
\nSURAJ SHARMA, LIFE OF PI
\nQUVENZHANE WALLIS, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD<\/p>\n

Best Directon<\/strong><\/p>\n

WILLIAM FRIEDKIN, KILLER JOE
\nPETER JACKSON, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
\nRIAN JOHNSON, LOOPER
\nANG LEE, LIFE OF PI
\nCHRISTOPHER NOLAN, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
\nJOSS WHEDON, THE AVENGERS<\/p>\n

Best Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRACY LETTS, KILLER JOE
\nDAVID MAGEE, LIFE OF PI
\nMARTIN MCDONAGH, SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
\nQUENTIN TARANTINO, DJANGO UNCHAINED
\nJOSS WHEDON, THE AVENGERS
\nJOSS WHEDON, DREW GODDARD, CABIN IN THE WOODS<\/p>\n

Best Production Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

HUGH BATEUP, ULI HANISCH, CLOUD ATLAS
\nSARAH GREENWOOD, ANNA KARENINA
\nDAVID GROPMAN, LIFE OF PI
\nRICK HEINRICHS, DARK SHADOWS
\nDAN HENNAH, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
\nEVE STEWART, LES MISERABLES<\/p>\n

Best Editing<\/strong><\/p>\n

STUART BAIRD, KATE BAIRD, SKYFALL
\nALEXANDER BERNER, CLOUD ATLAS
\nBOB DUCSAY, LOOPER
\nJEFFREY FORD, LISA LASSEK, THE AVENGERS
\nJOHN GILROY, THE BOURNE LEGACY
\nTIM SQUYRES, LIFE OF PI<\/p>\n

Best Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

MYCHAEL DANNA, LIFE OF PI
\nDANNY ELFMAN, FRANKENWEENIE
\nDARIO MARIANELLI, ANNA KARENINA
\nTHOMAS NEWMAN, SKYFALL
\nHOWARD SHORE, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
\nHANS ZIMMER, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES<\/p>\n

Best Costumes<\/strong><\/p>\n

JACQUELINE DURRAN, ANNA KARENINA
\nKYM BARRETT, PIERRE-YVES GAYRAUD, CLOUD ATLAS
\nSHAREN DAVIS, DJANGO UNCHAINED
\nBOB BUCK, ANN MASKREY, RICHARD TAYLOR, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
\nPACO DELGADO, LES MISERABLES
\nCOLLEEN ATWOOD, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN<\/p>\n

Best Makeup<\/strong><\/p>\n

HEIKE MERKER, DANIEL PARKER, JEREMY WOODHEAD, CLOUD ATLAS
\nGREGORY NICOTERO, HOWARD BERGER, PETER MONTAGNA, JULIE HEWETT, HITCHCOCK
\nPETER SWORDS KING, RICK FINDLATER, TAMI LANE, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
\nDAVID MARTI, MONTSE RIBE, VASIT SUCHITTA, THE IMPOSSIBLE
\nNAOMI DONNE, DONALD MOWAT, LOVE LARSON, SKYFALL
\nJEAN ANN BLACK, FAY VON SCHROEDER, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, PART 2<\/p>\n

Best Special Effects<\/strong><\/p>\n

JANEK SIRRS, JEFF WHITE, GUY WILLIAMS, DAN SUDICK, THE AVENGERS
\nGRADY COFER, PABLO HELMAN, JEANIE KING, BURT DALTON, BATTLESHIP
\nJOE LETTERI, ERIC SAINDON, DAVID CLAYTON, R. CHRISTOPHER WHITE, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
\nCHRIS CORBOULD, PETER CHIANG, SCOTT R. FISHER, SUE ROWE, JOHN CARTER
\nBILL WESTENHOFER, GUILLAUME ROCHERON, ERIK-JAN DE BOER, DONALD R. ELLIOTT, LIFE OF PI
\nCEDRIC NICHOLAS-TROYAN, PHILIP BRENNAN, NEIL CORBOULD, MICHAEL DAWSON, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN<\/p>\n

Best International Film<\/strong><\/p>\n

ANNA KARENINA
\nCHICKEN WITH PLUMS
\nTHE FAIRY
\nHEADHUNTERS
\nMY WAY
\nPUSHER<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film<\/strong><\/p>\n

BRAVE
\nFRANKENWEENIE
\nPARANORMAN
\nWRECK-IT RALPH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LIFE OF PI and SKYFALL also lead with eight and seven nominations respectively.<\/div>\n

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