35th Saturn Awards

35th Saturn Awards
35th Saturn Awards
Date	June 25, 2009
Site	Burbank, California, U.S.
Highlights
Most awards	The Dark Knight (5)
Most nominations	The Dark Knight (12)

The 35th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2008 were presented on June 25, 2009, in Burbank, California.

Below is a complete list of nominees and winners.^[1]^[2] Winners are highlighted in boldface.

Winners and nominees

Film

Best Science Fiction Film	Best Fantasy Film
Iron Man The Day the Earth Stood Still Eagle Eye The Incredible Hulk Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Jumper	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Hancock The Spiderwick Chronicles Twilight Wanted
Best Horror Film	Best Action or Adventure Film
Hellboy II: The Golden Army The Happening The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Quarantine Splinter The Strangers	The Dark Knight Changeling Gran Torino Quantum of Solace Traitor Valkyrie
Best Animated Film	Best International Film
WALL-E Bolt Horton Hears a Who! Kung Fu Panda Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Let the Right One In The Bank Job The Forbidden Kingdom In Bruges Slumdog Millionaire Transsiberian
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man* as Tony Stark / Iron Man** Christian Bale – The Dark Knight as Bruce Wayne / Batman Tom Cruise – Valkyrie as Claus von Stauffenberg Harrison Ford – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as Indiana Jones Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Benjamin Button Will Smith – Hancock as John Hancock	*Angelina Jolie – Changeling* as Christine Collins** Cate Blanchett – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Daisy Fuller Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Dark Knight as Rachel Dawes Julianne Moore – Blindness as the Doctor's Wife Emily Mortimer – Transsiberian as Jessie Gwyneth Paltrow – Iron Man as Virginia "Pepper" Potts
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight* as The Joker** Jeff Bridges – Iron Man as Obadiah Stane Aaron Eckhart – The Dark Knight as Harvey Dent / Two-Face Woody Harrelson – Transsiberian as Roy Shia LaBeouf – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as Mutt Jones Bill Nighy – Valkyrie as Friedrich Olbricht	*Tilda Swinton – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* as Elizabeth Abbott** Joan Allen – Death Race as Claire Hennessy Judi Dench – Quantum of Solace as M Olga Kurylenko – Quantum of Solace as Camille Montes Charlize Theron – Hancock as Mary Carice van Houten – Valkyrie as Nina von Stauffenberg
Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Best Director
*Jaden Smith – The Day the Earth Stood Still* as Jacob Benson** Freddie Highmore – The Spiderwick Chronicles as Jared Grace Lina Leandersson – Let the Right One In as Eli Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire as Jamal Malik Catinca Untaru – The Fall as Alexandria Brandon Walters – Australia as Nullah	Jon Favreau – Iron Man Clint Eastwood – Changeling David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight Bryan Singer – Valkyrie Steven Spielberg – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Andrew Stanton – WALL-E
Best Writing	Best Music
Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan – The Dark Knight Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway – Iron Man John Ajvide Lindqvist – Let the Right One In David Koepp, John Kamps – Ghost Town Eric Roth – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button J. Michael Straczynski – Changeling	Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard – The Dark Knight Alexandre Desplat – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ramin Djawadi – Iron Man Clint Eastwood – Changeling John Ottman – Valkyrie John Powell – Jumper
Best Costume	Best Make-Up
Mary Zophres – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Lindy Hemming – The Dark Knight Deborah Hopper – Changeling Joanna Johnston – Valkyrie Catherine Martin – Australia Isis Mussenden – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	Greg Cannom – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button John Caglione Jr., Conor O'Sullivan – The Dark Knight Mike Elizalde – Hellboy II: The Golden Army Paul Hyett – Doomsday Greg Nicotero, Paul Engelen – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Gerald Quist – Tropic Thunder
Best Special Effects
Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, Paul J. Franklin – The Dark Knight Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Pablo Helman, Daniel Sudick – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan – Iron Man Mike Wassel, Adrian De Wet, Andrew Chapman, Eamonn Butler – Hellboy II: The Golden Army Dean Wright, Wendy Rogers – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Television

Programs

Best Network Television Series	Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
Lost (ABC) Fringe (Fox) Heroes (NBC) Life on Mars (ABC) Supernatural (The CW) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)	Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi) The Closer (TNT) Dexter (Showtime) Leverage (TNT) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network) True Blood (HBO)
Best Television Presentation
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (TNT) The Andromeda Strain (A&E) Breaking Bad (AMC) Jericho (CBS) The Last Templar (NBC) 24: Redemption (Fox)

Acting

Best Actor on Television	Best Actress on Television
*Edward James Olmos – Battlestar Galactica* as William Adama (Sci-Fi)** Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Walter White Matthew Fox – Lost (ABC) as Jack Shephard Michael C. Hall – Dexter (Showtime) as Dexter Morgan Timothy Hutton – Leverage (TNT) as Nathan Ford Noah Wyle – The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (TNT) as Flynn Carsen	*Mary McDonnell – Battlestar Galactica* (Sci-Fi) as Laura Roslin** Lena Headey – Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox) as Sarah Connor Jennifer Love Hewitt – Ghost Whisperer (CBS) as Melinda Gordon Evangeline Lilly – Lost (ABC) as Kate Austen Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO) as Sookie Stackhouse Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT) as Brenda Leigh Johnson Anna Torv – Fringe (Fox) as Olivia Dunham
Best Supporting Actor on Television	Best Supporting Actress on Television
*Adrian Pasdar – Heroes* (NBC) as Nathan Petrelli** Henry Ian Cusick – Lost (ABC) as Desmond Hume Thomas Dekker – Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as John Connor Michael Emerson – Lost (ABC) as Ben Linus Josh Holloway – Lost (ABC) as James "Sawyer" Ford Milo Ventimiglia – Heroes (NBC) as Peter Petrelli	*Jennifer Carpenter – Dexter* (Showtime) as Debra Morgan** Summer Glau – Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox) as Cameron Yunjin Kim – Lost (ABC) as Sun-Hwa Kwon Elizabeth Mitchell – Lost (ABC) as Juliet Burke Hayden Panettiere – Heroes (NBC) as Claire Bennet Katee Sackhoff – Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi) as Kara Thrace
Best Guest Performer on Television
*Jimmy Smits – Dexter* (Showtime) as ADA Miguel Prado** Kristen Bell – Heroes (NBC) as Elle Bishop Alan Dale – Lost (ABC) as Charles Widmore Kevin Durand – Lost (ABC) as Martin Keamy Robert Forster – Heroes (NBC) as Arthur Petrelli Sonya Walger – Lost (ABC) as Penny Widmore

DVD

Best DVD Release	Best Special Edition DVD Release
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer Cold Prey The Deaths of Ian Stone Resident Evil: Degeneration Starship Troopers 3: Marauder Stuck	Stephen King's The Mist: Two-Disc Collector's Edition Brotherhood of the Wolf: Director's Cut Dark City: The Director's Cut The Dark Knight: Two-Disc Special Edition L.A. Confidential: Two-Disc Special Edition Zodiac: The Director's Cut
Best Classic Film Release	Best DVD Movie Collection
Psycho - Universal Legacy Series Casablanca - Ultimate Collector's Edition Heathers - 20th High School Reunion Edition The Nightmare Before Christmas The Picture of Dorian Gray Sleeping Beauty	The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Series Collection Dirty Harry: The Ultimate Collector's Edition Ghost House Underground Eight Film Collection Mystery Science Theater 3000 20th Anniversary Edition Planet of the Apes 40th Anniversary Collection (Blu-ray)
Best DVD Television Release	Best Retro Television Series on DVD
Moonlight: The Complete Series Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series Heroes: Season 2 Lost: The Complete Fourth Season Reaper: Season One Torchwood: Season 2 The Tudors: The Complete Second Season	The Invaders: The First & Second Seasons Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection 1990 Early Edition: Season One The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Series Mission: Impossible - The Fourth & Fifth Seasons Spaced: The Complete Series

Special awards

Visionary Award

Jeffrey Katzenberg for advancing 3D film presentation.

Life Career Award

Lance Henriksen

Lifetime Achievement Award

Leonard Nimoy

References

^ "Saturn Nominations Unveiled". IGN. March 11, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
^ The 35th Annual Saturn Award Winners! Comingsoon.net. Retrieved May 29, 2022

External links

The Official Saturn Awards Site

[1] "Saturn Nominations Unveiled". IGN. March 11, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2022.

[2] The 35th Annual Saturn Award Winners! Comingsoon.net. Retrieved May 29, 2022

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Saturn Awards
Film	Best Action / Adventure Film Release Best Actor in a Film Best Actress in a Film Best Animated Film Release Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release Best Fantasy Film Release Best Film Costume Design Best Film Director Best Film Editing Best Film Make-up Best Film Music Best Film Production Design Best Film Special / Visual Effects Best Film Writing Best Horror Film Release Best Independent Film Release Best International Film Release Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film Best Science Fiction Film Release Best Supporting Actor in a Film Best Supporting Actress in a Film Best Thriller Film Release
Television	Best Action / Thriller Television Series Best Actor on Television Best Actress on Television Best Adventure Television Series Best Animated Series on Television Best Fantasy Television Series Best Genre Comedy Television Series Best Guest Starring Performance in a Network or Cable Television Series Best Horror Television Series Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress on Television Best Television Presentation (under 10 Episodes)
Home Entertainment	Best 4K Film Release Best DVD / BD Classic Film Release Best DVD / BD Collection Best DVD / BD Television Movie or Series Release
Special awards	Artist Showcase Award Breakthrough Performance Award Dan Curtis Legacy Award Filmmaker's Showcase Award The George Pal Memorial Award Legion M Breakout Director Award The Life Career Award The President's Memorial Award Producer's Showcase Award Special Recognition Award Stan Lee World Builder Award Visionary Award
Streaming awards (all retired)	Best Actor in Streaming Television Series (2018, 2022) Best Actress in Streaming Television Series (2018, 2022) Best Film Presentation in Streaming Media Best New Media Television Series (2015–2017) Best Guest Starring Performance in a Streaming Television Series (2022) Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Television Series (2022) Best Streaming Horror/Thriller Series (2018, 2022) Best Streaming Science Fiction, Action & Fantasy Series (2018/19) Best Streaming Superhero Series (2017–2018/19) Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series (2022) Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series (2022)
Other retired awards	Best DVD or Blu-ray Release (2001–2018/19) Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release (2001–2018/19) Best Home Video Release (1991–2000) Best International Series (2007) Best Low-Budget Film (1980–1982) Best Network Television Series (1988–2014) Best Guest Starring Role on Television (2008-2021) Best Retro Television Series on DVD (2004–2008) Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series (1996–2014) Best Youth-Oriented Television Series (2011–2014)
Ceremonies	1972 1973 1974/75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989/90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018/19 2019/20 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.