Christopher Nolan's Inception and Frank Darabont's adaptation of The Walking Dead led the film and television divisions in the nominations for the 37th annual Saturn Awards, announced Wednesday by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
Inception received nine nominations, including best science fiction film, best actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), best actress (Ellen Page) and best director. It was followed closely by Let Me In and Tron: Legacy with seven nods each.
The Walking Dead's six nominations included best television presentation, best actor (Andrew Lincoln), best actress (Sarah Wayne Callies) and best supporting actor (Steve Yeun). Breaking Bad, Fringe and Lost nipped at its heels with five nominations each.
In addition to The Walking Dead, five other comic-book adaptations made showings: Iron Man 2 with four nominations, including best science fiction film, best actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and best actress (Scarlett Johansson); Red with three nominations -- best action/adventure film, best supporting actor (John John Malkovich) and best supporting actress (Helen Mirren); Kick-Ass for best horror/thriller film; Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World for best fantasy film; and Smallville for best network series and best actress (Erica Durance).
The winners will be announced in June. The list of film and television nominees can be found below:
FILM
Best Science Fiction Film
• Hereafter
• Inception
• Iron Man 2
• Never Let Me Go
• Splice
• Tron: Legacy
Best Fantasy Film
• Alice in Wonderland
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• Clash of the Titans
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Best Horror/Thriller Film
• The American
• Black Swan
• Kick-Ass
• Let Me In
• Shutter Island
• The Wolfman
Best Action/Adventure Film
• The Expendables
• The Green Hornet
• Red
• Robin Hood
• Salt
• True Grit
• Unstoppable
Best Actor
• Jeff Bridges, Tron: Legacy
• George Clooney, The American
• Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception
• Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island
• Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2
• Ryan Reynolds, Buried
Best Actress
• Cecile De Francel, Hereafter
• Angelina Jolie, Salt
• Carey Mulligan, Never Let Me Go
• Ellen Page, Inception
• Natalie Portman, Black Swan
• Noomi Rapace, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Supporting Actor
• Christian Bale, The Fighter
• Andrew Garfield, Never Let Me Go
• Tom Hardy, Inception
• Garrett Hedlund, Tron: Legacy
• John Malkovich, Red
• Mark Ruffalo, Shutter Island
Best Supporting Actress
• Scarlett Johansson, Iron Man 2
• Keira Knightley, Never Let Me Go
• Mila Kunis, Black Swan
• Helen Mirren, Red
• Vanessa Redgrave, Letters To Juliet
• Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
• Logan Lerman, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
• Frankie/George McLaren, Hereafter
• Kodi Smit-McPhee, Let Me In
• Chloe Moretz, Let Me In
• Will Poulter, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
• Charlie Tahan, Charlie St. Cloud
Best Director
• Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
• Clint Eastwood, Hereafter
• Christopher Nolan, Inception
• Matt Reeves, Let Me In
• Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island
• David Yates, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Best Writing
• Michael Arndt, Toy Story 3
• Alex Garland, Never Let Me Go
• Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John McLaughlin, Black Swan
• Peter Morgan, Hereafter
• Christopher Nolan, Inception
• Matt Reeves, Let Me In
Best Music
• Daft Punk, Tron: Legacy
• Clint Eastwood, Hereafter
• Michael Giacchino, Let Me In
• Gottfried Huppertz (as conducted by Frank Strobel), The Complete Metropolis
• John Powell, How to Train Your Dragon
• Hans Zimmer, Inception
Best Costume
• Colleen Atwood, Alice in Wonderland
• Milena Canonero, The Wolfman
• Isis Mussenden, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• Jany Temime, Harry Potter an The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Michael Wilkinson, Tron: Legacy
• Janty Yates, Robin Hood
Best Makeup
• Howard Berger, Gregory Nicotero, Splice
• Andrew Clement, Donald J. Mowat, Repo Men
• Andrew Clement, Jennifer McDaniel, Tarra Day, Let Me In
• Mark Coulier, Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Rick Baker, Dave Elsey, The Wolfman
• Lindsay MacGowan, Shane Mahan, Alice in Wonderland
Best Production Design
• Kathy Altieri, How to Train Your Dragon
• Dante Ferretti, Shutter Island
• Darren Gilford, Tron: Legacy
• Rick Heinrichs, The Wolfman
• Guy Hendrix, Inception
• Robert Stromberg, Alice in Wonderland
Best Special Effects
• Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Karl Denham, Nikos Kalaitzidis, Tron: Legacy
• Angus Bickerton, Barrie Helmsley, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicholas Ait’Hadi, Christian Manz, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Begg, Inception
• Ken Ralston, Tom Peitzman, David Schaub, Carey Villegas, Alice in Wonderland
• Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, Daniel Sudick, Iron Man 2
Best International Film
• The Complete Metropolis
• Centurion
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
• Monsters
• Mother
• Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Best Animated Film
• Despicable Me
• How to Train Your Dragon
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
• Shrek Forever After
• Tangled
• Toy Story 3
TELEVISION
Best Network Series
• Fringe
• Lost
• Smallville
• Supernatural
• V
• The Vampire Diaries
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
• Breaking Bad
• The Closer
• Dexter
• Eureka
• Leverage
• Spartacus: Blood and Sand
• True Blood
Best Television Presentation
• Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
• Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special
• The Pillars of the Earth
• Sherlock
• Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
• The Walking Dead
Best Actor in Television
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Matthew Fox, Lost
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Timothy Hutton, Leverage
• Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead
• Stephen Moyer, True Blood
Best Actress in Television
• Sarah Wayne Callies, The Walking Dead
• Erica Durance, Smallville
• Elizabeth Mitchell, V
• Anna Paquin, True Blood
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
• Anna Torv, Fringe
Best Supporting Actor in Television
• Michael Emerson, Lost
• John Noble, Fringe
• Dean Norris, Breaking Bad
• Terry O’Quinn, Lost
• Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
• Lance Reddick, Fringe
• Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead
Best Supporting Actress in Television
• Morena Baccarin, V
• Gina Bellman, Leverage
• Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter
• Laurie Holden, The Walking Dead
• Lucy Lawless, Spartacus: Blood and Sand
• Beth Riesgraf, Leverage
Best Guest Starring Role in Television
• Richard Dreyfuss, Weeds
• Noah Emmerich, The Walking Dead
• Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
• Joe Manganiello, True Blood
• John Terry, Lost
• Seth Gabel, Fringe
(via The Hollywood Reporter, Variety)