The Dark Knight still winning awards

Today the Saturn Awards , which awards more ‘mainstream’ films than most award shows, were announced.  It boasts categories such as best fantasy, horror, and action adventure films.  No surprise here, but The Dark Knight topped the list of nominated films taking 11 nominations.  Even though there is beginning to be a bit of a backlash on The Dark Knight as people are getting tired of the films popularity and the almost biblical fanboy love for the film,  it’s hard to deny the overwhelming quality behind the film’s production.

The Saturn awards are now my favorite awards this year. Emily Mortimer has been nominated for Best Actress for the amazing Transsiberian, and Shia LaBeouf was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his ‘work’ in Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.  Heath Ledger is obviously the stand out in this category, but wouldn’t it be fun to see Shia take an award for swinging in the trees with monkeys?

Check out this years nominees below:

Science Fiction Film
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” (20th Century Fox)
“Eagle Eye” (Paramount / DreamWorks)
“The Incredible Hulk” (Universal / Marvel)
“Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (Paramount / Lucasfilm)
“Iron Man” (Paramount / Marvel)
“Jumper” (20th Century Fox)

Fantasy Film
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” (Walt Disney Studios)
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount)
“Hancock” (Sony)
“The Spiderwick Chronicles” (Paramount)
“Twilight” (Summit Entertainment)
“Wanted” (Universal)

Horror Film
“The Happening” (20th Century Fox)
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal)
“The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” (Universal)
“Quarantine” (Sony)
“Splinter” (Magnolia / Magnet)
“The Strangers” (Rogue / Universal)

Action / Adventure / Thriller Film
“Changeling” (Universal)
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
“Gran Torino” (Warner Bros.)
“Quantum of Solace” (Sony)
“Traitor” (Overture)
“Valkyrie” (MGM / UA)

Actor
Christian Bale (“The Dark Knight”) (Warner Bros.)
Tom Cruise (“Valkyrie”) (MGM / UA)
Robert Downey, Jr. (“Iron Man”) (Paramount / Marvel)
Harrison Ford (“Indiana Jones & Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”) (Paramount / Lucasfilm)
Brad Pitt (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) (Paramount)
Will Smith (“Hancock”) (Sony)

Actress
Cate Blanchett (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) (Paramount)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Dark Knight”) (Warner Bros.)
Angelina Jolie (“Changeling”) (Universal)
Julianne Moore (“Blindness”) (Miramax)
Emily Mortimer (“Transsiberian”) (First Look Studios)
Gwyneth Paltrow (“Iron Man”) (Paramount / Marvel)

Supporting Actor
Jeff Bridges (“Iron Man”) (Paramount / Marvel)
Aaron Eckhart (“The Dark Knight”) (Warner Bros.)
Woody Harrelson (“Transsiberian”) (First Look Studios)
Shia LaBeouf (“Indiana Jones & Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”) (Paramount / Lucasfilm)
Heath Ledger (“The Dark Knight”) (Warner Bros.)
Bill Nighy (“Valkyrie”) (MGM / UA)

Supporting Actress
Joan Allen (“Death Race”) (Universal)
Judi Dench (“Quantum of Solace”) (Sony)
Olga Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace”) (Sony)
Tilda Swinton (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) (Paramount)
Charlize Theron (“Hancock”) (Sony)
Carice Van Houten (“Valkyrie”) (MGM / UA)

Performance by a Younger Actor
Freddie Highmore (“The Spiderwick Chronicles”) (Paramount)
Lina Leandersson (“Let the Right One In”) (Magnolia / Magnet)
Dev Patel (“Slumdog Millionaire”) (Fox Searchlight)
JadenChristopher Smith (“The Day the Earth Stood Still”) (20th Century Fox)
Catinca Untaru (“The Fall”) (Roadside Attractions)
Brandon Walters (“Australia”) (20th Century Fox)

Director
Clint Eastwood (“Changeling”) (Universal)
Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”) (Paramount / Marvel)
David Fincher (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) (Paramount)
Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”) (Warner Bros.)
Bryan Singer (“Valkyrie”) (MGM / UA)
Steven Spielberg (“Indiana Jones & Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”) (Paramount / Lucasfilm)
Andrew Stanton (Wall-E) (Walt Disney Studios)

Writing
Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway (“Iron Man”) (Paramount / Marvel)
David Koepp, John Kamps (“Ghost Town”) (Paramount / DreamWorks)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (“Let the Right One In”) (Magnolia / Magnet)
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”) (Warner Bros.)
Eric Roth (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) (Paramount)
J. Michael Straczynski (“Changeling”) (Universal)

Source: Awards Central