40th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations Include The Conjuring, The Walking Dead

This year's Saturn Award nominations have been announced and include a number of horror movie and TV releases, such as The Conjuring and The Walking Dead:

"LOS ANGELES – February, 2014 – Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug both received 8 nominations as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today announced nominations for the 40th Annual Saturn Awards, which will be presented in June.

Other major contenders that packed a real punch were The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, Star Trek into Darkness, The Book Thief, Her, Oz The Great and Powerful and Ron Howard’s Rush. Also making a strong showing was the folk musical fable Inside Llewyn Davis, which proves that the Coen Brothers are a genre onto their own. And Scarlett Johansson was the first Best Supporting Actress to be nominated for her captivating vocal performance in Spike Jones’ fantasy romance Her.

For the Saturn’s stellar 40th Anniversary celebration, two new categories have been added to reflect the changing times; Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture will see Warner’s Man of Steel duking it out against Marvel’s Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World and The Wolverine! The second new category is Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series – highlighting the most promising young talent working in TV today.

In TV categories, the final season of AMC’s groundbreaking show Breaking Bad, TNT’s Falling Skies and Game of Thrones ruled with 5 nominations . Close behind with 4 noms apiece were American Horror Story: Coven FX , Hannibal NBC , Under the Dome CBS , and The Walking Dead AMC ... while new breakthrough hits Bates Motel A&E , Continuum SyFy , The Americans FX , The Blacklist NBC and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ABC jump into the fray as well.

The Academy was founded in 1972 by noted film historian Dr. Donald A. Reed to honor and recognize films often overlooked by mainstream awards. Over the years, the Academy has expanded its reach to include recognizing excellence in television and home entertainment, as well as other genres, including adventure, thriller and action. Robert Holguin, president of the Academy says, “This has been an incredible year for genre entertainment which I affectionately refer to as enhanced or exaggerated reality. The films and shows we honor continue to lead in box-office success showcasing a cadre of great talent helming today’s works of wonder. I’m thrilled to see the organization reach its’ fourth decade of dedication to the most imaginative creations on the silver screen and fantastic visions on the television screen”.

This year’s Saturn Awards will be presented in June in Burbank in California. For a complete list of nominations and more information about the Academy, visit www.saturnawards.org."

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THE WOLVERINE
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BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

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GRAVITY
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RIDDICK
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
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Universal Pictures

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Warner Bros.

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Star Trek Into Darkness
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Ender’s Game
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TOM HIDDLESTON
Thor: The Dark World
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BILL NIGHY
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Her
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EVANGELINE LILY
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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JENA MALONE
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Lionsgate

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The Book Thief
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BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR

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SOPHIE NELISSE
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TY SIMKINS
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Universal Pictures

ALFONSO CUARON
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Warner Bros.

PETER JACKSON
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FRANCIS LAWRENCE
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Lionsgate

GUILLERMO DEL TORO
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Warner Bros.

BEST WRITING

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PHILIPPA BOYENS
PETER JACKSON
GUILLERMO DEL TORO
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
New Line / MGM / Warner Bros.

JOEL COEN
ETHAN COEN
Inside Llewyn Davis
CBS Films

ALFONSO CUARON
JONAS CUARON
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Warner Bros.

JENNIFER LEE
Frozen
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SPIKE JONZE
Her
Warner Bros.

EDGAR WRIGHT
SIMON PEGG
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Focus Features

BEST EDITING

PETER AMUNDSON
JOHN GILROY
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Warner Bros.

ALAN EDWARD BELL
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Lionsgate

ALFONSO CUARON
MARK SANGER
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Warner Bros.

MARK DAY
About Time
Universal Pictures

DANIEL P. HANLEY
MIKE HILL
Rush
Universal Pictures

CHRISTIAN WAGNER
KELLY MATSUMOTO
DYLAN HIGHSMITH
Fast & Furious 6
Universal Pictures

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
New Line / MGM / Warner Bros.

PHILIP MESSINA
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Lionsgate

ANDREW NESKOROMNY
CAROL SPIER
Pacific Rim
Warner Bros.

ANDY NICHOLSON
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Warner Bros.

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Universal Pictures

ROBERT STROMBERG
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BEST MUSIC

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Oz The Great and Powerful
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FRANK ILFMAN
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Magnolia Pictures

HOWARD SHORE
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New Line / MGM / Warner Bros.

BRIAN TYLER
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Marvel / Walt Disney

BRIAN TYLER
Now You See Me
Summit / Lionsgate

JOHN WILLIAMS
The Book Thief
20th Century Fox

BEST COSTUME

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Star Trek Into Darkness
Paramount Pictures

WENDY PARTRIDGE
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Universal Pictures

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Lionsgate

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JANE O’KANE
ROGER MURRAY
Evil Dead
TriStar Pictures / Sony

RICK FINDLATER,
RICHARD TAYLOR
PETER KING
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
New Line / MGM / Warner Bros.

HOWARD BERGER
JAMIE KELMAN
PETER MONTAGNA
Lone Survivor
Universal Pictures

DONALD MOWAT
Prisoners
Warner Bros.

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MARK COULIER
KIRSTIN CHALMERS
Rush
Universal Pictures

KAREN COHEN
DAVID WHITE
ELIZABETH YIANNI-GEORGIOU
Thor: The Dark World
Marvel / Walt Disney

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TIM WEBBER
CHRIS LAWRENCE
DAVID SHIRK
NEIL CORBOULD
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Warner Bros.

JOE LETTERI
ERIC SAINDON
DAVID CLAYTON
ERIC REYNOLDS
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
New Line / MGM / Warner Bros.

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JOHN DESJARDIN
DAN LEMMON
Man of Steel
Warner Bros.

JOHN KNOLL
JAMES E. PRICE
CLAY PINNEY
ROCCO LARIZZA
Pacific Rim
Warner Bros.

ROGER GUYETT
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BEN GROSSMAN
BURT DALTON
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Paramount Pictures

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PAUL CORBOULD
MARK BREAKSPEAR
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AMC

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NBC

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TNT

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Showtime

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FX

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SyFy

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FX

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HBO

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SyFy

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NBC

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Under the Dome
CBS

AARON PAUL
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AMC

JAMES PUREFOY
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Fox

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES

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FX

SARAH CARTER
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TNT

GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE
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HBO

MICHELLE FAIRLEY
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HBO

MELISSA MCBRIDE
The Walking Dead
AMC

ELIZABETH MITCHELL
Revolution
NBC

BEST GUEST STAR IN A TELEVISION SERIES

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TNT

ROBERT FORSTER
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AMC

DANNY HUSTON
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FX

DAVID MORRISSEY
The Walking Dead
AMC

CHARLOTTE RAMPLING
Dexter
Showtime

GINA TORRES
Hannibal
NBC

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES

COLIN FORD
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CBS

JARED GILMORE
Once Upon a Time
ABC

JACK GLEESON
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HBO

CONNOR JESSUP
Falling Skies
TNT

MACKENZIE LINTZ
Under the Dome
CBS

CHANDLER RIGGS
The Walking Dead
AMC

H O M E
E N T E R T A I N M E N T

BEST DVD RELEASE

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Epic Pictures

THE BRASS TEAPOT
Magnolia Home Entertainment

CURSE OF CHUCKY
Universal

MISCHIEF NIGHT
RLJ Entertainment

SOLOMON KANE
Anchor Bay Entertainment

TWIXT
Fox Home Entertainment

YOU’RE NEXT
Lionsgate

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Universal

FRIDAY THE 13th : THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Warner

JAMES DEAN ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION
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MAD MAX TRILOGY
Warner

ZATOICHI: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN
Criterion

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Fox Home Entertainment

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THE HAUNTING
Warner

HOUSE OF WAX
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NOSFERATU
Kino

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SEARCH: THE COMPLETE SERIES
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CBS Paramount

UNDER THE DOME: SEASON ONE
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Starz / Anchor Bay

THE WHITE QUEEN: SEASON ONE
Anchor Bay