The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films announced the nominations for the 32nd annual Saturn Awards. George Lucas' STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH led all nominees with 10 nominations.
BATMAN BEGINS placed second, with nine nominations, followed by THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE and HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, which both received eight nominations.
In the television categories, ABC's LOST and The WB's SMALLVILLE nabbed a total of six nominations each. SCI FI Channel's original series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA snagged four nods, while SCI FI's STARGATE SG-1 and its original miniseries THE TRIANGLE each received three nominations.
This year the academy established categories to honor and recognize videogame releases. Games that received nominations include PSYCHONAUTS, TIMESPLITTERS: FUTURE PERFECT, GUILD WARS, F.E.A.R., INDIGO PROPHECY, STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II and PETER JACKSON'S KING KONG.
The awards will be presented May 2, 2006, in Universal City, California.
A full list of nominees can be found at www.saturnawards.org.
Rick DeMott
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