Saturn Award Nominees

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The latest batch of Saturn Award Nominees have been announced, and it's difficult to believe with some of the populist choices that have been made that these are picked by an "Academy" and not by public vote

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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JADEN CHRISTOPHER SMITH – THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (20th Century Fox)
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BRANDON WALTERS – AUSTRALIA (20th Century Fox)

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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)

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THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount)
CHANGELING (Universal)

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CHANGELING (Universal)
THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros)
VALKYRIE (MGM/UA)
JUMPER (20th Century Fox)
IRON MAN (Paramount/Marvel)

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CHANGELING (Universal)
VALKYRIE (MGM/UA)
AUSTRALIA (20th Century Fox)
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (Walt Disney Studios)
INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (Paramount / Lucasfilm)

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DOOMSDAY (Universal)
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TROPIC THUNDER (Paramount / DreamWorks)

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount)
THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros)
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IRON MAN (Paramount/Marvel)
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (Universal)
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (Walt Disney Studios)

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TRANSSIBERIAN (First Looks Studios)

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MICHAEL C HALL – DEXTER (Showtime)
TIMOTHY HUTTON – LEVERAGE (TNT)
EDWARD JAMES OLMOS – BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (Sci Fi)
NOAH WILEY – THE LIBRARIAN: THE CURSE OF THE JUDAS CHALICE (TNT)

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LENA HEADEY – TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (FOX)
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT – THE GHOST WHISPERER (CBS)
EVANGELINE LILLY – LOST (ABC)
MARY MCDONNELL – BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (Sci Fi)
ANNA PAQUIN – TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
KYRA SEDGWICK – THE CLOSER (TNT)
ANNA TORV – FRINGE (ABC)

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THOMAS DEKKER – TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (Fox)
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JOSH HOLLOWAY – LOST (ABC)
ADRIAN PASDAR – HEROES (NBC)
MILO VENTIMIGLIA – HEROES (NBC)

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JENNIFER CARPENTER – DEXTER (Showtime)
SUMMER GLAU – TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (FOX)
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ELIZABETH MITCHELL – LOST (ABC)
HAYDEN PANETTIERE – HEROES (NBC)
KATEE SACKHOFF – BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (Sci Fi)

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SONYA WALGER – LOST (ABC)

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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (The Fourth & Fifth Seasons) (Paramount)
SPACED (The Complete Series) (BBC Warner)

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