Alexander Skarsgard and Hayden Panettiere Among 2010 Saturn Awards Nominees

Fri, 19 February 2010 04:37:25 ET

Alexander Skarsgard and Hayden Panettiere Among 2010 Saturn Awards Nominees
While the two are nominated for their television roles, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana gets nods for 'Avatar' and Taylor Lautner for 'The Twilight Saga's New Moon' at the 36th Annual Saturn Awards.
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has unveiled its selection of nominees for the 36th Annual Saturn Awards. On Thursday, February 18, the Academy revealed that and were among those receiving nominations in the television. Both were nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Actress respectively.

Skarsgard landed the nom for his role in "True Blood". He is up against "Lost" actors, Jeremy Davies and , "Leverage" thesp Aldis Hodge, and "Breaking Bad" actor Aaron Paul. Meanwhile, "Heroes" beauty Panettiere will be competing against the likes of and .

While those two were up for the performers honor, "Lost" led the television categories with eight nominations. "Dexter", "Breaking and "True Blood" followed with five each, while "Fringe", "Doctor Who" and "Leverage" earned three apiece, and "Chuck", "The Closer", "Heroes" and "Ghost Whisperer" collected two.

In movie category, , and added three nods to the total of ten nominations "" received. They each nabbed a chance to win Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively. Some of the other counts came from director/screenwriter James Cameron.

While "Avatar" grabbed the most nominations in movie, "" managed to score two nods, including the Best Performance by a Younger Actor for . "Sherlock Holmes", in the meantime, got eight nominations, and "" and "" followed with seven.

Honoring the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television and home video, Saturn Awards adds two new categories, Production Design and local theater production, this year. The 36th Annual Saturn Awards will take place on June 24 in Burbank, California.

Partial nominees list of the 36th Annual Saturn Awards:
TELEVISION: Best Network Series
  • "Chuck"
  • "Fringe"
  • "Ghost Whisperer"
  • "Heroes"
  • "Lost"
  • "The Vampire Diaries"
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
  • "Breaking Bad"
  • "Battlestar Galactica"
  • "The Closer"
  • "Dexter"
  • "Leverage"
  • "True Blood"
Best Television Presentation
  • "Doctor Who: The End of Time"
  • "Alice"
  • "The Prisoner"
  • "Torchwood"
  • "The Tudors"
  • "V"
Best Actor in Television Best Actress on Television Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress in Television Best Guest Starring Role in Television
  • Bernard Cribbins, "Doctor Who: The End of Time"
  • Raymond Cruz, "Breaking Bad"
  • Michelle Forbes, "True Blood"
  • John Lithgow, "Dexter"
  • Leonard Nimoy, "Fringe"
  • Mark Pellegrino, "Lost"
MOVIE: Best Science Fiction Film Best Fantasy Film Best Horror Film Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Performance by a Younger Actor Best Director Best Writing Best International Film Best Animated Film


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