8 Saturn Award nominations for SWEENEY TODD, 4 for POTC: AT WORLD'S END

Movies starring Johnny Depp scored an even dozen nominations for the 2008 Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET received 8 nominations, while PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END received 4 nods. Only 300, with 10 nominations, and HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, with 9, had higher totals than SWEENEY TODD.

SWEENEY TODD received nominations for Best Horror Film; Best Actor (Johnny Depp); Best Actress (Helena Bonham Carter); Best Supporting Actor (Alan Rickman); Best Director (Tim Burton); Best Writing (John Logan); Best Costume (Colleen Atwood); and Best Makeup (Ivana Primorac). PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END received nominations for Best Fantasy Film; Best Costume (Penny Rose); Best Makeup (Martin Samuel); and Best Special Effects (John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, John Frazier). Congratulations to all these wonderful artists on their achievements!

We’ll have to wait a while to learn the winners; the 34th Annual Saturn Awards will be presented on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Many thanks to Theresa for breaking the news; you can read more on the News & Views forum. –Part-Time Poet

Comments are closed.