The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films awarded its 34th annual Saturn Awards on 24 June 2008 at the Universal Hilton in Universal City, California. The Academy was founded in 1972 to honor and recognize genre achievement.
Guillermo del Toro and Tim Lucas received special awards, which we detailed in this article. In addition, producers Robert Halmi, Sr., and Robert Halmi, Jr., received the Life Career Award “for their successful body of work.”
The leader among film nominees was 300, with 10 nominations. The film picked up two awards (the biggest winner of the night was Enchanted, which took home three). Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was second with 9 nominations, didn’t win any awards. But third-place Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street started with 8 nominations and went home with two awards.
In the television categories, Lost, which was the nominee leader with 7, was also the award leader, garnering 4.
The award winners are:
Film Awards:
Science Fiction Film: Cloverfield
Fantasy Film: Enchanted
Horror Film: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St.
Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: 300
Actor: Will Smith (I Am Legend)
Actress: Amy Adams (Enchanted)
Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden (The Mist)
Performance by a Younger Actor: Freddie Highmore (August Rush)
Direction: Zack Snyder (300)
Writing: Brad Bird (Ratatouille)
Music: Alan Menken (Enchanted)
Costume: Colleen Atwood (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St.)
Make-Up: Ve Neill and Martin Samuel (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End)
Special Effects: Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, and John Frazier (Transformers)
Animated Film: Ratatouille
International Film: Eastern Promises
Television Awards:
Network Television Series: Lost
Syndicated / Cable Television Series: Dexter
Presentation on Television: Family Guy: “Blue Harvest”
Actor on Television: Matthew Fox (Lost)
Actress on Television: Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer)
Supporting Actor on Television: Michael Emerson (Lost)
Supporting Actress on Television (tie): Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
      Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost)
DVD Awards:
DVD Release: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (remix)
DVD Special Edition Release: Blade Runner (5 Disc Ultimate Edition)
DVD Classic Film Release: The Monster Squad
DVD Collection: Mario Bava (Box Sets 1 & 2)
Television Series Release on DVD: Heroes (Season 1)
Retro Television Series Release on DVD: Twin Peaks (Definitive Gold Box Edition)
Special Awards:
The Life Career Award: Robert Halmi, Sr.
The Life Career Award: Robert Halmi, Jr.
The George Pal Memorial Award: Guillermo del Toro
The Filmmakers Showcase Award: Matt Reeves
The Special Achievement Award: Tim & Donna Lucas
The Service Award: Fred Barton