Thursday, June 25, 2009

Saturn Awards

BSG was a winner at the Saturn Awards, Variety reports:

On the TV side, “Battlestar Galactica” drew three nods: cable-syndicated series, TV actor (Edward James Olmos) and TV actress (Mary McDonnell). “Lost” took network series honors.


THE WINNERS OF THE 35TH ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS:

Science Fiction Film:
"Iron Man"

Fantasy Film:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Horror Film:
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army"

Action/Adventure/Thriller Film:
"The Dark Knight"

Actor:
Robert Downey, Jr. ("Iron Man")

Actress:
Angelina Jolie ("Changeling")

Supporting Actor:
Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight")

Supporting Actress:
Tilda Swinton ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")

Performance by a Younger Actor:
Jaden Christopher Smith ("The Day the Earth Stood Still")

Director:
Jon Favreau ("Iron Man")

Writer:
Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan ("The Dark Knight")

Music:
Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard ("The Dark Knight")

Costume:
Mary Zophres ("Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull")

Make-Up:
Greg Cannom ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")

Special Effects:
Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin ("The Dark Knight")

International Film:
"Let the Right One In"

Animated Film:
"Wall-E"

Television Series:
"Lost"

Syndicated/Cable Television Series:
"Battlestar Galactica"

Presentation on Television:
"The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice"

Actor on Television:
Edward James Olmos ("Battlestar Galactica")

Actress on Television:
Mary McDonnell ("Battlestar Galactica")

Supporting Actor on Television:
Adrian Pasdar ("Heroes")

Supporting Actress on Televison:
Jennifer Carpenter ("Dexter")

Guest Starring Role on Television:
Jimmy Smits ("Dexter")

DVD Release:
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer"

DVD Special Edition Release:
Stephen King’s The Mist" - 2 disc Special Edition

DVD Classic Film Release:
"Psycho" - Universal Legacy Series

DVD Collection:
"The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration"

Series on DVD:
"Moonlight"

Retro Series on DVD:
"The Invaders"

The Life Career Award:
Lance Henriksen

The Lifetime Achievement Award:
Leonard Nimoy

The Visionary Award:
Jeffrey Katzenberg


Also TV GUIDE recently ranked the top 100 television episodes of all time in their June 15th issue. The only BSG episode on the list was Blood on the Scales which came in at #43.

Really, in season 4, the two parter The Oath and Blood on the Scales were the most representative of what BSG is all about.

Blood on the Scales had a propulsive plot, lots of action, but with great character moments. The focus of Michael Angeli's script was really on the relationships between Apollo/Starbuck, Roslin/Adama, Adama/Tigh, and even Felix and Baltar.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Seems like they just picked something from 4.5 and went with it. Which is kind of sad, since while The Oath / Blood on the Scales was good, BSG had many, many better episodes.

If they were just going to pick something from 4.5, I would have much preferred "Someone to Watch Over Me."