Each year the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films hands out the Saturn Awards, honoring the best actors, movies and TV shows in these genres. It's a pretty all-encompassing way to group things together and the list of projects that earned awards this year runs the gamut, from Cloverfield and Enchanted, to Lost and Dexter. Oh, and August Rush, which I guess fits into some kind of other-worldly realm. Robin Williams does star as some kind of magical urban cowboy, after all.
Looking at the list of winners, I'm struck by how mainstream they are. The sci-fi, fantasy and horror genres have really broadened and become popular over the years, no longer relegated to certain niche circles. It's pretty cool, really.
I'm happy to see that Will Smith and Amy Adams won the movie actor and actress awards (for I Am Legend and Enchanted), though the TV actress award went to Jennifer Love Hewitt for Ghost Whisperer, which just makes my little heart ache for the old Buffy days. And hands down, my favorite winner on the list is Michael Emerson who won for his performance as the crazy/scary/sad/manipulative Ben on Lost. Perhaps an Emmy is not far behind?
Next year's awards should be an incredibly close race, what with all the fantasy-filled movies this year (Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Dark Knight, not to mention The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Watchmen, Frank Miller's The Spirit, and even The Time Traveler's Wife). Batman Begins swept the Saturns in 2006, though The Dark Knight will have some tough competition this year. To check out a full list of the 2008 Saturn Award winners, read more
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How I Met Your Mother got Britney, Ugly Betty got Lindsay, and now Chuck is getting . . . Nicole?
That's right: Nicole Richie is headed to NBC's spy comedy for one episode in the Fall. And she might want to have a chat with Lindsay first, because Richie's role will be something Lindsay knows a little something about: the mean girl.
Richie's character will be "a snarky and spiteful girl" who spent her high school years torturing Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski). Richie's character and Sarah will butt heads again when Sarah's forced to attend her 10-year high school reunion for a mission — with Chuck as her date.
In a press release from NBC and Warner Bros., which produces the show, Chuck's co-creator Josh Schwartz said: "Nicole auditioned for the part and was very funny. This role is a great opportunity for her to show off her comedic skills and be diabolically evil and kick some butt. It's going to be really fun."
Richie hasn't done a ton of acting — unless you count The Simple Life — with a role in the high school comedy Kids in America and small guest stints on 8 Simple Rules and American Dreams among her only credits. But it seems like Richie should be able to pull off the spiteful, mean-girl thing pretty well, no?
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A lot of animated films owe a huge part of their appeal and success to the talented voices behind the characters. The characters might already exist on paper, but — just like their human counterparts — they can't truly come to life until the actors dig in and figure out who they're portraying. With
Wall-E on the horizon, I thought back on a few of my favorite voices from animated films of yore. To check out some of my picks, hit "Start."
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