"The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films has announced the nominations for the 32nd Annual Saturn Awards. Steven Spielberg's Sci-Fi epic ""War of Worlds"" received seven nominations in the following categories:
Best Science Fiction Film
Best Direction, Steven Spielberg
Best Actor, Tom Cruise
Best Performance by a Younger Actor, Dakota Fanning
Best Writing, David Koepp
Best Music, John Williams
Best Special Effects, Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra, Daniel Sudick
The Academy was founded in 1972 to honor and recognize genre filmmaking. Over the years, the Academy has expanded their reach to include other film genres. The organization also honors television, home entertainment and video games. Robert Holguin currently serves as President of the 34 year old organization.
The Saturn Awards honor the most popular and successful film releases of the year. The genre film continues to dominate and control the box office with its? imaginative and creative stories. These films are the crowd pleasers.
This year?s show will be hosted by top comedian Jeffrey Ross. The show will take place on May 2 in Universal City.
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Source: Saturn Awards."