Today i was surfin the net, when i came across the Saturn Award Nominations. The Saturns are basically the sci-fi equivalent to the oscars/grammys/emmys/what have you. So anyways, with all the award buzz for the oscars going around these days, the Saturns werent that high on my radar, but i was pleasantly surprised to see them. THe nominees, on the tv side at least, are as follows:

TELEVISION NOMINATIONS

Network Television Series
"Heroes" (NBC)
"Journeyman" (NBC)
"Lost" (ABC)
"Pushing Daisies" (ABC)
"Supernatural" (CW)
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (Fox)

Syndicated / Cable Television Series
"Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi Channel)
"The Closer" (TNT)
"Dexter" (Showtime)
"Kyle XY" (ABC Family)
"Saving Grace" (TNT)
"Stargate SG-1" (Sci Fi Channel / MGM)

Presentation on Television
"Battlestar Galactica: Razor" (Sci Fi Channel)
"The Company" (TNT)
"Fallen" (ABC Family)
"The Family Guy" - "Blue Harvest" (Fox)
"Masters of Science Fiction" (ABC)
"Shrek the Halls" (ABC)
"Tin Man" (Sci Fi Channel)

International Series
"Doctor Who" (Sci Fi Channel)
"Jekyll" (BBC America)
"Life On Mars" (BBC America)
"Meadowlands" (aka "Cape Wrath") (Showtime)
"Robin Hood" (BBC America)
"Torchwood" (BBC America)

Actor on Television
Matt Dallas ("Kyle XY") (ABC Family)
Matthew Fox ("Lost") (ABC)
Michael C. Hall ("Dexter") (Showtime)
Kevin McKidd ("Journeyman") (NBC)
Edward James Olmos ("Battlestar Galactica") (Sci Fi Channel)
Lee Pace ("Pushing Daisies") (ABC)

Best Actress on Television
Anna Friel ("Pushing Daisies") (ABC)
Lena Headey ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") (Fox)
Jennifer Love Hewitt("Ghost Whisperer") (CBS)
Holly Hunter ("Saving Grace") (TNT)
Evangeline Lily ("Lost") (ABC)
Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer") (TNT)

Supporting Actor on Television
Michael Emerson ("Lost") (ABC)
Greg Grunberg ("Heroes") (NBC)
Josh Holloway ("Lost") (ABC)
Erik King ("Dexter") (Showtime)
Terry O'Quinn ("Lost") (ABC)
Masi Oka ("Heroes") (NBC)

Supporting Actress on Television
Jaime Alexander ("Kyle XY") (ABC Family)
Jennifer Carpenter ("Dexter") (Showtime)
Summer Glau ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") (Fox)
Elizabeth Mitchell ("Lost") (ABC)
Jaime Murray ("Dexter") (Showtime)
Hayden Panettiere ("Heroes") (NBC)

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what are your thoughts on this year's Saturns? I personally loved all the Pushing Daisies/Lost/Battlestar/Heroes love (Especially Elizabeth Mitchell, whose suberb acting as Juliet on LOST has basically been ignored by all major award shows) Who did you think should have/ shouldn't be nominated? And who do you think are the heavy weights for taking home the gold? Comment!