Four Saturn Awards Nominations Earnt
Die Another Day has received four Saturn Award nominations from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
The film earned a best film nomination in the category ‘Best Action/Adventure/Thriller‘ which will place Die Another Day up against Bond-pastiche xXx. The full nominations for the category are;
THE BOURNE IDENTITY (Universal)
DIE ANOTHER DAY (MGM/UA)
ONE HOUR PHOTO (Fox Searchlight)
RED DRAGON (Universal)
ROAD TO PERDITION (Dreamworks SKG)
XXX (Sony / Revolution)
Pierce Brosnan received a ‘Best Actor’ nomination for his portrayal of James Bond in Die Another Day, a nomination which pitts him against other sex symbols Tom Cruise and George Clooney. The full list of nominations for the ‘Best Actor’ category are;
Pierce Brosnan – DIE ANOTHER DAY (MGM/UA)
George Clooney – SOLARIS(20th Century Fox)
Tom Cruise – MINORITY REPORT(20th Century Fox)
Tobey Maguire – SPIDER-MAN(Sony)
Viggo Mortensen – LOTR: THE TWO TOWERS(New Line Cinema)
Robin Williams – ONE HOUR PHOTO(Fox Searchlight)
Halle Berry also received an acting nomination, however, in the strange category of ‘Best Supporting Actress’, despite being the films lead actress. The full list of nominations for that category are;
Halle Berry – DIE ANOTHER DAY(MGM/UA)
Samantha Morton – MINORITY REPORT(20th Century Fox)
Connie Nielsen – ONE HOUR PHOTO(Fox Searchlight)
Rachel Roberts – SIMONE(New Line Cinema)
Sissy Spacek – TUCK EVERLASTING (Buena Vista)
Emily Watson – RED DRAGON (Universal)
Finally, newcomer Toby Stephens received a nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his portrayal of Gustav Graves, Die Another Day‘s villain. The full list of nominations for that category are;
Ralph Fiennes– RED DRAGON(Universal)
Tom Hardy – STAR TREK: NEMESIS(Paramount)
Andy Serkis – LOTR: THE TWO TOWERS(New Line Cinema)
Toby Stephens – DIE ANOTHER DAY(MGM/UA)
Max Von Sydow – MINORITY REPORT(20th Century Fox)
Robin Williams – INSOMNIA(Warner Bros.)
The 29th Annual Saturn Awards will be held on May 18 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.
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