29th Saturn Awards

29th Saturn Awards
29th Saturn Awards
Date	May 18, 2003
Site	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Highlights
Most awards	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; Minority Report (4);
Most nominations	Minority Report (11)
	← 28th; Saturn Awards; 30th →;

The 29th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2002, were held on May 18, 2003 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.^[1]^[2]

Below is a complete list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold.

Winners and nominees[]

Film[]

Best Actor	Best Actress
*Robin Williams - One Hour Photo* as Seymour "Sy" Parrish** Pierce Brosnan - Die Another Day as James Bond George Clooney - Solaris as Dr. Chris Kelvin Tom Cruise - Minority Report as Chief John Anderton Tobey Maguire - Spider-Man as Peter Parker/Spider-Man Viggo Mortensen - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Aragorn Elessar	*Naomi Watts - The Ring* as Rachel Keller** Kirsten Dunst - Spider-Man as Mary Jane Watson Jodie Foster - Panic Room as Meg Altman Milla Jovovich - Resident Evil as Alice Natascha McElhone - Solaris as Rheya Natalie Portman - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones as Senator Padmé Amidala
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Andy Serkis - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* as Gollum** Ralph Fiennes - Red Dragon as Francis Dolarhyde Tom Hardy - Star Trek: Nemesis as Praetor Shinzon Toby Stephens - Die Another Day as Gustav Graves Max von Sydow - Minority Report as Director Lamar Burgess Robin Williams - Insomnia as Walter Finch	*Samantha Morton - Minority Report* as Agatha Lively** Halle Berry - Die Another Day as Jinx Johnson Connie Nielsen - One Hour Photo as Nina Yorkin Rachel Roberts - S1m0ne as Simone Sissy Spacek - Tuck Everlasting as Mae Tuck Emily Watson - Red Dragon as Reba McClane
Best Young Actor	Best Director
*Tyler Hoechlin - Road to Perdition* as Michael Sullivan Jr.** Alexis Bledel - Tuck Everlasting as Winnie Foster Hayden Christensen - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones as Anakin Skywalker Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Harry Potter Jeremy Sumpter - Frailty as Young Adam Elijah Wood - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Frodo Baggins	Steven Spielberg - Minority Report Chris Columbus - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers George Lucas - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Bill Paxton - Frailty Sam Raimi - Spider-Man
Best Writing	Best Costumes
Scott Frank, Jon Cohen - Minority Report Brent Hanley - Frailty Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, Donald H. Hewitt - Spirited Away Mark Romanek - One Hour Photo Hillary Seitz - Insomnia Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Trish Biggar - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (tie) Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (tie) Deena Appel - Austin Powers in Goldmember Lindy Hemming - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Bob Ringwood - Star Trek: Nemesis Deborah Lynn Scott - Minority Report
Best Special Effects	Best Music
Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier - Spider-Man Scott Farrar, Henry LaBounta, Michael Lantieri, Nathan McGuinness - Minority Report John Frazier, Joel Hynek, Matthew E. Butler, Sean Andrew Faden - xXx Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Danny Elfman - Spider-Man Reinhold Heil - One Hour Photo Joe Hisaishi - Spirited Away Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers John Williams - Minority Report John Williams - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Best Make-Up	Best Fantasy Film
Peter Owen, Peter King - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Rick Baker, Jean Ann Black, Bill Sturgeon - The Ring Camille Calvet - Minority Report Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Michelle Taylor, Gary Matanky, Bob Newton, Mark Boley - Blade II Michael Westmore - Star Trek: Nemesis	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Reign of Fire The Santa Clause 2 The Scorpion King Spider-Man
Best Horror Film	Best Animated Film
The Ring Blade II Eight Legged Freaks Frailty Queen of the Damned Resident Evil	Spirited Away Ice Age Lilo & Stitch Treasure Planet
Science Fiction Film	Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Minority Report Men in Black II Signs Solaris Star Trek: Nemesis Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones	Road to Perdition The Bourne Identity Die Another Day One Hour Photo Red Dragon xXx

Television[]

Programs[]

Best Network Television Series	Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
Alias (ABC) Angel (The WB) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN) Enterprise (UPN) Smallville (The WB) The Twilight Zone (UPN)	Farscape (Sci-Fi) Andromeda (Syndicated) The Dead Zone (USA Network) Jeremiah (Showtime) Mutant X (Syndicated) Stargate SG-1 (Sci-Fi)
Best Single Television Presentation
Taken (Sci-Fi) Carrie (NBC) Dinotopia (ABC) Lathe of Heaven (A&E) Rose Red (ABC) Snow Queen (Hallmark Channel)

Acting[]

Best Television Actor	Best Television Actress
David Boreanaz - Angel (The WB) as Angel Richard Dean Anderson - Stargate SG-1 (Sci-Fi) as Jack O'Neill Scott Bakula - Enterprise (UPN) as Jonathan Archer Ben Browder - Farscape (Sci-Fi) as John Crichton Anthony Michael Hall - The Dead Zone (USA Network) as Johnny Smith Tom Welling - Smallville (The WB) as Clark Kent	*Jennifer Garner - Alias* (ABC)** Emily Bergl - Taken (Sci-Fi) as Adult Lisa Clarke Claudia Black - Farscape (Sci-Fi) Charisma Carpenter - Angel (The WB) as Cordelia Chase Sarah Michelle Gellar - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN) as Buffy Summers Kristin Kreuk - Smallville (The WB) as Lana Lang
Best Supporting Television Actor	Best Supporting Television Actress
*Victor Garber - Alias* (ABC) as Jack Bristow** Alexis Denisof - Angel (The WB) as Wesley Wyndam-Price John Glover - Smallville (The WB) as Lionel Luthor James Marsters - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN) as Angel Michael Rosenbaum - Smallville (The WB) as Lex Luthor Connor Trinneer - Enterprise (UPN) as Trip Tucker	*Alyson Hannigan - Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (UPN) as Willow Rosenberg** Amy Acker - Angel (The WB) as Winifred Burkle Jolene Blalock - Enterprise (UPN) as T'Pol Heather Donahue - Taken (Sci-Fi) as Adult Mary Crawford Dakota Fanning - Taken (Sci-Fi) as Allie Keys Michelle Trachtenberg - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN) as Dawn Summers

DVD[]

Best Special Edition DVD Release	Best Classic Film DVD Release
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring A.I. Artificial Intelligence Memento Minority Report Monsters, Inc. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Back to the Future Part 1, 2 & 3 Beauty and the Beast The Great Race Near Dark Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Best DVD Release	Best Television DVD Release
Dog Soldiers Brother's Keeper Dagon The Hunchback of Notre Dame II Metropolis Vampires: Los Muertos	Star Trek: The Next Generation Seasons 1-7 Babylon 5 Season 1 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Seasons 1 & 2 Highlander: The Series Season 1 The Outer Limits Season 1 The X-Files Seasons 5 & 6

Special awards[]

Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award[]

Female[]

Emma Caulfield - Darkness Falls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Male[]

Nathan Fillion - Firefly

Special Award[]

Bobby Weinstein & Harvey Weinstein

Filmmaker's Showcase Award[]

Bill Paxton

Life Career Award[]

Sid Krofft & Marty Krofft
Kurt Russell

President's Award[]

James Cameron

References[]

^ "A Look at the 29th Annual Saturn Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ Phillips, Jevon (7 March 2003). "'Towers,' 'Report' top Saturn nominees". Variety.

External links[]

The Official Saturn Awards Site
2003 Saturn Awards at Internet Movie Database

[SATURN-1] "A Look at the 29th Annual Saturn Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[2] Phillips, Jevon (7 March 2003). "'Towers,' 'Report' top Saturn nominees". Variety.

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v t Saturn Awards
Film	Best Action / Adventure Film Release Best Actor in a Film Best Actress in a Film Best Animated Film Release Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release Best Fantasy Film Release Best Film Costume Design Best Film Director Best Film Editing Best Film Make-up Best Film Music Best Film Production Design Best Film Special / Visual Effects Best Film Writing Best Horror Film Release Best Independent Film Release Best International Film Release Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film Best Science Fiction Film Release Best Supporting Actor in a Film Best Supporting Actress in a Film Best Thriller Film Release
Television	Best Action / Thriller Television Series Best Actor on Television Best Actress on Television Best Animated Series on Television Best Fantasy Television Series Best Film Presentation in Streaming Media Best Guest Starring Role on Television Best Horror Television Series Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress on Television Best Television Presentation (under 10 Episodes)
Home Entertainment	Best 4K Film Release Best DVD / BD Classic Film Release Best DVD / BD Collection Best DVD / BD Television Movie or Series Release
Special awards	Artist Showcase Award Breakthrough Performance Award Dan Curtis Legacy Award Filmmaker's Showcase Award The George Pal Memorial Award Legion M Breakout Director Award The Life Career Award The President's Memorial Award Producer's Showcase Award Special Recognition Award Stan Lee World Builder Award Visionary Award
Retired awards	Best Actor in Streaming Presentation (2018/19) Best Actress in Streaming Presentation (2018/19) Best DVD or Blu-ray Release (2001–2018/19) Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release (2001–2018/19) Best Home Video Release (1991–2000) Best International Series (2007) Best Low-Budget Film (1980–1982) Best Network Television Series (1988–2014) Best New Media Television Series (2015–2017) Best Retro Television Series on DVD (2004–2008) Best Streaming Horror & Thriller Series (2018/19) Best Streaming Science Fiction, Action & Fantasy Series (2018/19) Best Streaming Superhero Series (2017–2018/19) Best Supporting Actor in Streaming Presentation (2018/19) Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Presentation (2018/19) Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series (1996–2014) Best Youth-Oriented Television Series (2011–2014)
Ceremonies	1972 1973 1974/75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989/90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018/19 2019/20
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.