30th Saturn Awards

30th Saturn Awards
30th Saturn Awards
Date	May 5, 2004
Site	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Highlights
Most awards	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (8)
Most nominations	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (13)
	← 29th; Saturn Awards; 31st →;

The 30th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2003, were held on May 5, 2004 at the Universal Sheraton Hotel in Los Angeles, California.^[1] The nominations were announced on February 17, 2004.^[2]

The five Best Film categories were respectively won by X2 (Science Fiction), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Fantasy), 28 Days Later (Horror), Kill Bill: Volume 1 (Action/Adventure/Thriller Film), and Finding Nemo (Animated). The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King received the most nominations with thirteen (including two Best Actor nominations and three Best Supporting Actor nominations), and the most wins with eight.

The ceremony marked the only time a person received one single nomination for two different works: James Marsters won the award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for his work on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and, its spin-off series, Angel; he portrayed the same character, Spike, in both. Ellen DeGeneres also became the first actress to win an award for voice acting, and the third person to do so after Robin Williams and Scott Weinger at the 19th Saturn Awards in 1993, both for Aladdin.

The following is a complete list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in boldface.

Winners and nominees[]

Film[]

Best Science Fiction Film	Best Fantasy Film
X2 Hulk Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life The Matrix Revolutions Paycheck Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Big Fish Freaky Friday The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Peter Pan Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Best Horror Film	Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
28 Days Later Cabin Fever Final Destination 2 Freddy vs. Jason Jeepers Creepers 2 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Underworld	Kill Bill: Volume 1 Cold Mountain Identity The Italian Job The Last Samurai The Missing
Best Director	Best Writing
Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Danny Boyle – 28 Days Later Bryan Singer – X2 Quentin Tarantino – Kill Bill: Volume 1 Gore Verbinski – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Edward Zwick – The Last Samurai	Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris, and David Hayter – X2 Alex Garland – 28 Days Later Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon – Freaky Friday Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds – Finding Nemo Quentin Tarantino – Kill Bill: Volume 1
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Elijah Wood – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* as Frodo Baggins** Tom Cruise – The Last Samurai as Captain Nathan Algren Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow Albert Finney – Big Fish as Senior Edward Bloom Crispin Glover – Willard as Willard Stiles Viggo Mortensen – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Aragorn Elessar	*Uma Thurman – Kill Bill: Volume 1* as The Bride** Kate Beckinsale – Underworld as Selene Jessica Biel – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as Erin Cate Blanchett – The Missing as Magdalena "Maggie" Gilkeson Jennifer Connelly – Hulk as Betty Ross Jamie Lee Curtis – Freaky Friday as Tess Coleman / Anna Coleman
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Sean Astin – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* as Samwise Gamgee** Sonny Chiba – Kill Bill: Volume 1 as Hattori Hanzō Ian McKellen – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gandalf the White Geoffrey Rush – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Hector Barbossa Andy Serkis – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Sméagol Trahald / Gollum Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai as Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu	*Ellen DeGeneres – Finding Nemo* as Dory** Keira Knightley – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Elizabeth Swann Kristanna Loken – Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines as T-X Lucy Liu – Kill Bill: Volume 1 as O-Ren Ishii Miranda Otto – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Éowyn Peta Wilson – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen as Mina Harker
Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Best Music
*Jeremy Sumpter – Peter Pan* as Peter Pan** Jenna Boyd – The Missing as Dot Gilkeson Rachel Hurd-Wood – Peter Pan as Wendy Darling Sosuke Ikematsu – The Last Samurai as Higen Lindsay Lohan – Freaky Friday as Anna Coleman / Tess Coleman Frankie Muniz – Agent Cody Banks as Agent Cody Banks	Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Klaus Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Danny Elfman – Hulk Jerry Goldsmith – Looney Tunes: Back in Action Thomas Newman – Finding Nemo John Ottman – X2
Best Costume	Best Make-Up
Penny Rose – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Kym Barrett – The Matrix Revolutions Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Louise Mingenbach – X2 Janet Patterson – Peter Pan Jacqueline West – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	Richard Taylor and Peter King – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Rick Baker, Bill Corso, and Robin L. Neal – The Haunted Mansion Jeff Dawn and John Rosengrant – Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Ve Neill and Martin Samuel – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Trefor Proud and Balázs Novák – Underworld Gordon J. Smith – X2
Best Special Effects	Best Animated Film
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Michael L. Fink, Richard E. Hollander, Stephen Rosenbaum, and Mike Vézina – X2 John Gaeta, Kim Libreri, George Murphy, and Craig Hayes – The Matrix Revolutions Pablo Helman, Danny Gordon Taylor, Allen Hall, and John Rosengrant – Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Terry Frazee, and Charles Gibson – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Dennis Muren, Ed Hirsh, Colin Brady, and Michael Lantieri – Hulk	Finding Nemo Brother Bear Looney Tunes: Back in Action Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Television[]

Programs[]

Best Network Television Series	Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
Angel (The WB) (TIE) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) (TIE) Alias (ABC) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN) Smallville (The WB) Star Trek: Enterprise (UPN)	Stargate SG-1 (Sci-Fi) Andromeda (Syndicated) Carnivàle (HBO) Dead Like Me (Showtime) The Dead Zone (USA Network) Farscape (Sci-Fi)
Best Television Presentation
Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi) The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (ABC) Dreamkeeper (ABC) Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (Sci-Fi) Riverworld (Sci-Fi) Star Wars: Clone Wars (Cartoon Network)

Acting[]

Best Actor on Television	Best Actress on Television
*David Boreanaz – Angel* (The WB) as Angel** Richard Dean Anderson – Stargate SG-1 (Sci-Fi) as Jack O'Neill Scott Bakula – Star Trek: Enterprise (UPN) as Jonathan Archer Michael Shanks – Stargate SG-1 (Sci-Fi) as Daniel Jackson Michael Vartan – Alias (ABC) as Michael Vaughn Tom Welling – Smallville (The WB) as Clark Kent	*Amber Tamblyn – Joan of Arcadia* (CBS) as Joan Girardi** Eliza Dushku – Tru Calling (Fox) as Tru Davies Jennifer Garner – Alias (ABC) as Sydney Bristow Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN) as Buffy Summers Kristin Kreuk – Smallville (The WB) as Lana Lang Ellen Muth – Dead Like Me (Showtime) as Georgia Lass
Best Supporting Actor on Television	Best Supporting Actress on Television
*James Marsters – Angel* (The WB) & Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN) as Spike** Alexis Denisof – Angel (The WB) as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce Victor Garber – Alias (ABC) as Jack Bristow John Glover – Smallville (The WB) as Lionel Luthor Michael Rosenbaum – Smallville (The WB) as Lex Luthor Nick Stahl – Carnivàle (HBO) as Ben Hawkins	*Amy Acker – Angel* (The WB) as Winifred Burkle** Jolene Blalock – Star Trek: Enterprise (UPN) as T'Pol Charisma Carpenter – Angel (The WB) as Cordelia Chase Victoria Pratt – Mutant X (Syndicated) as Shalimar Fox Katee Sackhoff – Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi) as Kara Thrace Amanda Tapping – Stargate SG-1 (Sci-Fi) as Samantha Carter

Home video[]

Best DVD Release	Best DVD Special Edition Release
Bionicle: Mask of Light Anatomy 2 The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting Interstate 60 May Sennen joyû	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Special Extended DVD Edition) Black Hawk Down Finding Nemo (2-Disc Collector's Edition) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Identity (Special Edition) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Best DVD Classic Film Release	Best DVD Movie Collection
The Adventures of Robin Hood 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea C'era una volta il West Dead of Night The Lion King Roadgames	The Adventures of Indiana Jones: The Complete DVD Movie Collection Alien Quadrilogy The Jack Ryan Special Edition DVD Collection The Lon Chaney Collection Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection (Vol. 2 – 4) X-Men Collection
Best DVD Television Release
Firefly – The Complete Firefly Battlestar Galactica – The Complete Epic Series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys – Seasons 1 & 2 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Seasons 1–7 Taken Wiseguy – Season 1: Part 1 & 2

Cinescape Genre Face of the Future[]

Male	Female
Scott Speedman – Underworld James Badge Dale – 24 Christopher Gorham – Jake 2.0 (Episode: "The Tech") Jason Ritter – Freddy vs. Jason Clayton Watson – The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions Shane West – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	Melissa George – Alias Reiko Aylesworth – 24 Keira Knightley – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Chiaki Kuriyama – Kill Bill: Volume 1 Gabrielle Union – Bad Boys II and Cradle 2 the Grave Cerina Vincent – Cabin Fever

Special Achievements[]

Visionary Award: Paul Allen
Filmmaker's Showcase Award: Eli Roth
The Life Career Award: Blake Edwards
Lifetime Achievement Award: John Williams
The George Pal Memorial Award: Ridley Scott
The President's Memorial Award: Gale Anne Hurd

References[]

^ DeMott, Rick (May 6, 2004). "Return of the King Cleans Up At Saturn Awards". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
^ Morfoot, Addie (February 17, 2004). "Saturns' rings around 'King' with 13 noms". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

External links[]

[1] DeMott, Rick (May 6, 2004). "Return of the King Cleans Up At Saturn Awards". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

[2] Morfoot, Addie (February 17, 2004). "Saturns' rings around 'King' with 13 noms". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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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.