The Dark Knight was the big winner with five awards at the 35th annual Saturn Awards last night in Burbank, taking home awards for best action/adventure/thriller film, best writing (Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan), best supporting actor (Heath Ledger), best music (Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard) and best special effects.
Other multiple winners included The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Iron Man, with three each. Button won best fantasy film, best supporting actress (Tilda Swinton) and best makeup. Iron Man won best science fiction film, best actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and best director (Jon Favreau).
Other awards winners included Hellboy II: The Golden Army, which won for best horror film, Angelina Jolie for best actress in Changeling, Jaden Christopher Smith for best performance by a younger actor in The Day the Earth Stood Still, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull for best costumes, Let the Right One In for best international film and WALL-E for best animated film.
Battlestar Galactica also won three awards in the TV catagories: best actor (Edward James Olmos), best actress (Mary McDonnell) and best syndicated/cable television series. Dexter won two acting awards, Jennifer Carpenter for best supporting actress and Jimmy Smits for a guest starring role.
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