"Gravity," " Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug" lead Saturn Awards nomsFebruary 27, 2014 - 12:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The nominees selected by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for the upcoming 40th annual Saturn Awards have been revealed. In movie category, "Gravity" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" dominate the pack with multiple nods along with "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", AceShowbiz reported. "Gravity" is vying for Best Sci-Fi, facing off "Catching Fire", "Pacific Rim", "Ender's Game", "Riddick", and "Star Trek Into Darkness". Meanwhile, "The Hobbit 2" is up for Best Fantasy Film along with "About Time", "Her", "Oz: the Great and Powerful", "Jack the Giant Slayer", and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". In the comic book adaptation, three movies based on Marvel's properties, "Iron Man 3", "Thor: The Dark World", and Fox's "The Wolverine", are nominated along with Warner Bros.' "Man of Steel", which is the latest take on DC Comics' Superman. Best Actress contenders include "Gravity" female lead Sandra Bullock and "Catching Fire" heroine Jennifer Lawrence, while Best Actor nominees include "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. and "World War Z" hunk Brad Pitt among others. The winners will be announced in June in Burbank, California. Related links: Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. |