The nominations for the 2012 (38th Annual) Saturn Awards have been announced and Harry Potter leads the pack (along with Hugo) with 10 nominations! The Saturn Awards honor Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Harry Potter and it’s cast members are nominated for the following:

Best Fantasy Film:
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Hugo
• Immortals
• Midnight in Paris
• The Muppets
• Thor

Best Supporting Actor:
• Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Harrison Ford, Cowboys and Aliens
• Tom Hiddleston, Thor
• Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Stanley Tucci, Captain America: The First Avenger

Best Supporting Actress:
• Elena Anaya, The Skin I Live In
• Emily Blunt, The Adjustment Bureau
• Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melancholia
• Paula Patton, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
• Lin Shaye, Insidious
• Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Best Direction:
• J.J. Abrams, Super 8
• Brad Bird, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
• Martin Scorsese, Hugo
• Steven Spielberg, The Adventures of Tintin
• Rupert Wyatt, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• David Yates, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Best Production Design:
• Stuart Craig, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Dante Ferretti, Hugo
• Tom Foden, Immortals
• Rick Heinrichs, Captain America: The First Avenger
• Kim Sinclair, The Adventures of Tintin
• Bo Welch, Thor

Best Editing:
• Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey, Super 8
• Mark Day, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Paul Hirsch, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
• Michael Kahn, The Adventures of Tintin
• Kelly Matsumoto, Fred Raskin, Christian Watner, Five Five
• Thelma Schoonmaker, Hugo

Best Costume:
• Jenny Beavan, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
• Alexandra Byrne, Thor
• Lisy Christl, Anonymous Sony
• Sandy Powell, Hugo
• Anna B. Sheppard, Captain America: The First Avenger
• Jany Temime, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Best Make-Up:
• Shaun Smith, Scott Wheeler, Conan the Barbarian
• Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Annick Chartier, Adrien Morot, Nikoletta Skarlatos, Immortals
• Tamar Aviv, The Skin I Live In
• Tom Woodruff Jr., Alec Gillis, The Thing
• Dave Elsey, Fran Needham, Conor O’ Sullivan, X-Men: First Class

Best Special Effects:
• Scott E. Anderson, Matt Aitken, Joe Letteri, Matthias Menz, Keith Miller, The Adventures of Tintin
• Tim Burke, Greg Butler, John Richardson, David Vickery, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Steven Riley, Russell Earl, Kim Libreri, Dennis Muren, Super 8
• Scott Benza, John Frazier, Matthew Butler, Scott Farar, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The 2012 Saturn Awards will be handed out on 20 June (12) in Burbank, California. Let’s hope this turns out better than the Oscars.