Casino Royale receives five Saturn Award nominations

Daniel Craig's debut outing as James Bond in Casino Royale has earned five nominations at the upcoming 33rd annual Saturn Awards (the academy of science fiction fantasy & horror films).

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
CASINO ROYALE (Sony / MGM)
THE DEPARTED (Warner Bros.)
FLYBOYS (MGM)
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III (Paramount)
NOTES ON A SCANDAL (Fox Searchlight)
PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER (DreamWorks / Paramount)

Best Actor
DANIEL CRAIG (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
TOM CRUISE (Mission Impossible III) (Paramount)
WILL FARRELL (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
HUGH JACKMAN (The Fountain) (Warner Bros.)
CLIVE OWEN (Children of Men) (Universal)
BRANDON ROUTH (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)

Best Supporting Actress
KO A-SUNG (The Host) (Magnolia Pictures)
IVANA BAQUERO (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
JODELLE FERLAND (Tideland) (ThinkFilm)
TRISTAN LAKE LEABU (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
MITCHEL TATE MUSSO (Monster House) (Sony)
EDWARD SPELEERS (Eragon) (20th Century Fox)

Best Writing
ANDREW BIRKIN, BERND EICHINGER, TOM TYKWER (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) (DreamWorks / Paramount)
GUILLERMO DEL TORO (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse)
MICHAEL DOUGHERTY, DAN HARRIS (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
ZACH HELM (Stranger Than Fiction) (Sony)
NEAL PURVIS & ROBERT WADE and PAUL HAGGIS (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
THE WACHOWSKI BROTHERS (V for Vendetta) (Warner Bros.)

Best Music
DAVID ARNOLD (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM)
JOHN OTTMAN (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.)
DOUGLAS PIPES (Monster House) (Sony)
JOHN POWELL (X-Men: The Last Stand) (20th Century Fox)
TREVOR RABIN (Flyboys) (MGM)
TOM TYKWER, JOHNNY KLIMEK, REINHOLD HEIL (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) (DreamWorks / Paramount)

The winners will be announced at this year’s 33rd Annual Saturn Awards which takes place on Thursday, May 10, 2007 in Universal City. Hosting the event will be actor Greg Grunberg and comedian Jeffrey Ross.

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