dark_knightA caped crusader and a mysterious island lead the pack of nominees for the 2009 Saturn Awards.

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror announced on Tuesdays its nominations for the annual awards, which recognize the year’s best in genre film making.

“The Dark Knight” received 11 nods to top the movie categories, including best film actor for Christian Bale and best action/adventure/thriller film. The Christopher Nolan-directed pic will compete in the latter category with “Changeling,” “Gran Torino,” “Quantum of Solace,” “Traitor” and “Valkyrie.”

Also scoring big were “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Iron Man” with nine and eight nominations, respectively.

The TV categories were ruled by “Lost,” which also received 11 nominations. These included best network television series and best actor and actress in television for Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly, respectively.

“Heroes” followed with six nominations, while “Battlestar Galactica” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” received four nods each.

Click here for a complete list of nominees.

Now in its 35th year, the Saturn Awards will take place June 25 at a site to be announced.






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