March 5, 2015 - 15:03 AMT
“Captain America,” “Interstellar” lead Saturn Awards nominations

Anthony and Joe Russo’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” lead this year’s 41st Annual Saturn Awards nominations with 11 and 10, respectively, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films announced, according to Variety.

Marvel’s summer box office smash “Guardians of the Galaxy” followed close behind with nine nominations. “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” followed with eight, and “Edge of Tomorrow” and “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” grabbed seven apiece.

Two of last year’s big television winners, “The Walking Dead” and “Hannibal,” lead the 2015 smallscreen noms with seven and six, respectively. “Continuum,” which airs on the Syfy channel and averages less than 1 million viewers, is the next most nominated show with four.

This year’s Saturn noms exemplify the eclectic groupings that have come to distinguish the awards. The fantasy film category, for example, includes “Birdman,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and anthropomorphic-CGI-bear film “Paddington,” among others.

The action/adventure film race includes two biblical epics, “Exodus: Gods and Kings” and “Noah,” as well as Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” and “Lucy,” which stars Scarlett Johansson as a woman with drug-induced superpowers.

Alexandre Desplat, who was Academy Award-nommed for “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game,” winning an Oscar for the former, competes at the Saturns with yet another 2014 score: “Godzilla.” Desplat’s monster music is up against the scores for “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” “Interstellar” and “How to Train Your Dragon 2″ in the film music category.

The 2015 awards are adding the new Superhero Adaptation Television Series category to the mix. The race pits “Agent Carter” and “Agents of SHIELD,” shows based on Marvel Comics, against “Arrow,” “Constantine,” “The Flash” and “Gotham,” which belong to the DC Comics world.

The awards will be presented on June 25 in Burbank.