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2003 SATURN AWARD NOMINATIONS
March 3, 2003

Stargate SG-1 On March 3, 2003, the nominations for the 29th annual Saturn Awards were announced. For the sixth year in a row, both Richard Dean Anderson and Stargate SG-1 were recognized with nominations. The Saturn Awards are presented by The Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Films in recognition of excellence in films and television in the science fiction genre.

The 29th annual Saturn Awards were presented at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles on May 18, 2003. This year, Stargate was not among those recognized with an award. Recognition for syndicated/cable television series went to Farscape, while David Boreanaz accepted the award for best actor.

The nominees are:
For Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series:

Andromeda (Alliance Atlantis)
Dead Zone (USA)
Farscape (The Henson Company/Sci Fi Network)
Jeremiah (MGM/Showtime)
Mutant X (Tribune)
Stargate SG-1 (MGM/Sci Fi Channel)

For Best Actor in a Television Series:

Richard Dean Anderson for Stargate SG-1
Scott Bakula for Enterprise
David Boreanaz for Angel
Ben Browder for Farscape
Anthony Michael Hall for Dead Zone
Tom Welling for Smallville

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2002 SATURN AWARDS
June, 2002

Stargate SG-1 On March 15, 2002, the nominations for the 28th annual Saturn Awards were announced. For the fifth year in a row, both Richard Dean Anderson and Stargate SG-1 were recognized with nominations. In addition, Amanda Tapping was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category, and Christopher Judge in the Best Supporting Actor category. The Saturn Awards are presented by The Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Films in recognition of excellence in films and television in the science fiction genre.

The Saturn Awards were presented on June 10, 2002, in a ceremony in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, this year Stargate did not receive any of the awards for which it was nominated. Recognition for syndicated/cable television series went to Farscape, while the acting nods went to Ben Browder for actor, Jolene Blalock for supporting actress, and Michael Rosenbaum for supporting actor.

The nominees were:
For Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series:

Andromeda (Alliance Atlantis)
The Chronicle (Sci Fi Network)
Farscape (The Henson Company/Sci Fi Network)
The Invisible Man (Sci Fi Network)
Stargate SG-1 (MGM/Showtime)
Witchblade (TNT)

For Best Actor in a Television Series:

Richard Dean Anderson for Stargate SG-1
Scott Bakula for Enterprise
David Boreanaz for Angel
Ben Browder for Farscape
Robert Patrick for The X-Files
Tom Welling for Smallville

For Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series:

Christopher Judge for Stargate SG-1
James Marsters for Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Michael Rosenbaum for Smallville
Anthony Simcoe for Farscape
Connor Trinneer for Enterprise
Michael Weatherly for Dark Angel

For Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series:

Jolene Blalock for Enterprise
Gigi Edgley for Farscape
Annabeth Gish for The X-Files
Alyson Hannigan for Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Amanda Tapping for Stargate SG-1
Michelle Trachtenberg for Buffy the Vampire Slayer



2002 LEO AWARDS
May, 2002

Stargate SG-1 In April, Stargate SG-1 earned nominations for the fourth annual Leo Awards in a number of categories, including Best Dramatic Series. Also recognized with nominations were Andy Mikita (Director, "Proving Ground"), Peter Woeste (Cinematography, "The Tomb"), Richard Hudolin and the Art Department (Production Design, "The Tomb"), James Tichenor and the Visual Effects Department (Visual Effects, "Revelations"), and Amanda Tapping (Lead Performance by an Actress, "Ascension"). The Leo Awards are given in recognition of excellence in films and television in British Columbia.

The Leo Awards were presented on May 11th in a ceremony at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver. Honored with awards this year were Amanda Tapping for Lead Actress, and the Visual Effects department for their work in "Revelations".




2001 SATURN AWARDS
June, 2001

Stargate SG-1 On April 4, 2001, the nominations for the 27th annual Saturn Awards were announced. Both Richard Dean Anderson and Stargate SG-1 were recognized with nominations for the fourth year in a row. In addition, both Amanda Tapping and Michael Shanks joined the list of nominees. The Saturn Awards are presented by The Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Films in recognition of excellence in films and television in the science fiction genre.

The Saturn Awards were presented on June 12, 2001, in a ceremony in Century City in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, this year none of the nominations resulted in wins for Stargate SG-1. Recognition for syndicated/cable television series went to Farscape, while the acting nods went to Robert Patrick for actor, James Marsters for supporting actor, and Jeri Ryan for supporting actress.

The nominees were:
For Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series:

Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (Tribune)
The Beastmaster (Alliance Atlantis)
Farscape (Sci Fi Channel/Henson)
The Invisible Man (Sci Fi Channel)
The Outer Limits (MGM TV/Showtime)
Stargate SG-1 (MGM TV/Showtime)

For Best Actor on Television:

Richard Dean Anderson for Stargate SG-1
Jason Behr for Roswell
David Boreanaz for Angel
Ben Browder for Farscape
Robert Patrick for The X-Files
Kevin Sorbo for Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda

For Best Supporting Actor on Television:

Alexis Denisof for Angel
Brandan Fehr for Roswell
Anthony Stewart Head for Buffy the Vampire Slayer
James Marsters for Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Michael Shanks for Stargate SG-1
Michael Weatherly for Dark Angel

For Best Supporting Actress on Television:

Alyson Hannigan for Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Katherine Heigl for Roswell
Juliet Landau for Angel
Jeri Ryan for Star Trek: Voyager
Amanda Tapping for Stargate SG-1
Michelle Trachtenberg for Buffy the Vampire Slayer



2000 SATURN AWARDS
June, 2000

RDA & Amanda Tapping On March 15, 2000, the nominations for the Saturn Awards were announced. For the third consecutive year, both Stargate SG-1 and its star Richard Dean Anderson were recognized with nominations, and this year saw the addition of Amanda Tapping to the list of nominees. The Saturn Awards are presented by The Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Films in recognition of excellence in films and television in the science fiction genre.

The awards were presented on June 6, 2000 in a special ceremony at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Century City. Richard Dean Anderson and Amanda Tapping did not receive awards this year, with the actor award going to David Boreanaz, and Justina Vail accepting the award in the actress category. However, Stargate SG-1 did win the award as Best Syndicated Television Series. Jonathan Glassner and Robert C. Cooper were present to accept the award. Jonathan Glassner began by thanking the team behind the series. "I want to say that this trophy is really not just for the two of us, but for a very large crew up in Vancouver, Canada, that just work their butt off on this show, and pulls off miracles every week. We would write scripts that we thought were not produceable on a television schedule or budget, and they would pull it off." Robert C. Cooper added his appreciation for the Stargate team and the loyal audience. "I just wanted to say that the only reason I'm here is because of Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, who are two of the most generous and talented people that you could ever hope to work with. I want to say thank you to them, and thanks to everyone who watches the show. We really appreciate it."

Robert C. Cooper and Jonathan Glassner
Robert C. Cooper and Jonathan Glassner
accept the Saturn Award for Best Series

The nominees were:
For Best Syndicated Television Series:

Peter Benchley's Amazon
Farscape
G vs E
The Outer Limits
Stargate SG-1
Star Trek: Deep Space 9

For Best Actor on Television:

Richard Dean Anderson for Stargate SG-1
Jason Behr for Roswell
David Boreanaz for Angel
Ben Browder for Farscape
Eric Close for Now and Again
Patrick Stewart for A Christmas Carol

For Best Supporting Actress on Television:

Charisma Carpenter for Angel
Virginia Hey for Farscape
Heather Matarazzo for Now and Again
Jeri Ryan for Star Trek: Voyager
Amanda Tapping for Stargate SG-1
Justina Vail for Seven Days

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1999 SATURN AWARDS
June, 1999

CONGRATULATIONS TO RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON!!

RDA at Saturn Awards For the second time, The Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Films recognized Stargate SG-1 with nominations for its Saturn Award in recognition of "the best in genre film and television entertainment." The Academy is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1972 by Dr. Donald A. Reed "to honor, promote and recognize the many talented individuals working in the genre filmmaking field." Among those talented individuals who were recognized with nominations this year was Richard Dean Anderson for Best Actor, and the show itself received a nod as Best Series. The 25th annual Saturn Awards were given out on June 9, 1999 at a gala celebration at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Century City, California. Although Babylon 5 took the honors as the best cable television series, Richard Dean Anderson earned well deserved recognition for his work and his series by winning the 1999 Saturn Award for Best Actor in a Television Series. Click here for pictures from the event.

The other nominees were:
For Best Series on Syndicated/Cable Television:

Babylon 5
The Outer Limits
Psi Factor
Sliders
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Stargate SG-1

For Best Actor in a Television Series:

Richard Dean Anderson for Stargate SG-1
Nicholas Brendon for Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Bruce Boxleitner for Babylon 5
David Duchovny for The X-Files
Lance Henriksen for Millennium
Jonathan LaPaglia for Seven Days



1998 EMMY AWARDS
September, 1998

Stargate SG-1 On July 23, 1998, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, recognizing excellence in television programming. Stargate SG-1 was honored with two nominations in the categories of Music Composition and Visual Effects. The Emmy Awards ceremony awarding Emmys in 27 categories airs on September 13th on NBC, live from the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. Additional awards in 55 categories were handed out in a special ceremony on August 29th at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

The nominees were:
For Music Composition (Dramatic Underscore) for a Series:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Becoming, Part 1" (WB)
Roar: "Pilot" (FOX)
The Simpsons: "Treehouse of Horror VIII" (FOX)
Stargate SG-1: "The Nox" (Showtime)
Joel Goldsmith, Composer
The X-Files: "The Post-Modern Prometheus" (FOX)

For Special Visual Effects in a Series:

Star Trek: Deep Space Nice: "One Little Ship" (Syndicated)
Star Trek: Voyager: "Year of Hell, Part 2" (UPN)
Stargate SG-1: "Children of the Gods" (Showtime)
Bob Habros, Ted Rae, John Gajdecki, Visual Effects Supervisors;
Michelle Comens, Visual Effects Coordinator

Suddenly Susan: "I Love You, I Think" (NBC)
Yo-Yo Ma Inspired By Bach: The Sound of the Carceri (PBS)

At the special ceremony on August 29th, the awards in 55 technical and creative categories, including those for music composition and visual effects, were handed out. The award for Music Composition (Dramatic Underscore) went to Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Becoming, Part 1" (WB), and the award for Special Visual Effects went to Yo-Yo Ma Inspired By Bach: The Sound of the Carceri (PBS).

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1998 SATURN AWARDS
June, 1998

Stargate The Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Films gives its Saturn Award each year in recognition of outstanding achievement in the genre for both television and film. On March 17th, the 24th annual Saturn Award nominees were announced for 1998, and Stargate SG-1 was honored with two nominations in the categories of Best TV Series and Best TV Actor.

The nominees were:
For Best Syndicated/Cable TV Series:

Babylon 5 (TNT)
Earth: Final Conflict (Syndicated)
The Outer Limits (Showtime)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Syndicated)
Stargate SG-1 (Showtime)
Xena: Warrior Princess (Syndicated)

For Best TV Actor:

Richard Dean Anderson for Stargate SG-1
Nicholas Brendon for Buffy The Vampire Slayer
John Corbett for The Visitor
David Duchovny for The X-Files
Steven Webber for The Shining
Michael T. Weiss for The Pretender

The award ceremony was held on June 10, 1998 at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, this was not to be the year for Stargate SG-1. This year, the award for best cable series went to Stargate's sister series, the Glassner/Wright production of The Outer Limits, and the best TV actor award went to Steven Webber for his role in The Shining. As a series in its first year, Stargate SG-1 has already won the respect and recognition of those in the industry. It will no doubt be returning to the list of nominees and winners in future awards.




1997 CABLE ACE AWARDS
November, 1997

RDA at CableAce Awards After barely a half dozen episodes on the air, Richard's new series, Stargate SG-1 was recognized with two prestigious CableAce Award nominations, for Best Dramatic Series, and for Art Direction. Although the series did not win the awards this year, the nominations are an indication of the quality of this brand new production. Richard attended the televised awards ceremony at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles on November 15, 1997.

The nominees were:
For Best Dramatic Series:

Avonlea (Disney Channel)
Dead Man's Gun (Showtime)
OZ (Home Box Office)
Perversions of Science (Home Box Office)
Stargate SG-1 (Showtime)

For Art Direction in a Dramatic Special/Series/Movie/Miniseries:

Paolo Biagetti for David (TNT)
Michael Z. Hanan, Charles Lagola, Doug Mowat for George Wallace (TNT)
Richard Hudolin for Stargate SG-1 (Showtime)
Andras Maros, Trevor Williams for The Hunchback (TNT)
Gregory Melton for Perversions of Science (HBO)


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STARGATE SG-1
July, 1997

Richard's new series, Stargate SG-1 premiered on Showtime television on July 27, 1997, to record-breaking ratings, as reported by Scott Hettrick in the Hollywood Reporter, August 1, 1997.

Stargate Pilot Ratings Take Off

Stargate SG-1 Showtime's pilot movie for its series version of Stargate drew the largest audience of any program on the network this year. About 1.48 million households watched Stargate SG-1 at 8 p.m. Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research numbers obtained Thursday from sources. Although Showtime does not release or discuss specific ratings or subscribers for its programming and networks, sources said it was the highest-rated program of any kind for the network this year.


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