Similar to other awards, like the Oscars, the Emmys and the Grammys, the Saturn Awards are voted on by members of the presenting Academy. The academy is a non-profit organization with membership open to the public. The first awards were presented in 1972 by William Shatner.

Although the awards still primarily nominate films and TV in the science fiction, fantasy and horror categories, the Saturns have also recognized productions in standard dramatic genres. There are also special awards for lifetime achievement in the field. The 38th Saturn Awards will be held on June 20, 2012 in Burbank, California.

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Jennifer Leann Carpenter (born December 7, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Debra Morgan on the Showtime drama series ''Dexter'', for which she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2009.

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Carpenter currently plays the role of Debra Morgan in the Showtime crime drama television series ''Dexter'' which premiered October 1, 2006. Her portrayal of the title character's sister has impressed some critics, with Australian journalist Jack Marx describing her portrayal of "cool and clumsy" Debra as "so perfect that many viewers appear to have mistaken the character's flaws for the actor's."

In 2011, she starred in the Off-Broadway play ''Gruesome Playground Injuries'' at Second Stage Theatre and made a guest appearance on the CBS drama ''The Good Wife''.

On Saturday, March 17, 2012, she made an appearance on BBC cooking show, Saturday Kitchen Live.

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Thomas Jane (born Thomas Elliott III; February 22, 1969) is an American actor known for his roles in the 1999 film ''Deep Blue Sea'', the 2001 TV film ''61*'', the 2004 film ''The Punisher'' and the 2007 Stephen King adaptation ''The Mist''. He also starred in the HBO comedy-drama series ''Hung''.

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At age 18, Jane relocated to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. He was initially homeless and lived out of his car. Regarding his time as a busker, Jane has noted "I had two songs in my repertoire that I hammered to death — 'Hey Joe' and 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'....People used to pelt me with change just to shut me up."

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Jane, director Jonathan Hensleigh and Avi Arad have said in many interviews that Jane was the first and only actor to be asked to play the title role in the 2004 movie ''The Punisher''. Jane initially turned down the role twice, as he did not have much interest in the superhero genre. Jane said that when they asked him the second time to play the Punisher it was Tim Bradstreet's artwork of the Punisher that piqued his interest. After finding out that the character was not a traditional superhero, but more of an anti-hero and a vigilante crime fighter, he accepted. He read as many Punisher comics as he could find and quickly became a fan. Jane trained for 6 or 7 months with Navy SEALs and gained more than twenty pounds of muscle for the part.

In addition to starring in the movie he contributed his voice to ''The Punisher'' and the ''Gun'' video games. He also co-owns RAW, an entertainment company he runs along with Steve Niles and Tim Bradstreet. RAW Studios, the company's comic book division, has released ''Bad Planet'' (written by Jane) through Image Comics. Jane would become a spokesperson for Steve Niles and in became the cover model for comic book character Cal McDonald in 2006, as depicted by their partner Bradstreet.

In addition to his screen work, Jane has appeared several times on stage, and received strong critical reviews as Tom in Tennessee Williams' ''The Glass Menagerie'', and as Chris in Arthur Miller's ''All My Sons''. He has also portrayed a fictionalized version himself in the Fox television show ''Arrested Development'' in which the show's characters have not heard of him, and do not recognize him as the star actor that he is. In 2005, Marvel released ''The Punisher'' video game. The video game's storyline is compiled with different situations and enemies from the Punisher comics, and a character based upon Jigsaw also appeared in the 2005 Punisher video game but with an origin that ties directly into the 2004 Punisher film.

Jane did not return in the planned sequel to ''The Punisher''. Lions Gate Entertainment had approved a direct sequel to be made due to the strong performance the film had on DVD. However, the project lingered in development for over 3 years. Jonathan Hensleigh completed a first draft of the script before pulling out around 2006. John Dahl was in talks to direct the film, but pulled out, saying he did not like the script, and that the studio was not willing to spend enough money on the project. In a statement on May 15, 2007 and in two audio interviews, Thomas Jane said that he pulled out of the project because of creative differences, and the budget of the film being cut.

Jane said in June 2007 that movie director Zack Snyder had expressed interest in casting him for the role of 'The Comedian' for the adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel ''Watchmen'', but because he was too busy, he turned down the role.

In 2007, Jane's directing debut was the film ''Dark Country'' in which he also played the main character.

It was reported on February 8, 2008 that Thomas Jane had joined movie director John McTiernan in the action/thriller movie ''Run''. Although Thomas Jane did not signed on to the film and due to McTiernan's civil suit the film has been put on hold. On May 27, 2008 it was reported that Thomas Jane and actor Ving Rhames had joined the cast in the action film ''Give ‘em Hell, Malone'' with writer Mark Hosack and director Russell Mulcahy.

On December 18, 2008, HBO announced it was picking up the dark comedy ''Hung'', and Jane was contracted to star in the show. He plays the character of Ray Drecker, a high school history teacher and baseball coach, who, after attending a self help class while being down on his luck, decides to market the large size of his penis as a path to success. The series was renewed for a second season which aired in the summer of 2010.

It is unknown when, but Thomas Jane will develop a mini series for the Syfy (Sci Fi) Channel called ''Voyage to Savage Planet''. He is also planning on doing a World War II action horror film called ''The Devil's Commandos''.

Jane appeared on the June/July 2010 cover of ''Men's Fitness'' magazine. Thomas Jane voiced the character Jonah Hex in an animated short as a companion piece on the Special Edition Blu-Ray and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD release of ''Batman: Under the Red Hood''.

He was set to play the role of a cop in Sylvester Stallone's hitman action pic 'Headshot,' but then he was deemed not "ethnic" enough and let go. In a recent interview with Collider he mentions an upcoming film project called 'The Lycan.' Thomas Jane describes this project as a gothic werewolf romance set in a castle in the 18th century.

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After meeting through mutual friends in 2001, Jane and actress Patricia Arquette became engaged in 2002. Their daughter Harlow Olivia Calliope was born on February 20, 2003. Jane and Arquette subsequently married on June 25, 2006 at the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo in Venice, Italy.

On March 17, 2008, Thomas Jane was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol for driving at ''"an extremely high rate of speed"'' on I-5. Jane was arrested for DUI with a blood alcohol level higher than .08% in Kern County, California. Jane failed several field sobriety tests, including a breathalyzer. Police also said he was driving with a suspended license.

In January 2009, Arquette filed for divorce from Jane on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, but the couple soon reconciled and Arquette requested to abandon the divorce petition on July 9, 2009. However, on August 13, 2010, Jane's representative announced that Jane and Arquette had decided to proceed with a divorce. The divorce was finalized on July 1, 2011. The pair were granted joint custody of their child.

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Torv plays FBI Agent Olivia Dunham in the American television series ''Fringe''. She currently films ''Fringe'' in Vancouver, British Columbia since production moved there starting season 4. She received an Australians in Film Breakthrough award in 2009. Torv appeared as Virginia Grey on HBO's mini-series ''The Pacific''. She also won the 2010 Saturn Award for the Best Television actress. Torv also recently played a role in a CollegeHumor Original video as a tyrannical traffic cop.

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Roberto Gaston Orci (born July 20, 1973) is a Mexican-American film and television writer and producer.

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''The Hollywood Reporter'' listed Orci as one of the 50 most powerful Latinos in Hollywood of 2007.

Orci was invited to be a special guest at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.

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