I just got home from the Saturn Award, hosted by the Academy for Science Fiction and Fantasy Films.

This was a fun night for a geek like me, with “Hoodwinked” nominated in the Best Animated Film category. Since my film was a long shot, this afforded me the chance to be a fly on the wall at my first real awards show. Highlights included seeing Joss Whedon, Ray Harryhausen, Chris Nolan and William Katt, “The Greatest American Hero” (is THAT geeky enough for you?).

I got to chat with “Star Wars” producer Rick McCallum and met Jon Favreau. That was cool. I also couldn’t help congratulating James Callis (“Battlestar Galactica’s” Gaius Baltar). But mostly, Vicki and I just sat and watched the parade and enjoyed our gift bags.

All of the future films I want to make fall into this category, so it was good to case the room and see what the all the cool kids are doing.