While it seems to systematically get passed over by other awards shows, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films apparently was not going to let "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" go unnoticed.

The UPN series picked up five Saturn Award nominations this week, tying it with Sci-Fi Channel's "Farscape" in the television category of the popular science fiction awards competition, including Best Network Television Series, Best Actress (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Best Supporting Actor (James Marsters).

Gellar plays Buffy, whose character died in the final episode aired on The WB, but was resurrected when the show made its highly-publicized move to UPN last fall. Marsters, who plays the vampire Spike, has found himself with even stronger screen time than in previous years.

Gellar has tough competition, facing Jessica Alba from Fox's "Dark Angel," Gillian Anderson from Fox's "The X-Files," Claudia Black from "Farscape," Yancy Butler from TNT's "Witchblade" and Kristin Kruek from The WB's "Smallville." Marsters is going up against Christopher Judge from Showtime's "Stargate SG-1," Michael Rosenbaum of "Smallville," Anthony Simcoe of "Farscape," Connor Trinneer of UPN's "Enterprise" and Michael Weatherly of "Dark Angel."

"Enterprise" and "The X-Files" also did well for themselves, picking up four nominations each, including Best Network Television Series. Scott Bakula (Capt. Jonathan Archer) and Robert Patrick (Special Agent John Doggett) will square off in the Best Actor category with Richard Dean Anderson from "Stargate SG-1," David Boreanaz of "Angel," Ben Browder of "Farscape" and Tom Welling of "Smallville."

Jolene Blalock (Sub-Cmdr. T'Pol) and Annabeth Gish (Special Agent Monica Reyes) will compete in Best Supporting Actress with Gigi Edgley of "Farscape," Alyson Hannigan of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Amanda Tapping of "Stargate SG-1" and Michelle Trachtenberg of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

Other notable nominations include "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda" competing for its only award in Best Syndicated Television Series with "Farscape."

In the movie categories, "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" was just one nomination short of leading the way with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" pulling in nine nods while "Rings" only received eight.

"Rings" is nominated for Best Fantasy Film, Best Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen), Best Direction (Peter Jackson), Best Writing (Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Jackson), Best Music (Howard Shore), Best Costume, Best Makeup and Best Special Effects.

Winners will be announced this summer.