While the moon was obscuring the sun in a 3/4 eclipse, another celestial phenomenon was getting underway on the ground in Los Angeles. The 28th Annual Saturn Awards, honoring excellence in genre television and film, were handed out Monday evening, and Enterprise's Jolene Blalock brought home two of them.

Blalock won Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, beating the likes of Annabeth Gish of The X-Files and Alyson Hannigan and Michelle Trachtenberg of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This is the second year in a row that Star Trek has taken this category, as Jeri Ryan ("Seven of Nine" in Star Trek: Voyager) won the same award last year.

The "T'Pol" actress was also presented with one of two "Faces of the Future" award, which was voted on by readers of Cinescape Magazine, who sponsored the event. Her male counterpart was James Marsters of Buffy. According to a press release, more than 20,000 Cinescape readers participated in the voting on these awards.

Enterprise itself was nominated for Best Network Television Series, but if it had to be staked by anyone, best it be sister UPN show Buffy. Scott Bakula ("Captain Archer"), nominated for Best Actor in a TV Series, fell to Ben Browder of Farscape. And Connor Trinneer ("Trip Tucker") lost Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series to Michael Rosenbaum of Smallville.

In the Best DVD Classic Film Release category, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Director's Edition" was outwhistled by Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."

There were a few Star Trek alumni who also brought home awards, albeit for other projects. The other Best Supporting Actress category, in film, went to Fionnula Flanagan for her role as the ominous housekeeper "Mrs. Mills" in "The Others." Flanagan was Vulcan Ambassador V'Lar in the recent Enterprise episode "Fallen Hero," plus she played "Dr. Julianna Soong Tainer," Data's "mother," in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Inheritance," and also "Enina Tandro" in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "Dax." She beat the likes of Helena Bonham Carter, Cameron Diaz and Oscar nominee Maggie Smith to win her Saturn.

In Best Special Effects for film, Michael Lantieri and Scott Farrar were among four wizards honored for "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence." Farrar did visual effects on three Star Trek films, and Lantieri worked on "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home." (Note: "A.I." was the big winner in the movie categories Monday night, and Steven Spielberg himself was present to accept the Best Writing and Best Science Fiction Film awards.)

Greg Cannom won a Saturn for Best Makeup for "Hannibal." Cannom did special makeup work on "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country."

Another member of the Paramount family was bestowed with a special honor Monday night. Sherry Lansing, Chairman of Paramount Pictures' Motion Picture Group, was the recipient of the Dr. Donald A. Reed Award, named after the late founder of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, the organization behind the Saturn Awards. Lansing was recognized for her contributions to the arts and sciences of feature filmmaking, both as a former producer and as a studio head. "I am really honored to be receiving an award that carries Donald Reed's name," Lansing said after accepting her plaque. "He was one of the most special people that I ever knew. He loved movies, and he loved the people that made him." Speaking to reporters, Lansing recounted the extensive history of genre movies Paramount is responsible for, including the upcoming "War of the Worlds," "The Core," a fourth Indiana Jones film, and of course, "Star Trek: Nemesis," which is due out this December.

In the Press Room after accepting her "Faces of the Future" award, Blalock expressed her admiration for the actor who originated the race of people she now represents. "Leonard Nimoy is actually someone that I grew up watching... I mean, I collected the episodes before I got this job," she said. "It is huge to me carrying on that torch. I've read quite a few of his interviews, and he's very intelligent, which makes me feel scared if I was ever to meet him," she laughed.

When a reporter noted how different she looks in person from her Vulcan persona, Blalock responded, "I as an actor prefer character work to anything. I love character work. As far as I can get away from myself is good, because when I put on that outfit, when I put on the ears and the makeup, I am actually hard-pressed to find myself. It actually helps the growth of the character."

After winning her second award of the night, Blalock joked that, when Enterprise resumes production later this month, she might obliquely brag to not-so-lucky castmates Bakula and Trinneer. Given the disk-like shape of the statues, "I should set them up on my trailer just as like, you know, cable reception or something. 'I'm just fixing my cable!'" But she went on to say, "They are more proud of me than anything, especially Scott." She expressed how fortunate she feels to be under Bakula's wing. "He may not even know it, but I watch him like a hawk, and like a sponge I soak it up. He does not miss a beat... He just is so driven and dedicated and loves his work — loves the work — and it's very inspiring to me. So I have a lot of gratitude for him."

As for the direction of her character in the second season, Blalock laughed, "I'm on a need-to-know basis!" But she believes that T'Pol may refine her behavior into less of a naysayer. "She's been with humans long enough to learn how they work and how to cope with them, so I think she's going to learn how to be just a little bit smarter and how to, like, get her way."

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films is a non-profit organization founded in 1972 to honor, recognize and promote the genre fields of filmmaking and television. Membership is open to the public.