Though Star Trek itself was not a factor in the results of the 33rd Annual Saturn Awards held last night, the creative talent rooted in Star Trek was prominently evident. Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, "The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines" and other shows and movies with Trek connections came out winners.

Unfortunately, the one category where Star Trek was a direct nominee — in "Best Retro Television Series on DVD" for last year's Animated Series release — fell to the six-season box set of Adventures of Superman. (The category was won by the Original Series two years ago.)

In fact, the Man of Steel dominated the whole evening, in one form or another. "Superman Returns" was the big winner in the film categories, taking home five awards including Best Fantasy Film, along with Best Director honors for Bryan Singer — who has a Trek connection because he was on the bridge of the Enterprise-E in "Star Trek Nemesis." In addition, the film's predecessor, "Superman II," won "Best DVD Special Edition Release" for its new director's cut, and that award was accepted by Richard Donner himself.

Another superhero franchise, Heroes, took top honors in the television categories with three trophies. Bryan Fuller — formerly a writer/producer on Star Trek: Voyager — was among the producers present to accept the award for "Best Network Television Series." Masi Oka, mentioned frequently on this site because he plays the Trekker son of the character played by George Takei, won "Best Supporting Actor on Television."

Heroes defeated Lost — produced by J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk, all on the "Star Trek XI" project — breaking its two-year winning streak. Abrams was also nominated for Best Director for "Mission: Impossible III," but lost to Singer.

The Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica, created by Ronald D. Moore — who has his roots in The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine — won "Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series" for the second year in a row. Moore was not present, so the trophy was accepted by the show's stars Edward James Olmos and Katee Sackhoff.

Rounding out the "Best" categories in Television was "Presentation" (i.e., miniseries or TV movie), which was won by "The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines," directed by Jonathan Frakes (who was not present).

Famke Janssen ("Kamala" in "The Perfect Mate") was named "Best Supporting Actress" for her role as the dangerous "Jean Grey" in "X-Men: The Last Stand" (but she wasn't there either!).

"Casino Royale," edited by "Nemesis" director Stuart Baird, won another top film award, "Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film" (defeating "M:I 3" and Oscar winner "The Departed," among others).

John Knoll was not present to pick up his award for "Best Special Effects" on behalf of the last "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie because he and his team are working 24/7 to make the May 25 release of the next "Pirates" movie. Knoll has worked extensively on Trek visual effects in the past.

Todd Masters, who helped create the Borg Queen in "Star Trek: First Contact," won "Best Make-Up" for "Slither," but he also was not there in person.

The 33rd Saturn Awards ceremony took place at the Universal City Hilton, organized by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, a non-profit organization founded in 1972 to honor, recognize and promote the genre fields of filmmaking and television. To see a complete list of winners, visit SaturnAwards.org.