The 2022 Saturn Awards were presented on October 25 by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. In honor of the organization’s 50 years (1972-2022), the 47th Saturn Awards were rebranded as The 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards.

The award honors the best in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other genres belonging to genre fiction in film, television, and home entertainment. The eligibility period for these Saturn Awards spanned almost two years.

Better Call Saul led with four wins, while Everything Everywhere at Once and Obi-Wan Kenobi each has three.

BEST SUPERHERO FILM

• Spider-Man: No Way Home

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

• Nope

BEST FANTASY FILM

• Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST HORROR FILM

• The Black Phone

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE FILM

• Top Gun: Maverick

BEST THRILLER FILM

• Nightmare Alley

BEST ACTOR IN A FILM

• Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick)

BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM

• Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM

• Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM

• Carrie Coon (Ghostbusters: Afterlife)

BEST YOUNGER ACTOR IN A FILM

• Finn Wolfhard (Ghostbusters: Afterlife)

BEST FILM DIRECTION

• Matt Reeves (The Batman)

BEST FILM WRITING

• Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan)

BEST FILM PRODUCER DESIGNER

• Dune (Patrice Vermette)

BEST FILM EDITING

• Top Gun: Maverick (Eddie Hamilton)

BEST MUSIC IN A FILM

• The Batman (Michael Giacchino)

BEST FILM COSTUME DESIGN

• Cruella (Jenny Beavan)

BEST MAKE-UP IN A FILM

• Dune (Donald Mowat, Love Larson, Eva Von Bahr)

BEST FILM VISUAL / SPECIAL EFFECTS

• Spider-Man: No Way Home (Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein, Dan Sudick)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

• RRR – Rise Roar Revolt

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM

• Dual

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

BEST SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES NETWORK / CABLE

• Superman & Lois

BEST FANTASY TELEVISION SERIES: NETWORK / CABLE

• Shining Vale

BEST HORROR TELEVISION SERIES: NETWORK / CABLE

• The Walking Dead

BEST ACTION/THRILLER TELEVISION SERIES NETWORK / CABLE

• Better Call Saul

BEST ACTOR IN A NETWORK / CABLE SERIES

• Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)

BEST ACTRESS IN A NETWORK / CABLE SERIES

• Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A NETWORK / CABLE SERIES

• Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A NETWORK / CABLE SERIES

• Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR: NETWORK / CABLE SERIES

• Brec Bassinger (Stargirl)

BEST GUEST-STARRING PERFORMANCE: NETWORK / CABLE SERIES

• Jennifer Tilly (Chucky)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

• Star Wars: The Bad Batch

BEST SCIENCE FICTION SERIES: (STREAMING)

• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

BEST FANTASY SERIES: (STREAMING)

• Loki

BEST HORROR / THRILLER SERIES: (STREAMING)

• Stranger Things

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE SERIES: (STREAMING)

• The Boys

BEST LIMITED EVENT SERIES: (STREAMING)

• Obi-Wan Kenobi

BEST ACTOR IN A STREAMING SERIES

• Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight)

BEST ACTRESS IN A STREAMING SERIES

• Ming-Na Wen (The Book of Boba Fett)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A STREAMING SERIES

• Elliott Page (Umbrella Academy)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A STREAMING SERIES

• Moses Ingram (Obi-Wan Kenobi)

BEST GUEST STARRING PERFORMANCE IN A STREAMING SERIES

• Hayden Christensen (Obi-Wan Kenobi)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR IN A STREAMING SERIES

• Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel)

HOME ENTERTAINMENT:

BEST CLASSIC FILM RELEASE

• Theatre of Blood (Kino Lorber)

BEST TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE

• Chucky (Season 1) (Universal)

BEST FILM COLLECTION RELEASE

• Universal Classic Monsters – Icons of Horror Collection 4K (Universal)

BEST 4K SPECIAL EDITION FILM RELEASE

• Everything Everywhere All at Once (Lionsgate)

LIFETIME CAREER AWARD

• Kathryn Leigh Scott

ROBERT FORSTER ARTISTS’ AWARD

• Cast of Better Call Saul

DAN CURTIS LEGACY AWARD

• Julie Plec

PRODUCER’S SHOWCASE AWARD

• Geoff Johns

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE AWARD

• Amber Midthunder

The 2022 Saturn Award nominees were announced on August 12.

Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves, leads all films with 12. Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley runs second with 10.

Among television shows, AMC’s Better Call Saul tops the list with seven nominations.

The awards show will be live streamed on ElectricNow on October 25.

The complete list of nominees follows the jump.

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The 46th annual Saturn Awards were presented October 26. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, which skipped 2020, extended the Saturn Awards eligibility period to allow works released from July 15, 2019-November 15, 2020 to contend.

The Star Wars franchise claimed seven prizes, for Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, Disney XD animated series The Clone Wars and Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian.

The complete list of winners follows the jump.

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The 46th annual Saturn Awards ceremony will take place October 26 at the L.A. Marriott Burbank Hotel with Bruce Campbell as emcee the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films revealed today.

The Academy also named the winners of its special awards who will be honored that night:

THE VISIONARY AWARD

• Midnight Mass creator Mike Flanagan

THE DAN CURTIS LEGACY AWARD

• The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace

LIFE CAREER AWARD

• Young Frankenstein producer Michael Gruskoff

SPOTLIGHT AWARD

• Amazon Studios and Alcon Entertainment’s sci-fi series The Expanse

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• Chucky producer David Kirschner

THE PRODUCERS SHOWCASE AWARD

• Victoria Alonso, Marvel Studios’ President of Physical and Postproduction, Visual Effects, And Animation Production

The 2021 Saturn Awards Nominations were released in March. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, which skipped 2020, extended the Saturn Awards eligibility period to allow works released from July 15, 2019-November 15, 2020 to contend.

The 46th annual Saturn Awards Nominations were unveiled on March 4. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, which skipped 2020, extended the Saturn Awards eligibility period to allow works released from July 15, 2019-November 15, 2020 to contend.

Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker leads all films with 12 nominations. TENET follows with 9 and Doctor Sleep with 8.

Television shows Better Call Saul, Outlander and The Walking Dead got five nominations apiece.

The organizers have yet to announce the date of the awards ceremony.

The complete list of nominees follows the jump.

FILM

Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release

• Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Bloodshot (Sony Pictures)
• Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• The New Mutants (20th Century Films / Walt Disney Studios)
• The Old Guard (Netflix)

Best Science Fiction Release

• Ad Astra (Searchlight Pictures)
• Gemini Man (Paramount Pictures)
• Lucy in the Sky (Searchlight Pictures)
• Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)
• Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Terminator: Dark Fate (Paramount Pictures)

Best Fantasy Film Release

• Bill & Ted Face the Music (Orion Pictures)
• Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony Pictures)
• The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)
• Maleficent: The Mistress of Evil (Walt Disney Studios)
• Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount Pictures)
• The Witches (HBO Max)

Best Horror Film Release

• Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Freaky (Universal Pictures)
• The Invisible Man (Universal Pictures)
• It Chapter Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Midsommar (A24)
• Ready or Not (Searchlight Pictures)
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (CBS Films / Lionsgate)

Best Action/Adventure Film Release

• 1917 (Universal Pictures)
• Bad Boys for Life (Columbia Pictures)
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
• Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal Pictures)
• The Gentlemen (STX Films)
• Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)

Best Thriller Film Release

• Da Five Bloods (Netflix)
• The Good Liar (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• The Irishman (Netflix)
• Knives Out (Lionsgate)
• Mank (Netflix)
• Uncut Gems (A24)

Best Actor in a Film

• Daniel Craig
  Knives Out (Lionsgate)
• Delroy Lindo
  Da Five Bloods (Netflix)
• Ewan McGregor
  Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Gary Oldman
  Mank (Netflix)
• Aaron Paul
  El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
• Joaquin Phoenix
  Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• John David Washington
  Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Actress in a Film

• Rebecca Ferguson
  Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Yifei Liu
  Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)
• Elisabeth Moss
  The Invisible Man (Universal Pictures)
• Natalie Portman
  Lucy in the Sky (Searchlight Pictures)
• Daisy Ridley
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Margot Robbie
  Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Charlize Theron
  The Old Guard (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Film

• Adam Driver
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd. /Walt Disney Studios)
• Chris Evans
  Knives Out (Lionsgate)
• Bill Hader
  It Chapter Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Ian McDiarmid
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd. /Walt Disney Studios)
• Robert Pattinson
  Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Donnie Yen
  Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)

Best Supporting Actress in a Film

• Zazie Beetz
  Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Ellen Burstyn
  Lucy in the Sky (Searchlight Pictures)
• Jamie Lee Curtis
  Knives Out (Lionsgate)
• Ana De Armas
  Knives Out (Lionsgate)
• Linda Hamilton
  Terminator: Dark Fate (Paramount Pictures)
• Amanda Seyfried
  Mank (Netflix)
• Jurnee Smollett
  Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film

• Ella Jay Basco
  Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Julia Butters
  Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony Pictures)
• Kyliegh Curran
  Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Roman Griffin Davis
  Jojo Rabbit (Searchlight Pictures)
• Lexy Kolker
  Freaks (Well Go USA)
• JD McCrary
  The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Director

• J.J. Abrams Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Niki Caro
  Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)
• Mike Flanagan
  Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Christopher Nolan
  Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Gina Prince-Bythewood
  The Old Guard (Netflix)
• Quentin Tarantino
  Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)
• Leigh Whannell
  The Invisible Man (Universal Pictures)

Best Film Screenplay

• Mike Flanagan
  Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin
  Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)
• Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin-won
  Parasite (Neon)
• Christopher Nolan
  Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
  Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Quentin Tarantino
  Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)
• Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd. /Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Editing

• Maryann Brandon, Stefan Grube
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Bob Ducsay
  Knives Out (Lionsgate)
• Mike Flanagan
  Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Jennifer Lame
  Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Fred Raskin
  Once Upon a Tim In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)
• Jinmo Yang
  Parasite (Neon)

Best Film Production Design

• Rick Carter, Kevin Jenkins
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Nathan Crowley
  Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Mark Friedberg
  Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Barbara Ling
  Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)
• Patrick Tatopoulos
  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Walt Disney Studios)
• Ra Vincent
  Jojo Rabbit (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Film Composer

• Ludwig Goransson
  Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Nathan Johnson
  Knives Out (Lionsgate)
• Jaeil Jung
  Parasite (Neon)
• Thomas Newman
  1917 (Universal Pictures)
• Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
  Mank (Netflix)
• John Williams
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Costume

• Erin Benach
  Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Bina Daigeler
  Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)
• Michael Kaplan
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Arianne Phillips
  Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)
• Mayes C. Rubeo
  Jojo Rabbit (Searchlight Pictures)
• Albert Wolsky
  Ad Astra (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Film Make-Up

• Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard, Stephen Kelly, Bianca Appice
  Bill & Ted Face the Music (Orion Pictures)
• Robert Kurtzman, Bernadette Mazur
  Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Shane Zander, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.
  It Chapter Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Arjen Tuiten, David White
  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Walt Disney Studios)
• Norman Cabrera, Mike Hill, Mike Elizalde
  Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (CBS Films / Lionsgate)
• Amanda Knight, Neal Scanlan
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Visual / Special Effects

• Scott R. Fisher, Allen Maris
  Ad Astra (Searchlight Pictures)
• Mark Hawker, Yael Majors, Greg Steele
  Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Kristy Hollidge, Nicholas Brooks
  It Chapter Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Ken Egly, Robert Legato
  The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)
• Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, Dominic Tuohy
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott Fisher, Mike Chambers
  Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Neil Corbould, Eric Barba, Vinod Gundre, Sheldon Stopsack
  Terminator: Dark Fate (Paramount Pictures)

Best Independent Film Release

• Angel of Mine (Lionsgate)
• Encounter (Vega Baby)
• The Aeronauts (Amazon)
• Color Out of Space (RLJ Entertainment)
• Freaks (Well Go USA)
• Palm Springs (Neon)
• Possessor (Neon / Elevation Pictures)

Best International Film Release

• Jojo Rabbit (Searchlight Pictures)
• The Nightingale (IFC Films)
• Official Secrets (IFC Films)
• Parasite (Neon)
• Sputnik (IFC Midnight)
• The Whistlers (Magnolia Pictures)

Best Animated Film Release

• Abominable (Universal Pictures)
• The Addams Family (United Artists Releasing)
• Frozen II (Walt Disney Studios)
• Onward (Walt Disney Studios)
• Spies in Disguise (20th Century Pictures)
• Trolls: World Tour (Universal Pictures)

TELEVISION

Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series

• Batwoman (The CW)
• The Boys (Amazon)
• The Flash (The CW)
• Stargirl (The CW)
• Supergirl (The CW)
• The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
• Watchmen (HBO)

Best Science Fiction Television Series

• Doctor Who (BBC America)
• Lost in Space (Netflix)
• Pandora (The CW)
• Raised by Wolves (HBO Max)
• Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
• Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)
• Westworld (HBO)

Best Fantasy Television Series

• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)
• For All Mankind (Apple TV)
• Locke & Key (Netflix)
• The Magicians (SyFy)
• Outlander (Starz)
• The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access)
• The Witcher (Netflix)

Best Horror Television Series

• Creepshow (Shudder)
• Evil (CBS)
• Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
• Lovecraft Country (HBO)
• Servant (Apple TV)
• The Walking Dead (AMC)
• What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Best Action/Thriller Television Series

• Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Castle Rock (Hulu)
• The Outpost (The CW)
• Pennyworth (Epix)
• Riverdale (The CW)
• Snowpiercer (TNT)
• Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Amazon)

Best Television Presentation (under 10 Episodes)

• Amazing Stories (Apple TV)
• Dracula (Netflix)
• The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)
• His Dark Materials (HBO)
• The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)
• Perry Mason (HBO)

Best Animated Television Series

• Bojack Horseman (Netflix)
• Family Guy (Fox)
• Primal (Adult Swim)
• Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)
• The Simpsons (Fox)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Disney XD)

Best Film Presentation on Streaming Media

• Enola Holmes (Netflix)
• Extraction (Netflix)
• Shirley (Hulu)
• The Vast of Night (Amazon)

Best Actor on a Television Series

• Henry Cavill
  The Witcher (Netflix)
• Mike Colter
  Evil (CBS)
• Grant Gustin
  The Flash (The CW)
• Sam Heughan
  Outlander (Starz)
• Jonathan Majors
  Lovecraft Country (HBO)
• Bob Odenkirk
  Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Patrick Stewart
  Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)

Best Actress on a Television Series

• Caitriona Balfe
  Outlander (Starz)
• Melissa Benoist
  Supergirl (The CW)
• Regina King
  Watchmen (HBO)
• Sonequa Martin-Green
  Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
• Thandie Newton
  Westworld (HBO)
• Candice Patton
  The Flash (The CW)
• Rhea Seehorn
  Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series

• Jonathan Banks
  Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Tony Dalton
  Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Michael Emerson
  Evil (CBS)
• Doug Jones
  Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
• Richard Rankin
  Outlander (Starz)
• Norman Reedus
  The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Luke Wilson
  Stargirl (The CW)

Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series

• Natasia Demetriou
  What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• Cynthia Erivo
  The Outsider (HBO)
• Melissa McBride
  The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Colby Minifie
  Fear The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Danielle Panabaker
  The Flash (The CW)
• Sophie Skelton
  Outlander (Starz)
• Tessa Thompson
  Westworld (HBO)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series

• Freya Allan
  The Witcher (Netflix)
• Brec Bassinger
  Stargirl (The CW)
• Isa Briones
  Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)
• Maxwell Jenkins
  Lost in Space (Netflix)
• Madison Lintz
  Bosch (Amazon)
• Cassady McClincy
  The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Erin Moriarty
  The Boys (Amazon)

Best Guest Starring Performance on Television

• Jon Cryer
  Supergirl (The CW)
• Giancarlo Esposito
  The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)
• Mark Hamill
  What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan
  The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Kate Mulgrew
  Mr. Mercedes (Audience)
• Billy Porter
  The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access)
• Jeri Ryan
  Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)

HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Best Classic Film DVD/BD Release

• 4D Man
  Kino
• The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Special Edition)
  Kino
• Dr. Cyclops (Special Edition)
  Kino
• Hercules in the Haunted World (Special Edition)
  Kino
• The Magic Sword
  Kino
• Robocop (Director’s Cut)
  Arrow
• The War of the Worlds (1953)
  Criterion

Best Television Series DVD/BD Release

• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Complete Collection
  Kino Lorber
• Creepshow: Season One
  Image Entertainment
• The Librarians: The Complete Series
  Electric Entertainment
• Mission: Impossible – The Original TV Series
  Paramount Home Entertainment
• The Outsider: The First Season
  HBO
• Shazam: The Complete Live Action Series
  Warner Archive Collection
• The Simpsons: The Nineteenth Season
  20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Best Film Collection DVD/BD Release

• Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection
  Shout Factory
• The Fly Collection
  Shout Factory
• Gamera: The Complete Collection
  Arrow
• Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975
  Criterion Collection
• Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection
  Kino
• Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
  MVD Entertainment
• Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman
  Criterion Collection

Best 4K Film Release

• The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection
  Universal Home Entertainment
• Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut
  Lionsgate
• Flash Gordon Limited Edition
  Arrow
• Jaws 45th Anniversary
  Universal Home Entertainment
• Knives Out
  Lionsgate
• Mad Max
  Kino Lorber
• The Shining
  Warner
• War of the Worlds (2005)
  Paramount Home Entertainment

LIVE STAGE PRODUCTION

Best Live Stage Production

• Anastasia
  Segerstrom Center for the Arts
• Frankenstein
  A Noise Within
• Good Boys
  Pasadena Playhouse
• Once
  Cerritos Center/3D Theatricals
• Shrek Musical
  Cerritos Center/3D Theatricals
• Witch
  Geffen Playhouse

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films presented the 2019 Saturn Awards on September 13 at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California.

 “It’s Friday the 13th. it’s a full moon…and I’m the luckiest girl in the world,” said Jamie Lee Curtis of the Halloween film franchise, winner of the award for Best Film Actress.

Congratulations to @jamieleecurtis for winning the Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Film for her role in @halloweenmovie // @universalpics #SaturnAwards pic.twitter.com/YMm43XfCDj

— Saturn Awards (@SaturnAwards) September 14, 2019

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films is a non-profit corporation founded in 1972 by Dr. Donald A. Reed.  The organization is dedicated to honoring film and television genre entertainment.

Best Comic-to-Motion-Picture Release 

• Avengers: Endgame

Best Science Fiction Film Release

• Ready Player One 

Best Fantasy Film Release 

• Toy Story 4 

Best Horror Film Release 

• A Quiet Place 

Best Action/Adventure Film Release 

• Mission: Impossible – Fallout 

Best Thriller Film Release 

• Bad Times at The El Royale 

Best Animated Film Release 

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 

Best Independent Film Release 

• Mandy 

Best International Film Release 

• Burning 

Best Actor in a Film 

• Robert Downey Jr., Avengers: Endgame

Best Actress in a Film 

• Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween

Best Supporting Actor in a Film 

• Josh Brolin, Avengers: Infinity War 

Best Supporting Actress in a Film 

• Zendaya, Spider-Man: Far From Home 

Best Performance by a Younger Actor

• Tom Holland, Spider-Man: Far From Home 

Best Film Director

• Jordan Peele — Us

Best Writing

• A Quiet Place — Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski

Best Film Production Design 

• Charles Wood — Avengers: Endgame  

Best Film Music

• Marc Shaiman — Mary Poppins Returns

Best Editing

• Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt — Avengers: Endgame

Best Film Costume 

• Michael Wilkinson — Aladdin

Best Makeup

• John Blake and Brian Sipe — Avengers: Endgame

Best Film Special/Visual Effects 

• Avengers: Endgame  

Best Superhero TV Series 

• Supergirl

Best Science Fiction TV Series 

• Westworld  (HBO)

Best Fantasy Television Series 

• Game of Thrones  (HBO)

Best Horror Television Series 

• The Walking Dead  {AMC)

Best Action/Thriller Television Series

• Better Call Saul {AMC)

Best Animated Television Series 

• Star Wars Resistance  (Disney Channel)

Best Actor on a Television Series 

• Sam Heughan — Outlander (Starz)

Best Actress in a Television Series 

• Emilia Clarke — Game of Thrones     (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series 

• Peter Dinklage — Game of Thrones (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series 

• Danai Gurira — The Walking Dead {AMC)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series 

• Maisie Williams — Game of Thrones (HBO)

Best Guest-Starring Performance on a Television Series 

• Jeffrey Dean Morgan — The Walking Dead  {AMC)

 Best Streaming Superhero Television Series 

• Marvel’s Daredevil  (Netflix)

Best Streaming Fantasy, Sci-Fi, or Action/Thriller Television Series 

• Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Best Streaming Horror and Thriller Series 

• Stranger Things (Netflix)

Best Actor in Streaming Presentation 

• Henry Thomas —  The Haunting of Hill House   (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Streaming Presentation 

• Sonequa Martin-Green  — Star Trek: Discovery     (CBS All Access)

Best Supporting Actor in Streaming Presentation

• Doug Jones — Star Trek: Discovery  (CBS All Access)

Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Series

• Maya Hawke — Stranger Things (Netflix)

Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release

• Waterworld

Stan Lee World Builder Award

• Kevin Feige

Visionary Award

• Jon Favreau

Dan Curtis Legacy Award

• Jeph Loeb

Best Local Live State Performance

• Puppet Up! Uncensored

Congratulations to @WalkingDead_AMC for winning the Saturn Award for Best Horror Television Series // @AMC_TV #TWD #SaturnAwards pic.twitter.com/KoDtjUb2ig

— Saturn Awards (@SaturnAwards) September 14, 2019

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The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the 2019 nominees for the Saturn Awards. (The full list follows the jump.)

The awards will be presented on September 13, 2019  at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California.

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films is a non-profit corporation founded in 1972 by Dr. Donald A. Reed.  The organization is dedicated to honoring film and television genre entertainment.

The Nominations for the 45th Annual Saturn Awards:

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The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films presented the 2018 Saturn Awards on June 27.

The Saturn Awards Organization is part of The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films which is a non-profit corporation founded in 1972 by Dr. Donald A. Reed. The organization is dedicated to honoring film and television genre entertainment.

The winners of the 44th annual awards are:

FILM

Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release:

• Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Science Fiction Release:

• Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)

Best Fantasy Film Release:

• The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)

Best Horror Film Release:

• Get Out (Universal)

Best Action / Adventure Film Release:

• The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox)

Best Thriller Film Release:

• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight)

Best Actor in a Film:

• Mark Hamill Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Actress in a Film:

• Gal Gadot “Wonder Woman” (Warner Bros.)

Best Supporting Actor in a Film:

• Patrick Stewart “Logan” (20th Century Fox)

Best Supporting Actress in a Film:

• Danai Gurira “Black Panther” (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film:

• Tom Holland “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (Sony / Marvel)

Best Film Director:

• Ryan Coogler “Black Panther” (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Screenplay:

• Rian Johnson “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Production Design:

• Hannah Beachler “Black Panther” (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Editing:

• Bob Ducsay “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Music:

• Michael Giacchino “Coco” (Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Costume Designer:

• Jacqueline Durran “Beauty and the Beast” (Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Make-Up:

• Joel Harlow, Ken Diaz “Black Panther” (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Special / Visual Effects:

• Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Independent Film Release:

• Wonder (Lionsgate)

Best International Film Release:

• Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Arka Media Works)

Best Animated Film Release:

• Coco (Walt Disney Studios)

TELEVISION

Best Superhero Television Series:

• The Flash (The CW)

Best Science Fiction Television Series:

• The Orville (Fox Television)

Best Fantasy Television Series:

• Outlander (Starz)

Best Horror Television Series:

• The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Action/Thriller Television Series:

• Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Presentation on Television:

• Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)

Best Actor on a Television Series:

• Kyle MacLachlan Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)

Best Actress on a Television Series:

• Sonequa Martin-Green Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series:

• Michael McKean Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series:

• Rhea Seehorn Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series:

• Chandler Riggs The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Guest-Starring Performance on Television:

• David Lynch Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)

Best Animated Series on Television:

• Star Wars Rebels (Disney XD)

Best New Media Television Series:

• Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Best New Media Superhero Series:

• Marvel’s The Punisher (Netflix)

HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Best DVD/BD Release:

• Dave Made a Maze (Gravitas Ventures)

Best DVD/BD Classic Film Release:

• Lifeboat (Kino Lorber)

Best DVD/BD Special Edition Release:

• Night of the Living Dead (Criterion Collection)

Best DVD/BD Collection Release:

• Dracula Complete Legacy Collection (Universal)

Best DVD/BD Television Series Release:

• American Gods (Season 1) (Lionsgate)

LIVE STAGE PRODUCTION

Best Local Live Theatre Production:

• Something Rotten (Segerstrom Center for the Arts)

The Saturn Awards Organization announced this year’s Special Award honorees on June 6:

The Dr. Donald A. Reed Founder’s Award

• Guillermo del Toro

The Producers Showcase Award

• Jason Blum

The Filmmakers Showcase Award

• Jake Kasdan

The Dan Curtis Legacy Award

• Sarah Schecter

The Special Achievement Award

• Don Mancini

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the 2018 nominees for the Saturn Awards. (The full list follows the jump.)

The winners of the 44th annual awards show will be announced by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films in June.

The Saturn Awards Organization is part of The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films which is a non-profit corporation founded in 1972 by Dr. Donald A. Reed.  The organization is dedicated to honoring film and television genre entertainment.

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