Did you know there is an actual, honest-to-goodness Hollywood awards show dedicated to the best in genre television and film? Did you know it’s actually been around for over 50 years? Well let us tell you about The Saturn Awards!
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror is a non-profit organization founded in 1972 by film historian Doctor Donald A. Reed. The organization is currently headed by President Robert Holguin and Saturn leaders Bradley Marcus and Kevin Marcus.The Academy annually presents The Saturn Awards, which celebrate notable achievements and greatness across some of the most popular media- genre!
Spirits were high, and audience enthusiasm was infectious. We were lucky enough to once again work with and attend the ceremony, which was held at the Burbank Airport Marriott (during what we would call an epic storm.) Thanks to Dean Devlin‘s Electric NOW, audiences were able to stream the ceremony, and enjoy the speeches and humor from host Joel McHale and all the winners.
Speaking of winners, how about a list of everyone who took home a statue??
1. VISIONARY AWARD – Christopher Nolan
2. ROBERT FORSTER ARTIST’S AWARD – Seth MacFarlane
3. GEORGE PAL MEMORIAL AWARD – Dave Filoni
4. THE DAN CURTIS LEGACY AWARD – The Walking Dead Franchise
5. LANCE REDDICK LEGACY AWARD – Keanu Reeves
6. LIFE CAREER AWARD – Jodie Foster
7. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Star Trek: The Next Generation Cast
FILM
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
Avatar: The Way of Water
BEST FANTASY FILM
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
BEST HORROR FILM
Talk to Me
BEST SUPERHERO FILM
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
BEST THRILLER FILM
Oppenheimer
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
Pearl
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Sisu
BEST FILM DIRECTION
James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water)
BEST FILM SCREENWRITING
Avatar: The Way of Water (James Cameron and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver)
BEST ACTOR IN A FILM
Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny)
BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM
Margot Robbie (Barbie)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM
Nicolas Cage (Renfield)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM
Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A FILM
Xolo Maridueña (Blue Beetle)
BEST FILM MUSIC
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (John Williams)
BEST FILM MAKE-UP
The Covenant (Donald Mowat)
BEST FILM VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: The Way of Water (Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett)
BEST FILM COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie (Jacqueline Durran)
BEST FILM PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbie (Sarah Greenwood)
BEST FILM EDITING
Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame)
TELEVISION
BEST SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES
Star Trek: Picard
BEST SUPERHERO TELEVISION SERIES
Superman & Lois
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER TELEVISION SERIES
Outlander
BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION
Marvel’s Werewolf by Night
BEST ANIMATED SERIES OR SPECIAL
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
BEST NEW GENRE TELEVISION SERIES
Star Wars: Andor
BEST HORROR TELEVISION SERIES
The Last of Us
BEST FANTASY TELEVISION SERIES
Wednesday
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard)
BEST ACTRESS IN A TEVISION SERIES
Caitriona Balfe (Outlander)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: Picard)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Picard)
BEST FEATURED GUEST STAR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Paul Wesley (Strange Trek: Strange New Worlds)
BEST YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
HOME MEDIA
BEST TELEVISION HOME MEDIA RELEASE
Night Gallery, Season 3 (Kino Lorber)
BEST 4K HOME MEDIA RELEASE
John Wick, Chapter 4 – 4K (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
BEST FILM HOME MEDIA COLLECTION:
Superman 1978-1987 4K Collection (Warner Home Video)
Best Classic Film Home Media Release
Invaders from Mars 4K (Ignite)
