53rd Annual Saturn Awards Announced

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films announced on March 8, the 53rd Annual Saturn Awards, honoring top achievements in the genre across film and television. This year, the event was held at the Universal Hilton in Universal City, California. Hosted by Joel McHale, the Saturns were presented online by the organization itself for the first time. In the past, the event was televised on Electric, the online network co-founded by producer Dean Devlin. This year, the Academy opted to set up their own broadcast.

In addition to the traditional awards categories, special Saturn Awards were given to honor influential creators and landmark works. The Saturn Hall of Fame Award commemorated the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, and was accepted by William Shatner, Rod Roddenberry, and Alex Kurtzman with presentations from Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and Robert Picardo. Numerous cast members from across the various series and films were also in attendance on stage during the acceptance speech by Kurtzman.

George Lucas was presented with the Dr. Donald A Reed Founder’s Award to honor his influence on the genre and lasting impact on cinema. The award was presented by Mark Hamill.

Guillermo del Toro presented the George Pal Memorial Award, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Aliens, to James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd, and Michael Biehn, with members of the cast in attendance.

The Lance Reddick Legacy Award, recognizing an actor’s long-standing contributions to genre storytelling, was presented to Titus Welliver by Laurence Fishburne. The Robert Forster Artist’s Award was handed to writer-producer Terry Matalas by Paul Bettany, honoring Matalas’ creative leadership in science fiction television. And the Spotlight Award recognized the cast and crew of The Boys.

Saturn winner Tom Cruise presented the Visionary Award to writer-director Christopher McQuarrie for his work as a writer, director, and producer.

Winners are marked in red.

 

53rd Annual Saturn Awards

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM:  

• Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios /Lightstorm)
• Bugonia (Focus Features)
• Jurassic World: Rebirth (Universal Pictures)
• Predator: Badlands (20th Century Studios)
• The Running Man (Paramount Pictures)
• Tron: Ares (Walt Disney Studios)

BEST FANTASY FILM:

• Freakier Friday (Walt Disney Studios)
• Hamnet (Focus Features)
• How to Train Your Dragon (Universal Pictures/Dreamworks)
• The Life of Chuck (Neon)   
• Lilo & Stitch (Walt Disney Studios)  
• Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

BEST HORROR FILM:

• 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)
• The Conjuring: Last Rites (Warner Bros. /New Line Cinema)
• Final Destination: Bloodlines (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema)
• Frankenstein (Netflix)
• The Monkey (Neon)
• Weapons (Warner Bros. /New Line Cinema)

BEST CINEMATIC FILM ADAPTATION (FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM)

• Black Phone 2 (Universal Pictures/Blumhouse)
• Captain America: Brave New World (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)
• A Minecraft Movie (Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Superman (Warner Bros /DC Studios)
• Thunderbolts* (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)

BEST THRILLER FILM:

• Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
• The Housemaid (Lionsgate Films)
• The Long Walk (Lionsgate Films)
• Marty Supreme (A24)
• Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM:

• Ballerina (Lionsgate Films)
• F1: The Movie (Apple Films/Warner Bros.)
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
• Novocaine (Paramount Pictures)
• Now You See Me, Now You Don’t (Lionsgate Films)
• One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

BEST ACTOR IN A FILM: 

• David Corenswet, Superman (Warner Bros. /DC Studios)
• Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
• Tom Hiddleston, The Life of Chuck (Neon)
• Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Michael B. Jordan, Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Pedro Pascal, The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)
• Sam Worthington, Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)

BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM:

• Rachel Brosnahan, Superman (Warner Bros. /DC Studios)
• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
• Elle Fanning, Predator: Badlands (20th Century Studios)
• Julia Garner, Weapons (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema)
• Vanessa Kirby, The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)
• Zoe Saldana, Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• Emma Stone, Bugonia (Focus Features)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM:

• Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Edi Gathegi, Superman (Warner Bros./DC Studios)
• Jeff Goldblum, Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
• Stephan Lang, Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• Delroy Lindo, Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Mads Mikkelsen, Dust Bunny (Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate)
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM:

• Oona Chaplin, Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• Mia Goth, Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
• Amy Madigan, Weapons (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema)
• Florence Pugh, Thunderbolts* (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios) 
• Hailee Steinfeld, Sinners (Warner Bros.)             
• Sigourney Weaver, Dust Bunny (Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate
  

BEST YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A FILM

• Miles Caton, Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Jack Champion, Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• Maia Kealoha, Lilo & Stitch (Walt Disney Studios)
• Madeleine McGraw, Black Phone 2 (Universal Pictures/Blumhouse)
• Sophie Sloan, Dust Bunny (Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate)
• Mason Thames, How to Train Your Dragon (Universal Pictures/Dreamworks)

BEST FILM DIRECTION:

• James Cameron, Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• Ryan Coogler, Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein (Netflix)
• James Gunn, Superman (Warner Bros./DC Studios)
  
• Christopher McQuarrie, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
• Matt Shakman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)
• Dan Trachtenberg, Predator: Badlands (20th Century Studios)

BEST FILM SCREENWRITING:

• Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• Dust Bunny, Bryan Fuller (Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Pictures)
• Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro (Netflix)
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Christopher McQuarrie, Erik Jendresen (Paramount Pictures)
• Sinners, Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros.)
• Weapons, Zach Cregger (Warner Bros. /New Line Cinema)

BEST VISUAL/SPECIAL EFFECTS:

• Avatar: Fire and Ash, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Scott Stokdyk, Daniele Bigi, Lisa Marra (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney)
  
• How to Train Your Dragon, Christian Manz, Andy Kind, François Lambert, Glenn Melenhorst, Glen McIntosh (Universal/Dreamworks)
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Alex Wuttke, Jeff Sutherland, Ian Lowe, Kristin Hall, Dave Newton (Paramount Pictures)
• Superman, Stephane Ceretti, Guy Williams, Enrico Damm, Stephane Nazé (Warner Bros. /DC Studios)
• Wicked: For Good, Pablo Helman, Dale Newton (Universal Pictures) 

BEST FILM MUSIC:

• Avatar: Fire and Ash, Simon Franglen (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Michael Giacchino (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney)
• Frankenstein, Alexandre Desplat (Netflix)
• Sinners, Ludwig Göransson (Warner Bros.)
  
• Tron: Ares, Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) (Walt Disney Pictures)
  
• Wicked: For Good, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz (Universal Pictures)

BEST FILM PRODUCTION DESIGN:

• Avatar: Fire and Ash, Dylan Cole & Ben Procter (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Kasra Farahani , Jille Azis (Marvel/Walt Disney)
• Frankenstein, Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau (Netflix)
• Sinners, Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne (Warner Bros.)
• Superman, Beth Mickle (Warner Bros./DC Studios)
• Wicked: For Good, Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales (Universal Pictures) 

BEST FILM MAKE-UP: 

• 28 Years Later, John Nolan, Flora Moody (Sony Pictures)
• Frankenstein, Mike Hill, Megan Many (Netflix)
• Sinners, Mike Fontaine, Siân Richards (Warner Bros.)
• Tron: Ares, Donald Mowat, Zabrina Matiru (Walt Disney Studios)
  
• Weapons, Jason Collins, Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema)
• Wicked: For Good, Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier (Universal Pictures) 

BEST FILM EDITING:

• Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron, John Refoua, Steve Rivkin, Nicolas De Toth, Jason Gaudio (20th Century Studios/Lightstorm)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Nona Khodai and Tim Roche (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney)
• Frankenstein, Evan Schiff (Netflix)
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Eddie Hamilton (Paramount Pictures)
• Predator: Badlands, Stefan Grube, Dave Trachtenberg (20th Century Studios)
  
• Sinners, Michael P. Shawyer (Warner Bros.)

BEST FILM COSTUME:

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Alexandra Byrne (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney)
• Frankenstein, Kate Hawley (Netflix)
• Predator: Badlands, Ngila Dickson (20th Century Studios)
  
• Sinners, Ruth E. Carter (Warner Bros. /DC Studios)
• Superman, Judianna Makovsky (Warner Bros. /DC Studios)
  
• Wicked: For Good, Paul Tazewell (Universal Pictures)

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM:

• Adulthood (Republic Pictures)
  
• Eden (Vertical Entertainment)
  
• Dust Bunny (Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate)
• Good Boy (Independent Film Company/Shudder)
• The Rule of Jenny Pen (Independent Film Company)
• The Plague (Independent Film Company)
• The Toxic Avenger (Cineverse)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:

• 40 Acres (Magnolia)
• Bring Her Back (A24)   
  
• Dead of Winter (Vertical Entertainment)
• Night Call (Magnet Releasing)
• The Ugly Stepsister (Independent Film Company)
• Sisu 2: Road to Revenge (Screen Gems/Sony Pictures)

BEST ANIMATED FILM:

• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (Ketchup Entertainment)
• The Bad Guys 2 (Dreamworks Animation)
• Elio (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)
• KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix/Sony Pictures Animation)        
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants (Nickelodeon Animation/Paramount)
• Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios) 

 BEST INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM: 

• Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack (Crunchyroll)
• Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (Sony Pictures)                                     
• The Colors Within (Gkids)
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Crunchyroll/Sony Pictures)      
• Ne Zha 2  (A24)
• Stitch Head (Briarcliff) 

 

BEST SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES:

• Andor (Lucasfilm)
• The Ark (SyFy)
• Foundation (Apple/Skydance Television)
  
• Severance (Apple)
  
• Silo (Apple/AMC Studios)
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+/CBS Studios)

BEST FANTASY TELEVISION SERIES:

• Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (AMC)
• Ghosts (CBS/CBS Studios)
• The Librarians: The Next Chapter (TNT/Electric Entertainment)
• Outlander (Starz/Sony Pictures Television)
• Stranger Things (Netflix)
• Wednesday (Netflix/MGM Television)

BEST HORROR TELEVISION SERIES: 

• Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order (AMC)
• The Institute (MGM/Amazon)
• It: Welcome to Derry (HBO/Warner Bros. Television)
• The Last of Us (HBO/Sony Pictures Television)
• The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC)
• Yellowjackets (Showtime/Paramount)

BEST NEW GENRE TELEVISION SERIES  

• Alien: Earth (FX)
• Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Starz/Sony Pictures Television)
• Pluribus (Sony Pictures Television/Apple)
• Robin Hood (MGM/Amazon)
• Spartacus: House of Ashur (Starz)
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Lucasfilm)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE TELEVISION SERIES:

• Cobra Kai (Netflix/Sony Pictures Television)
• Duster (Bad Robot/Warner Bros. Television)
• Paradise (Hulu/20th Television)
  
• Reacher (Amazon Prime)
  
• Squid Game (Netflix)
• Twisted Metal (Peacock/Sony Pictures Television)

BEST THRILLER TELEVISION SERIES:

• Dark Winds (AMC)
  
• Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime/Paramount+)
  
• The Lowdown (FX)
  
• MobLand (CBS/Paramount)
• The Rainmaker (Lionsgate/Blumhouse Television)
• Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple)

BEST SUPERHERO TELEVISION SERIES:

• Daredevil: Born Again (Marvel Television)
• Gen V (Amazon Prime/Sony Pictures Television)
• Invincible (Amazon Prime)
• Iron Heart (Marvel Television)
  
• Peacemaker (Warner Bros. Television/DC Studios)
• The Sandman (Netflix/DC Studios)

BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION OR LIMITED SERIES:  

• The Beast in Me (Netflix)
• Black Mirror (Netflix)
• Murderbot (CBS/Paramount/Apple)
• Nautilus (AMC)
  
• The Pitt (Warner Bros.)
• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC)
  

BEST ANIMATED TELEVISION SERIES OR EVENT:

• Creature Commandos (Warner Bros. Television/DC Studios)
  
• Harley Quinn (Warner Bros. Television/DC Studios)
• Marvel Zombies (Marvel Animation)
• Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu/20th Century Studios)
  
• Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld (Lucasfilm)
• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Marvel Animation)
• Solo Leveling Season 2 – Arise from the Shadow (Crunchyroll)

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES: 

• Sterling K. Brown, Paradise (Hulu/20th Television)
  
• John Cena, Peacemaker (Warner Bros. Television/DC Studios)
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime/Paramount)
• Sam Heughan, Outlander (Starz/Sony Pictures Television)
  
• Diego Luna, Andor (Lucasfilm)
  
• Norman Reedus, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC)
• Adam Scott, Severance (Apple)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES: 

• Caitriona Balfe, Outlander (Starz)
• Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things (Netflix)
• Sydney Chandler, Alien: Earth (FX)
• Britt Lower, Severance (Apple)
• Melissa McBride, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC)
• Jenna Ortega, Wednesday (Netflix/MGM Television)
• Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (Apple/Sony Pictures Television)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES:

• Jack Alcott, Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime/Paramount)
  
• William Fichtner, Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order (AMC)
• Jude Law, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Lucasfilm)
• James Marsden, Paradise (Hulu/20th Television)
  
• Babou Ceesay, Alien: Earth (FX)
  
• Ethan Peck, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+/CBS Studios)
  
• Stellan Skarsgård, Andor (Lucasfilm)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS  IN A TELEVISION SERIES:

• Christina Chong, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+/CBS Studios)
• Denise Gough, Andor (Lucasfilm)
  
• Julianne Nicholson, Paradise (Hulu/20th Television)
• Jennifer Holland, Peacemaker (Warner Bros. Television/DC Studios)
• Genevieve O’Reilly, Andor (Lucasfilm)
  
• Uma Thurman, Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime/Paramount)
  
• Karolina Wydra, Pluribus (Apple/Sony Pictures Television)

BEST GUEST STAR IN A TELEVISION SERIES:

• Dave Dastmalchian, Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime/Paramount)
• Peter Dinklage, Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime/Paramount
  
• Linda Hamilton, Stranger Things (Netflix)
• James Remar, It: Welcome to Derry (Warner Bros. TV)
• Bill Skarsgård, It: Welcome to Derry (HBO/Warner Bros TV)
  
• Samba Schutte, Pluribus (Apple/Sony Pictures Television)
  
• Paul Wesley, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+/CBS Studios)

BEST YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A TELEVISION SERIES:

• Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Lucasfilm)
  
• Arian S. Cartaya, It: Welcome to Derry (HBO/Warner Bros. TV)
• Joe Freeman, The Institute (MGM+)
• Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things (Netflix)
  
• Jaz Sinclair, Gen V (Amazon/Sony Pictures TV)
• Sadie Sink, Stranger Things (Netflix)
  
• Clara Stack, It: Welcome to Derry (HBO/Warner Bros. TV)

 

BEST 4K HOME MEDIA RELEASE:

• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
• Nightmare Alley (Criterion)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney/Marvel)
• Thunderbolts* – The New Avengers (Disney/Marvel)
• When Evil Lurks (Second Sight Films)
• Wicked (Universal)

BEST HOME MEDIA COLLECTION RELEASE:

• 007: James Bond – Sean Connery 6 Film Collection  (Warner Bros.)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 7 Film Collection (Warner Bros.)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy (Arrow)
• Terror in the Fog: The Wallace Krimi at CCC (Eureka)
• The Abbott and Costello Horror Film Collection (Kino Lorber)
• The Pink Panther Peter Sellers Comedy Collection (Kino Lorber)

BEST TELEVISION HOME MEDIA RELEASE:

• Chucky: The Complete Series (Universal)
• Creepshow Complete Series (Shudder)
• Knight Rider: The Complete Series (Universal)
• Peanuts 75th Ultimate TV Specials (Warner Bros.)
• The Huckleberry Hound Show (Warner Archives)
• The Penguin Season 1  (Warner Bros.)

BEST CLASSIC FILM HOME MEDIA RELEASE:

• Dead of Night (Kino Lorber)
• Frailty (Lionsgate Home Video)
• Kingdom of Heaven (Director’s Cut)  (20th Century/Disney)
• Night of the Juggler (Kino Lorber)
• Night of the Living Dead 1990 (Sony)
• The Re-Animator 40th Anniversary (Ignite Films)
• Tombstone (Disney)