The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominees for the 46th Saturn Awards. Created to honor genre films and television projects, the Saturn Awards aim to celebrate the movies that more prestigious entities like the Academy Awards and Golden Globes tend to ignore. In addition to sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, the Saturn Awards honor action, and comic book-based projects.
To be considered for this year’s awards, a film or TV series had to have been released between July 15, 2019 (damn, that was a long-ass time ago!) and November 12, 2020. It should be noted that there was not a Saturn Awards event last year.
Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker was the most nominated project with 12 nods. That was followed by Tenet with nine, and Doctor Sleep with eight. Because the eligibility date goes all the way back to July 2019, that means an oldie like Joker managed to score five nominations. It feels weird paying tribute to something that came out two years ago!
And Joker isn’t the only 2019 entry as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, and 1917 are also up for multiple awards.
And speaking of those movies, the Saturn Awards have been criticized in recent years for honoring movies in the Action and Thriller categories, which many feel fall too far away from the purpose of the awards. In both the film and TV areas, most of the acting nominations aren’t for genre fare but for “prestige” projects like Daniel Craig for Knives Out as one example, or Better Call Saul which has five noms in the TV categories.
There are some questionable nominations elsewhere. Why is Mulan nominated as an Action movie when The Lion King is up for Fantasy? And for that matter, why isn’t it nominated for Animated?
And why is Norman Reedus in the Supporting Actor category for The Walking Dead? He’s the star of the show!
But anyway, the 45th awards were the first to be streamed so audiences at home could watch them. Aisha Tyler hosted. The organizers hope to hold another live ceremony sometime later this year.
Check out all the nominations below:
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
Source: Deadline
