The 51st Saturn Awards, which celebrates excellence in genre entertainment, took place in Burbank, California this weekend. Each year, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror celebrates the highlights of genre-based entertainment in the past year.
Since awards shows like the Oscars, Emmys, or Golden Globes frequently highlight more traditional genres like drama and comedy, the Saturn Awards aim to recognize alternative forms of storytelling. Actor Joel McHale, a veteran of genre storytelling, hosted the show at the L.A. Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel.
Avatar: The Way of Water, Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny took home multiple awards in the film division. Outlander and Wednesday won many awards across the Television division.
The Star Trek franchise had a strong showing across the event. In addition to Star Trek: Picard winning four out of its seven Saturn Award nominations, the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation (the precursor to Picard) won a lifetime achievement award presented by the President of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige. The Walking Dead franchise also won a Lifetime Achievement Award. Additionally, actors and creatives Jodie Foster, Keanu Reeves, Seth MacFarlane, and Dave Filoni won various awards honoring their careers.
Star Wars projects did not win as big as Trek this year; it did collect some notable wins for the critically acclaimed Rogue One spin-off Andor (which won Best New Genre Television Series) and their most recent animated series, The Bad Batch. Other notable wins include Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse for Best Animated Film, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 for Best Superhero Film, and The Last of Us for Best Horror Television Series.
Read the complete list of winners, as reported by Deadline, below!
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 (for 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 (for Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny)
BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM
Margot Robbie (Barbie)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM
Nicolas Cage (in Renfield)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM
Emily Blunt (in Oppenheimer)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A FILM
Xolo Maridueña (in Blue Beetle)
BEST FILM MUSIC
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (by 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 (in Star Trek: Picard)
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Caitriona Balfe (in Outlander)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jonathan Frakes (in Star Trek: Picard)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jeri Ryan (in Star Trek: Picard)
BEST FEATURED GUEST STAR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Paul Wesley (in Strange Trek: Strange New Worlds)
BEST YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jenna Ortega (in 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)
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