Too often, popular movies get snubbed by the major accolades like the Academy Awards, Emmys and Golden Globes. Luckily, there is the Saturn Awards, given out by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, which also honors genre television accomplishment. This year marked the 44th annual presentation and trophies were showered on a wide variety of recipients, but like at last week’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, ‘Black Panther’ took home the most awards– five altogether. The Marvel smash won Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release, besting ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’, ‘Logan’, ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and ‘Wonder Woman’, as well as Best Supporting Actress in a Film for Danai Guriria‘s portrayal of warrior Okoye, Best Director for Ryan Coogler, Best Production Design for Hannah Beachler and Best Makeup for Joel Harlow and Ken Diaz.
While Chadwick Boseman was favored to take Best Actor, he was bested by Mark Hamill for his final (?) performance as Luke Skywalker in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’. Despite some negative fan reaction, ‘The Last Jedi’ was still awarded in the categories of Best Screenplay for Rian Johnson and Best Editing for Bob Ducsay.
Not only was Boseman shut out from Best Actor, but remarkably, ‘Black Panther’ lost Best Costume Design to ‘Beauty and the Beast’. While it seems that ‘Black Panther’ was the movie to beat, other comic book flicks were recognized as Gal Gadot won Best Actress for ‘Wonder Woman’, Patrick Stewart won Best Supporting Actor for ‘Logan’, and, in what was probably one of the biggest upsets, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ took home Best Special Effects.
Because the Saturn Awards offers prizes in so many categories, the love was also spread to releases like ‘Blade Runner 2049’ for Best Science Fiction Film, ‘The Shape of Water’ for Best Fantasy Film, ‘Get Out’ for Best Horror Film, and perhaps oddest of all, ‘The Greatest Showman’ took home Best Action/Adventure Film.
In the realm of television, “upsets” seems to have been the name of the game. While ‘The Walking Dead’ predictably won Best Horror TV Series, FOX’s lowly sitcom ‘The Orville’ scored Best Science Fiction TV Series over more obvious examples like ‘The 100’, ‘Colony’, ‘Doctor Who’, ‘The Expanse’, ‘Salvation’ and ‘The X-Files’; while ‘Outlander’ took home Best Fantasy TV Series over ‘American Gods’, ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘The Good Place’, ‘Knightfall’, ‘The Librarians’ and ‘The Magicians’.
In some areas, it seems the Saturn Awards keeps programming from streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu completely segregated from that from traditional network and cable services, while in others, they are combined. For instance, CBS All Access’ ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ was nominated for and won Best New Media Television Series, but was not nominated under the standard Best Science Fiction TV Series category. But Sonequa Martin-Green‘s nomination and win was for Best Actress in a TV Series against stars from traditional network and cable series like Gillian Anderson and Adrianne Palicki for ‘The X-Files’ and ‘The Orville’, respectively, both of which air on FOX. And because of the wide variety of categories that qualify, Mary Elizabeth Winstead was up for the same award for her role on FX’s ‘Fargo’ a crime drama that technically counts as a “Thriller” but would otherwise not be considered genre.
Likewise, Kyle MacLachlan won for Best Actor on a TV series for Showtime’s ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’, but was up against the likes of Jon Bernthal for Netflix’s ‘The Punisher’ and Jason Isaacs for ‘Star Trek: Discovery’. But ‘The Punisher’ was not eligible for the standard Best Superhero TV Series. That was given to ‘The Flash’ over ‘Arrow’, ‘Black Lightning’, ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’, ‘Gotham’, ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and ‘Supergirl’. While Bernthal didn’t win Best Actor, ‘The Punisher’ won Best New Media Superhero Series.
In special presentations, Blumhouse founder Jason Blum was bestowed the Producers Showcase Award, while the Filmmakers Showcase Award went to Jake Kasdan, whose ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ was the surprise hit of the winter. Don Mancini was given the Special Achievement Award for creating the ‘Child’s Play’/’Chuckie’ franchise. The Dan Curtis Legacy Award went to Sarah Schechter, the executive producer of all of The CW’s DC Comics shows, as well as ‘Riverdale’ and DC Universe’s upcoming ‘Titans’.
You can view the entire list of nominees and winners below:
The 44th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations:
FILM:
Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release:
- ***WINNER*** Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Logan (20th Century Fox)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel)
- Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)
Best Science Fiction Release:
- Alien: Covenant (20th Century Fox)
- ***WINNER*** Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
- Life (Columbia Pictures / Sony)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (STX Films / EuropaCorp)
- War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)
Best Fantasy Film Release:
- Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios)
- Downsizing (Paramount)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony Pictures)
- Kong: Skull Island (Warner Bros.)
- Paddington 2 (Warner Bros.)
- ***WINNER*** The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
Best Horror Film Release:
- 47 Meters Down (Entertainment Studios)
- Annabelle: Creation (Warner Bros.)
- Better Watch Out (Well Go USA)
- ***WINNER*** Get Out (Universal)
- It (Warner Bros.)
- Mother! (Paramount)
Best Action / Adventure Film Release:
- Baby Driver (TriStar / Sony Pictures)
- Dunkirk (Warner Bros.)
- The Fate of the Furious (Universal)
- ***WINNER*** The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox)
- Hostiles (Entertainment Studios)
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle (20th Century Fox)
Best Thriller Film Release:
- Brawl in Cell Block 99 (RLJE Films)
- Murder on the Orient Express (20th Century Fox)
- The Post (20th Century Fox)
- Suburbicon (Paramount)
- ***WINNER*** Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight)
- Wind River (TWC)
Best Actor in a Film:
- Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Ryan Gosling – Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
- ***WINNER*** Mark Hamill – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
- Hugh Jackman – Logan (20th Century Fox)
- Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out (Universal)
- Andy Serkis – War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)
- Vince Vaughn – Brawl in Cell Block 99 (RLJE)
Best Actress in a Film:
- ***WINNER*** Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)
- Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
- Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight)
- Lupita Nyong’o – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Rosamund Pike – Hostiles (Entertainment Studios)
- Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
- Emma Watson – Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Supporting Actor in a Film:
- Harrison Ford – Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
- Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Michael Keaton – Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel)
- Chris Pine – Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)
- Michael Rooker – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Bill Skårsgard – It (Warner Bros.)
- ***WINNER*** Patrick Stewart – Logan (20th Century Fox)
Best Supporting Actress in a Film:
- Ana De Armas – Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
- Carrie Fisher – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
- ***WINNER*** Danai Gurira – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Lois Smith – Marjorie Prime (FilmRise)
- Octavia Spencer – The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
- Tessa Thompson – Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Kelly Marie Tran – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film:
- ***WINNER*** Tom Holland – Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel)
- Dafne Keen – Logan (20th Century Fox)
- Sophia Lillis – It (Warner Bros.)
- Millicent Simmons – Wonderstruck (Amazon / Roadside Attractions)
- Jacob Tremblay – Wonder (Lionsgate)
- Letitia Wright – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Zendaya – Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel)
Best Film Director:
- ***WINNER*** Ryan Coogler – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
- Patty Jenkins – Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)
- Rian Johnson – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
- Jordan Peele – Get Out (Universal)
- Matt Reeves – War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)
- Denis Villeneuve – Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
Best Film Screenplay:
- Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Hampton Fancher, Michael Green – Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
- Jordan Peele – Get Out (Universal)
- Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green – Logan (20th Century Fox)
- Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor – The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
- ***WINNER*** Rian Johnson – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
- Allan Heinberg – Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)
Best Film Production Design:
- Sarah Greenwood – Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios)
- ***WINNER*** Hannah Beachler – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Dennis Gassner – Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
- Paul Denham Austerberry – The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
- Rick Heinrichs – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
- Hugues Tissandier – Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets (STX Films /EuroCorp)
Best Film Editing:
- Michael P. Shawver, Claudia Castello – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Paul Rubell, Christian Wagner – The Fate of the Furious (Universal)
- Gregory Plotkin – Get Out (Universal)
- Michael McCusker, Dirk Westervelt – Logan (20th Century Fox)
- Sidney Wolinsky – The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
- ***WINNER*** Bob Ducsay – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
Best Film Music:
- Ludwig Goransson – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- ***WINNER*** Michael Giacchino – Coco (Walt Disney Studios)
- John Debney, Joseph Trapanese – The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox)
- Alexandre Desplat – The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
- John Williams – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
- Carter Burwell – Wonderstruck (Amazon / Roadside Attractions)
Best Film Costume Designer:
- ***WINNER*** Jacqueline Durran – Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios)
- Ruth E. Carter – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Ellen Mirojnick – The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox)
- Michael Kaplan – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Warner Bros.)
- Olivier Beriot – Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets (STX Films / EuroCorp)
- Lindy Hemming – Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)
Best Film Make-Up:
- ***WINNER*** Joel Harlow, Ken Diaz – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Donald Mowat – Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
- John Blake, Brian Sipe – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Alec Gillis, Sean Sansom, Tom Woodruff, Jr., Shane Zander – It (Warner Bros.)
- Mike Hill, Shane Mahan – The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
- Peter Swords King, Neal Scanlan – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
- Arjen Tuiten – Wonder (Lionsgate)
Best Film Special / Visual Effects:
- Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, Dan Sudick – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer – Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
- ***WINNER*** Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
- Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus – Kong: Skull Island (Warner Bros.)
- Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
- Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Joel Whist – War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)
Best Independent Film Release:
- I, Tonya (Neon)
- LBJ (Electric Entertainment)
- Lucky (Magnolia)
- Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (Annapurna Pictures)
- Super Dark Times (The Orchard)
- ***WINNER*** Wonder (Lionsgate)
- Wonderstruck (Amazon / Roadside Attractions)
Best International Film Release:
- ***WINNER*** Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Arka Media Works)
- Brimstone (Momentum Pictures)
- The Lodgers (Epic Pictures Group)
- The Man Who Invented Christmas (Bleecker Street)
- The Square (Magnolia)
- Wolf Warrior 2 (Well Go USA)
Best Animated Film Release:
- Cars 3 (Walt Disney Studios)
- ***WINNER*** Coco (Walt Disney Studios)
- Despicable Me 3 (Universal)
- The Boss Baby (20th Century Fox)
- Your Name (Funimation)
TELEVISION
Best Superhero Television Series:
- Arrow (The CW)
- Black Lightning (The CW)
- ***WINNER*** The Flash (The CW)
- DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW)
- Gotham (FOX Television)
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
- Supergirl (The CW)
Best Science Fiction Television Series:
- The 100 (The CW)
- Colony (USA)
- Doctor Who (BBC America)
- The Expanse (SYFY)
- ***WINNER*** The Orville (FOX Television)
- Salvation (CBS)
- The X-Files (FOX Television)
Best Fantasy Television Series:
- American Gods (STARZ)
- Game of Thrones (HBO)
- The Good Place (NBC)
- Knightfall (HISTORY Channel)
- The Librarians (TNT)
- The Magicians (SYFY)
- ***WINNER*** Outlander (STARZ)
Best Horror Television Series:
- American Horror Story: Cult (FX)
- Ash vs. Evil Dead (STARZ)
- Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
- Preacher (AMC)
- The Strain (FX)
- Teen Wolf (MTV)
- ***WINNER*** The Walking Dead (AMC)
Best Action/Thriller Television Series:
- The Alienist (TNT)
- Animal Kingdom (TNT)
- ***WINNER*** Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Fargo (FX)
- Into the Badlands (AMC)
- Mr. Mercedes (Audience Network)
- Riverdale (The CW)
Best Presentation on Television:
- Channel Zero (SYFY)
- Descendants 2 (Disney Channel)
- Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (BBC America)
- Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Return (Netflix)
- Okja (Netflix)
- The Sinner (USA)
- ***WINNER*** Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)
Best Actor on a Television Series:
- Jon Bernthal – Marvel’s The Punisher (Netflix)
- Bruce Campbell – Ash vs. Evil Dead (STARZ)
- Sam Heughan – Outlander (STARZ)
- Jason Isaacs – Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
- Andrew Lincoln – The Walking Dead (AMC)
- Seth MacFarlane – The Orville (Fox Television)
- ***WINNER*** Kyle MacLachlan – Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)
- Ricky Whittle – American Gods (STARZ)
Best Actress on a Television Series:
- Gillian Anderson – The X-Files (FOX Television)
- Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (STARZ)
- Melissa Benoist – Supergirl (The CW)
- Lena Headey – Game of Thrones (HBO)
- ***WINNER*** Sonequa Martin-Green – Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
- Adrianne Palicki – The Orville (FOX Television)
- Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Cult (FX)
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead – Fargo (FX)
Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series:
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones (HBO)
- Miguel Ferrer – Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)
- Kit Harington – Game of Thrones (HBO)
- Doug Jones – Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
- Christian Kane – The Librarians (TNT)
- ***WINNER*** Michael McKean – Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Khary Payton – The Walking Dead (AMC)
- Evan Peters – American Horror Story: Cult (FX)
Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series:
- Odette Annable – Supergirl (The CW)
- Dakota Fanning – The Alienist (TNT)
- Danai Gurira – The Walking Dead (AMC)
- Melissa McBride – The Walking Dead (AMC)
- Candice Patton – The Flash (The CW)
- Adina Porter – American Horror Story: Cult (The CW)
- Krysten Ritter – Marvel’s The Defenders (Netflix)
- ***WINNER*** Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series:
- KJ Apa – Riverdale (The CW)
- Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things (Netflix)
- Max Charles – The Strain (FX)
- Alycia Debnam-Carey – Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
- David Mazouz – Gotham (FOX Television)
- Lili Reinhart – Riverdale (The CW)
- ***WINNER*** Chandler Riggs – The Walking Dead (AMC)
- Cole Sprouse – Riverdale (The CW)
Best Guest-Starring Performance on Television:
- Bryan Cranston – Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (Amazon / Sony Television)
- Michael Greyeyes – Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
- ***WINNER*** David Lynch – Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead (AMC)
- Rachel Nichols – The Librarians (TNT)
- Jesse Plemons – Black Mirror (Netflix)
- Hartley Sawyer – The Flash (The CW)
- Michelle Yeoh – Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
Best Animated Series on Television:
- Archer (FXX)
- Bojack Horseman (Netflix)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cartoon Network / Sony Television)
- Family Guy (FOX)
- Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)
- The Simpsons (FOX)
- ***WINNER*** Star Wars: Rebels (Disney XD)
Best New Media Television Series:
- Altered Carbon (Netflix)
- Black Mirror (Netflix)
- The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
- Mindhunter (Netflix)
- Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (Amazon / Sony Television)
- ***WINNER*** Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
- Stranger Things (Netflix)
Best New Media Superhero Series:
- Future Man (Hulu)
- Marvel’s The Defenders (Netflix)
- Marvel’s Iron Fist (Netflix)
- Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu)
- ***WINNER*** Marvel’s The Punisher (Netflix)
- The Tick (Amazon)
Home Entertainment:
Best DVD/BD Release:
- 2:22 (Magnolia)
- Colossal (Universal)
- Cult of Chucky (Universal)
- ***WINNER*** Dave Made a Maze (Gravitas Ventures)
- The Devil’s Whisper (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
- The Man from Earth: Holocene (MVD Visual)
Best DVD/BD Classic Film Release:
- Caltiki The Immortal Monster (Arrow)
- Deluge (Kino Lorber)
- ***WINNER*** Lifeboat (Kino Lorber)
- The Mephisto Waltz (Kino Lorber)
- The Old Dark House (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
- Tobor the Great (Kino Classics)
Best DVD/BD Special Edition Release:
- Lost Horizon (80th Anniversary) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
- The Lost World Deluxe Edition (Flicker Alley)
- ***WINNER*** Night of the Living Dead (Criterion Collection)
- Re-Animator Special Edition (Arrow)
- Speed Racer Collector’s Edition (Funimation)
- Suspiria 40th Anniversary Edition (Synapse)
Best DVD/BD Collection Release:
- OSS 117 Five Film Collection (Kino Classics)
- Abbott and Costello Rarities (Thunderbean)
- The Adventures of Captain Marvel (Kino Classics)
- Christopher Nolan 4K Collection (Warner)
- ***WINNER*** Dracula Complete Legacy Collection (Universal)
- Fritz Lang: The Silent Films (Kino Lorber)
- The Mummy Complete Legacy Collection (Universal)
Best DVD/BD Television Series Release:
- ***WINNER*** American Gods (Season 1) (Lionsgate)
- Grimm: The Complete Collection (Universal)
- The Rockford Files: The Complete Series (Mill Creek)
- Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series (Paramount)
- The Vampire Diaries (The Complete Series) (Warner)
- Westworld: Season One: The Maze (Warner)
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FROM THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR FILMS
The Producers Showcase Award: Jason Blum
The Dan Curtis Legacy Award: Sarah Schechter
The Special Achievement Award: Don Mancini (“Chucky”)
The Filmmakers Showcase Award: Jake Kasdan
Source: Deadline
