The Saturn Awards[1] are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films belonging to genre fiction, as well as television and home media releases. The Saturn Awards were created in 1973 and were originally referred to as Golden Scrolls.
| Saturn Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 51st Saturn Awards | |
 Official event logo | |
| Awarded for | Best in genre fiction film, television and home media releases |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films |
| First awarded | 1973 |
| Website | www |
History
The Saturn Awards were devised by Donald A. Reed in 1973, who felt that work in films in the genre of science fiction at that time lacked recognition within the established Hollywood film industry's award system.[2] Initially, the award given was a Golden Scroll certificate.[3] In the late 1970s, the award was changed to be a representation of the planet Saturn, with its ring(s) composed of film.
The Saturn Awards are voted upon by members of the presenting Academy. The Academy is a non-profit organization with membership open to the public. Its president and executive producer is Robert Holguin, and producer/writers Bradley Marcus and Kevin Marcus.[4] Its members include filmmakers J. J. Abrams, Bryan Singer, Steven Spielberg, Bryan Fuller, Mark A. Altman, Vince Gilligan and James Cameron, among others.[5]
Although the Awards still primarily focus on films and television in the science fiction, fantasy and horror categories, the Saturns have also recognized productions in other dramatic genres. There are also special awards for lifetime achievement in film production.
Following the 46th Saturn Awards held in 2021, the decision to rebrand what would have been the "47th Saturn Awards" to the "50th Saturn Awards", was made in order to celebrate 50 years of the Saturn Awards, which were founded in 1972. Subsequent ceremonies have continued with the new numbering.[6] The television categories were majorly overhauled at the 50th ceremony, with several categories being split to recognise both network/cable and streaming series however, these changes were reverted at the following ceremony. In 2023, the nominations announcement and awards process for the 51st Saturn Awards was postponed by several months in solidarity with the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.[7]
Award categories
Film
- Best Science Fiction Film (since 1972)
- Best Horror Film (since 1972)
- Best Fantasy Film (since 1973)
- Best Animated Film (1978, 1982, since 2002)
- Best International Film (1979–1982, since 2006)
- Best Action or Adventure Film (since 1994)
- Best Independent Film (since 2012)
- Best Thriller Film (since 2013)
- Best Comic-to-Movie Film (since 2013)
- Best Film Director (since 1974)
- Best Film Writing (since 1973)
- Best Actor in a Film (since 1974)
- Best Actress in a Film (since 1974)
- Best Supporting Actor in a Film (since 1974)
- Best Supporting Actress in a Film (since 1974)
- Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film (since 1984)
- Best Music (since 1973)
- Best Film Editing (1977–1978, since 2011)
- Best Film Production Design (since 2009)
- Best Film Costume (since 1976)
- Best Film Make-Up (since 1973)
- Best Film Special Effects (since 1973)
Television
- Best Television Presentation (since 1994)
- Best Science Fiction Television Series (since 2015)
- Best Fantasy Television Series (since 2015)
- Best Horror Television Series (since 2015)
- Best Action-Thriller Television Series (since 2015)
- Best Superhero Television Series (since 2015)
- Best Animated Series on Television (since 2017)
- Best Actor on Television (since 1996)
- Best Actress on Television (since 1996)
- Best Supporting Actor on Television (since 1999)
- Best Supporting Actress on Television (since 1999)
- Best Guest Starring Role on Television (since 2008)
- Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series (since 2013)
Home video
- Best DVD or Blu-ray Release (since 2001)
- Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release (since 2001)
- Best Classic Film DVD Release (since 2001)
- Best Television DVD Release (since 2002)
- Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection (since 2003)
- Best Retro Television Series on DVD (since 2014)
Special awards
Discontinued awards
- Best Low-Budget Film (1980–1982)
- Best Network Television Series (1988–2014)
- Best Streaming Science Fiction, Action & Fantasy Series (2019)
- Best Streaming Superhero Series (2017–2018)
- Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series (1996–2014)
- Best International Series (2007)
- Best Youth-Oriented Television Series (2011–2014)
- Best New Media Television Series (2015–2017)
- Best Streaming Limited Event Television Series (2022)
- Best Streaming Action/Adventure Television Series (2022)
- Best Streaming Fantasy Television Series (2022)
- Best Streaming Horror & Thriller Series (2018, 2022)
- Best Streaming Science Fiction Television Series (2022)
- Best Actor in a Streaming Television Series (2018, 2022)
- Best Actress in a Streaming Television Series (2018, 2022)
- Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series (2022)
- Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series (2022)
- Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Television Series (2022)
- Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Streaming Television Series (2022)
Records
| Superlative | Record-holder | Record set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most awards for a person | James Cameron | 10 awards[a] | 2022/23 | Awards resulted from 15 nominations |
| John Williams | 10 awards[b] | Awards resulted from 24 nominations | ||
| Most nominations for a person | 24 nominations | Nominations resulted in 10 wins | ||
| Most awards for a film | Avatar | 10 awards | 2009 | Awards resulted from 10 nominations[c] |
| Most nominations for a film | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 15 nominations | 2015 | Nominations resulted in 8 wins |
| Most awards for a TV series | The Walking Dead | 24 awards[d] | 2021/22 | Awards resulted from 62 nominations |
| Most nominations for a TV series | 62 nominations | Nominations resulted in 24 wins[d] | ||
| Most awards for acting | Anna Torv | 4 awards | 2012 | Awards resulted from 5 nominations |
| Robert Downey Jr. | 2018/19 | Awards resulted from 8 nominations | ||
| Caitríona Balfe | 2022/23 | Awards resulted from 8 nominations | ||
| Patrick Stewart | 2022/23 | Awards resulted from 7 nominations | ||
| Most nominations for acting | Tom Cruise | 12 nominations | 2021/22 | Nominations resulted in 2 wins |
| Most awards for directing | James Cameron | 6 awards | 2022/23 | Awards resulted from 7 nominations |
| Most nominations for directing | Steven Spielberg | 14 nominations | 2021/22 | Nominations resulted in 4 wins |
| Most awards for writing | Christopher Nolan | 4 awards | 2014 | Awards resulted from 6 nominations |
| James Cameron | 2022/23 | Awards resulted from 7 nominations | ||
| Most nominations for writing | Peter Jackson | 7 nominations | 2014 | Nominations resulted in 1 win |
| Fran Walsh | 2014 | Nominations resulted in 1 win | ||
| Quentin Tarantino | 2018/19 | Nominations resulted in 2 wins | ||
| Guillermo del Toro | 2021/22 | Nominations resulted in 1 win | ||
| James Cameron | 2022/23 | Nominations resulted in 4 wins | ||
| Most awards for a film series | Star Wars | 49 awards[e] | 2019/20 | |
| Most nominations for a film series | Marvel Cinematic Universe | 170 nominations[f] | 2022/23 | Nominations resulted in 40 wins |
| Most nominations for a television franchise at a single ceremony | Star Trek | 14 nominations[g] | 2022/23 | Nominations resulted in 5 wins |
Notes
- The Walking Dead (2010–2022) was nominated for 62 and won 24 competitive awards throughout its run, which lasted for 11 seasons. In addition, the series received a special award in 2024 for the cast and creators of the Walking Dead franchise.
- Those include 14 (8 competitive plus 6 special awards) wins for Star Wars (1977), 4 wins for The Empire Strikes Back (1980), 5 wins for Return of the Jedi (1983), 2 wins for The Phantom Menace (1999), 2 wins for Attack of the Clones (2002), 1 win for The Star Wars Trilogy (2004), a compilation of the franchise's first three installments, 2 wins for Revenge of the Sith (2005), 8 wins for The Force Awakens (2015), 3 wins for Rogue One (2016), 3 wins for The Last Jedi (2017), and 5 wins for The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
- Those include 8 nominations for Iron Man (2008), 1 nomination for The Incredible Hulk (2008), 4 nominations for Iron Man 2 (2010), 4 nominations for Thor (2011), 7 nominations for Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), 6 nominations for The Avengers (2012), 5 nominations for Iron Man 3 (2013), 5 nominations for Thor: The Dark World (2013), 11 nominations for Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), 9 nominations for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), 4 nominations for Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), 6 nominations for Ant-Man (2015), 8 nominations for Captain America: Civil War (2016), 10 nominations for Doctor Strange (2016), 4 nominations for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), 4 nominations for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), 2 nominations for Thor: Ragnarok (2017), 14 nominations for Black Panther (2018), 2 nominations for Avengers: Infinity War (2018), 3 nominations for Captain Marvel (2019), 14 nominations for Avengers: Endgame (2019), 4 nominations for Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), 7 nominations for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), 1 nomination for Eternals (2021), 9 nominations for Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), 4 nominations for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), 3 nominations for Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), 3 nominations for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), 1 nomination for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), and 7 nominations for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
- Those include 7 nominations for the third and final season of Picard, six nominations for the second season of Strange New Worlds, and one nomination for the third season of animated series Lower Decks.
Year-by-year results
The year indicates the year of release of the films eligible.
- 1972: 1st Saturn Awards
- 1973: 2nd Saturn Awards
- 1974–1975: 3rd Saturn Awards
- 1976: 4th Saturn Awards
- 1977: 5th Saturn Awards
- 1978: 6th Saturn Awards
- 1979: 7th Saturn Awards
- 1980: 8th Saturn Awards
- 1981: 9th Saturn Awards
- 1982: 10th Saturn Awards
- 1983: 11th Saturn Awards
- 1984: 12th Saturn Awards
- 1985: 13th Saturn Awards
- 1986: 14th Saturn Awards
- 1987: 15th Saturn Awards
- 1988: 16th Saturn Awards
- 1989–1990: 17th Saturn Awards
- 1991: 18th Saturn Awards
- 1992: 19th Saturn Awards
- 1993: 20th Saturn Awards
- 1994: 21st Saturn Awards
- 1995: 22nd Saturn Awards
- 1996: 23rd Saturn Awards
- 1997: 24th Saturn Awards
- 1998: 25th Saturn Awards
- 1999: 26th Saturn Awards
- 2000: 27th Saturn Awards
- 2001: 28th Saturn Awards
- 2002: 29th Saturn Awards
- 2003: 30th Saturn Awards
- 2004: 31st Saturn Awards
- 2005: 32nd Saturn Awards
- 2006: 33rd Saturn Awards
- 2007: 34th Saturn Awards
- 2008: 35th Saturn Awards
- 2009: 36th Saturn Awards
- 2010: 37th Saturn Awards
- 2011: 38th Saturn Awards
- 2012: 39th Saturn Awards
- 2013: 40th Saturn Awards
- 2014: 41st Saturn Awards
- 2015: 42nd Saturn Awards
- 2016: 43rd Saturn Awards
- 2017: 44th Saturn Awards
- 2018–2019: 45th Saturn Awards
- 2019–2020: 46th Saturn Awards
- 2021–2022: 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards
- 2022–2023: 51st Saturn Awards
- 2023–2024: 52nd Saturn Awards
See also
References
External links
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