The Academy of Science Fiction,
Fantasy & Horror Films recently send us the official list of nominees 43rd annual Saturn Awards. Nominees are posted at the end of this press release.
The winners will be announced on June 28th in Burbank, CA.
Press Release:
The Academy of Science Fiction,
Fantasy & Horror Films unveiled the nominations for the 43rd
Annual Saturn Awards today. Lucasfilm /
Disney’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
beamed boldly, leading the pack with 11 nominations in the Motion Picture
category. Disney’s dominance extended with 10 nominations apiece for the Steven
Spielberg-directed fantasy The BFG,
Marvel’s epic mind-bender Doctor Strange,
and 8 nods for Captain America: Civil
War. Top Motion Picture nominee getters include 7 nominations for Warner
Bros’ Harry Potter prequel Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them, and 6 nominations each for Paramount’s
thought provoking alien contact drama Arrival
and Disney’s live-action retelling of The
Jungle Book. Fans can watch the announcement on the Saturn Awards’ YouTube
channel, featuring stars Clare Kramer (Tales
of Halloween), and Greg Grunberg (“Heroes,” Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens) revealing the major
Motion Picture nominees, with the major
Television categories announced by Violett Beane (CW’s “The Flash”) and Janina
Gavankar (Fox TV’s “Sleepy Hollow”).
Once again, AMC’s “The Walking
Dead” proved unstoppable in the Television category, leading the herd with 7
nominations. HBO’s ambitious reboot “Westworld” lassoed 6 nominations, followed
by FX’s “American Horror Story: Roanoke” (5 nominations), AMC’s Walking Dead
prequel “Fear The Walking Dead” (4 nominations), Starz’s historical fantasy
“Outlander” (4 nominations), and 4 nods for CW’s superheroine show “Supergirl.”
Walt Disney Studios garnered the
lion’s share with 20 Motion Picture nominations, followed by 18 for Marvel
Studios / Walt Disney Studios, 16 for Warner Bros, 15 for Paramount , 11 each
for Lucasfilm Ltd / Walt Disney Studios and 20th Century Fox, 7 for
Universal Pictures, and 4 each for Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company. On the
Television side, AMC dominated with 13 nominations, followed by The CW (12),
Netflix (11) and HBO (9).
In the Home Entertainment categories,
releases singled out for nominations span the gamut from the silent era to
contemporary titles including Dog Eat Dog
(RLJ Entertainment), Phantasm Remastered
(WellGo USA), the Buster Keaton Shorts
Collection (Kino Lorber), Star Trek
The Animated Series (Paramount), Time
After Time (Warner Archive) and The
Lobster (Lionsgate).
Celebrating its 45th
anniversary this year, the Academy was founded in 1972 by noted film historian
Dr. Donald A. Reed to honor and recognize genre entertainment. Through the years, the Academy has expanded
their reach to recognize excellence in other film genres, as well as
encompassing television, home entertainment and live stage. Robert Holguin presently serves as President.
The 43rd Annual Saturn
Awards will take place June 28th in Burbank, California. Visit the
Academy website to learn about voting in this year’s Saturn Awards: www.saturnawards.org.
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The 43rd
Annual Saturn Awards Nominations
FILM:
Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release:
Batman
v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Warner
Bros.)
Captain
America: Civil War (Marvel
/ Walt Disney Studios)
Deadpool (20th
Century Fox)
Doctor
Strange (Marvel
/ Walt Disney Studios)
Suicide
Squad (Warner
Bros.)
X-Men:
Apocalypse (20th
Century Fox)
Best Science Fiction Film Release:
Arrival (Paramount)
Independence
Day: Resurgence (20th
Century Fox)
Midnight
Special (Warner
Bros.)
Passengers (Sony)
Rogue
One: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm
/ Walt Disney Studios)
Star
Trek Beyond (Paramount)
Best Fantasy Film Release:
The
BFG (Walt
Disney Studios)
Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them (Warner
Bros.)
Ghostbusters (Sony)
The
Jungle Book (Walt
Disney Studios)
Miss
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (20th
Century Fox)
A
Monster Calls (Focus
Features)
Pete’s
Dragon (Walt
Disney Studios)
Best Horror Film Release:
The
Autopsy of Jane Doe (IFC
Midnight)
The
Conjuring 2 (New
Line / Warner Bros.)
Demon (The
Orchard)
Don’t
Breathe (Screen
Gems / Sony)
Ouija:
Origin of Evil (Universal)
Train
to Busan (Well
Go USA)
The
Witch (A24)
Best Action/Adventure Film Release:
Allied (Paramount)
Gold (The
Weinstein Company)
Hacksaw
Ridge (Lionsgate)
Hidden
Figures (20th
Century Fox)
The
Legend of Tarzan (Warner
Bros.)
The
Magnificent Seven (Sony)
The
Nice Guys (Warner
Bros.)
Best Thriller Film Release:
10
Cloverfield Lane (Paramount)
The
Accountant (Warner
Bros.)
The
Girl on the Train (Universal)
Jason
Bourne (Universal)
Hell
or High Water (Lionsgate
/ CBS Films)
The
Shallows (Sony)
Split (Universal)
Best Actor in a Film:
Chris
Evans “Captain
America: Civil War” (Marvel / Walt Disney
Studios)
Benedict
Cumberbatch “Doctor Strange” (Marvel / Walt Disney
Studios)
Chris
Pratt “Passengers” (Sony)
Ryan
Reynolds “Deadpool” (20th
Century Fox)
Mark
Rylance “The BFG” (Walt Disney Studios)
Chris
Pine “Star
Trek Beyond” (Paramount)
Matthew
McConaughey “Gold” (The
Weinstein Company)
Best Actress in a Film:
Amy
Adams “Arrival” (Paramount)
Emily
Blunt “The
Girl on the Train” (Universal)
Taraji
P. Henson “Hidden
Figures” (20th Century Fox)
Jennifer
Lawrence “Passengers” (Sony)
Felicity
Jones “Rogue
One: A Star Wars Story” (Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios)
Narges
Rashidi “Under the
Shadow” (Vertical
Entertainment)
Mary
Elizabeth Winstead “10 Cloverfield
Lane” (Paramount)
Best Supporting Actor in a Film:
Chadwick
Boseman “Captain America:
Civil War” (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Dan
Fogler “Fantastic
Beasts and
Where to Find Them” (Warner Bros.)
John
Goodman “10
Cloverfield Lane” (Paramount)
Diego
Luna “Rogue
One: A Star Wars Story”(Lucasfilm / Walt Disney
Studios)
Zachary
Quinto “Star Trek
Beyond” (Paramount)
Christopher
Walken “The Jungle Book” (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Supporting Actress in a Film:
Scarlett
Johansson “Captain
America: Civil War” (Marvel / Walt Disney
Studios)
Tilda
Swinton “Doctor
Strange” (Marvel / Walt
Disney Studios)
Margot
Robbie “Suicide
Squad” (Warner Bros.)
Kate
McKinnon “Ghostbusters” (Sony)
Betty
Buckley “Split” (Universal)
Bryce
Dallas Howard “Gold” (The
Weinstein Company)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
in a Film:
Ruby
Barnhill “The
BFG” (Walt
Disney Studios)
Julian
Dennison “Hunt for
the Wilderpeople” (The Orchard)
Tom
Holland “Captain
America: Civil War” (Marvel / Walt Disney
Studios)
Lewis
MacDougall “A Monster
Calls” (Focus Features)
Neel
Sethi “The
Jungle Book” (Walt Disney
Studios)
Anya
Taylor-Joy “The
Witch” (A24)
Best Film Direction:
Scott
Derrickson “Doctor
Strange” (Marvel / Walt
Disney Studios)
Gareth
Edwards “Rogue
One: A Star Wars Story” (Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios)
Jon
Favreau ‘The
Jungle Book” (Walt
Disney Studios)
Anthony
Russo, Joe Russo “Captain America:
Civil War” (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Bryan
Singer “X-Men:
Apocalypse” (20th
Century Fox)
Steven
Spielberg “The BFG” (Walt Disney
Studios)
Denis
Villeneuve “Arrival” (Paramount)
Best Film Screenplay:
Melissa
Mathison “The BFG” (Walt Disney
Studios)
Eric
Heisserer “Arrival” (Paramount)
Rhett
Reese, Paul Wernick “Deadpool” (20th
Century Fox)
Jon
Spaihts, Scott Derrickson,
C. Robert Cargill “Doctor Strange” (Marvel
/ Walt Disney Studios)
Taylor
Sheridan “Hell or
High Water” (Lionsgate / CBS
Films)
Chris
Weitz, Tony Gilroy “Rogue
One: A Star Wars Story” (Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios)
Best Film Editing:
Jeffrey
Ford,
Matthew Schmidt “Captain America: Civil War” (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
John
Gilroy, Colin Goudie,
Jabez Olssen “Rogue
One: A Star Wars Story” (Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios)
Stefan
Grube “10
Cloverfield Lane” (Paramount)
Michael
Kahn “The BFG” (Walt Disney
Studios)
Mark
Livolsi “The
Jungle Book” (Walt Disney
Studios)
Joe
Walker “Arrival” (Paramount
Best Film Production Design:
Rick
Carter, Robert Stromberg “The BFG” (Walt
Disney Studios)
Doug
Chiang, Neil Lamont “Rogue
One: A Star Wars Story” (Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios)
Stuart
Craig “Fantastic
Beasts and
Where to Find Them” (Warner Bros.)
Guy
Hendrix Dyas “Passengers” (Sony)
Owen
Paterson “Captain
America: Civil War” (Marvel / Walt Disney
Studios)
Charles
Wood “Doctor
Strange” (Marvel / Walt
Disney Studios)
Best Film Music:
Michael
Giacchino “Doctor
Strange” (Marvel / Walt
Disney Studios)
Michael
Giacchino “Rogue
One: A Star Wars Story” (Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios)
James
Newton Howard “Fantastic Beasts
and
Where to Find Them” (Warner Bros.)
Justin
Hurwitz “La La
Land” (Lionsgate)
Thomas
Newman “Passengers” (Sony)
John
Williams “The BFG” (Walt Disney
Studios)
Best Film Costume Design:
Colleen
Atwood “Alice
Through the
Looking Glass” (Walt
Disney Studios)
Colleen
Atwood “Fantastic
Beasts and
Where to Find Them” (Warner Bros.)
Alexandra
Byrne “Doctor Strange” (Marvel / Walt Disney
Studios)
David
Crossman, Glyn Dillon “Rogue One:
A Star Wars Story” (Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios)
Sang-gyeong
Jo “The Handmaiden” (Amazon Studios / Magnolia)
Joanna
Johnston “The BFG” (Walt Disney
Studios)
Best Film Make-Up:
Jeremy
Whitewood “Doctor Strange” (Marvel / Walt Disney
Studios)
Nicky
Knowles “Fantastic
Beasts and
Where to Find Them” (Warner Bros.)
Amy
Byrne “Rogue
One: A Star Wars Story” (Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios)
Monica
Huppert, Joel Harlow “Star Trek Beyond” (Paramount)
Allan
Apone, Jo-Ann MacNeil,
Marta Roggero “Suicide
Squad” (Warner Bros.)
Charles
Carter, Rita Ciccozzi,
Rosalina Da Silva “X-Men: Apocalypse” (20th
Century Fox)
Best Film Special / Visual Effects:
Louis
Morin, Ryal Cosgrove “Arrival” (Paramount)
Joe
Letteri, Joel Whist “The BFG”
Stephane
Ceretti, Richard
Bluff, Vincent Cirelli,
Paul Corbould “Doctor
Strange” (Marvel / Walt
Disney Studios)
Tim
Burke, Christian Manz,
David
Watkins “Fantastic
Beasts and
Where to Find Them” (Warner Bros.)
Robert
Legato, Adam Valdez,
Andrew
R. Jones, Dan Lemmon “The Jungle Book” (Walt Disney Studios)
John
Knoll, Mohen Leo,
Hal Hickel, Neil Corbould “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (Lucasfilm
/ Walt Disney Studios)
Best Independent Film Release:
Eye
in the Sky (Entertainment
One)
Hunt
for the Wilderpeople (The
Orchard)
La
La Land (Lionsgate)
Lion (The
Weinstein Company)
The
Ones Below (Magnolia)
Remember (A24)
Best International Film Release:
Elle (Sony
Pictures Classics)
The
Handmaiden (Amazon
/ Magnolia)
In
Order of Disappearance (Magnolia)
The
Mermaid (Sony)
Shin
Godzilla (Funimation)
Under
the Shadow (Vertical
Entertainment)
Best Animated Film Release:
Finding
Dory (Pixar
/ Walt Disney Studios)
Kingsglaive:
Final Fantasy XV (Sony)
Moana (Walt
Disney Studios)
Sing (Universal)
Trolls (20th
Century Fox)
Zootopia (Walt
Disney Studios)
TELEVISION:
Best Science Fiction Television
Series:
The
100 (The
CW)
Colony (USA)
The
Expanse (SyFy)
Falling
Water (USA)
Incorporated (SyFy)
Timeless (NBC)
Westworld (HBO)
Best Fantasy Television Series:
Beyond (Freeform)
Game
of Thrones (HBO)
The
Good Place (NBC)
Lucifer (Fox)
The
Magicians (SyFy)
Outlander (Starz)
Preacher (AMC)
Best Horror Television Series:
American
Horror Story: Roanoke (FX)
Ash
vs. Evil Dead (Starz)
The
Exorcist (Fox)
Fear
the Walking Dead (AMC)
Teen
Wolf (MTV)
The
Vampire Diaries (The
CW)
The
Walking Dead (AMC)
Best Action/Thriller Television
Series:
Animal
Kingdom (TNT)
Bates
Motel (A&E)
Designated
Survivor (ABC)
The
Librarians (TNT)
Mr. Robot (USA)
Riverdale (The
CW)
Underground (WGN
America)
Best Superhero Adaptation Television
Series:
Marvel’s
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
Arrow (The
CW)
Flash,
The (The
CW)
Gotham (Fox)
Legion (FX)
Supergirl (The
CW)
Best Presentation on Television:
11.22.63 (Hulu)
Channel
Zero (SyFy)
Doctor
Who: The Return of Dr. Mysterio (BBC
America)
Mars (National
Geographic)
The
Night Manager (AMC)
Rats (Discovery
Channel)
Best New Media Television Series:
Bosch (Amazon)
Marvel’s
Daredevil (Netflix)
Marvel’s
Luke Cage (Netflix)
The
Man in the High Castle (Amazon)
A
Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix)
Stranger
Things (Netflix)
Best Actor on a Television Series:
Bruce
Campbell Ash
vs. Evil Dead (Starz)
Mike
Colter Marvel’s
Luke Cage (Netflix)
Charlie
Cox Marvel’s
Daredevil (Netflix)
Grant
Gustin The
Flash (The
CW)
Sam
Heughan Outlander (Starz)
Freddie
Highmore Bates
Motel (A&E)
Andrew
Lincoln The
Walking Dead (AMC)
Best Actress on a Television Series:
Melissa
Benoist Supergirl (The
CW)
Caitriona
Balfe Outlander (Starz)
Kim
Dickens Fear
the Walking Dead (AMC)
Vera
Farmiga Bates
Motel (A&E)
Lena
Headey Game
of Thrones (HBO)
Sarah
Paulson American
Horror Story: Roanoke (FX)
Winona
Ryder Stranger
Things (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actor on a Television
Series:
Linden
Ashby Teen
Wolf (MTV)
Mehcad
Brooks Supergirl (The
CW)
Kit
Harrington Game
of Thrones (HBO)
Ed
Harris Westworld (HBO)
Lee
Majors Ash
vs. Evil Dead (Starz)
Norman
Reedus The
Walking Dead (AMC)
Jeffrey
Wright Westworld (HBO)
Best Supporting Actress on a
Television Series:
Kathy
Bates American
Horror Story: Roanoke (FX)
Danai
Gurira The
Walking Dead (AMC)
Melissa
McBride The
Walking Dead (AMC)
Thandie
Newton Westworld (HBO)
Candice
Patton The
Flash (The
CW)
Adina
Porter American
Horror Story: Roanoke (FX)
Evan
Rachel Wood Westworld (HBO)
Best Younger Actor on a Television
Series:
K.J.
Apa Riverdale (The
CW)
Millie
Bobby Brown Stranger
Things (Netflix)
Max
Charles The
Strain (FX)
Alicia
Debnam-Carey Fear
the Walking Dead (AMC)
Lorenzo
James Henrie Fear
the Walking Dead (AMC)
Chandler
Riggs The
Walking Dead (AMC)
Best Guest Performance on a
Television Series:
Ian
Bohen Teen
Wolf (MTV)
Tyler
Hoechlin Supergirl (The
CW)
Anthony
Hopkins Westworld (HBO)
Leslie
Jordan American Horror Story: Roanoke (FX)
Jeffrey
Dean Morgan The
Walking Dead (AMC)
Dominique
Pinon Outlander (Starz)
Best Animated Series or Film on
Television:
Bojack
Horseman (Netflix)
Family
Guy (Fox)
The
Little Prince (Netflix)
The
Simpsons (Fox)
Star
Wars: Rebels (Disney
XD)
Trollhunters (Netflix)
Home
Entertainment:
Best DVD / BD Release:
Dog
Eat Dog (RLJ
Entertainment)
The
Girl (eOne)
The
Lobster (Lionsgate)
The
Man Who Knew Infinity (Paramount
/ IFC)
The
Wailing (Well Go
USA)
Tales
of Halloween (Epic
Pictures)
Best DVD / BD Special Edition
Release:
Batman
v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Ed., (Warner)
The
Hills Have Eyes Limited Edition (Arrow)
The
Iron Giant Signature Edition (Warner)
Phantasm
Remastered (Well
Go USA)
Raising
Cain (Shout
Factory)
Mad
Max: Fury Road Black and Chrome Edition (Warner)
Best Classic Film Release on DVD /
BD:
Destiny (Kino
Lorber)
The
Ghost and Mr. Chicken (Universal)
The
Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (Kino
Lorber)
Gog
3D (Kino
Lorber)
It
Came From Outer Space (Universal)
Donovan’s
Brain (Kino
Lorber)
Time
After Time (Warner
Archives)
Best Television Release on DVD / BD:
Banshee:
The Final Season (HBO)
Hannibal:
The Complete Series Collection (Lionsgate)
Mr.
Robot: Season 2.0 (Universal)
Salem’s
Lot (Warner)
Versailles:
Season One (Universal)
Star
Trek: The Animated Series (Paramount)
Best Collection on DVD / BD:
Buster
Keaton Shorts Collection 1917-23 (Kino
Lorber)
Frankenstein:
Complete Legacy Collection (Universal)
Herschell
Gordon Lewis Feast (Arrow)
Marx
Brothers Silver Screen Collection (Universal)
Pioneers
of African American Cinema (Kino
Lorber)
The
Wolf Man: Complete Legacy Collection (Universal)
Live
Stage
Best Local Live Stage Production:
Amadeus (L.A.
Theatre Works)
Chen
Ying Rescues the Orphan (Chinese
Yu Opera)
The
Fantasticks (Pasadena
Playhouse)
Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (3D
Theatricals)
Moby
Dick (South Coast
Repertory)
A
View From the Bridge (Ahmanson
Theatre)
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