The 46th Saturn Award Nominees Announced

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films have revealed the nominations for the 46th Annual Saturn Awards for films / tv series released / aired between July 15 2019 thru November 15 2020. 

The Saturn Awards are dedicated to honouring the finest in genre entertainment in film, television and home entertainment.

Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Picture Release:

• Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
• Bloodshot
• Joker
• The New Mutants
• The Old Guard

Best Science Fiction Film Release:

• Ad Astra
• Gemini Man
• Lucy in the Sky
• Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
• Tenet
• Terminator: Dark Fate
  

Best Fantasy Film Release:

• Bill & Ted Face the Music
• Jumanji: The Next Level
• The Lion King
• Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
• Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• The Witches

Best Horror Film Release:

• Doctor Sleep
• Freaky
• The Invisible Man
• It Chapter Two
• Midsommar
• Ready or Not
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Best Action / Adventure Film Release:

• 1917
• Bad Boys for Life
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
• Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
• The Gentlemen
• Mulan

Best Thriller Film Release:

• Da Five Bloods
• The Good Liar
• The Irishman
• Knives Out
• Mank
• Uncut Gems

Best Actor in a Film:

• Daniel Craig (Knives Out)
• Delroy Lindo (Da Five Bloods)
• Ewan McGregor (Doctor Sleep)
• Gary Oldman (Mank)
• Aaron Paul (El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie)
• Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
• John David Washington (Tenet)

Best Actress in a Film:

• Rebecca Ferguson (Doctor Sleep)
• Yifei Liu (Mulan)
• Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man)
• Natalie Portman (Lucy in the Sky)
• Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)
• Margot Robbie (Birds of Prey (and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn))
• Charlize Theron (The Old Guard)

Best Supporting Actor in a Film:

• Adam Driver (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)
• Chris Evans (Knives Out)
• Bill Hader (It Chapter Two)
• Ian McDiarmid (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)
• Robert Pattinson (Tenet)
• Donnie Yen (Mulan)

Best Supporting Actress in a Film:

• Zazie Beetz (Joker)
• Ellen Burstyn (Lucy in the Sky)
• Jamie Lee Curtis (Knives Out)
• Ana De Armas (Knives Out)
• Linda Hamilton (Terminator: Dark Fate)
• Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
• Jurnee Smollett (Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn))

Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film:

• Ella Jay Basco (Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One  Harley Quinn))
• Julia Butters (Once Upon a Time….in Hollywood)
• Kyliegh Curran (Doctor Sleep)
• Roman Griffin-Davis (Jojo Rabbit)
• Lexy Kolker (Freaks)
• JD McCrary (The Lion King)

Best Film Director:

• J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)
• Niki Caro (Mulan)
• Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep)
• Christopher Nolan (Tenet)
• Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard)
• Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time….in Hollywood)
• Leigh Whannell (The Invisible Man)

Best Film Screenplay:

• Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep)
• Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin (Mulan)
• Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin-won (Parasite)
• Christopher Nolan (Tenet)
• Todd Phillips, Scott Silver (Joker)
• Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time….in Hollywood)
• Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)

Best Film Editing:

• Maryann Brandon, Stefan Grube (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)
• Bob Ducsay (Knives Out)
• Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep)
• Jennifer Lame (Tenet)
• Fred Raskin (Once Upon a Time….in Hollywood)
• Jinmo Yang (Parasite)

Best Film Production Design:

• Rick Carter, Kevin Jenkins (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)
• Nathan Crowley (Tenet)
• Mark Friedberg (Joker)
• Barbara Ling (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood)
• Patrick Tatopoulos (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil)
• Ra Vincent (Jojo Rabbit)

Best Film Composer:

• Ludwig Göransson (Tenet)
• Nathan Johnson (Knives Out)
• Jaeil Jung (Parasite)
• Thomas Newman (1917)
• Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Mank)
• John Williams (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)

Best Film Costume:

• Erin Benach (Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn))
• Bina Daigeler (Mulan)
• Michael Kaplan (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)
• Arianne Phillips (Once Upon a Time….in Hollywood)
• Mayes C. Rubeo (Jojo Rabbit)
• Albert Wolsky (Ad Astra)

Best Film Make-Up:

• Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard, Stephen Kelly, Bianca Appice (Bill & Ted Face the Music)
• Robert Kurtzman, Bernadette Mazur (Doctor Sleep)
• Shane Zander, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. (It Chapter Two)
• Arjen Tuiten, David White (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil)
• Norman Cabrera, Mike Hill, Mike Elizalde (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)
• Amanda Knight, Neal Scanlan (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)

Best Film Special / Visual Effects:

• Scott R. Fisher, Allen Maris (Ad Astra)
• Mark Hawker, Yael Majors, Greg Steele (Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emanciption of One Harley Quinn))
• Kristy Hollidge, Nicholas Brooks (It Chapter Two)
• Ken Egly, Robert Legato (The Lion King)
• Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, Dominic Tuohy (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker)
• Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott Fisher, Mike Chambers (Tenet)
• Neil Corbould, Eric Barba, Vinod Gundre, Sheldon Stopsack (Terminator: Dark Fate)

Best Independent Film Release:

• Angel of Mine
• Encounter
• The Aeronauts
• Color Out of Space
• Freaks
• Palm Springs
• Possessor

Best International Film Release:

• JoJo Rabbit
• The Nightingale
• Official Secrets
• Parasite
• Sputnik
• The Whistlers

Best Animated Film Release:

• Abominable
• The Addams Family
• Frozen II
• Onward
• Spies in Disguise
• Trolls: World Tour

Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series:

• Batwoman
• The Boys
• The Flash
• Stargirl
• Supergirl
• The Umbrella Academy
• Watchmen

Best Science Fiction Television Series:

• Doctor Who
• Lost in Space
• Pandora
• Raised by Wolves
• Star Trek: Discovery
• Star Trek: Picard
• Westworld

Best Fantasy Television Series:

• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
• For All Mankind
• Locke & Key
• The Magicians
• Outlander
• The Twilight Zone
• The Witcher

Best Action/Thriller Television Series:

• Better Call Saul
• Castle Rock
• The Outpost
• Pennyworth
• Riverdale
• Snowpiercer
• Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan

Best Horror Television Series:

• Creepshow
• Evil
• Fear the Walking Dead
• Lovecraft Country
• Servant
• The Walking Dead
• What We Do in the Shadows

Best Animated Television Series:

• Bojack Horseman
• Family Guy
• Primal
• Rick and Morty
• The Simpsons
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Best Film Presentation on Streaming Media:

• Enola Holmes
• Extraction
• Shirley
• The Vast of Night

Best Television Presentation (Under 10 Episodes):

• Amazing Stories
• Dracula
• The Haunting of Bly Manor
• His Dark Materials
• The Mandalorian
• Perry Mason

Best Actor on a Television Series:

• Henry Cavill (The Witcher)
• Mike Colter (Evil)
• Grant Gustin (The Flash)
• Sam Heughan (Outlander)
• Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country)
• Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
• Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard)

Best Actress on a Television Series:

• Caitriona Balfe (Outlander)
• Melissa Benoist (Supergirl)
• Regina King (Watchmen)
• Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery)
• Thandie Newton (Westworld)
• Candice Patton (The Flash)
• Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul)

Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series:

• Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
• Tony Dalton (Better Call Saul)
• Michael Emerson (Evil)
• Doug Jones (Star Trek: Discovery)
• Richard Rankin (Outlander)
• Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead)
• Luke Wilson (Stargirl)

Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series:

• Natasia Demetriou (What We Do in the Shadows)
• Cynthia Erivo (The Outsider)
• Melissa McBride (The Walking Dead)
• Colby Minifie (Fear the Walking Dead)
• Danielle Panabaker (The Flash)
• Sophie Skelton (Outlander)
• Tessa Thompson (Westworld)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series:

• Freya Allan (The Witcher)
• Brec Bassinger (Stargirl)
• Isa Briones (Star Trek: Picard)
• Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space)
• Madison Lintz (Bosch)
• Cassady McClincy (The Walking Dead)
• Erin Moriarty (The Boys)

Best Guest Starring Performance on Television:

• Jon Cryer (Supergirl)
• Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian)
• Mark Hamill (What We Do in the Shadows)
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead)
• Kate Mulgrew (Mr. Mercedes)
• Billy Porter (The Twilight Zone)
• Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Picard)

Best Classic Film DVD / BD Release:

• 4D Man
• The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Special Edition)
• Dr. Cyclops (Special Edition)
• Hercules in the Haunted World (Special Edition)
• The Magic Sword
• Robocop (Director’s Cut)
• The War of the Worlds (1953)

Best Television Series DVD / BD Release:

• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Complete Collection
• Creepshow: Season One
• The Librarians (The Complete Series)
• Mission: Impossible – The Complete Original TV Series
• The Outsider: The First Season
• Shazam: The Complete Live Action Series
• The Simpsons: The Nineteenth Season

Best Film Collection DVD / BD Release:

• Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection
• The Fly Collection
• Gamera: The Complete Collection
• Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975
• Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection
• Laurel and Hardy: The Definitive Restoration
• Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman

Best 4K Film Release:

• The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection
• Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut
• Flash Gordon Limited Edition
• Jaws 45th Anniversary
• Knives Out
• Mad Max
• The Shining
• War of the Worlds (2005)