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The Saturn Awards flexed their nerdy muscle on Sunday, bringing together some of the biggest names in the genre in one room, including Tom Cruise, James Cameron, George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro, Vince Gilligan, Mark Hamill, William Shatner, and the cast. Boys.
Cameron, who was not nominated for director or best picture at the Oscars Avatar: Fire and Ashestook solace in Saturn, noting that the genre-focused awards show has always supported him, dating back to his days in 1984 finisher. This was a common theme among the honorees, who pointed out that the Saturns have long taken an interest in movies and TV shows, even in times when mainstream awards didn’t.
“They exclude us, but consistently over time, from the 20 best films in history, or the 20 best films of the last 10 years — they are our films,” he said to thunderous applause. “Sci-fi, fantasy, horror. We make movies that put people in theaters and keep theaters open.”
Cameron won Best Science Fiction Motion Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenwriting (shared with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver). Early in the show, Guillermo del Toro introduced Cameron, producer Gale Anne Hurd, and the 1986 cast. Aliens For the George Pal Memorial Award to commemorate the 40th anniversary of this feature.
Meanwhile, Cruz spent the evening sitting at his table up front, smiling his signature smile, laughing at emcee Joel McHale’s jokes, and leading a standing ovation for Lucas, who was there to accept the Founder’s Award from Dr. Donald A. Reed.
Cruise won the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoningwhich also won Best Action/Adventure Motion Picture, and gave a speech honoring frequent collaborator Christopher McQuarrie, who received the Visionary Award.
In fact, Cruise and Cameron were on stage so often that it seemed like they were co-hosts. Winners often referred to them in their speeches as well. (David Dastmalchian, who won the TV Guest Actor Award for his film Dexter: Resurrectionused part of his speech to promote Cruise and Mission: impossible Director McQuarrie for a future role as a scary villain in one of their films, making them both smile and laugh.)
On the television side of things, Multiple Among the big winners were creator Vince Gilligan who took home the award for Best New TV Series, and actors Rhea Seehorn (Best Actress in a TV Series) and Karolina Wydra (Supporting Actress) took home the win.
Former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy accepted AndorIt won Best Science Fiction Television Series, with Diego Luna winning Best Actor and Stellan Skarsgård winning Best Supporting Actor.
Peacemaker won the award for best superhero television series, while Outlander Won the award for best fantasy television series, Him: Welcome to Derry Won the award for Best Horror TV Series, and Dexter: Resurrection It won the award for best suspenseful television series.
Read on for the full winners.
Film winners
Best science fiction movie
Avatar: Fire and Ashes (20th Century Studios / Light Storm)
Best fantasy film
Evil: for good (Universal Pictures)
Best horror movie
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Best motion picture adaptation
The Fantastic Four: The First Steps (Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios)
Best thriller movie
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Best Action/Adventure Film
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
Best Actor in a Movie
Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Best Actress in a Movie
Elle Fanning – Predator: Badlands
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie
Jacob Al-Wardi – Frankenstein
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie
Sigourney Weaver – Dust bunny
Best Performance by a Younger Performance in a Film
Jack Champion – Avatar: Fire and Ashes
Best cinematography
James Cameron – Avatar: Fire and Ashes
Best movie script writing
James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver – Avatar: Fire and Ashes
Best visual/special effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Banham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Sindon – Avatar: Fire and Ashes
Best movie music
Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) – Tron: Ares
Best design for film production
Khosra Farahani, dear generation – The Fantastic Four: The First Steps
Best movie makeup
Mike Hill, Megan Money – Frankenstein
Best movie editing
Michael P. Shawer – Sinners
Best movie costume
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
Best Independent Film
Dust bunny (Roadside Sights/Lionsgate)
Best international film
Part 2: The path to revenge (Screen Games/Sony Pictures)
Best animated film
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios)
Best international animated film
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Crunchyroll/Sony Pictures)
TV winners
Best science fiction television series
Andor (Lucasfilm)
Best fantasy TV series
Outlander (Starz/Sony Pictures Television)
Best horror TV series
Him: Welcome to Derry (HBO/Warner Bros. Television)
Best new TV series
Multiple (Sony Pictures/Apple TV)
Best Action/Adventure TV Series
Ashtray (Bad Robot/Warner Bros. Television)
Best suspenseful TV series
Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime/Paramount+)
Best superhero TV series
Peacemaker (Warner Bros. Television/DC Studios)
Best TV Show or Limited Series
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (EMC)
Best TV Series or Animated Event
Predator: Killer of assassins (Hulu/20th Century Studios)
Best Actor in a Television Series
Diego Luna – Andor
Best Actress in a TV Series
Rhea Seehorn – Multiple
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
Stellan Skarsgård – Andor
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
Carolina Widra – Multiple
Best Guest Star in a Television Series
David Dastmalchian – Dexter: Resurrection
Best Young Actor in a TV Series
Ravi Cabot Conyers – Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Home media
The best home media release of the classic film
Fragility (Home video from Lionsgate)
The best 4K home media release
evil (worldwide)
The best release for your home media collection
The Pink Panther Peter Sellers comic collection (Kino Lorber)
Best version for home TV media
Chucky: The Complete Series (worldwide)
