Expanding its eligibility window from 12 months to 16 months for its 45th year (before returning to a 12-month window in 2020), the Saturn Award nominations have been announced ahead of the ceremony on Friday the 13th of September. From Haddonfield to Santa Cruz, cinematic nominations include Halloween, Anna and the Apocalypse, Escape Room, Upgrade, and Us, with TV and streaming nominations including Preacher, The Walking Dead, and The Haunting of Hill House.
Winners will be announced at the Saturn Awards ceremony on Friday the 13th of September at the Avalon Theater in Los Angeles, which will be streamed globally (with more details on that to be announced).
In the meantime, we have the press release with the full list of nominees below, and be sure to visit Saturn Awards' official website for more information.
Press Release: LOS ANGELES (July 15, 2019) – Nominations for the 45th annual Saturn Awards, honoring motion picture, television, home entertainment and live stage productions, were announced today. A beloved event for many of Hollywood’s top creative talent, the awards show will be available for the first time ever to global fans via a streaming partner, to be announced shortly. All 2019 Saturn Awards winners will be unveiled at the official ceremony on Friday, the 13th of September at the historic Avalon Theater in Los Angeles.
Leading the way with 14 Saturn Award film nominations is Marvel/Walt Disney Studio’s Avengers: Endgame, and Walt Disney Studio’s Aladdin in second place with nine. For television and streaming, HBO’s Game of Thrones leads with nine nominations, with The Haunting of Hill House and The Walking Dead following second with six nominations each. As a studio overall, Disney leads with 44 nominations among 12 film and television projects across its various companies, Marvel, Walt Disney Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm Ltd. and the Disney Channel.
As part of the show’s revitalization in 2019, the Saturn Awards has moved from its traditional June date to Friday the 13th of September. To accommodate this change, the eligibility window for this year’s nominations is based on a 16-month eligibility period, which includes projects publicly released from March 1, 2018 through July 7, 2019. The 46th annual Saturn Awards will be held at the end of summer/early fall 2020 and will resume a 12-month eligibility period.
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Facebook: /thesaturnawardsThe full list of 2019 Saturn Awards nominations is below.
ABOUT THE SATURN AWARDS
Since 1973, the Saturn Awards honor the very best in science-fiction, fantasy and horror entertainment and is the official award presentation of the non-profit Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Academy was founded in 1972 by noted film historian Dr. Donald A. Reed to recognize films often overlooked by mainstream awards. Recent past winners include Black Panther, The Shape of Water, Get Out, Gal Gadot, Mark Hamill, Danai Gurira, Ryan Coogler, The Walking Dead, Sonequa Martin-Green, Tom Holland and Chloe Grace Moretz, among many others.The Saturn Awards is produced by veteran television producer Justin W. Hochberg, CEO of Saturn Media, Inc. a live event, digital media and social commerce company launched in conjunction with its partnership with the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror headed by President Robert Holguin. The newly created Saturn Awards Advisory Board includes prominent creatives in entertainment such as Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Transformers 1-3), Christina Steinberg (producer of the Oscar winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), filmmaker Dean Devlin (Independence Day), producer Roy Lee (It, Bates Motel), director Robert Rodriquez (Alita: Battle Angel, Cannes winner Sin City) and director/producer Kirk DeMicco (The Croods, Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Vivo) Oscar-winning director Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse). These new partnerships will expand the Saturn Awards brand to create a home for fandom year-round, with new content currently in development and capitalizing on decades of never-before-seen exclusive archival awards show footage with fandom’s legendary icons over its 45-year history.
2019 SATURN AWARDS NOMINATIONS
* This year’s 16-month eligibility period includes projects publicly released from March 1, 2018 through July 7, 2019. Nominations are listed in alphabetical order.FILMBEST COMIC-TO-MOTION PICTURE RELEASEAquamanWarner Bros. Pictures Avengers: EndgameMarvel / Walt Disney Studios Avengers: Infinity WarMarvel / Walt Disney Studios Captain MarvelMa rvel / Walt Disney Studios Shazam!Warner Bros. Pictures Spider-Man: Far From HomeSony / Marvel Studios Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseSony Pictures BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM RELEASEAlita: Battle Angel20th Century Fox BumblebeeParamount Jurassic Park: Fallen KingdomUniversal Pictures Ready Player OneWarner Bros. Pictures Solo: A Star Wars StoryLucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios Sorry to Bother YouMirror Releasing – Annapurna Pictures UpgradeBH Tilt BEST FANTASY FILM RELEASEAladdinWalt Disney Studios DumboWalt Disney Studios Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldWarner Bros. Pictures Godzilla, King of the MonstersWarner Bros. / Legendary Pictures Mary Poppins ReturnsWalt Disney Studios Toy Story 4Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Studios YesterdayUniversal Pictures BEST HORROR FILM RELEASEThe Dead Don’t DieFocus Features HalloweenUniversal Pictures HereditaryA24 OverlordParamount Pet SemataryParamount A Quiet PlaceParamount UsUniversal Pictures BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE FILM RELEASECold PursuitLionsgate / Summit Escape RoomColumbia Pictures/Sony GlassUniversal John Wick: Chapter 3 – ParabellumLionsgate / Summit Mission: Impossible – FalloutParamount SkyscraperUniversal Pictures BEST THRILLER FILM RELEASEBad SamaritanElectric Entertainment Bad Times at The El Royale20th Century Fox DestroyerMirror / Annapurna Pictures Dragged Across ConcreteLionsgate / Summit GretaFocus Features MaUniversal Pictures SearchingSony Pictures BEST ANIMATED FILM RELEASEThe GrinchUniversal Pictures How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden WorldUniversal Pictures The Incredibles 2Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Studios Ralph Breaks the InternetWalt Disney Studios Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseSony Pictures Toy Story 4Walt Disney Studios BEST INDEPENDENT FILM RELEASEAmerican AnimalsThe Orchard Anna and the ApocalypseOrion Pictures The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The BigfootRLJ Entertainment MandyRLJ Entertainment OpheliaIFC Films Summer of 84Gunpowder & Sky Tomorrow ManBlee cker St. BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM RELEASEAniaraMagnet / Magnolia Pictures BorderNeon BurningWell Go USA Ghost StoriesIFC Films The GuiltyMagnolia Pictures ShadowWell Go USA BEST ACTOR IN A FILMJeff BridgesBad Times at The El Royale 20th Century Fox Nicolas Cage Mandy RLJ Entertainment Tom CruiseMission: Impossible – Fallout Paramount Chris EvansAvengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Robert Downey Jr. Avengers: EndgameMarvel / Walt Disney Studios Mel GibsonDragged Across Concrete Lions gate / Summit Keanu Reeves John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Lionsgate / Summit BEST ACTRESS IN A FILMEmily BluntMary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Toni ColletteHereditary A24 Jamie Lee Curtis Halloween Universal Nicole Kidman Destroyer Mirror / Annapurna Pictures Brie LarsonCaptain Marvel Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Lupita Nyong’oUs Universal Pictures Octavia Spencer MaUniversal Pictures BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILMJosh BrolinAvengers: Infinity War Marvel / Walt Disney Studios John LithgowPet Sematary Paramount Lin-Manuel Miranda Mary Poppins ReturnsWalt Disney Studios Lewis PullmanBad Times at The El Royale 20th Century Fox Jeremy Renner Avengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Will SmithAladdin Walt Disney Studios Steven YeunBurning Well Go USA BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILMCynthia ErivoBad Times at The El Royale 20th Century Fox Karen GillanAvengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Amber HeardAquaman Warner Bros. Pictures Scarlett Johansson Avengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Naomi ScottAladdin Walt Disney Studios Hailee SteinfeldBumblebee Paramount ZendayaSpider-Man: Far From Home Marvel / Sony Studios BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOREvan AlexUs Universal Pictures Asher AngelShazam! Warner Bros. Pictures Millie Bobby Brown Godzilla, King of the Monsters Warner Bros. / LegendaryJack Dylan Grazer Shazam!Warner Bros. Pictures Tom HollandSpider-Man: Far From Home Marvel / Sony Pictures Shahadi Wright Joseph UsUniversal Pictures Millicent Simmonds A Quiet PlaceParamount BEST FILM DIRECTORAnna Boden, Ryan Fleck Captain MarvelMarvel / Walt Disney Studios Karyn Kusama Destroyer Mirror / Annapurna Pictures Jordan PeeleUs Universal Pictures Guy RitchieAladdin Walt Disney Studios Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Avengers: EndgameMarvel / Walt Disney Studios Steven Spielberg Ready Player One Warner Bros. Pictures James WanAquaman Warner Bros. Pictures Zhang YimouShadow Well Go USA BEST FILM SCREENPLAYDrew GoddardBad Times at The El Royale 20th Century FoxChristopher Markus, Stephen McFeelyAvengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney StudiosChristopher McQuarrieMission: Impossible – Fallout ParamountOh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-DongBurning Well Go USAJordan PeeleUs Universal PicturesBryan Woods, Scott Beck, John KrasinskiA Quiet Place ParamountS. Craig ZahlerD ragged Across Concrete Lionsgate / SummitBEST FILM PRODUCTION DESIGNBill BrzeskiAquaman Warner Bros. Pictures Ruth De Jong Us Universal Pictures Rick HeinrichsDumbo Walt Disney Studios Gemma Jackson Aladdin Walt Disney Studios Horace Ma Gwong-Wing ShadowWell Go USA John MyhreMary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Charles Wood Avengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney Studios BEST FILM EDITINGJeffrey Ford, Matthew SchmidtAvengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney StudiosJames HerbertA laddin Walt Disney StudiosNicholas MonsourUs Universal PicturesKirk MorriAquaman Warner Bros. PicturesEvan SchiffJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Lionsgate / SummitChristopher TellefsenA Quiet Place ParamountBEST FILM MUSICDanny ElfmanDumbo Walt Disney Pictures Bear McCrearyGodzilla, King of the Monsters Warner Bros. / Legendary Alan MenkenAladdin Walt Disney Studios Marc ShaimanMary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Alan SilvestriAvengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Alan SilvestriReady Player One Warner Bros. Pictures BEST FILM COSTUMEKym BarrettAquaman Warner Bros. Pictures Leah ButlerShazam! Warner Bros. Pictures Judianna Makovsky Avengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Chen MinzhengShadow Well Go USA Sandy PowellMary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Michael Wilkinson Aladdin Walt Disney Studios BEST FILM MAKE-UPJohn Blake, Brian SipeAvengers: Endgame Marvel / Walt Disney StudiosJudy Chin, Mike MarinoThe Dead Don’t Die Focus FeaturesBill CorsoDestroyer Mirror / Annapurna PicturesLisa Love, Tate SteinsiekDragged Across Concrete Lionsgate / SummitTristan Versluis, Naomi Dunne, Duncan JarmanOverlord ParamountAnnick Chartier, Adrien MorotPet Sematary ParamountMark Coulier, Fernanda PerezSuspiria AmazonBEST FILM SPECIAL/VISUAL EFFECTSA Quiet PlaceParamount AladdinWalt Disney Studios Avengers: EndgameMarvel / Walt Disney Studios Godzilla, King of the MonstersWarner Bros. / Legendary Mission: Impossible – FalloutParamount Ready Player OneWarner Bros. Spider-Man: Far From HomeSony Pictures TELEVISION AND STREAMING TELEVISIONBEST SUPERHERO TELEVISION SERIESArrowThe CW Black LightningThe CW Marvel’s Cloak and DaggerFreeform DC’s Legends of TomorrowThe CW The FlashThe CW GothamFox SupergirlThe CW BEST SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIESThe 100The CW CounterpartStarz Doctor WhoBBC America KryptonSyFy ManifestNBC The OrvilleFox Roswell, New MexicoThe CW WestworldHBO BEST FANTASY TELEVISION SERIESAmerican GodsStarz CharmedThe CW Game of ThronesHBO The Good PlaceNBC The Good WitchHallmark Channel The MagiciansSyFy OutlanderStarz The OutpostThe CW BEST HORROR TELEVISION SERIESNOS4A2AMC American Horror Story: ApocalypseFX A Discovery of WitchesAMC Fear the Walking DeadAMC PreacherAMC SupernaturalThe CW The Walking DeadAMC What We Do in the ShadowsFX BEST ACTION / THRILLER TELEVISION SERIESBetter Call SaulAMC Killing Eve
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