When I shared the nominations for the 40th Annual Saturn Awards, I shared a bit of a background that I snagged from their Wikipedia entry. That said “The Saturn Awards 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”.
As I lined out last year when I began to include this rundown into our content base, the goal was to expand the level of Pop Culture Entertainment features. Based on the films and television shows that they honor its the perfect addition so here we go again. With all the formalities out of the way here are your winners for the 40th Annual Saturn Awards. Remember that I had noted that some of the categories had changed since the post we did in 2013. See you again when its all over.
*** FILM CATEGORIES ***
Best Science Fiction Film
WINNER – Gravity
Ender’s Game
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Pacific Rim
Riddick
Star Trek Into Darkness
Best Fantasy Film
WINNER – Her
About Time
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Jack the Giant Slayer
Oz the Great and Powerful
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Best Horror Film
WINNER – The Conjuring
Carrie
Mama
The Purge
This Is the End
Warm Bodies
Best Thriller Film
WINNER – World War Z
Prisoners
The Call
The East
Now You See Me
The Place Beyond the Pines
Best Action or Adventure Film
WINNER – Fast & Furious 6
The Book Thief
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
The Lone Ranger
Lone Survivor
Rush
Best International Film
WINNER – Big Bad Wolves
Blancanieves
A Hijacking
How I Live Now
Stoker
The World’s End
Best Animated Film
WINNER – Frozen
Despicable Me 2
From Up on Poppy Hill
Monsters University
Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture
WINNER – Iron Man 3
Man of Steel
Thor: The Dark World
The Wolverine
Best Director
WINNER – Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
J. J. Abrams – Star Trek Into Darkness
Peter Berg – Lone Survivor
Peter Jackson – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Francis Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Guillermo del Toro – Pacific Rim
Best Writing
WINNER – Spike Jonze – Her
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón – Gravity
Jennifer Lee – Frozen
Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg – The World’s End
Best Actor
WINNER – Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man 3 as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis as Llewyn Davis
Simon Pegg – The World’s End as Gary King
Joaquin Phoenix – Her as Theodore Twombley
Brad Pitt – World War Z as Gerry Lane
Ben Stiller – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Walter Mitty
Best Actress
WINNER – Sandra Bullock – Gravity as Ryan Stone
Halle Berry – The Call as Jordan Turner
Martina Gedeck – The Wall as Die Frau
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Katniss Everdeen
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks as P.L. Travers
Mia Wasikowska – Stoker as India Stoker
Best Supporting Actor
WINNER – Ben Kingsley – Iron Man 3 as Trevor Slattery
Daniel Brühl – Rush as Niki Lauda
George Clooney – Gravity as Matt Kowalski
Benedict Cumberbatch – Star Trek Into Darkness as Khan Noonien Singh
Harrison Ford – Ender’s Game as Hyrum Graff
Tom Hiddleston – Thor: The Dark World as Loki
Bill Nighy – About Time as James Lake
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER – Scarlett Johansson – Her as Samantha
Nicole Kidman – Stoker as Evelyn Stoker
Melissa Leo – Prisoners as Holly Jones
Evangeline Lilly – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Tauriel
Jena Malone – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Johanna Mason
Emily Watson – The Book Thief as Rosa Hubermann
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
WINNER – Chloë Grace Moretz – Carrie as Carrie White
Asa Butterfield – Ender’s Game as Ender Wiggin
Sophie Nélisse – The Book Thief as Liesl Meminger
Saoirse Ronan – How I Live Now as Daisy
Ty Simpkins – Iron Man 3 as Harley Keener
Dylan Sprayberry – Man of Steel as Clark Kent / Superman
Best Music
WINNER – Frank Ilfman – Big Bad Wolves
Danny Elfman – Oz the Great and Powerful
Howard Shore – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Brian Tyler – Iron Man 3
Brian Tyler – Now You See Me
John Williams – The Book Thief
Best Production Design
WINNER – Dan Hennah – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Philip Messina – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Andrew Neskoromny and Carol Spier – Pacific Rim
Andy Nicholson – Gravity
Jan Roelfs – 47 Ronin
Robert Stromberg – Oz the Great and Powerful
Best Editing
WINNER – Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger – Gravity
Peter Amundson and John Gilroy – Pacific Rim
Alan Edward Bell – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Mark Day – About Time
Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill – Rush
Christian Wagner, Kelly Matsumoto and Dylan Highsmith – Fast & Furious 6
Best Costume
WINNER – Trish Summerville – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Gary Jones – Oz the Great and Powerful
Michael Kaplan – Star Trek Into Darkness
Wendy Partridge – Thor: The Dark World
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor – Great Expectations
Penny Rose – 47 Ronin
Best Make-up
WINNER – Donald Mowat – Prisoners
Patrick Baxter, Jane O’Kane and Roger Murray – Evil Dead
Peter King, Rick Findlater and Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Howard Berger, Janie Kelman and Peter Montagna – Lone Survivor
Fae Hammond, Mark Coulier and Kirstin Chalmers – Rush
Karen Cohen, David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou – Thor: The Dark World
Best Special Effects
WINNER – Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould – Gravity
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Joe Letteri, John Desjardin and Dan Lemmon – Man of Steel
John Knoll, James E. Price, Clay Pinney and Rocco Larizza – Pacific Rim
Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton – Star Trek Into Darkness
Jake Morrison, Paul Corbould and Mark Breakspear – Thor: The Dark World
Best Independent Film
WINNER – 12 Years a Slave
Great Expectations
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Invisible Woman
Out of the Furnace
Upside Down
*** TELEVISION CATEGORIES ***
Best Network Television Series
WINNER – Hannibal (NBC)
WINNER – Revolution (NBC)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
The Blacklist (NBC)
The Following (Fox)
Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
Under the Dome (CBS)
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
WINNER – The Walking Dead (AMC)
American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
The Americans (FX)
Continuum (Syfy)
Dexter (Showtime)
Haven (Syfy)
Best Television Presentation
WINNER – Breaking Bad (AMC)
Bates Motel (A&E)
Black Sails (Starz)
Falling Skies (TNT)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Vikings (History)
Best Youth-Oriented Television Series
WINNER – Teen Wolf (MTV)
Arrow (The CW)
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family)
Supernatural (The CW)
The Tomorrow People (The CW)
The Vampire Diaries (The CW)
Best Actor on Television
WINNER – Mads Mikkelsen – Hannibal (NBC) as Hannibal Lecter
Kevin Bacon – The Following (Fox) as Ryan Hardy
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Walter White
Hugh Dancy – Hannibal (NBC) as Will Graham
Freddie Highmore – Bates Motel (A&E) as Norman Bates
James Spader – The Blacklist (NBC) as Raymond Reddington
Noah Wyle – Falling Skies (TNT) as Tom Mason
Best Actress of Television
WINNER – Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel (A&E) as Norma Bates
Jennifer Carpenter – Dexter (Showtime) as Debra Morgan
Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Skyler White
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Coven (FX) as Fiona Goode
Rachel Nichols – Continuum (Syfy) as Kiera Cameron
Keri Russell – The Americans (FX) as Elizabeth Jennings
Best Supporting Actor on Television
WINNER – Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Jesse Pinkman
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones (HBO) as Jaime Lannister
Erik Knudsen – Continuum (Syfy) as Alec Sadler
David Lyons – Revolution (NBC) as General Sebastian Monroe
Dean Norris – Under the Dome (CBS) as Big Jim Rennie
James Purefoy – The Following (Fox) as Joe Carroll
Best Supporting Actress on Television
WINNER – Melissa McBride – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Carol Peletier
Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Coven (FX) as Delphine LaLaurie
Sarah Carter – Falling Skies (TNT) as Maggie
Gwendoline Christie – Game of Thrones (HBO) as Brienne of Tarth
Michelle Fairley – Game of Thrones (HBO) as Catelyn Stark
Elizabeth Mitchell – Revolution (NBC) as Rachel Matheson
Best Guest Star on Television
WINNER – Robert Forster – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Ed
Stephen Collins – Falling Skies (TNT) as President Hathaway
Danny Huston – American Horror Story: Coven (FX) as The Axeman
David Morrissey – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Governor
Charlotte Rampling – Dexter (Showtime) as Dr. Evelyn Vogel
Gina Torres – Hannibal (NBC) as Bella Crawford
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series
WINNER – Chandler Riggs – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Carl Grimes
Colin Ford – Under the Dome (CBS) as Joe McAlister
Jared S. Gilmore – Once Upon a Time (ABC) as Henry Mills
Jack Gleeson – Game of Thrones (HBO) as Joffrey Baratheon
Connor Jessup – Falling Skies (TNT) as Ben Mason
Mackenzie Lintz – Under the Dome (CBS) as Norrie Calvert-Hill
*** HOME VIDEO ***
Best DVD or Blu-ray Release
WINNER – Big Ass Spider!
The Brass Teapot
Curse of Chucky
Mischief Night
Solomon Kane
Twixt
You’re Nexts
Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection
WINNER – Chucky: The Complete Collection
The Bowery Boys Collection: Volumes 2 and 3
Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection
James Dean Ultimate Collector’s Collection
Mad Max Trilogy
Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman
Best Classic Film Release
WINNER – Halloween 35th Anniversary Edition
Fantastic Voyage
The Haunting
House of Wax
Nosferatu
The Wicker Man
Best DVD or Blu-ray TV Series
WINNER – Star Trek: The Next Generation: Seasons 3, 4 and 5
The Adventures of Superboy: The Complete Third Season
Search: The Complete Series
Under the Dome: Season One
The Walking Dead: The Complete Third Season
The White Queen: Season One
PiercingMetal Thoughts: So there you have it my friends, the winners of the 40th Annual Saturn Awards and I have to say that this is a lot more fun to post about than the Oscars usually is. I take that stance based on my knowing more of the nominated and eventually awarded films than that of the Big Kahuna awards show. It’s nothing personal of course but I just “get” more of what’s going on here than on the other. This time around I can admit that I saw none of the winning films and that happens sometimes. Truth be told I am super busy on the website at the moment with a number of exciting changes. For instance, this kind of post used to be relegated to our side blog but now its right here on the main PiercingMetal website. There is more to come on that news but since this is about the Saturn Awards I wonder what you all think about the winners. You can chime in down below in the comments section and know that all topical notions will be approved straightaway. Bye for now.
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