Hello friends, the time has come to share with you the recently announced nominations for the annual Saturn Awards and this is the 41st one in their very rich history. I’ve been posting this kind of feature for a couple of years now and with the once side blog now fully integrated into the main website, the sky is the limit when it comes to entertainment items. To learn more about the Saturn Awards you can check out the text below all the nominations. This is a healthy list so maybe get a coffee or a snack so you can take your time. Presenting the full rundown of the nominations for the 41st Annual Saturn Awards. Most of the categories remain the same but there have been a couple of changes which I like to see being the case. Let’s go.
*** FILM CATEGORIES ***
Best Science Fiction Film
WINNER – Interstellar
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Godzilla
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
The Zero Theorem
Best Fantasy Film
WINNER – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Paddington
Best Horror Film
WINNER – Dracula Untold
Annabelle
The Babadook
Horns
Only Lovers Left Alive
The Purge: Anarchy
Best Thriller Film
WINNER – Gone Girl
American Sniper
The Equalizer
The Guest
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Best Action or Adventure Film
WINNER – Unbroken
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Inherent Vice
Lucy
Noah
Snowpiercer
Best International Film
WINNER – The Theory of Everything
Bird People
Calvary
Force Majeure
Mood Indigo
The Railway Man
Best Animated Film
WINNER – The Lego Movie
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Wind Rises
Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture
WINNER – Guardians of the Galaxy
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Best Director
WINNER – James Gunn – Guardians of the Galaxy
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman
Doug Liman – Edge of Tomorrow
Christopher Nolan – Interstellar
Matt Reeves – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Joe Russo and Anthony Russo – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Bryan Singer – X-Men: Days of Future Past
Best Writing
WINNER – Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan – Interstellar
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth – Edge of Tomorrow
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
James Gunn and Nicole Perlman – Guardians of the Galaxy
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
Best Actor
WINNER – Chris Pratt – Guardians of the Galaxy as Peter Quill / Star-Lord
Tom Cruise – Edge of Tomorrow as William Cage
Chris Evans – Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Steve Rogers / Captain America
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler as Louis “Lou” Bloom
Michael Keaton – Birdman as Riggan Thomson
Matthew McConaughey – Interstellar as Joseph Cooper
Dan Stevens – The Guest as David Collins
Best Actress
WINNER – Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl as Amy Dunne
Emily Blunt – Edge of Tomorrow as Rita Vrataski
Essie Davis – The Babadook as Amelia Vanek
Anne Hathaway – Interstellar as Amelia Brand
Angelina Jolie – Maleficent as Maleficent
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 as Katniss Everdeen
Best Supporting Actor
WINNER – Richard Armitage – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Thorin Oakenshield
Josh Brolin – Inherent Vice as Christian F. “Bigfoot” Bjornsen
Samuel L. Jackson – Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Nick Fury
Anthony Mackie – Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Sam Wilson / Falcon
Andy Serkis – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar
J. K. Simmons – Whiplash as Terrence Fletcher
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER – Rene Russo – Nightcrawler as Nina Romina
Jessica Chastain – Interstellar as Murphy “Murph” Cooper
Scarlett Johansson – Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
Evangeline Lilly – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Tauriel
Emma Stone – Birdman as Sam Thomson
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods as The Witch
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
WINNER – Mackenzie Foy – Interstellar as Murphy “Murph” Cooper
Elle Fanning – Maleficent as Aurora
Chloë Grace Moretz – The Equalizer as Alina
Tony Revolori – The Grand Budapest Hotel as Zero Moustafa
Kodi Smit-McPhee – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as Alexander
Noah Wiseman – The Babadook as Samuel Vanek
Best Music
WINNER – Hans Zimmer – Interstellar
Henry Jackman – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Michael Giacchino – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Alexandre Desplat – Godzilla
Howard Shore – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon 2
Best Editing
WINNER – James Herbert and Laura Jennings – Edge of Tomorrow
Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Fred Raskin, Craig Wood and Hughes Winborne – Guardians of the Galaxy
Lee Smith – Interstellar
Tim Squyres, William Goldenberg – Unbroken
John Ottman – X-Men: Days of Future Past
Best Production Design
WINNER – Nathan Crowley – Interstellar
Peter Wenham – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
James Chinlund – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Adam Stockhausen – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Charles Wood – Guardians of the Galaxy
Dennis Gassner – Into the Woods
Best Costume
WINNER – Ngila Dickson – Dracula Untold
Janty Yates – Exodus: Gods and Kings
Alexandra Byrne – Guardians of the Galaxy
Colleen Atwood – Into the Woods
Anna B. Sheppard – Maleficent
Louise Mingenbach – X-Men: Days of Future Past
Best Make-up
WINNER – David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou – Guardians of the Galaxy
Bill Terezakis and Lisa Love – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Mark Coulier and Daniel Phillips – Dracula Untold
Peter King, Rick Findlater and Gino Acevedo – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Peter King and Matthew Smith – Into the Woods
Adrien Morot and Norma Hill-Patton – X-Men: Days of Future Past
Best Special Effects
WINNER – Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher – Interstellar
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Gary Brozenich, Nick Davis, Jonathan Fawkner and Matthew Rouleau – Edge of Tomorrow
Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi , Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould – Guardians of the Galaxy
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Best Independent Film
WINNER – Whiplash
Grand Piano
I Origins
A Most Violent Year
The One I Love
The Two Faces of January
*** TELEVISION CATEGORIES ***
Best Network Television Series
WINNER – Hannibal (NBC)
The Blacklist (NBC)
The Following (Fox)
Grimm (NBC)
Person of Interest (CBS)
Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
WINNER – The Walking Dead (AMC)
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Continuum (Syfy)
Falling Skies (TNT)
Salem (WGN America)
The Strain (FX)
12 Monkeys (Syfy)
Best Limited Run Television Series
WINNER – Game of Thrones (HBO)
Bates Motel (A&E)
From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (El Rey Network)
The Last Ship (TNT)
The Librarians (TNT)
Outlander (Starz)
Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series
WINNER – The Flash (The CW)
Agent Carter (ABC)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
Arrow (The CW)
Constantine (NBC)
Gotham (Fox)
Best Youth-Oriented Television Series
WINNER – The 100 (The CW)
Doctor Who (BBC America)
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family)
Supernatural (The CW)
Teen Wolf (MTV)
The Vampire Diaries (The CW)
Best Actor on Television
WINNER – Hugh Dancy – Hannibal (NBC) as Will Graham (tie)
WINNER – Andrew Lincoln – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Rick Grimes (tie)
Grant Gustin – The Flash (The CW) as Barry Allen / The Flash
Tobias Menzies – Outlander (Starz) as Frank Randall
Mads Mikkelsen – Hannibal (NBC) as Hannibal Lecter
Noah Wyle – Falling Skies (TNT) as Tom Mason
Best Actress of Television
WINNER – Caitríona Balfe – Outlander (Starz) as Claire Fraser
Hayley Atwell – Agent Carter (ABC) as Peggy Carter
Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel (A&E) as Norma Bates
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX) as Elsa Mars
Rachel Nichols – Continuum (Syfy) as Kiera Cameron
Rebecca Romijn – The Librarians (TNT) as Eve Baird
Best Supporting Actor on Television
WINNER – Laurence Fishburne – Hannibal (NBC) as Jack Crawford
David Bradley – The Strain (FX) as Abraham Setrakian
Sam Heughan – Outlander (Starz) as Jamie Fraser
Erik Knudsen – Continuum (Syfy) as Alec Sadler
Norman Reedus – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Daryl Dixon
Richard Sammel – The Strain (FX) as Thomas Eichorst
Best Supporting Actress on Television
WINNER – Melissa McBride – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Carol Peletier
Emilia Clarke – Game of Thrones (HBO) as Daenerys Targaryen
Jenna Coleman – Doctor Who (BBC America) as Clara Oswald
Caroline Dhavernas – Hannibal (NBC) as Dr. Alana Bloom
Lexa Doig – Continuum (Syfy) as Sonya Valentine
Emily Kinney – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Beth Greene
Best Guest Star on Television
WINNER – Wentworth Miller – The Flash (The CW) as Leonard Snart / Captain Cold
Dominic Cooper – Agent Carter (ABC) as Howard Stark
Neil Patrick Harris – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX) as Chester Creb
John Larroquette – The Librarians (TNT) as Jenkins
Michael Pitt – Hannibal (NBC) as Mason Verger
Andrew J. West – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Gareth
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series
WINNER – Maisie Williams – Game of Thrones (HBO) as Arya Stark
Camren Bicondova – Gotham (Fox) as Selina Kyle
Maxim Knight – Falling Skies (TNT) as Matt Mason
Tyler Posey – Teen Wolf (MTV) as Scott McCall
Chandler Riggs – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Carl Grimes
Holly Taylor – The Americans (FX) as Paige Jennings
*** HOME VIDEO ***
Best DVD or Blu-ray Release
WINNER – Odd Thomas
Beneath[3]
Blue Ruin
Ragnarok
White Bird in a Blizzard
Wolf Creek 2
Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release
WINNER – Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut
Alexander: The Ultimate Cut
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Extended Edition
Once Upon a Time in America: Extended Director’s Cut
Sorcerer
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection
WINNER – Halloween: The Complete Collection (Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Halloween: Resurrection, Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009))
The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology (The Exorcist, Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Exorcist III, Exorcist: The Beginning and Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist)
Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection (Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut)
Steven Spielberg Director’s Collection (Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, 1941, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Always, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
Toho Godzilla Collection (Godzilla, Godzilla Raids Again, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Invasion of Astro-Monster and Terror of Mechagodzilla)
Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30 Films Collection (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, Werewolf of London, Dracula’s Daughter, Son of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man Returns, The Invisible Woman, The Mummy’s Hand, The Wolf Man, The Ghost of Frankenstein, The Mummy’s Ghost, The Mummy’s Tomb, Invisible Agent, Phantom of the Opera, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Son of Dracula, House of Frankenstein, The Mummy’s Curse, The Invisible Man’s Revenge, House of Dracula, She-Wolf of London, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Revenge of the Creature and The Creature Walks Among Us)
Best DVD or Blu-ray TV Series
WINNER – Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery (Twin Peaks: Season 1 & 2 and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me)
Batman: The Complete Television Series
Hannibal: Season 2
Merlin: The Complete Series
Spartacus: The Complete Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 7
Wizards and Warriors: The Complete Series
Special Awards
Artist Showcase Award – Noah Wyle
Breakthrough Performance Award – Grant Gustin for The Flash
Special Recognition Award – Continuum
The Dan Curtis Legacy Award – Carlton Cuse
About The Saturn Awards: 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. (c/o Wikipedia)
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