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Presenting The 45th Annual Saturn Awards Winners

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Back in July, I shared the nominees for the 45th Annual Saturn Awards and you actually don’t need to refer to that post since I’ve decided to not only list the winning names with this kind of narrative but also those who each honoree went head to head against. I think that it makes this kind of post a little more interesting and since this is a lengthy read, I will get right on down to business. Take a look at who won and who didn’t and know that I shall return at the close with some additional editorial viewpoints. Remember that this is an event curated by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Enjoy.

FILM:

Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release:
Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
WINNER – Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Captain Marvel (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony / Marvel Studios)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Best Science Fiction Film Release:
Alita: Battle Angel (20th Century Fox)
Bumblebee (Paramount)
Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom (Universal Pictures)
WINNER – Ready Player One (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)
Sorry to Bother You (Mirror Releasing – Annapurna Pictures)
Upgrade (BH Tilt)
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Presenting The 45th Annual Saturn Awards Nominees

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Hey there my friends, its the time of the year for the nominees for the annual Saturn Awards and while this celebration has been around for a number of years we’ve only begun sharing their updates here on PiercingMetal with the 2018 event. If you’d like to examine last years winners you can click HERE since it was quick interesting. Now the reason for being supportive of these awards is based on how much they play to the interests of our fellow Pop Culture enthusiasts. I leave the coverage of The Oscars, the full Grammy Awards and numerous others over to “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” side of my creative fence. Before we continue along, the newbies to this particular topic should know that unlike The Oscars, these awards lend strong focus to the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. They even include a number of action films and more. They are curated by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Let’s take a look at this years nominees.

FILM:

Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release:
Aquaman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Avengers: Endgame (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Captain Marvel (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Shazam! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony / Marvel Studios)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

Best Science Fiction Film Release:
Alita: Battle Angel (20th Century Fox)
Bumblebee (Paramount)
Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom (Universal Pictures)
Ready Player One (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)
Sorry to Bother You (Mirror Releasing – Annapurna Pictures)
Upgrade (BH Tilt)
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Presenting The 44th Annual Saturn Awards Winners

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It was a few short months ago that I shared the nominees for the 44th Annual Saturn Awards. It was my very first time showcasing these particular awards in our narratives but with my continuing to serve up as much of the proper geek stuff in our Pop Culture focuses, this celebration fits right in. The winners were all revealed yesterday so check out who won out in the eyes of the votes in this committee. That’s the folks from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in case you forgot. To make this an easier list to digest, I’ve left the nominees rundown in as well so you can see who won big out of the batch. It’s very likely that some of your favorites won while others did not. Let’s check it out. I’ll come back at the close for a few additional thoughts.

FILM

Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release:
WINNER – Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Logan (20th Century Fox)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel)
Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)

Best Science Fiction Release:
Alien: Covenant (20th Century Fox)
WINNER – Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
Life (Columbia Pictures / Sony)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (STX Films / EuropaCorp)
War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)
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Presenting The 44th Annual Saturn Awards Nominees

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For as long as I can remember, I have been an absolute geek for the superhero action-adventure types of series along with comic books and I’ve reflected that interest here on PiercingMetal for a number of years as well. Some of you might remember when we had the side blog called “PiercingMetal Musings” which was created to shine the spotlight on that stuff but with the 2014 full conversion to WordPress, all of those items were integrated into the main website to make this outlet all the more entertaining. This will be my first go at documenting this particular awards show as part of my constant effort to keep you entertained. The Saturn Awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films and they celebrate the best in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other genres belonging to genre fiction in film, television, home media releases, and local theatre productions (slightly paraphrased from their Wiki entry). Let’s take a look at this year’s nominees.

FILM

Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release:
Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Logan (20th Century Fox)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel)
Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)

Best Science Fiction Release:
Alien: Covenant (20th Century Fox)
Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
Life (Columbia Pictures / Sony)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (STX Films / EuropaCorp)
War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)
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Presenting The 41st Annual Saturn Awards Winners

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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
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