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'The Outpost' and 'The Librarians' Among Saturn Award Nominees

The 46th annual Saturn Awards unveiled nominations Thursday by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, the nonprofit that honors the year’s best in genre films, TV, home entertainment and theater.

The wide-ranging list of nominees were led by Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, which scored the most noms overall with 12 including for Best Science Fiction Release. It was one of several films from last year’s movie awards season that were eligible this year after the group extended its eligibility period to run July 15, 2019-November 15, 2020 and allowed streaming and VOD entrants in the film categories.

Other top nom-getters included Warner Bros’ Christopher Nolan move Tenet with nine and Doctor Sleep with eight across genres that span comics, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, thrillers and action-adventure. Other noms went to the likes of this year’s Mulan, Birds of Prey and The Old Guard alongside last year’s biggies Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Joker, Parasite and 1917.

Warner Bros led all studios with 34 noms, followed by Disney with 27. Netflix had 25 in both film and TV, with the CW and its superhero fare leads all small-screeners with 14 noms. Kino Lorber led all home entertainment categories with eight nominations.

On the TV side, AMC’s Better Call Saul, Starz’s Outlander and AMC’s The Walking Dead topped the list with five noms apiece.

Organizers are planning an awards ceremony for later this year.

Here are this year’s nominees:

FILM

Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Bloodshot (Sony Pictures)

Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The New Mutants (20th Century Films / Walt Disney Studios)

The Old Guard (Netflix)

Best Science Fiction Release

Ad Astra (Searchlight Pictures)

Gemini Man (Paramount Pictures)

Lucy in the Sky (Searchlight Pictures)

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)

Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Terminator: Dark Fate (Paramount Pictures)

Best Fantasy Film Release

Bill & Ted Face the Music (Orion Pictures)

Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony Pictures)

The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)

Maleficent: The Mistress of Evil (Walt Disney Studios)

Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)

Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount Pictures)

The Witches (HBO Max)

Best Horror Film Release

Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Freaky (Universal Pictures)

The Invisible Man (Universal Pictures)

It Chapter Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Midsommar (A24)

Ready or Not (Searchlight Pictures)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (CBS Films / Lionsgate)

Best Action/Adventure Film Release

1917 (Universal Pictures)

Bad Boys for Life (Columbia Pictures)

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal Pictures)

The Gentlemen (STX Films)

Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)

Best Thriller Film Release

Da Five Bloods (Netflix)

The Good Liar (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Irishman (Netflix)

Knives Out (Lionsgate)

Mank (Netflix)

Uncut Gems (A24)

Best Actor in a Film

Daniel Craig
Knives Out (Lionsgate)

Delroy Lindo
Da Five Bloods (Netflix)

Ewan McGregor
Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Gary Oldman
Mank (Netflix)

Aaron Paul
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)

Joaquin Phoenix
Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)

John David Washington
Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Actress in a Film

Rebecca Ferguson
Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Yifei Liu
Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)

Elisabeth Moss
The Invisible Man (Universal Pictures)

Natalie Portman
Lucy in the Sky (Searchlight Pictures)

Daisy Ridley
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Margot Robbie
Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Charlize Theron
The Old Guard (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Film

Adam Driver
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd. /Walt Disney Studios)

Chris Evans
Knives Out (Lionsgate)

Bill Hader
It Chapter Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Ian McDiarmid
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd. /Walt Disney Studios)

Robert Pattinson
Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Donnie Yen
Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)

Best Supporting Actress in a Film

Zazie Beetz
Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Ellen Burstyn
Lucy in the Sky (Searchlight Pictures)

Jamie Lee Curtis
Knives Out (Lionsgate)

Ana De Armas
Knives Out (Lionsgate)

Linda Hamilton
Terminator: Dark Fate (Paramount Pictures)

Amanda Seyfried
Mank (Netflix)

Jurnee Smollett
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film

Ella Jay Basco
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Julia Butters
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony Pictures)

Kyliegh Curran
Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Roman Griffin Davis
Jojo Rabbit (Searchlight Pictures)

Lexy Kolker
Freaks (Well Go USA)

JD McCrary
The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Director

J.J. Abrams Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Niki Caro
Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)

Mike Flanagan
Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Christopher Nolan
Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Gina Prince-Bythewood
The Old Guard (Netflix)

Quentin Tarantino
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)

Leigh Whannell
The Invisible Man (Universal Pictures)

Best Film Screenplay

Mike Flanagan
Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin
Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)

Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin-won
Parasite (Neon)

Christopher Nolan
Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Quentin Tarantino
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)

Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd. /Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Editing

Maryann Brandon, Stefan Grube
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Bob Ducsay
Knives Out (Lionsgate)

Mike Flanagan
Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Jennifer Lame
Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Fred Raskin
Once Upon a Tim In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)

Jinmo Yang
Parasite (Neon)

Best Film Production Design

Rick Carter, Kevin Jenkins
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Nathan Crowley
Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mark Friedberg
Joker (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Barbara Ling
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)

Patrick Tatopoulos
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Walt Disney Studios)

Ra Vincent
Jojo Rabbit (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Film Composer

Ludwig Goransson
Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Nathan Johnson
Knives Out (Lionsgate)

Jaeil Jung
Parasite (Neon)

Thomas Newman
1917 (Universal Pictures)

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Mank (Netflix)

John Williams
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Costume

Erin Benach
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Bina Daigeler
Mulan (Walt Disney Studios / Disney Plus)

Michael Kaplan
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Arianne Phillips
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures)

Mayes C. Rubeo
Jojo Rabbit (Searchlight Pictures)

Albert Wolsky
Ad Astra (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Film Make-Up

Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard, Stephen Kelly, Bianca Appice
Bill & Ted Face the Music (Orion Pictures)

Robert Kurtzman, Bernadette Mazur
Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Shane Zander, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.
It Chapter Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Arjen Tuiten, David White
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Walt Disney Studios)

Norman Cabrera, Mike Hill, Mike Elizalde
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (CBS Films / Lionsgate)

Amanda Knight, Neal Scanlan
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Visual / Special Effects

Scott R. Fisher, Allen Maris
Ad Astra (Searchlight Pictures)

Mark Hawker, Yael Majors, Greg Steele
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Kristy Hollidge, Nicholas Brooks
It Chapter Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Ken Egly, Robert Legato
The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)

Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, Dominic Tuohy
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott Fisher, Mike Chambers
Tenet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Neil Corbould, Eric Barba, Vinod Gundre, Sheldon Stopsack
Terminator: Dark Fate (Paramount Pictures)

Best Independent Film Release

Angel of Mine (Lionsgate)

Encounter (Vega Baby)

The Aeronauts (Amazon)

Color Out of Space (RLJ Entertainment)

Freaks (Well Go USA)

Palm Springs (Neon)

Possessor (Neon / Elevation Pictures)

Best International Film Release

Jojo Rabbit (Searchlight Pictures)

The Nightingale (IFC Films)

Official Secrets (IFC Films)

Parasite (Neon)

Sputnik (IFC Midnight)

The Whistlers (Magnolia Pictures)

Best Animated Film Release

Abominable (Universal Pictures)

The Addams Family (United Artists Releasing)

Frozen II (Walt Disney Studios)

Onward (Walt Disney Studios)

Spies in Disguise (20th Century Pictures)

Trolls: World Tour (Universal Pictures)

TELEVISION

Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series

Batwoman (The CW)

The Boys (Amazon)

The Flash (The CW)

Stargirl (The CW)

Supergirl (The CW)

The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)

Watchmen (HBO)

Best Science Fiction Television Series

Doctor Who (BBC America)

Lost in Space (Netflix)

Pandora (The CW)

Raised by Wolves (HBO Max)

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)

Westworld (HBO)

Best Fantasy Television Series

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)

For All Mankind (Apple TV)

Locke & Key (Netflix)

The Magicians (SyFy)

Outlander (Starz)

The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access)

The Witcher (Netflix)

Best Horror Television Series

Creepshow (Shudder)

Evil (CBS)

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)

Lovecraft Country (HBO)

Servant (Apple TV)

The Walking Dead (AMC)

What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Best Action/Thriller Television Series

Better Call Saul (AMC)

Castle Rock (Hulu)

The Outpost (The CW)

Pennyworth (Epix)

Riverdale (The CW)

Snowpiercer (TNT)

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Amazon)

Best Television Presentation (under 10 Episodes)

Amazing Stories (Apple TV)

Dracula (Netflix)

The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)

His Dark Materials (HBO)

The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)

Perry Mason (HBO)

Best Animated Television Series

Bojack Horseman (Netflix)

Family Guy (Fox)

Primal (Adult Swim)

Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)

The Simpsons (Fox)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Disney XD)

Best Film Presentation on Streaming Media

Enola Holmes (Netflix)

Extraction (Netflix)

Shirley (Hulu)

The Vast of Night (Amazon)

Best Actor on a Television Series

Henry Cavill
The Witcher (Netflix)

Mike Colter
Evil (CBS)

Grant Gustin
The Flash (The CW)

Sam Heughan
Outlander (Starz)

Jonathan Majors
Lovecraft Country (HBO)

Bob Odenkirk
Better Call Saul (AMC)

Patrick Stewart
Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)

Best Actress on a Television Series

Caitriona Balfe
Outlander (Starz)

Melissa Benoist
Supergirl (The CW)

Regina King
Watchmen (HBO)

Sonequa Martin-Green
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Thandie Newton
Westworld (HBO)

Candice Patton
The Flash (The CW)

Rhea Seehorn
Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series

Jonathan Banks
Better Call Saul (AMC)

Tony Dalton
Better Call Saul (AMC)

Michael Emerson
Evil (CBS)

Doug Jones
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Richard Rankin
Outlander (Starz)

Norman Reedus
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Luke Wilson
Stargirl (The CW)

Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series

Natasia Demetriou
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Cynthia Erivo
The Outsider (HBO)

Melissa McBride
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Colby Minifie
Fear The Walking Dead (AMC)

Danielle Panabaker
The Flash (The CW)

Sophie Skelton
Outlander (Starz)

Tessa Thompson
Westworld (HBO)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series

Freya Allan
The Witcher (Netflix)

Brec Bassinger
Stargirl (The CW)

Isa Briones
Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)

Maxwell Jenkins
Lost in Space (Netflix)

Madison Lintz
Bosch (Amazon)

Cassady McClincy
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Erin Moriarty
The Boys (Amazon)

Best Guest Starring Performance on Television

Jon Cryer
Supergirl (The CW)

Giancarlo Esposito
The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)

Mark Hamill
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Jeffrey Dean Morgan
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Kate Mulgrew
Mr. Mercedes (Audience)

Billy Porter
The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access)

Jeri Ryan
Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)

HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Best Classic Film DVD/BD Release

4D Man
Kino

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Special Edition)
Kino

Dr. Cyclops (Special Edition)
Kino

Hercules in the Haunted World (Special Edition)
Kino

The Magic Sword
Kino

Robocop (Director’s Cut)
Arrow

The War of the Worlds (1953)
Criterion

Best Television Series DVD/BD Release

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Complete Collection
Kino Lorber

Creepshow: Season One
Image Entertainment

The Librarians: The Complete Series
Electric Entertainment

Mission: Impossible – The Original TV Series
Paramount Home Entertainment

The Outsider: The First Season
HBO

Shazam: The Complete Live Action Series
Warner Archive Collection

The Simpsons: The Nineteenth Season
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Best Film Collection DVD/BD Release

Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection
Shout Factory

The Fly Collection
Shout Factory

Gamera: The Complete Collection
Arrow

Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975
Criterion Collection

Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection
Kino

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
MVD Entertainment

Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman
Criterion Collection

Best 4K Film Release

The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection
Universal Home Entertainment

Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut
Lionsgate

Flash Gordon Limited Edition
Arrow

Jaws 45th Anniversary
Universal Home Entertainment

Knives Out
Lionsgate

Mad Max
Kino Lorber

The Shining
Warner

War of the Worlds (2005)
Paramount Home Entertainment

LIVE STAGE PRODUCTION

Best Live Stage Production

Anastasia
Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Frankenstein
A Noise Within

Good Boys
Pasadena Playhouse

Once
Cerritos Center/3D Theatricals

Shrek Musical
Cerritos Center/3D Theatricals

Witch
Geffen Playhouse

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Alex ShayComment