50th Anniversary Saturn Awards

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50th Anniversary Saturn Awards
DateOctober 25, 2022
Site Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California
Hosted by Joel McHale
Highlights
Most awardsFilm:
Everything Everywhere All at Once (3)
Nightmare Alley (3)
Top Gun: Maverick (3)
Television (Network / Cable):
Better Call Saul (4)
Television (Streaming):
Obi-Wan Kenobi (3)
Most nominationsFilm:
The Batman (12)
Television (Network / Cable):
Better Call Saul (7)
Television (Streaming):
Severance (6)
Stranger Things (6)

The 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films and honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other genres belonging to genre fiction in film, television, and home entertainment, were held on October 25, 2022, at Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel in Burbank, California, and live-streamed on Electric Entertainment's OTT app and FAST channel ElectricNow. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The nominations were announced on August 12, 2022. [6] [7] [8] [9] Actor and comedian Joel McHale hosted the event. [10]

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The 50th Saturn awards were preceded by the 46th Saturn Awards, held in 2021. The decision to rebrand what would have been the "47th Saturn Awards" to the "50th Saturn Awards", was made in order to celebrate 50 years of the Saturn Awards, which were founded in 1972. [11]

This year, several new television categories were introduced. For the first time since the 45th Saturn Awards, the television awards were split into "Network / Cable" and "Streaming" categories; however, this was discontinued the following ceremony. Disney+ received the most nominations with 26 for "Streaming", followed by Netflix with 17; AMC dominated the nominations for "Network / Cable" with 17. [6] [12] [13]

The Batman led the nominations for film with twelve, including Best Superhero Film and four acting nominations, followed by Nightmare Alley with ten and Spider-Man: No Way Home with nine. [6] For television, Better Call Saul (AMC) led the nominations for "Network / Cable" with seven, followed by Superman & Lois (The CW) and The Walking Dead (AMC) with six each. [6] [14] [15] Severance (Apple TV+) and Stranger Things (Netflix) led the nominations for the "Streaming" television categories with six each, followed by Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) with five mentions. [6]

Category changes

Winners and nominees

Film

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Matt Reeves, Best Film Direction winner
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Tom Cruise, Best Actor in a Film winner
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Michelle Yeoh, Best Actress in a Film winner
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Ke Huy Quan, Best Supporting Actor in a Film winner
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Awkwafina, Best Supporting Actress in a Film winner
Finn Wolfhard, Best Younger Actor in a Film winner Finn Wolfhard by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Finn Wolfhard, Best Younger Actor in a Film winner
Guillermo del Toro, Best Film Writing co-winner Guillermo del Toro 2023 (cropped).jpg
Guillermo del Toro, Best Film Writing co-winner
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Danny Elfman, Best Music in a Film winner
Best Superhero Film Best Science Fiction Film
Best Fantasy Film Best Horror Film
Best Action / Adventure Film Best Thriller Film
Best Animated Film Best International Film
Best Film Direction Best Film Writing
Best Actor in a Film Best Actress in a Film
Best Supporting Actor in a Film Best Supporting Actress in a Film
Best Younger Actor in a Film Best Film Editing
Best Music in a Film Best Film Production Designer
Best Film Costume Design Best Make-Up in a Film
Best Film Special / Visual Effects Best Independent Film

Television

Programs

Network / Cable
Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Fantasy Television Series
Best Horror Television Series Best Action / Thriller Television Series
Streaming
Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Fantasy Television Series
Best Horror / Thriller Television Series Best Action / Adventure Television Series
Best Limited Event Television Series Best Animated Television Series

Acting

Bob Odenkirk, Best Actor in a Network / Cable Series winner Bob Odenkirk by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Bob Odenkirk, Best Actor in a Network / Cable Series winner
Rhea Seehorn, Best Actress in a Network / Cable Series winner Rhea Seehorn by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Rhea Seehorn, Best Actress in a Network / Cable Series winner
Jonathan Banks, Best Supporting Actor in a Network / Cable Series winner Jonathan Banks 2012 2.jpg
Jonathan Banks, Best Supporting Actor in a Network / Cable Series winner
Lauren Cohan, Best Supporting Actress in a Network / Cable Series winner Lauren Cohan by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg
Lauren Cohan, Best Supporting Actress in a Network / Cable Series winner
Brec Bassinger, Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Network / Cable Series winner Brec Bassinger Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022 (cropped).jpg
Brec Bassinger, Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Network / Cable Series winner
Jennifer Tilly, Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Network / Cable Series winner Jennifer Tilly at the New York Comic Con 2022 by Chris Roth.jpg
Jennifer Tilly, Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Network / Cable Series winner
Oscar Isaac, Best Actor in a Streaming Series winner OscarIsaac.jpg
Oscar Isaac, Best Actor in a Streaming Series winner
Ming-Na Wen, Best Actress in a Streaming Series winner Ming-Na Wen Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2023 (cropped).jpg
Ming-Na Wen, Best Actress in a Streaming Series winner
Elliot Page, Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series winner Elliot Page 8126099 (cropped).jpg
Elliot Page, Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series winner
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Hayden Christensen, Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Streaming Series winner
Network / Cable
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Performance by a Younger Actor Best Guest-Starring Performance
Streaming
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Performance by a Younger Actor Best Guest-Starring Performance

Home Entertainment

Best 4K Special Edition Film Release Best Classic Film Release
Best Film Collection Release Best Television Series Release

Special Achievement Awards

Multiple nominations

Multiple wins

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