Saturn Award for Best Independent Film

Last updated
Saturn Award for Best Independent Film
Awarded forBest motion picture of the year released independently
Country United States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded 2012
Currently held by Pearl (2022/2023)
Website www.saturnawards.org

The Saturn Award for Best Independent Film is an award presented to by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.

Contents

Winners and nominees

2010s

YearFilm
2012
(39th)
Killer Joe
Compliance
Hitchcock
The Paperboy
Robot & Frank
Safety Not Guaranteed
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2013
(40th)
12 Years a Slave
Great Expectations
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Invisible Woman
Out of the Furnace
Upside Down
2014
(41st)
Whiplash
Grand Piano
I Origins
A Most Violent Year
The One I Love
The Two Faces of January
2015
(42nd)
Room
Bone Tomahawk
Cop Car
Experimenter
99 Homes
Trumbo
2016
(43rd)
La La Land [1] [2]
Eye in the Sky
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Lion
The Ones Below
Remember
2017
(44th)
Wonder [3] [4]
I, Tonya
LBJ
Lucky
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Super Dark Times
Wonderstruck
2018/2019
(45th)
Mandy [5]
American Animals
Anna and the Apocalypse
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Ophelia
Summer of 84
The Tomorrow Man
2019/2020
(46th)
Encounter
Angel of Mine
The Aeronauts
Color Out of Space
Freaks
Palm Springs
Possessor

2020s

YearFilm
2021/2022
(50th)
Dual
Alice
Dream Horse
Gold
Mass
Watcher
2022/2023
(51st)
Pearl
Aporia
Brooklyn 45
Fall
Jules
The Tutor

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saturn Award for Best Actress</span> Award

The Saturn Award for Best Actress is one of the annual Saturn Awards given by the American professional organization, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The Saturn Awards are the oldest film-specialized reward of achievements in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. The Saturn Award included the Best Actress category for the first time in the 1974 film year.

The Saturn Award for Best Director is one of the annual awards given by the American Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward genre fiction achievements, in particular for science fiction, fantasy, and horror, included the Best Director category for the first time at the 3rd Saturn Awards, for the 1974/1975 film years.

The Saturn Award for Best Music is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements, included the category for the first time as a juried award at the 2nd Saturn Awards in 1975, but was later given out competitively beginning with the 6th Saturn Awards in 1979 onward.

The Saturn Award for Best Make-up is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements, included the category for the first time at the 2nd Saturn Awards for the 1973 film year, eight years before the introduction of the Academy Award for Best Makeup; the winner was An American Werewolf in London (1981).

The Saturn Award for Best Costume Design is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements, included the category for the first time at the 4th Saturn Awards in 1977.

The Saturn Award for Best Special / Visual Effects is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements, included the category for the first time at the 2nd Saturn Awards in 1975.

The Saturn Award for Best Animated Film is one of the annual awards given by the American professionnel organization, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements, included the Best Animated Film category for the first time only in 1978, was revived in 1982, and still currently reactivated since 2002.

A. Scott Frank is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. Frank has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for Out of Sight (1998) and Logan (2017). His film work, credited and uncredited, extends to dozens of films. In recent years, he has worked for Netflix on television miniseries, most prominently writing and directing The Queen's Gambit.

Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release is an award given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to every alternative edition of a film. The following is a list of the winners of this award:

The Saturn Award for Best Film Collection Release is an award given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to a movie collection on DVD and/or Blu-ray. The collections can be either a series of movies, even a franchise, or movies that have the same actor or director. The following is a list of winners of this award:

The Saturn Award for Best Editing is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, included the category for the first time at the 5th Saturn Awards.

Janty Yates is a British costume designer for film and television. In 2001, she won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Gladiator (2000). She has also received nominations for BAFTA Awards, Satellite Awards, and Saturn Awards. She is a frequent collaborator with English director Ridley Scott, having worked with him fourteen times as of 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saturn Awards</span> Annual awards for film and TV production

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.

The 44th 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, home entertainment and local theatre from February 2017 to February 2018, were held on June 27, 2018, in Burbank, California, and hosted by comedian Jonah Ray. Nominations were announced on March 15, 2018.

The Saturn Award for Best Streaming Superhero Series is one of the annual awards given by the American Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film and series-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements, included the category for the first time at the 44th Saturn Awards. It specifically rewards superhero fiction streaming television series created for non-traditional platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu.

The 45th 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, home entertainment, and local stage production from March 1, 2018, to July 7, 2019, were held on September 13, 2019, in Avalon Hollywood, and hosted by actress and comedian Aisha Tyler. Nominations were announced on July 15, 2019.

References