Saturn Award Nominees
The 2018 Saturn Award Nominations have been announced. The awards recognize excellent in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and associated media and were founded in 1972.
FILM
Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release
- Black Panther
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Logan
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Wonder Woman
Best Science Fiction Release
- Alien: Covenant
- Blade Runner 2049
- Life
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
- War for the Planet of the Apes
Best Fantasy Film Release
- Beauty and the Beast
- Downsizing
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
- Kong: Skull Island
- Paddington 2
- The Shape of Water
Best Horror Film Release
- 47 Meters Down
- Annabelle: Creation
- Better Watch Out
- Get Out
- It
- Mother!
Best Action / Adventure Film Release
- Baby Driver
- Dunkirk
- The Fate of the Furious
- The Greatest Showman
- Hostiles
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Best Thriller Film Release
- Brawl in Cell Block 99
- Murder on the Orient Express
- The Post
- Suburbicon
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Wind River
Best Actor in a Film
- Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther
- Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049
- Mark Hamill in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Hugh Jackman in Logan
- Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out
- Andy Serkis in War for the Planet of the Apes
- Vince Vaughn in Brawl in Cell Block 99
Best Actress in a Film
- Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman
- Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water
- Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Lupita Nyong’o in Black Panther
- Rosamund Pike in Hostiles
- Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Emma Watson in Beauty and the Beast
Best Supporting Actor in a Film
- Harrison Ford in Blade Runner 2049
- Michael B. Jordan in Black Panther
- Michael Keaton in Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Chris Pine in Wonder Woman
- Michael Rooker in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Bill Skarsgard in It
- Patrick Stewart in Logan
Best Supporting Actress in a Film
- Ana De Armas in Blade Runner 2049
- Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Danai Gurira in Black Panther
- Lois Smith in Marjorie Prime
- Octavia Spencer in The Shape of Water
- Tessa Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok
- Kelly Marie Tran in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film
- Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Dafne Keen in Logan
- Sophia Lillis in It
- Millicent Simmons in Wonderstruck
- Jacob Tremblay in Wonder
- Letitia Wright in Black Panther
- Zendaya in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Best Film Director
- Ryan Coogler in Black Panther
- Guillermo del Toro in The Shape of Water
- Patty Jenkins in Wonder Woman
- Rian Johnson in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Jordan Peele in Get Out
- Matt Reeves in War for the Planet of the Apes
- Denis Villeneuve in Blade Runner 2049
Best Film Screenplay
- Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole for Black Panther
- Hampton Fancher, Michael Green “Blade Runner 2049
- Jordan Peele “Get Out
- Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green “Logan
- Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor “The Shape of Water
- Rian Johnson “Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Allan Heinberg “Wonder Woman
Best Film Production Design
- Sarah Greenwood “Beauty and the Beast
- Hannah Beachler “Black Panther
- Dennis Gassner “Blade Runner 2049
- Paul Denham Austerberry “The Shape of Water
- Rick Heinrichs “Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Hugues Tissandier “Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets
Best Film Editing
- Michael P. Shawver, Claudia Castello “Black Panther
- Paul Rubell, Christian Wagner in The Fate of the Furious
- Gregory Plotkin in Get Out
- Michael McCusker, Dirk Westervelt in Logan
- Sidney Wolinsky in The Shape of Water
- Bob Ducsay in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Best Film Music
- Ludwig Goransson in Black Panther
- Michael Giacchino in Coco
- John Debney, Joseph Trapanese in The Greatest Showman
- Alexandre Desplat in The Shape of Water
- John Williams in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Carter Burwell in Wonderstruck
Best Film Costume Designer
- Jacqueline Durran in Beauty and the Beast
- Ruth E. Carter in Black Panther
- Ellen Mirojnick in The Greatest Showman
- Michael Kaplan in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Olivier Beriot in Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets
- Lindy Hemming in Wonder Woman
Best Film Make-Up
- Joel Harlow, Ken Diaz in Black Panther
- Donald Mowat in Blade Runner 2049
- John Blake, Brian Sipe in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Alec Gillis, Sean Sansom, Tom Woodruff, Jr., Shane Zander in It
- Mike Hill, Shane Mahan in The Shape of Water
Peter Swords King, Neal Scanlan in Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Arjen Tuiten in Wonder
Best Film Special / Visual Effects
- Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, Dan Sudick in Black Panther
- John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer in Blade Runner 2049
- Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus in Kong: Skull Island
- Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Joel Whist in War for the Planet of the Apes
Best Independent Film Release
- I, Tonya
- LBJ
- Lucky
- Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
- Super Dark Times
- Wonder
- Wonderstruck
Best International Film Release
- Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
- Brimstone
- The Lodgers
- The Man Who Invented Christmas
- The Square
- Wolf Warrior 2
Best Animated Film Release
- Cars 3
- Coco
- Despicable Me 3
- The Boss Baby
- Your Name
TELEVISION
Best Superhero Television Series
- Arrow
- Black Lightning
- The Flash
- DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
- Gotham
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Supergirl
Best Science Fiction Television Series
- The 100
- Colony
- Doctor Who
- The Expanse
- The Orville
- Salvation
- The X-Files
Best Fantasy Television Series
- American Gods
- Game of Thrones
- The Good Place
- Knightfall
- The Librarians
- The Magicians
- Outlander
Best Horror Television Series
- American Horror Story: Cult
- Ash vs. Evil Dead
- Fear the Walking Dead
- Preacher
- The Strain
- Teen Wolf
- The Walking Dead
Best Action/Thriller Television Series
- The Alienist
- Animal Kingdom
- Better Call Saul
- Fargo
- Into the Badlands
- Mr. Mercedes
- Riverdale
Best Presentation on Television
- Channel Zero
- Descendants 2
- Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
- Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Return
- Okja
- The Sinner
- Twin Peaks: The Return
Best Actor on a Television Series
- Jon Bernthal in Marvel’s The Punisher
- Bruce Campbell in Ash vs. Evil Dead
- Sam Heughan in Outlander
- Jason Isaacs in Star Trek: Discovery
- Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead
- Seth MacFarlane in The Orville
- Kyle MacLachlan in Twin Peaks: The Return
- Ricky Whittle in American Gods
Best Actress on a Television Series
- Gillian Anderson in The X-Files (Fox Television)
- Caitriona Balfe in Outlander
- Melissa Benoist in Supergirl
- Lena Headey in Game of Thrones
- Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery
- Adrianne Palicki in The Orville
- Sarah Paulson in American Horror Story: Cult
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Fargo
Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of Thrones
- Miguel Ferrer in Twin Peaks: The Return
- Kit Harington in Game of Thrones
- Doug Jones in Star Trek: Discovery
- Christian Kane in The Librarians
- Michael McKean in Better Call Saul
- Khary Payton in The Walking Dead
- Evan Peters in American Horror Story: Cult
Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series
- Odette Annable in Supergirl
- Dakota Fanning in The Alienist
- Danai Gurira in The Walking Dead
- Melissa McBride in The Walking Dead
- Candice Patton in The Flash
- Adina Porter in American Horror Story: Cult
- Krysten Ritter in Marvel’s The Defenders
- Rhea Seehorn in Better Call Saul
Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series
- KJ Apa in Riverdale
- Milly Bobby Brown in Stranger Things
- Max Charles in The Strain
- Alycia Debnam-Carey in Fear the Walking Dead
- David Mazouz in Gotham
- Lili Reinhart in Riverdale
- Chandler Riggs in The Walking Dead
- Cole Spouse in Riverdale
Best Guest-Starring Performance on Television
- Bryan Cranston in Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
- Michael Greyeyes in Fear the Walking Dead
- David Lynch in Twin Peaks: The Return
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan in The Walking Dead
- Rachel Nichols in The Librarians
- Jesse Plemons in Black Mirror
- Hartley Sawyer in The Flash
- Michelle Yeoh in Star Trek: Discovery
Best Animated Series on Television
- Archer
- Bojack Horseman
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Family Guy
- Rick and Morty
- The Simpsons
- Star Wars Rebels
Best New Media Television Series
- Altered Carbon
- Black Mirror
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Mindhunter
- Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
- Star Trek: Discovery
- Stranger Things
Best New Media Superhero Series
- Future Man
- Marvel’s The Defenders
- Marvel’s Iron Fist
- Marvel’s Runaways
- Marvel’s The Punisher
- The Tick
HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Best DVD/BD Release
- 2:22
- Colossal
- Cult of Chucky
- Dave Made a Maze
- The Devil’s Whisper
- The Man from Earth: Holocene
Best DVD/BD Classic Film Release
- Caltiki The Immortal Monster
- Deluge
- Lifeboat
- The Mephisto Waltz
- The Old Dark House
- Tobor the Great
Best DVD/BD Special Edition Release
- Lost Horizon (80th Anniversary)
- The Lost World Deluxe Edition
- Night of the Living Dead
- Re-Animator Special Edition
- Speed Racer Collector’s Edition
- Suspiria 40th Anniversary Edition
Best DVD/BD Collection Release
- OSS 117 Five Film Collection
- Abbott and Costello Rarities
- The Adventures of Captain Marvel
- Christopher Nolan 4K Collection
- Dracula Complete Legacy Collection
- Fritz Lang: The Silent Films
- The Mummy Complete Legacy Collection
Best DVD/BD Television Series Release
- American Gods (Season 1)
- Grimm: The Complete Collection
- The Rockford Files: The Complete Series
- Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series
- The Vampire Diaries (The Complete Series)
- Westworld: Season One: The Maze
LIVE STAGE PRODUCTION
Best Local Live Theatre Production
- Finding Neverland at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Miracle on 34th Street at Pasadena Playhouse
- Oklahoma! at 3D Theatricals
- Something Rotten at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Spamalot at 3D Theatricals
- Zoot Suit at Mark Taper Forum