For the awards ceremony that sets the gold standard for films, you turn to theOscars. But if it’s genre fare you’re interested in, then theSaturn Awardsare where it’s at. The Saturn Awards Organization recently unveiled their nominations for the 43rd Annual Saturn Awards:Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyled the way with 11 nominations in the motion picture category, while AMC’sThe Walking Deadcame in first in the TV category with a total of 7 nominations. The network’s prequelFear the Walking Deadalso received 4 nominations.
Other Disney nods included 10 nominations apiece for theSteven Spielberg-directed fantasy,The BFG, and Marvel’s epic mind-benderDoctor Strange, with 8 nods forCaptain America: Civil War. HBO’s ambitious seriesWestworldreceived 6 nominations, followed by 5 for FX’sAmerican Horror Story: Roanoke, and 4 for both Starz’s historical fantasyOutlanderand The CW’s superheroine seriesSupergirl. Netflix’s buzzworthy seriesStranger Thingsand starsMillie Bobby BrownandWinona Ryderalso received nominations. This year’s awards show is slated to take place on June 28 in Burbank California.
Continue below for video announcements for both the movie and TV nominees. Here’s a look at some of the categories and their respective nominees; the full list can be found at theSaturn Awardswebsite:
Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release:
Best Science Fiction Film Release:
Best Actor in a Film:
Best Actress in a Film:
TV Nominations
Best Science Fiction Television Series:
Best Fantasy Television Series:
Best Actor on a Television Series:
Best Actress on a Television Series:
Movie Nominations
