The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films will host the 52nd Annual Saturn Awards on Groundhog Day next year, the organization announced on Wednesday.
The awards ceremony will honor the best TV shows and movies in the genre of science fiction, horror and fantasy with its annual banquet on February 2, which will stream live via Electric Entertainment’s platform Electric Now and on The Roku Channel for the first time.
Nominees for the Saturn Awards were announced this week, with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) grabbing the top spot for the most-nominated entertainment company with 35 nominations. WBD-owned or produced films like “Dune: Part Two,” “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” and “Wonka” were among the titles mentioned. Dune: Part Two was the most-nominated singular title with 14 potential award wins.
The Walt Disney Company’s “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Alien: Romulus” and “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” helped the company secure the second most nominations at the Saturn Awards with 28.
Amazon and its premium multiplex network MGM Plus received the most nominations in television, with 17 potential wins. Its popular dystopian drama “Fallout” received five nominations, while superhero show “The Boys” received three.
The full list of 52nd Annual Saturn Award nominees follows below:
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM:
- Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate Films)
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios)
- Megalopolis (Lionsgate Films/American Zoetrope)
- Venom: The Last Dance (Sony Pictures/Marvel)
BEST FANTASY FILM:
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Sony Pictures)
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary)
- My Old Ass (Amazon/MGM)
- Poor Things (Searchlight)
- Wonka (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST HORROR FILM:
- Abigail (Universal Pictures)
- Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios)
- The First Omen (20th Century Studios)
- In a Violent Nature (IFC Films)
- Longlegs (Neon)
- A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount Pictures)
- Smile 2 (Paramount Pictures)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM:
- Argylle (Apple Films/Universal Pictures)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
- The Fall Guy (Universal Pictures)
- Fly Me to the Moon (Apple Films/Columbia Pictures)
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Lionsgate Films)
- Twisters (Universal Pictures)
BEST THRILLER FILM:
- Blink Twice (Amazon/MGM)
- Civil War (A24)
- Saltburn (Amazon/MGM)
- Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)
- Speak No Evil (Universal Pictures)
- Wolfs (Apple Films)
BEST INDEPENDENT FILM:
- Dream Scenario (A24)
- Late Night with the Devil (IFC Films/Shudder)
- MaXXXine (A24)
- The Substance (Mubi)
- Thelma (Magnolia Pictures)
- The Thicket (Tubi Movies)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:
- Animal Kingdom (Magnet Releasing)
- Godzilla Minus One (Toho International)
- Kill (Lionsgate Films)
- Monkey Man (Universal Pictures)
- Oddity (IFC Films)
- Society of the Snow (Netflix)
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
- The Boy and the Heron (GKIDS)
- Despicable Me 4 (Universal/Illumination Entertainment)
- Inside Out 2 (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)
- Kung-Fu Panda 4 (Universal/Dreamworks Animation)
- Spy x Family Code: White (Crunchyroll)
- Transformers: One (Paramount Pictures)
- The Wild Robot (Universal/Dreamworks Animation)
BEST ACTOR IN A FILM:
- Tom Blyth, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds Snakes (Lionsgate Films)
- Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario (A24)
- Timothee Chalamet, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- David Dastmalchian, Late Night with the Devil (IFC Films/Shudder)
- Kyle Gallner, Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)
- Michael Keaton, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM:
- Willa Fitzgerald, Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)
- Demi Moore, The Substance (Mubi)
- Lupita Nyong’o, A Quiet Place – Day One (Paramount Pictures)
- Winona Ryder, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Naomi Scott, Smile 2 (Paramount Pictures)
- June Squibb, Thelma (Magnolia Pictures)
- Anya Taylor-Joy, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM:
- Josh Brolin, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Austin Butler, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Nicolas Cage, Longlegs (Neon)
- Willem Dafoe, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Hugh Jackman, Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
- David Johnsson, Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios)
- Owen Teague, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM:
- Emma Corrin, Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
- Rebecca Ferguson, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Barbara Hershey, Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)
- Juliette Lewis, The Thicket (Tubi Movies)
- Margaret Qualley, The Substance (Mubi)
- Cailee Spaeny, Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios)
- Zendaya, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary)
BEST YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A FILM:
- Freya Allan, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios)
- McKenna Grace, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Sony Pictures)
- Kaylee Hottle, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Calah Lane, Wonka (Warner Bros Pictures)
- Jenna Ortega, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Alisha Weir, Abigail (Universal Pictures)
- Rachel Zegler, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate Films)
BEST FILM DIRECTION:
- Fede Alvarez, Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios)
- Wes Ball, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios)
- Tim Burton, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Shawn Levy, Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
- JT Mollner, Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)
- Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One (Toho International)
BEST FILM SCREENWRITING:
- Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Deadpool & Wolverine, Shawn Levy, Ryan Reynolds (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
- Dune: Part Two, Denis Villenueve, Jon Spaihts (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazak (Toho International)
- Longlegs, Osgood Perkins (Neon)
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver (20th Century Studios)
- Strange Darling, JT Mollner (Miramax/Majenta Light Studios)
BEST VISUAL/SPECIAL EFFECTS:
- Alien: Romulus (TBD) (20th Century Studios)
- Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (Angus Bickerton, James Brennan-Craddock, Neal Scanlan, Stefano Pepin) (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (TBD) (Marvel/Walt Disney Pictures)
- Dune: Part Two (Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salacombe, Gerd Nefzer) (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Godzilla Minus One (Masaki Takahashi, Tatsuiji Nojima, Kiyokk Shubuya, Takashi Yamazaki) (Toho International)
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Erik Winquist, TBD) (20th Century Studios)
- Twisters (TBD) (Universal Pictures)
BEST FILM MUSIC:
- Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Danny Elfman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Dune: Part Two, Hans Zimmer (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Dario Marianelli (Sony Pictures)
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, James Newton Howard (Lionsgate Pictures)
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, John Paesano (20th Century Studios)
- Smile 2, Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Paramount Pictures)
BEST FILM PRODUCTION DESIGN:
- Alien: Romulus, Naaman Marshall (20th Century Studios)
- Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Matt Scruton (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Deadpool & Wolverine, Ray Chan (Marvel/Walt Disney Pictures)
- Dune: Part Two, Patricia Vermette (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Longlegs, Danny Vermette (Neon)
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Daniel T. Dorrance (20th Century Studios)
BEST FILM MAKE-UP:
- Alien: Romulus (TBD) (20th Century Studios)
- Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (Neal Scanlan, Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener) (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Dune: Part Two (Donald Mowat and TBD) (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Longlegs (Felix Fox, Madelaine Hermans) (Neon)
- Smile 2 (TBD) (Paramount Pictures)
- The Substance (TBD) (Mubi)
BEST FILM EDITING:
- Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Jay Prychidny (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Civil War, Jake Roberts (A24)
- Deadpool & Wolverine, Dean Zimmerman & Shane Reid (Marvel/Walt Disney Pictures)
- Dune: Part Two, Joe Walker (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Strange Darling, Christopher Robin Bell (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)
BEST FILM COSTUME:
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Colleen Atwood (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Deadpool & Wolverine, Graham Churchyard & Mayes C. Rubeo (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
- Dune: Part Two, Jacqueline West (Warner Bros./Legendary)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Alex Fortes & Ruth Myers (Sony Pictures)
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Trish Summerville (Lionsgate Pictures)
- Wonka, Lindy Hemming (Warner Bros. Pictures)
