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]
50th Anniversary Saturn Awards | |
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Date | October 25, 2022 |
Site | Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California |
Hosted by | Joel McHale |
Highlights | |
Most awards | Film: 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 nominations | Film: The Batman (12) Television (Network / Cable): Better Call Saul (7) Television (Streaming): Severance (6) Stranger Things (6) |
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
Television
Programs
Acting
Home Entertainment
Best 4K Special Edition Film Release | Best Classic Film Release |
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Best Film Collection Release | Best Television Series Release |
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Special Achievement Awards
- Dan Curtis Legacy Award – Julie Plec[3]
- Life Career Award – Kathryn Leigh Scott[3]
- Producer's Showcase Award – Geoff Johns[3]
- Robert Forster Artist's Award – The Cast of Better Call Saul[3]
- Breakthrough Performance Award – Amber Midthunder (Prey)[16]
Multiple nominations
Nominations | Series | Genre | Network |
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7 | Better Call Saul | Action / Thriller | AMC |
6 | Superman & Lois | Science Fiction | The CW |
The Walking Dead | Horror | AMC | |
4 | Big Sky | Action / Thriller | ABC |
Chucky | Horror | Syfy | |
Dexter: New Blood | Action / Thriller | Showtime | |
Ghosts | Fantasy | CBS | |
Outlander | Action / Thriller | Starz | |
3 | Fear the Walking Dead | Horror | AMC |
Shining Vale | Fantasy | Starz | |
2 | The Blacklist | Action / Thriller | NBC |
The Flash | Science Fiction | The CW | |
From | Horror | Epix | |
The Man Who Fell to Earth | Science Fiction | Showtime | |
Stargirl | Fantasy | The CW | |
What We Do in the Shadows | Horror | FX | |
Yellowjackets | Action / Thriller | Showtime |
Nominations | Series | Genre | Service |
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6 | Severance | Horror / Thriller | Apple TV+ |
Stranger Things | Netflix | ||
5 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Limited | Disney+ |
4 | The Boys | Action / Adventure | Prime Video |
Leverage: Redemption | FreeVee | ||
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Science Fiction | Paramount+ | |
3 | Hawkeye | Limited | Disney+ |
Loki | Fantasy | ||
Moon Knight | Limited | ||
WandaVision | Fantasy | ||
2 | The Book of Boba Fett | Limited | |
Creepshow | Horror / Thriller | Shudder | |
For All Mankind | Science Fiction | Apple TV+ | |
Lost in Space | Netflix | ||
The Mandalorian | Disney+ | ||
Midnight Mass | Limited | Netflix | |
Ms. Marvel | Disney+ | ||
Peacemaker | Action / Adventure | HBO Max | |
Servant | Horror / Thriller | Apple TV+ | |
The Umbrella Academy | Action / Adventure | Netflix |
Multiple wins
Wins | Series | Genre | Network |
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4 | Better Call Saul | Action / Adventure | AMC |
2 | The Walking Dead | Horror |
Wins | Series | Genre | Platform |
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3 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Limited | Disney+ |