40th Saturn Awards

40th Saturn Awards
Date	June 26, 2014
Site	Burbank, California, U.S.

The 40th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2013, was held on June 26, 2014, in Burbank, California. The awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The nominations were announced February 25, 2014.^[1]

Overview

In the film categories, Gravity won five of its eight nominations, including Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón, and Best Actress for Sandra Bullock. In the television categories, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead each won three awards, respectively. Breaking Bad won Best Television Presentation and The Walking Dead won Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series.^[2]

Two new categories were added this year, Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture and Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series. Adaptations of comic-books were usually nominated in the fantasy or science fiction categories, while the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films was previously only rewarding young actors in motion pictures. The Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film was also split into two categories: Best Horror and Best Thriller. With Chandler Riggs's nomination for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in TV Series, The Walking Dead became the first series to be nominated in all six television acting categories of the Saturn Awards. Riggs went on to win the award.

Writer/producer Bryan Fuller received the Dan Curtis Legacy Award. Actor Malcolm McDowell received The Life Career Award. Special effects creator Gregory Nicotero received The George Pal Memorial Award and author Marc Cushman received a Special Recognition Award for his recent Star Trek book publications.^[3]

Winners and nominees

Film

Alfonso Cuarón received the Best Director and Best Editing awards for Gravity, which also won Best Science Fiction Film.

Robert Downey, Jr. received the Best Actor award for Iron Man 3, his third win in six nominations.

Sandra Bullock received the Best Actress award for Gravity, her second win.

Sir Ben Kingsley received the Best Supporting Actor award for Iron Man 3.

Scarlett Johansson received the Best Supporting Actress award for Her, her first win in two nominations.

Spike Jonze received the Best Writing award for Her, which also won Best Fantasy Film.

Chloë Grace Moretz received the Best Performance by a Younger Actor award for Carrie, her second win.

Best Science Fiction Film	Best Fantasy Film
Gravity Ender's Game The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Pacific Rim Riddick Star Trek Into Darkness	Her About Time The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Jack the Giant Slayer Oz the Great and Powerful The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Best Horror Film	Best Thriller Film
The Conjuring Carrie Mama The Purge This Is the End Warm Bodies	World War Z Prisoners The Call The East Now You See Me The Place Beyond the Pines
Best Action or Adventure Film	Best International Film
Fast & Furious 6 The Book Thief Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit The Lone Ranger Lone Survivor Rush	Big Bad Wolves Blancanieves A Hijacking How I Live Now Stoker The World's End
Best Animated Film	Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture
Frozen Despicable Me 2 From Up on Poppy Hill Monsters University	Iron Man 3 Man of Steel Thor: The Dark World The Wolverine
Best Director	Best Writing
Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity J. J. Abrams – Star Trek Into Darkness Peter Berg – Lone Survivor Peter Jackson – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Francis Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Guillermo del Toro – Pacific Rim	Spike Jonze – Her Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón – Gravity Jennifer Lee – Frozen Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg – The World's End
Best Actor	Best Actress
Robert Downey, Jr. – Iron Man 3 Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis Simon Pegg – The World's End Joaquin Phoenix – Her Brad Pitt – World War Z Ben Stiller – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Sandra Bullock – Gravity Halle Berry – The Call Martina Gedeck – The Wall Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks Mia Wasikowska – Stoker
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ben Kingsley – Iron Man 3 Daniel Brühl – Rush George Clooney – Gravity Benedict Cumberbatch – Star Trek Into Darkness Harrison Ford – Ender's Game Tom Hiddleston – Thor: The Dark World Bill Nighy – About Time	Scarlett Johansson – Her Nicole Kidman – Stoker Melissa Leo – Prisoners Evangeline Lilly – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Jena Malone – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Emily Watson – The Book Thief
Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Best Music
Chloë Grace Moretz – Carrie Asa Butterfield – Ender's Game Sophie Nélisse – The Book Thief Saoirse Ronan – How I Live Now Ty Simpkins – Iron Man 3 Dylan Sprayberry – Man of Steel	Frank Ilfman – Big Bad Wolves Danny Elfman – Oz the Great and Powerful Howard Shore – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Brian Tyler – Iron Man 3 Brian Tyler – Now You See Me John Williams – The Book Thief
Best Production Design	Best Editing
Dan Hennah – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Philip Messina – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Andrew Neskoromny and Carol Spier – Pacific Rim Andy Nicholson – Gravity Jan Roelfs – 47 Ronin Robert Stromberg – Oz the Great and Powerful	Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger – Gravity Peter Amundson and John Gilroy – Pacific Rim Alan Edward Bell – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Mark Day – About Time Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill – Rush Christian Wagner, Kelly Matsumoto and Dylan Highsmith – Fast & Furious 6
Best Costume	Best Make-up
Trish Summerville – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Gary Jones – Oz the Great and Powerful Michael Kaplan – Star Trek Into Darkness Wendy Partridge – Thor: The Dark World Beatrix Aruna Pasztor – Great Expectations Penny Rose – 47 Ronin	Donald Mowat – Prisoners Patrick Baxter, Jane O'Kane and Roger Murray – Evil Dead Peter King, Rick Findlater and Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Howard Berger, Janie Kelman and Peter Montagna – Lone Survivor Fae Hammond, Mark Coulier and Kirstin Chalmers – Rush Karen Cohen, David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou – Thor: The Dark World
Best Special Effects	Best Independent Film
Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould – Gravity Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Joe Letteri, John Desjardin and Dan Lemmon – Man of Steel John Knoll, James E. Price, Clay Pinney and Rocco Larizza – Pacific Rim Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossman and Burt Dalton – Star Trek Into Darkness Jake Morrison, Paul Corbould and Mark Breakspear – Thor: The Dark World	12 Years a Slave Great Expectations Inside Llewyn Davis The Invisible Woman Out of the Furnace Upside Down

Television

Mads Mikkelsen received the Best Actor on Television award for Hannibal.

Vera Farmiga received the Best Actress on Television award for Bates Motel.

Aaron Paul received the Best Supporting Actor on Television award for Breaking Bad, his third win in four nominations.

Melissa McBride received the Best Supporting Actress on Television award for The Walking Dead.

Best Network Television Series	Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
Hannibal (tie) Revolution (tie) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Blacklist The Following Sleepy Hollow Under the Dome	The Walking Dead American Horror Story: Coven The Americans Continuum Dexter Haven
Best Television Presentation	Best Youth-Oriented Television Series
Breaking Bad Bates Motel Black Sails Falling Skies Game of Thrones Vikings	Teen Wolf Arrow Pretty Little Liars Supernatural The Tomorrow People The Vampire Diaries
Best Actor on Television	Best Actress on Television
Mads Mikkelsen – Hannibal Kevin Bacon – The Following Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad Hugh Dancy – Hannibal Freddie Highmore – Bates Motel James Spader – The Blacklist Noah Wyle – Falling Skies	Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel Jennifer Carpenter – Dexter Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Coven Rachel Nichols – Continuum Keri Russell – The Americans
Best Supporting Actor on Television	Best Supporting Actress on Television
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones Erik Knudsen – Continuum David Lyons – Revolution Dean Norris – Under the Dome James Purefoy – The Following	Melissa McBride – The Walking Dead Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Coven Sarah Carter – Falling Skies Gwendoline Christie – Game of Thrones Michelle Fairley – Game of Thrones Elizabeth Mitchell – Revolution
Best Guest Star on Television	Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series
Robert Forster – Breaking Bad Stephen Collins – Falling Skies Danny Huston – American Horror Story: Coven David Morrissey – The Walking Dead Charlotte Rampling – Dexter Gina Torres – Hannibal	Chandler Riggs – The Walking Dead Colin Ford – Under the Dome Jared S. Gilmore – Once Upon a Time Jack Gleeson – Game of Thrones Connor Jessup – Falling Skies Mackenzie Lintz – Under the Dome

Home video

Best DVD or Blu-ray Release	Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection
Big Ass Spider! The Brass Teapot Curse of Chucky Mischief Night Solomon Kane Twixt You're Next	Chucky: The Complete Collection The Bowery Boys Collection: Volumes 2 and 3 Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection James Dean Ultimate Collector's Collection Mad Max Trilogy Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman
Best Classic Film Release	Best DVD or Blu-ray TV Series
Halloween 35th Anniversary Edition Fantastic Voyage The Haunting House of Wax Nosferatu The Wicker Man	Star Trek: The Next Generation: Seasons 3, 4 and 5 The Adventures of Superboy: The Complete Third Season Search: The Complete Series Under the Dome: Season One The Walking Dead: The Complete Third Season The White Queen: Season One

Multiple awards and nominations

Film

Awards	Nominations	Film
5	8	Gravity
3	4	Her
	5	Iron Man 3
2	2	Big Bad Wolves

Television

Awards	Nominations	Series
3	5	Breaking Bad
	4	The Walking Dead
2		Hannibal

References

1. "Gravity, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Lead Saturn Awards Noms"
2. "Saturn Awards: A Genre Reunion and More Gold for ‘Gravity’", Variety.
3. Saturn Awards to Honor Malcolm McDowell, Bryan Fuller, Variety.

External links

• Official Saturn Awards website