53RD Annual SATURN AwardS
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Universal City, California



Best Science Fiction Film
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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Bugonia
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Predator: Badlands
The Running Man
Tron: Ares



Best Fantasy Film
WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers
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Freakier Friday
Hamnet
How to Train Your Dragon
The Life of Chuck
Lilo & Stitch



Best Horror Film
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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28 Years Later
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Final Destination Bloodlines
The Monkey
Weapons



Best Cinematic Film Adaptation (From Another Medium)
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS •
Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures
Matt Shakman | Director
Kevin Feige | Producer
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Black Phone 2
Captain America: Brave New World
A Minecraft Movie
Superman
Thunderbolts: The New Avengers



Best Thriller Film
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Highest 2 Lowest
The Housemaid
The Long Walk
Marty Supreme
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery



Best Action / Adventure Film
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers
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Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Novocaine
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
One Battle After Another



Best Actor in a Film
TOM CRUISE
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers
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David Corenswet – Superman
Tom Hiddleston – The Life of Chuck
Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Pedro Pascal – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Sam Worthington – Avatar: Fire and Ash



Best Actress in a Film
ELLE FANNING
PREDATOR: BADLANDS • 20th Century Studios
Dan Trachtenberg | Director
John Davis, Brent O’Connor, Marc Toberoff, Dan Trachtenberg, Ben Rosenblatt | Producers
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Rachel Brosnahan – Superman
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Julia Garner – Weapons
Vanessa Kirby – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Zoe Saldaña – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Emma Stone – Bugonia



Best Supporting Actor in a Film
JACOB ELORDI
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Edi Gathegi – Superman
Jeff Goldblum – Wicked: For Good
Stephan Lang – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Mads Mikkelsen – Dust Bunny
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Fantastic Four: First Steps



Best Supporting Actress in a Film
Sigourney Weaver
DUST BUNNY • Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate
Bryan Fuller | Director
Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Bryan Fuller | Producers
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Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Mia Goth – Frankenstein
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Florence Pugh – Thunderbolts: The New Avengers
Hailee Steinfeld – Sinners



Best Younger Performer in a Film
Jack Champion
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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Miles Caton – Sinners
Maia Kealoha – Lilo & Stitch
Madeleine McGraw – Black Phone 2
Sophie Sloan – Dust Bunny
Mason Thames – How to Train Your Dragon



Best Film Direction
JAMES CAMERON
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
James Gunn – Superman
Christopher McQuarrie – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Matt Shakman – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Dan Trachtenberg – Predator: Badlands



Best Film Screenwriting
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
Written by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Story by Josh Friedman, Shane Salerno
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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Dust Bunny – Bryan Fuller
The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Christopher McQuarrie, Erik Jendresen
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Weapons – Zach Cregger



Best Film Visual / Special Effects
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
Visual Effects by Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Scott Stokdyk, Daniele Bigi, Lisa Marra
How to Train Your Dragon – Christian Manz, Andy Kind, François Lambert, Glenn Melenhorst, Glen McIntosh
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Alex Wuttke, Jeff Sutherland, Ian Lowe, Kristin Hall, Dave Newton
Superman – Stephane Ceretti, Guy Williams, Enrico Damm, Stephane Nazé
Wicked: For Good – Pablo Helman, Dale Newton



Best Film Music
TRON: ARES • Walt Disney Pictures
Composed by Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
Joachim Rønning | Director
Sean Bailey, Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Jeffrey Silver, Steven Lisberger, Justin Springer | Producers
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Avatar: Fire and Ash – Simon Franglen
The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Michael Giacchino
Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
Wicked: For Good – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz



Best Film Production Design
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS •
Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures
Production Design by Kasra Farahani & Jille Azis
Matt Shakman | Director
Kevin Feige | Producer
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Avatar: Fire and Ash – Dylan Cole & Ben Procter
Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
Sinners – Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne
Superman – Beth Mickle
Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales



Best Film Make Up
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Makeup by Mike Hill & Megan Many
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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28 Years Later – John Nolan
Sinners – Mike Fontaine, Siân Richards
Tron: Ares – Donald Mowat, Zabrina Matiru
Weapons – Jason Collins, Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat
Wicked: For Good – Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier



Best Film Editing
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Editing by Michael P. Shawyer
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Avatar: Fire and Ash – James Cameron, John Refoua, Steve Rivkin, Nicolas De Toth, Jason Gaudio
The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Jeffrey Ford
Frankenstein – Cam McLauchlin
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Eddie Hamilton
Predator: Badlands – Stefan Grube, Dave Trachtenberg



Best Film Costume Design
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Costume Design by Kate Hawley
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Alexandra Byrne
Predator: Badlands – Ngila Dickson
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
Superman – Judianna Makovsky
Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell



Best Independent Film
DUST BUNNY • Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate
Bryan Fuller | Director
Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Bryan Fuller | Producers
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Adulthood
Eden
Good Boy
The Rule of Jenny Pen
The Plague
The Toxic Avenger



Best International Film
SISU 2: ROAD TO REVENGE • Screen Gems
Jalmari Helander | Director
Mike Goodridge, Petri Jokiranta | Producers
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40 Acres
Bring Her Back
Dead of Winter
Night Call
The Ugly Stepsister



Best Animated Film
ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures
Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer
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The Bad Guys 2
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants



Best International Animated Film
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA THE MOVIE: INFINITY CASTLE • Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures
Haruo Sotozaki | Director
Akifumi Fujio, Masanori Miyake, Yūma Takahashi | Producers
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Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
The Colors Within
Ne Zha 2
Stitch Head

TELEVISION AWARDS



Best Science Fiction Television Series
ANDOR • Disney+
Tony Gilroy | Creator
Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna | Executive Producers
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The Ark
Foundation
Severance
Silo
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds



Best Fantasy Television Series
OUTLANDER • Starz
Ronald D. Moore | Creator
Ronald D. Moore, Toni Graphia, Matthew B. Roberts, Maril Davis | Executive Producers
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Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches
Ghosts
The Librarians: The Next Chapter
Stranger Things
Wednesday



Best Horror Television Series
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY • HBO Max
Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Jason Fuchs | Creators
Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Bill Skarsgård | Executive Producers
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Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order
The Institute
The Last of Us
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Yellowjackets



Best New Genre Television Series
PLURIBUS • Apple TV+
Vince Gilligan | Creator
Vince Gilligan, Jeffrey Frost, Alison Tatlock, Diane Mercer, Allyce Ozarski, Jenn Carroll, Trina Siopy | Executive Producers
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Alien: Earth
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Robin Hood
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew



Best Action / Adventure Television Series
DUSTER • HBO Max
J. J. Abrams, LaToya Morgan | Creators
J.J. Abrams, Rachel Rusch Rich, LaToya Morgan | Executive Producers
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Cobra Kai
Paradise
Reacher
Squid Game
Twisted Metal



Best Thriller Television Series
DEXTER: RESURRECTION •
Showtime / Paramount+
Clyde Phillips | Developer
Clyde Phillips, Michael C. Hall, Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, Marcos Siega | Executive Producers
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Dark Winds
The Lowdown
MobLand
The Rainmaker
Your Friends and Neighbors



Best Superhero Television Series
PEACEMAKER • HBO Max
James Gunn | Creator
James Gunn, Peter Safran, John Cena | Executive Producers
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Daredevil: Born Again
Gen V
Invincible
Iron Heart
The Sandman



Best Television Presentation or Limited Series
THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON • AMC
David Zabel | Creator
Scott M. Gimple, David Zabel, Norman Reedus, Greg Nicotero, Angela Kang, Brian Bockrath, Daniel Percival | Executive Producers
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The Beast in Me
Black Mirror
Murderbot
Nautilus
The Pitt



Best Animated Television Series or Event
PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS •
20th Century Studios / Hulu
Dan Trachtenberg, Joshua Wassung | Directors
John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt | Producers
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Creature Commandos
Harley Quinn
Marvel Zombies
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Solo Leveling Season 2 – Arise from the Shadow



Best Actor in a Television Series
DIEGO LUNA
ANDOR • Disney+
Tony Gilroy | Creator
Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna | Executive Producers
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Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
John Cena – Peacemaker
Michael C. Hall – Dexter: Resurrection
Sam Heughan – Outlander
Norman Reedus – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Adam Scott – Severance



Best Actress in a Television Series
RHEA SEEHORN
PLURIBUS • Apple TV+
Vince Gilligan | Creator
Vince Gilligan, Jeffrey Frost, Alison Tatlock, Diane Mercer, Allyce Ozarski, Jenn Carroll, Trina Siopy | Executive Producers
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Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Sydney Chandler – Alien: Earth
Britt Lower – Severance
Melissa McBride – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday



Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
Stellan Skarsgård
ANDOR • Disney+
Tony Gilroy | Creator
Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna | Executive Producers
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Jack Alcott – Dexter: Resurrection
Babou Ceesay – Alien: Earth
William Fichtner – Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order
Jude Law – Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
James Marsden – Paradise
Ethan Peck – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds



Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
Karolina Wydra
PLURIBUS • Apple TV+
Vince Gilligan | Creator
Vince Gilligan, Jeffrey Frost, Alison Tatlock, Diane Mercer, Allyce Ozarski, Jenn Carroll, Trina Siopy | Executive Producers
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Christina Chong – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Denise Gough – Andor
Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
Jennifer Holland – Peacemaker
Genevieve O’Reilly – Andor
Uma Thurman – Dexter: Resurrection



Best Guest Star in a Television Series
Dave Dastmalchian
DEXTER: RESURRECTION •
Showtime / Paramount+
Clyde Phillips | Developer
Clyde Phillips, Michael C. Hall, Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, Marcos Siega | Executive Producers
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Peter Dinklage – Dexter: Resurrection
Linda Hamilton – Stranger Things
James Remar – It: Welcome to Derry
Bill Skarsgård – It: Welcome to Derry
Samba Schutte – Pluribus
Paul Wesley – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds



Best Young Performer in a Television Series
Ravi Cabot-Conyers
STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW • Disney+
Jon Watts, Christopher Ford | Creators
Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Christopher Ford, Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Watts | Executive Producers
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Arian S. Cartaya – It: Welcome to Derry
Joe Freeman – The Institute
Noah Schnapp,Stranger Things
Jaz Sinclair – Gen V
Sadie Sink – Stranger Things
Clara Stack – It: Welcome to Derry

HOME ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS



Best 4K Home Media Release
WICKED • Universal
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Nightmare Alley
Thunderbolts: The New Avengers
When Evil Lurks



Best Home Media Collection Release
THE PINK PANTHER: PETER SELLERS FILM COLLECTION • Kino Lorber
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007: James Bond – Sean Connery 6 Film Collection
The Abbott and Costello Horror Film Collection
A Nightmare on Elm Street 7 Film Collection
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy
Terror in the Fog: The Wallace Krimi at CCC



Best Classic Film Home Media Release
FRAILTY • Lionsgate
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Dead of Night
Kingdom of Heaven (Director’s Cut)
Night of the Juggler
Night of the Living Dead 1990
The Re-Animator 40th Anniversary
Tombstone



Best Television Home Media Release
CHUCKY: THE COMPLETE SERIES • Universal
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Creepshow Complete Series
The Huckleberry Hound Show
Knight Rider: The Complete Series
Peanuts 75th Ultimate TV Specials
The Penguin Season 1

About the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
The Saturn Awards organization is the official awards group of The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Academy was founded in 1972 and is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
The organization was founded in 1972 by Donald A. Reed who earned two degrees at the University of Southern California. As a life-long fan of genre entertainment, he became noted as one of the leading authorities on Count Dracula. That dedication and passion soon took shape as the Academy and the Saturn Awards. Dr. Reed was devoted to the genres right up to his passing in 2001.
The Academy is now headed by an equally-devoted group of enthusiasts including identical twins Bradley Marcus and Kevin Marcus (professional feature film writers and WGAw members, who have written and produced the past 26 Saturns Awards), Mark Altman (film and television producer), and Robert Holguin who currently serves as President of the Academy.
With several hundred members in Los Angeles, the Academy holds official screenings of films for the purposes of award consideration. The organization also shows films for promotional purposes. The group screens close to 100 films a year. The Academy has a large group of members who live outside of Southern California who join expressly to support the Academy and vote in the annual awards show.

