# 39th Saturn Awards

The 39th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2012, were held on June 26, 2013, and hosted by Wayne Brady. The awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
The seven Best Film Award categories were respectively won by The Avengers (Science Fiction), Life of Pi (Fantasy), The Cabin in the Woods (Horror or Thriller), Skyfall (Action or Adventure), Headhunters (International), Killer Joe (Independent) and Frankenweenie (Animated). The Avengers led the winners with four wins.
In the television categories, Breaking Bad won three of its four nominations, including Best Television Presentation. Revolution, The Walking Dead and Teen Wolf won the other Best Series Awards.
The ceremony was dedicated to the memory of author Richard Matheson, who died just days prior to being set to receive the Visionary Award. Other honorees included Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and filmmaker William Friedkin, Life Career Award recipient and actor/director Jonathan Frakes and the Dan Curtis Legacy Award recipient and producer/creator Vince Gilligan.

## Winners and nominees

Reference:

### Film

| Best Science Fiction Film | Best Fantasy Film |
| The Avengers Chronicle Cloud Atlas The Hunger Games Looper Prometheus | Life of Pi The Amazing Spider-Man The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Ruby Sparks Snow White and the Huntsman Ted |
| Best Horror or Thriller Film | Best Action or Adventure Film |
| The Cabin in the Woods Argo The Impossible Seven Psychopaths The Woman in Black Zero Dark Thirty | Skyfall The Bourne Legacy The Dark Knight Rises Django Unchained Les Misérables Taken 2 |
| Best Director | Best Writing |
| Joss Whedon – The Avengers William Friedkin – Killer Joe Peter Jackson – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Rian Johnson – Looper Ang Lee – Life of Pi Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight Rises | Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained Tracy Letts – Killer Joe Martin McDonagh – Seven Psychopaths David Magee – Life of Pi Joss Whedon – The Avengers Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard – The Cabin in the Woods |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Matthew McConaughey – Killer Joe as Killer Joe Christian Bale – The Dark Knight Rises as Bruce Wayne / Batman Daniel Craig – Skyfall as James Bond Martin Freeman – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Bilbo Baggins Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables as Jean Valjean Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Looper as Joseph "Joe" Simmons | Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty as Maya Harris Ann Dowd – Compliance as Sandra Frum Zoe Kazan – Ruby Sparks as Ruby Sparks Helen Mirren – Hitchcock as Alma Reville Naomi Watts – The Impossible as Maria Bennett |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Clark Gregg – The Avengers as Phil Coulson Javier Bardem – Skyfall as Raoul Silva Michael Fassbender – Prometheus as David 8 Joseph Gordon-Levitt – The Dark Knight Rises as John Blake Ian McKellen – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Gandalf Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained as Dr. King Schultz | Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises as Selina Kyle / Catwoman Judi Dench – Skyfall as M Gina Gershon – Killer Joe as Sharla Smith Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables as Fantine Nicole Kidman – The Paperboy as Charlotte Bless Charlize Theron – Snow White and the Huntsman as Queen Ravenna |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Best Music |
| Suraj Sharma – Life of Pi as Pi Patel CJ Adams – The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Timothy Green Tom Holland – The Impossible as Lucas Bennett Daniel Huttlestone – Les Misérables as Gavroche Chloë Grace Moretz – Dark Shadows as Carolyn Stoddard Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy | Danny Elfman – Frankenweenie Mychael Danna – Life of Pi Dario Marianelli – Anna Karenina Thomas Newman – Skyfall Howard Shore – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Hans Zimmer – The Dark Knight Rises |
| Best Production Design | Best Editing |
| Dan Hennah – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Hugh Bateup and Uli Hanisch – Cloud Atlas Sarah Greenwood – Anna Karenina David Gropman – Life of Pi Rick Heinrichs – Dark Shadows Eve Stewart – Les Misérables | Alexander Berner – Cloud Atlas Stuart Baird and Kate Baird – Skyfall Bob Ducsay – Looper Jeffrey Ford and Lisa Lassek – The Avengers John Gilroy – The Bourne Legacy Tim Squyres – Life of Pi |
| Best Costume | Best Make-up |
| Paco Delgado – Les Misérables Jacquline Durran – Anna Karenina Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud – Cloud Atlas Sharen Davis – Django Unchained Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey and Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Colleen Atwood – Snow White and the Huntsman | Heike Merker, Daniel Parker and Jeremy Woodhead – Cloud Atlas Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Julie Hewitt – Hitchcock Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey David Martí, Montse Ribé and Vasit Suchitta – The Impossible Naomi Donne, Donald Mowat and Love Larson – Skyfall Jean Ann Black and Fay Von Schroeder – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 |
| Best Special Effects | Best International Film |
| Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, and Dan Sudick – The Avengers Grady Cofer, Pablo Helman, Jeanie King and Burt Dalton – Battleship Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chris Corbould, Peter Chiang, Scott R. Fisher and Sue Rowe – John Carter Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer, Donald R. Elliott – Life of Pi Cedric Nichols-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson – Snow White and the Huntsman | Headhunters Anna Karenina Chicken with Plums The Fairy My Way Pusher |
| Best Independent Film | Best Animated Film |
| Killer Joe Compliance Hitchcock The Paperboy Robot and Frank Safety Not Guaranteed Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Frankenweenie Brave ParaNorman Wreck-It Ralph |

### Television
#### Programs

| Best Network Television Series | Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series |
| Revolution (NBC) Elementary (CBS) The Following (Fox) Fringe (Fox) Once Upon a Time (ABC) Supernatural (The CW) | The Walking Dead (AMC) American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) Dexter (Showtime) The Killing (AMC) Leverage (TNT) True Blood (HBO) |
| Best Television Presentation | Best Youth-Oriented Television Series |
| Breaking Bad (AMC) Continuum (Syfy) Falling Skies (TNT) Game of Thrones (HBO) Mockingbird Lane (NBC) Spartacus: War of the Damned (Starz) World Without End (Reelz) | Teen Wolf (MTV) Arrow (The CW) Beauty & the Beast (The CW) Doctor Who (BBC America) Merlin (Syfy) The Vampire Diaries (The CW) |

#### Acting

| Best Actor on Television | Best Actress on Television |
| Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Walter White (tie) Kevin Bacon – The Following (Fox) as Ryan Hardy (tie) Billy Burke – Revolution (NBC) as Miles Matheson Michael C. Hall – Dexter (Showtime) as Dexter Morgan Timothy Hutton – Leverage (TNT) as Nathan Ford Joshua Jackson – Fringe (Fox) as Peter Bishop Andrew Lincoln – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Rick Grimes | Anna Torv – Fringe (Fox) as Olivia Dunham Moon Bloodgood – Falling Skies (TNT) as Anne Glass Mireille Enos – The Killing (AMC) as Sarah Linden Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) as Lana Winters Charlotte Riley – World Without End (Reelz) as Caris Wooler Tracy Spiridakos – Revolution (NBC) as Charlie Matheson |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Best Supporting Actress on Television |
| Jonathan Banks – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Mike Ehrmantraut Giancarlo Esposito – Revolution (NBC) as Tom Neville Todd Lasance – Spartacus: War of the Damned (Starz) as Julius Caesar Colm Meaney – Hell on Wheels (AMC) as Thomas C. Durant David Morrissey – The Walking Dead (AMC) as The Governor John Noble – Fringe (Fox) as Walter Bishop | Laurie Holden – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Andrea Jennifer Carpenter – Dexter (Showtime) as Debra Morgan Sarah Carter – Falling Skies (TNT) as Maggie Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Skyler White Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) as Sister Jude Beth Riesgraf – Leverage (TNT) as Parker |
| Best Guest Performer on Television ||
| Yvonne Strahovski – Dexter (Showtime) as Hannah McKay Blair Brown – Fringe (Fox) as Nina Sharp Terry O'Quinn – Falling Skies (TNT) as Arthur Manchester Lance Reddick – Fringe (Fox) as Phillip Broyles Mark Sheppard – Leverage (TNT) as Jim Sterling Ray Stevenson – Dexter (Showtime) as Isaak Sirko ||

### Home video

| Best DVD or Blu-ray Release | Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release |
| Touchback Atlas Shrugged: Part II: The Strike Chained Cosmopolis The Possession A Thousand Cuts | Little Shop of Horrors: The Director's Cut Jaws: Universal 100th Anniversary Edition Lawrence of Arabia: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition Les Vampires Classics Edition Stanley Kubrick's Fear and Desire |
| Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection | Best DVD or Blu-ray TV Series |
| Universal Classic Monsters: The Essentials Collection (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera and Creature from the Black Lagoon) Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, Rear Window, The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds, Marnie, Torn Curtain, Topaz, Frenzy and Family Plot) Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Battle Royale (both theatrical and director's-cut versions) and Battle Royale II: Requiem) Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection (Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Casino Royale, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace) Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series The Ultimate Buster Keaton Blu-ray Collection | Star Trek: The Next Generation: Seasons 1 and 2 In Search Of...: The Complete Series Logan's Run: The Complete Series The River: The Complete First Season Shazam! The Complete Live-Action Series Spartacus: Vengeance |