# 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards

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. The nominations were announced on August 12, 2022. Actor and comedian Joel McHale hosted the event.
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.
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.
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. 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. 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.

## Winners and nominees
### Film

| Best Superhero Film | Best Science Fiction Film |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home The Batman Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings The Suicide Squad Thor: Love and Thunder | Nope Crimes of the Future Dune Free Guy Godzilla vs. Kong Jurassic World Dominion |
| Best Fantasy Film | Best Horror Film |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once Cruella Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Ghostbusters: Afterlife The Green Knight The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | The Black Phone Last Night in Soho The Night House A Quiet Place Part II Scream X |
| Best Action / Adventure Film | Best Thriller Film |
| Top Gun: Maverick Death on the Nile F9 No Time to Die RRR West Side Story | Nightmare Alley Ambulance The Northman Old The Outfit Pig |
| Best Animated Film | Best International Film |
| Marcel the Shell with Shoes On The Addams Family 2 Encanto Lightyear Luca Minions: The Rise of Gru | RRR Downton Abbey: A New Era Eiffel I'm Your Man Riders of Justice Silent Night |
| Best Film Direction | Best Film Writing |
| Matt Reeves – The Batman Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley Joseph Kosinski – Top Gun: Maverick Jordan Peele – Nope S. S. Rajamouli – RRR Steven Spielberg – West Side Story Jon Watts – Spider-Man: No Way Home | Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan – Nightmare Alley Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill – The Black Phone Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers – Spider-Man: No Way Home Jordan Peele – Nope Matt Reeves and Peter Craig – The Batman James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick – Scream |
| Best Actor in a Film | Best Actress in a Film |
| Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell Timothée Chalamet – Dune as Paul Atreides Idris Elba – The Suicide Squad as Robert DuBois / Bloodsport Tom Holland – Spider-Man: No Way Home as Peter Parker / Spider-Man Daniel Kaluuya – Nope as Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr. Simu Liu – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Shaun / Shang-Chi Robert Pattinson – The Batman as Bruce Wayne / Batman | Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once as Evelyn Wang Cate Blanchett – Nightmare Alley as Dr. Lilith Ritter Emily Blunt – A Quiet Place Part II as Evelyn Abbott Zoë Kravitz – The Batman as Selina Kyle / Catwoman Keke Palmer – Nope as Emerald "Em" Haywood Emma Stone – Cruella as Estella / Cruella Zendaya – Spider-Man: No Way Home as MJ |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Best Supporting Actress in a Film |
| Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once as Waymond Wang Paul Dano – The Batman as Edward Nashton / The Riddler Colin Farrell – The Batman as Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot / The Penguin Ethan Hawke – The Black Phone as The Grabber Richard Jenkins – Nightmare Alley as Ezra Grindle Alfred Molina – Spider-Man: No Way Home as Dr. Otto Octavius / Doc Ock Benedict Wong – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Wong | Awkwafina – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Katy Carrie Coon – Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Callie Spengler Jodie Comer – Free Guy as Millie Rusk Viola Davis – The Suicide Squad as Amanda Waller Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once as Joy Wang / Jobu Tupaki Diana Rigg – Last Night in Soho as Ms Collins (posthumous) Marisa Tomei – Spider-Man: No Way Home as May Parker |
| Best Younger Actor in a Film | Best Film Editing |
| Finn Wolfhard – Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Trevor Spengler Noah Jupe – A Quiet Place Part II as Marcus Abbott Madeleine McGraw – The Black Phone as Gwendolyn "Gwen" Blake Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place Part II as Regan Abbott Mason Thames – The Black Phone as Finney Blake Jacob Tremblay – Luca as Luca Paguro | Eddie Hamilton – Top Gun: Maverick Jeffrey Ford and Leigh Folsom Boyd – Spider-Man: No Way Home William Hoy and Tyler Nelson – The Batman Cam McLauchlin – Nightmare Alley Nicholas Monsour – Nope Paul Rogers – Everything Everywhere All at Once Pietro Scalia, Doug Brandt, and Calvin Wimmer – Ambulance |
| Best Music in a Film | Best Film Production Designer |
| Danny Elfman – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Michael Abels – Nope Nicholas Britell – Cruella Michael Giacchino – The Batman Nathan Johnson – Nightmare Alley Howard Shore – Crimes of the Future Joel P. West – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Tamara Deverell – Nightmare Alley Sue Chan – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings James Chinlund – The Batman Fiona Crombie – Cruella Jason Kisvarday – Everything Everywhere All at Once Marcus Rowland – Last Night in Soho Patrice Vermette – Dune |
| Best Film Costume Design | Best Make-Up in a Film |
| Jacqueline Durran, David Crossman, and Glyn Dillon – The Batman Kym Barrett – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Jenny Beavan – Cruella Bob Morgan and Jacqueline West – Dune Mayes C. Rubeo – Thor: Love and Thunder Luis Sequeira – Nightmare Alley Sammy Sheldon – Eternals | Love Larson, Donald Mowat, and Eva von Bahr – Dune Ozzy Alvarez, Victoria Down, Kevin Kirkpatrick, and Justin Raleigh – Army of the Dead Alexandra Anger, Monica Pavez, and Evi Zafiropoulou – Crimes of the Future Naomi Donne and Mike Marino – The Batman Greg Funk, Brian Sipe, and Heba Thorisdottir – The Suicide Squad Mike Hill, Jo-Ann MacNeil, and Megan Many – Nightmare Alley Adam Johansen and Matteo Silvi – Thor: Love and Thunder |
| Best Film Special / Visual Effects | Best Independent Film |
| John "D.J." Des Jardin, Bryan Hirota, Kevin Andrew Smith, and Mike Meinardus – Godzilla vs. Kong Jorundur Rafn Arnarson, Joe Letteri, and Erik Winquist – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Sheena Duggal and Alessandro Ongaro – Ghostbusters: Afterlife Scott Edelstein, Kelly Port, Dan Sudick, and Chris Waegner – Spider-Man: No Way Home Joe Farrell, Dan Oliver, Christopher Townsend, and Sean Noel Walker – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Scott R. Fisher and Ryan Tudhope – Top Gun: Maverick David Vickery – Jurassic World Dominion | Dual Alice Dream Horse Gold Mass Watcher |

### Television
#### Programs

Network / Cable :
| Best Science Fiction Television Series | Best Fantasy Television Series |
| Superman & Lois (The CW) The Flash (The CW) The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime) Resident Alien (Syfy) Supergirl (The CW) Westworld (HBO) | Shining Vale (Starz) Doctor Who (BBC America) Ghosts (CBS) La Brea (NBC) Riverdale (The CW) Stargirl (The CW) |
| Best Horror Television Series | Best Action / Thriller Television Series |
| The Walking Dead (AMC) American Horror Story: Double Feature (FX) Chucky (Syfy) Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) From (Epix) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) | Better Call Saul (AMC) Big Sky (ABC) The Blacklist (NBC) Dark Winds (AMC) Dexter: New Blood (Showtime) Outlander (Starz) Yellowjackets (Showtime) |
| Streaming ||
| Best Science Fiction Television Series | Best Fantasy Television Series |
| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) The Expanse (Prime Video) For All Mankind (Apple TV+) Lost in Space (Netflix) The Mandalorian (Disney+) The Orville: New Horizons (Hulu) Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+) | Loki (Disney+) Russian Doll (Netflix) Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+) WandaVision (Disney+) The Wheel of Time (Prime Video) The Witcher (Netflix) |
| Best Horror / Thriller Television Series | Best Action / Adventure Television Series |
| Stranger Things (Netflix) Creepshow (Shudder) Evil (Paramount+) Servant (Apple TV+) Severance (Apple TV+) Squid Game (Netflix) | The Boys (Prime Video) Bosch: Legacy (FreeVee) Cobra Kai (Netflix) Leverage: Redemption (Freevee) Peacemaker (HBO Max) Reacher (Prime Video) The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) |
| Best Limited Event Television Series | Best Animated Television Series |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) The Book of Boba Fett (Disney+) Hawkeye (Disney+) Midnight Mass (Netflix) Moon Knight (Disney+) Ms. Marvel (Disney+) | Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+) Arcane (Netflix) Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Crunchyroll / Adult Swim) The Boys: Diabolical (Prime Video) Invincible (Prime Video) Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+) What If...? (Disney+) |

#### Acting

Network / Cable :
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic Colman Domingo – Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) as Victor Strand Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime) as Faraday Michael C. Hall – Dexter: New Blood (Showtime) as Dexter Morgan Sam Heughan – Outlander (Starz) as Jamie Fraser Tyler Hoechlin – Superman & Lois (The CW) as Clark Kent / Superman Harold Perrineau – From (Epix) as Boyd Stevens | Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC) as Kim Wexler Caitríona Balfe – Outlander (Starz) as Claire Fraser Kylie Bunbury – Big Sky (ABC) as Cassie Dewell Courteney Cox – Shining Vale (Starz) as Patricia "Pat" Phelps Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime) as Shauna Sadecki Rose McIver – Ghosts (CBS) as Samantha Arondekar Elizabeth Tulloch – Superman & Lois (The CW) as Lois Lane |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul (AMC) as Mike Ehrmantraut Tony Dalton – Better Call Saul (AMC) as Lalo Salamanca Patrick Fabian – Better Call Saul (AMC) as Howard Hamlin Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX) as Guillermo de la Cruz Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS) as Captain Isaac Higgintoot Michael Mando – Better Call Saul (AMC) as Nacho Varga Michael James Shaw – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Michael Mercer | Lauren Cohan – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Maggie Rhee Emmanuelle Chriqui – Superman & Lois (The CW) as Lana Lang Cushing Janina Gavankar – Big Sky (ABC) as Ren Bhullar Julia Jones – Dexter: New Blood (Showtime) as Chief Angela Bishop Melissa McBride – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Carol Peletier Danielle Panabaker – The Flash (The CW) as Caitlin Snow / Frost Sophie Skelton – Outlander (Starz) as Brianna MacKenzie |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Best Guest-Starring Performance |
| Brec Bassinger – Stargirl (The CW) as Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl Jack Alcott – Dexter: New Blood (Showtime) as Harrison Morgan Zackary Arthur – Chucky (Syfy) as Jake Wheeler Gus Birney – Shining Vale (Starz) as Gaynor Phelps Jordan Elsass – Superman & Lois (The CW) as Jonathan Kent Alex Garfin – Superman & Lois (The CW) as Jordan Kent | Jennifer Tilly – Chucky (Syfy) as Tiffany Valentine Michael Biehn – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Ian Rachael Harris – Ghosts (CBS) as Sheryl Jesse James Keitel – Big Sky (ABC) as Jerrie Kennedy Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead (AMC) as Negan Fisher Stevens – The Blacklist (NBC) as Marvin Gerard Aisha Tyler – Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) as Mickey |
| Streaming ||
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Oscar Isaac – Moon Knight (Disney+) as Marc Spector / Moon Knight Tom Hiddleston – Loki (Disney+) as Loki Anthony Mackie – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+) as Sam Wilson / Falcon Ewan McGregor – Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) as Obi-Wan Kenobi Anson Mount – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) as Captain Christopher Pike Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV+) as Mark Scout Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video) as Homelander | Ming-Na Wen – The Book of Boba Fett (Disney+) as Fennec Shand Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things (Netflix) as Eleven Britt Lower – Severance (Apple TV+) as Helly Riggs Erin Moriarty – The Boys (Prime Video) as Starlight / Annie January Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision (Disney+) as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch Beth Riesgraf – Leverage: Redemption (FreeVee) as Parker Kate Siegel – Midnight Mass (Netflix) as Erin Greene |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Elliot Page – The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) as Viktor Hargreeves Zach Cherry – Severance (Apple TV+) as Dylan George Ethan Hawke – Moon Knight (Disney+) as Arthur Harrow Joel Kinnaman – For All Mankind (Apple TV+) as Edward Baldwin Ethan Peck – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) as Spock Joseph Quinn – Stranger Things (Netflix) as Eddie Munson John Turturro – Severance (Apple TV+) as Irving Bailiff | Moses Ingram – Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) as Reva Sevander / Third Sister Patricia Arquette – Severance (Apple TV+) as Harmony Cobel Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker (HBO Max) as Leota Adebayo Jess Bush – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) as Christine Chapel Nell Tiger Free – Servant (Apple TV+) as Leanne Grayson Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision (Disney+) as Agnes / Agatha Harkness Aleyse Shannon – Leverage: Redemption (FreeVee) as Breanna Casey |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Best Guest-Starring Performance |
| Iman Vellani – Ms. Marvel (Disney+) as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel Vivien Lyra Blair – Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) as Leia Organa Maxwell Jenkins – Lost in Space (Netflix) as Will Robinson Gaten Matarazzo – Stranger Things (Netflix) as Dustin Henderson Sadie Sink – Stranger Things (Netflix) as Maxine "Max" Mayfield Hailee Steinfeld – Hawkeye (Disney+) as Kate Bishop | Hayden Christensen – Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) as Darth Vader Jensen Ackles – The Boys (Prime Video) as Soldier Boy LeVar Burton – Leverage: Redemption (FreeVee) as Robert Blanche Tony Dalton – Hawkeye (Disney+) as Jack Duquesne Rosario Dawson – The Mandalorian (Disney+) as Ahsoka Tano Robert Englund – Stranger Things (Netflix) as Victor Creel Jonathan Majors – Loki (Disney+) as He Who Remains / The Time-Keepers |

### Home Entertainment

| Best 4K Special Edition Film Release | Best Classic Film Release |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once Blood for Dracula A Fistful of Dollars Flesh for Frankenstein For a Few Dollars More The Great Escape Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Theatre of Blood The Incredible Shrinking Man (The Criterion Collection) Master of the World (Special Edition) The Secret of the Blue Room Village of the Giants The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (Deluxe 2-Disc Special Edition) |
| Best Film Collection Release | Best Television Series Release |
| Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection [4K UHD] (Dracula, Drácula, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and The Wolf Man) The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection: Volume 2 Francis the Talking Mule 7 Film Collection The Godfather Trilogy [4K] Shawscope: Volume One Val Lewton Double Feature: The Ghost Ship / Bedlam (Warner Archive Collection) | Chucky (Season 1) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (Seasons 1 & 2) Creepshow (Season 2) Kolchak: The Night Stalker (The Complete Series) Night Gallery (Season One) The Six Million Dollar Man (The Complete Series) |

### Special Achievement Awards

* Dan Curtis Legacy Award – Julie Plec
* Life Career Award – Kathryn Leigh Scott
* Producer's Showcase Award – Geoff Johns
* Robert Forster Artist's Award – The Cast of Better Call Saul
* Breakthrough Performance Award – Amber Midthunder (Prey)

## Multiple nominations

Film :
| Nominations | Film | Genre |
| 12 | The Batman | Superhero |
| 10 | Nightmare Alley | Thriller |
| 9 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Superhero |
| 8 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Fantasy |
| 7 | Nope | Science Fiction |
| 7 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Superhero |
| 5 | The Black Phone | Horror |
| 5 | Cruella | Fantasy |
| 5 | Dune | Science Fiction |
| 5 | Top Gun: Maverick | Action / Adventure |
| 4 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Superhero |
| 4 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Fantasy |
| 4 | A Quiet Place Part II | Horror |
| 4 | The Suicide Squad | Superhero |
| 3 | Crimes of the Future | Science Fiction |
| 3 | Last Night in Soho | Horror |
| 3 | RRR | Action / Adventure |
| 3 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Superhero |
| 2 | Ambulance | Thriller |
| 2 | Free Guy | Science Fiction |
| 2 | Godzilla vs. Kong | Science Fiction |
| 2 | Jurassic World Dominion | Science Fiction |
| 2 | Luca | Animated |
| 2 | Scream | Horror |
| 2 | West Side Story | Action / Adventure |
Television (Network / Cable) :
| Nominations | Series | Genre | Network |
| 7 | Better Call Saul | Action / Thriller | AMC |
| 6 | Superman & Lois | Science Fiction | The CW |
| 6 | The Walking Dead | Horror | AMC |
| 4 | Big Sky | Action / Thriller | ABC |
| 4 | Chucky | Horror | Syfy |
| 4 | Dexter: New Blood | Action / Thriller | Showtime |
| 4 | Ghosts | Fantasy | CBS |
| 4 | Outlander | Action / Thriller | Starz |
| 3 | Fear the Walking Dead | Horror | AMC |
| 3 | Shining Vale | Fantasy | Starz |
| 2 | The Blacklist | Action / Thriller | NBC |
| 2 | The Flash | Science Fiction | The CW |
| 2 | From | Horror | Epix |
| 2 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | Science Fiction | Showtime |
| 2 | Stargirl | Fantasy | The CW |
| 2 | What We Do in the Shadows | Horror | FX |
| 2 | Yellowjackets | Action / Thriller | Showtime |
Television (Streaming) :
| Nominations | Series | Genre | Service |
| 6 | Severance | Horror / Thriller | Apple TV+ |
| 6 | Stranger Things | Horror / Thriller | Netflix |
| 5 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Limited | Disney+ |
| 4 | The Boys | Action / Adventure | Prime Video |
| 4 | Leverage: Redemption | Action / Adventure | FreeVee |
| 4 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Science Fiction | Paramount+ |
| 3 | Hawkeye | Limited | Disney+ |
| 3 | Loki | Fantasy | Disney+ |
| 3 | Moon Knight | Limited | Disney+ |
| 3 | WandaVision | Fantasy | Disney+ |
| 2 | The Book of Boba Fett | Limited | Disney+ |
| 2 | Creepshow | Horror / Thriller | Shudder |
| 2 | For All Mankind | Science Fiction | Apple TV+ |
| 2 | Lost in Space | Science Fiction | Netflix |
| 2 | The Mandalorian | Science Fiction | Disney+ |
| 2 | Midnight Mass | Limited | Netflix |
| 2 | Ms. Marvel | Limited | Disney+ |
| 2 | Peacemaker | Action / Adventure | HBO Max |
| 2 | Servant | Horror / Thriller | Apple TV+ |
| 2 | The Umbrella Academy | Action / Adventure | Netflix |

## Multiple wins

Film :
| Wins | Film | Genre |
| 3 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Fantasy |
| 3 | Nightmare Alley | Thriller |
| 3 | Top Gun: Maverick | Action / Adventure |
| 2 | The Batman | Superhero |
Television (Network / Cable) :
| Wins | Series | Genre | Network |
| 4 | Better Call Saul | Action / Adventure | AMC |
| 2 | The Walking Dead | Horror | AMC |
Television (Streaming) :
| Wins | Series | Genre | Platform |
| 3 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Limited | Disney+ |