45th Saturn Awards
The 45th 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, home entertainment, and local stage production from March 1, 2018, to July 7, 2019, were held on September 13, 2019, in Avalon Hollywood, and hosted by actress and comedian Aisha Tyler. Nominations were announced on July 15, 2019.
The ceremony notably marked considerable changes for the Saturn Awards; although the awards had rewarded solely works from the previous year until 2016 – when the eligibility was changed to works released from March of the previous year to February of the current year, the eligibility was, for this ceremony, extended to March of the previous year to early July of the current year. It is also the first Saturn Awards ceremony not to be held in Burbank, California, and the second to air live after the 1978 ceremony. It also marked major changes for the award categories; most notably, series were split into two different sets of categories for streaming television series released on streaming media/video on demand services such as Netflix or Hulu.
The number of Best Series awards for streaming extended; although they had previously shared acting categories with traditional television, streaming series also now get their own. However, certain categories for television were not present for streaming, or have been fused into one, resulting in seven categories compared to twelve for traditional television. Additionally, the Legion M Breakout Director Award, rewarding first-time film directors, was introduced and handed out this year; Ari Aster won for the psychological supernatural horror film Hereditary. Conversely, Best Television Presentation, given out since 1995, was discontinued; however, the award was revived the following ceremony under a new title—Best Television Presentation —and renamed once again as Best Limited Event Series in 2022.
Avengers: Endgame led the nominations for film with fourteen, followed by Aladdin with nine and Us with eight. Game of Thrones led the nominations for television with nine, followed by The [Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead] with six and Outlander with five; The Haunting of Hill House led the nominations for streaming with six, followed by Lost in Space and Star Trek: Discovery with five each.
For film, Avengers: Endgame won the most awards with six, including Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release and Best Actor in a Film, followed by A Quiet Place and Spider-Man: Far From Home with two each. For television, Game of Thrones eighth and final season won the most awards with four, followed by The Walking Dead with three; Star Trek: Discovery became the streaming series with the most wins with three, followed by Stranger Things with two.
Winners and nominees
Special Achievement Awards
Visionary Award – Jon FavreauDan Curtis Legacy Award – Jeph Loeb- '''Stan Lee World Builder Award – Kevin Feige'''
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
| Wins | Film |
| 6 | Avengers: Endgame |
| 2 | A Quiet Place |
| 2 | Spider-Man: Far From Home |
| Wins | Series |
| 4 | Game of Thrones |
| 3 | The Walking Dead |
| Wins | Series |
| 3 | Star Trek: Discovery |
| 2 | Stranger Things |