52nd Saturn Awards


The 52nd Saturn Awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor the best in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other genres belonging to genre fiction in film, television, and home entertainment.
The ceremony was held on February 2, 2025, at Hilton Universal City in Los Angeles, and was live-streamed for the third consecutive year on Electric Entertainment's OTT app, as well as the FAST channel ElectricNow and, for the first time, The Roku Channel. Joel McHale hosted the event for the third year in a row. Additionally, the ceremony was dedicated to film producer Jon Landau, who was a long-time collaborator of filmmaker James Cameron and died in 2024. Due to the Southern California wildfires, the ceremony incorporated fundraising for relief efforts by including QR codes that allowed both in-person attendees and viewers at home to donate.
The nominations were announced on December 5, 2024. The epic space opera Dune: Part Two led the film nominations with fourteen, including Best Science Fiction Film and five acting nominations, followed by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with thirteen and Deadpool & Wolverine with ten. For the television categories, the Prime Video series Fallout and the AMC miniseries The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live led the nominations with five each, with the latter winning Best Television Presentation and the former winning Best Science Fiction Television Series. Ultimately, Dune: Part Two won the most film awards with five, including Best Science Fiction Film and Best Film Direction, followed by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with four. On the television side, Cobra Kai, Fallout and The Penguin won the most awards with two wins each.
Additionally, Fallout was honored with the Spotlight Award, William Shatner was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 1985 film Back to the Future was honored with the George Pal Memorial Award in honor of its 40th anniversary; actors Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson, and writer and producer Bob Gale were the film's representatives. Furthermore, Laurence Fishburne was honored with the Lance Reddick Legacy Award, which represents and honors a performer's exceptional talent and character, recognizing an individual who serves as an exemplary goodwill ambassador within their industry, while Hiroyuki Sanada was honored with the Robert Forster Artist's Award, which honors an actor for their body of work and impact on the industry in memory of actor Robert Forster. Additionally, Superman & Lois was honored with the Dan Curtis Legacy Award in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the genre of superhero storytelling.
This year's eligibility period for nominations extended from October 2023 to October 31, 2024.

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Winners and nominees

Television

Acting

Best Actor in a Television SeriesBest Actress in a Television Series
Colin Farrell – The Penguin as Oswald "Oz" Cobb / The Penguin
Rosario Dawson – Ahsoka as Ahsoka Tano
  • * Emma D'Arcy – House of the Dragon as Princess / Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • * Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country as Chief Liz Danvers
  • * Danai Gurira – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Michonne
  • * Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along as Agatha Harkness
  • * Melissa McBride – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon as Carol Peletier
  • * Ella Purnell – Fallout as Lucy MacLean
    • Best Supporting Actor in a Television SeriesBest Supporting Actress in a Television Series
    Antony Starr – The Boys as Homelander
  • * Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows as Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth
  • * Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts as Captain Isaac Higgintoot
  • * Lamorne Morris – Fargo as Deputy Whitley "Witt" Farr
  • * Aaron Moten – Fallout as Maximus
  • * Matt Smith – House of the Dragon as Prince / King Consort Daemon Targaryen
  • * Henry Thomas – The Fall of the House of Usher as Frederick Usher
    		• Cristin Milioti – The Penguin as Sofia Falcone
  • * Jennifer Connelly – Dark Matter as Daniela Dessen
  • * Jennifer Jason Leigh – Fargo as Lorraine Lyon
  • * Pollyanna McIntosh – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Jadis Stokes / Anne
  • * Elizabeth Saunders – From as Donna Raines
  • * Anna Sawai – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters as Cate Randa
  • * Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts as Henrietta "Hetty" Woodstone
    • Best Young Performer in a Television SeriesBest Guest Star in a Television Series
    Xolo Maridueña – Cobra Kai as Miguel Diaz
  • * Zackary Arthur – Chucky as Jake Wheeler
  • * Hannah Cheramy – From as Julie Matthews
  • * Cameron Crovetti – The Boys as Ryan
  • * Rhenzy Feliz – The Penguin as Victor "Vic" Aguilar
  • * Joe Locke – Agatha All Along as Billy Maximoff / William Kaplan
  • * Louis Puech Scigliuzzi – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon as Laurent Carriere
    		• Mark Hamill – The Fall of the House of Usher as Arthur Gordon Pym
  • * Matthew Jeffers – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Nat
  • * Martin Kove – Cobra Kai as John Kreese
  • * Kyle MacLachlan – Fallout as Hank MacLean
  • * Andrea Martin – Evil as Sister Andrea
  • * Aubrey Plaza – Agatha All Along as Death
  • * Ke Huy Quan – Loki as O.B. / A.D. Doug, Ph.D

    • Special Achievement Awards

    Spotlight Award – FalloutDan Curtis Legacy Award – Superman & LoisLifetime Achievement Award – William ShatnerRobert Forster Artist's Award – Hiroyuki SanadaLance Reddick Legacy Award – Laurence Fishburne'George Pal Memorial Award – The 40th Anniversary of Back to the Future'''''

    Multiple nominations

    NominationsFilmGenreDistributor
    14Dune: Part TwoScience FictionWarner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures
    13Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceFantasyWarner Bros. Pictures
    10Deadpool & WolverineAction / AdventureMarvel / Walt Disney Studios
    8Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesScience Fiction20th Century Studios
    7Alien: RomulusHorror20th Century Studios
    7Strange DarlingThrillerMiramax / Magenta Light Studios
    5The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesScience FictionLionsgate Films
    5LonglegsHorrorNeon
    4Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireFantasySony Pictures
    4Godzilla Minus OneFantasyToho International
    4Smile 2HorrorParamount Pictures
    4The SubstanceHorrorMUBI
    3Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaScience FictionWarner Bros. Pictures
    3WonkaFantasyWarner Bros. Pictures
    2AbigailHorrorUniversal Pictures
    2Civil WarThrillerA24
    2Dream ScenarioHorrorA24
    2Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireFantasyWarner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures
    2Late Night with the DevilHorrorIFC Films / Shudder
    2A Quiet Place: Day OneHorrorParamount Pictures
    2ThelmaComedyMagnolia Pictures
    2The ThicketThrillerTubi Movies
    2TwistersAction / AdventureUniversal Pictures

    NominationsSeriesGenreNetwork
    5FalloutScience FictionPrime Video
    5The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveHorrorAMC
    4Agatha All AlongSuperheroDisney+
    4FargoAction / ThrillerFX
    4FromHorrorMGM+
    4The PenguinSuperheroMax
    4The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonHorrorAMC
    3The BoysSuperheroPrime Video
    3Cobra KaiAction / ThrillerNetflix
    3The Fall of the House of UsherHorrorNetflix
    3GhostsComedyCBS
    3House of the DragonFantasyMax
    3Monarch: Legacy of MonstersAdventureApple TV+
    2AhsokaScience FictionDisney+
    2Anne Rice's Interview with the VampireHorrorAMC
    2ChuckyComedySyfy
    2Dark MatterScience FictionApple TV+
    2EvilHorrorParamount+
    2La BreaAdventureNBC
    2LokiSuperheroDisney+
    2True Detective: Night CountryAction / ThrillerMax
    2What We Do in the ShadowsComedyFX

    Multiple wins

    WinsFilmGenreDistributor
    5Dune: Part TwoScience FictionWarner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures
    4Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceFantasyWarner Bros. Pictures
    3Deadpool & WolverineAction / AdventureMarvel / Walt Disney Studios
    2The SubstanceHorrorMUBI

    WinsSeriesGenreNetwork
    2Cobra KaiAction / ThrillerNetflix
    2FalloutScience FictionPrime Video
    2The PenguinSuperheroMax