Saturn Award

Saturn Award
39th Saturn Awards
The Saturn Award
Awarded for	Best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
First awarded	1972
Official website	saturnawards.org

The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works mainly in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The award was initially and is still sometimes loosely referred to as a Golden Scroll.

History

The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within the genres of science fiction and fantasy were never given the appreciation they deserved at that time. The physical award is a representation of the planet Saturn, with its ring(s) composed of film.^{[citation needed]}

The Saturn Awards are voted on by members of the presenting Academy. The academy is a non-profit organization with membership open to the public. The first awards were presented in 1972 by William Shatner.^{[citation needed]}

Although the awards still primarily nominate films and TV in the science fiction, fantasy and horror categories, the Saturns have also recognized productions in standard dramatic genres. There are also special awards for lifetime achievement in the field. The 38th Saturn Awards were held on July 26, 2012, in Burbank, California.

Award categories

Special awards

• The George Pal Memorial Award
• The Life Career Award
• The President's Memorial Award

Motion picture

• Best Science Fiction Film
• Best Fantasy Film
• Best Horror or Thriller Film (formerly Best Horror Film)
• Best Action or Adventure Film (formerly Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film)
• Best Animated Film
• Best International Film
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Performance by a Younger Actor
• Best Writing
• Best Music
• Best Make-up
• Best Costume
• Best Special Effects
• Best Production Design
• Best Editing

In addition there was an Award for Best Foreign Film in 1980, and an Award for Best Low-Budget Film from 1980 to 1982.

Television

• Best Network Television Series
• Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
• Best Television Presentation
• Best Actor on Television
• Best Actress on Television
• Best Supporting Actor on Television
• Best Supporting Actress on Television
• Best Guest Starring Role on Television

Home video

• Best DVD Release
• Best DVD Special Edition Release
• Best DVD Classic Film Release
• Best DVD Movie Collection
• Best DVD Television Release
• Best Retro Television Series on DVD

Year-By-Year results

• 1979: 7th Saturn Awards
• 1980: 8th Saturn Awards
• 2001: 28th Saturn Awards
• 2002: 29th Saturn Awards
• 2003: 30th Saturn Awards
• 2004: 31st Saturn Awards
• 2005: 32nd Saturn Awards
• 2006: 33rd Saturn Awards
• 2007: 34th Saturn Awards
• 2008: 35th Saturn Awards
• 2009: 36th Saturn Awards
• 2010: 37th Saturn Awards
• 2011: 38th Saturn Awards
• 2012: 39th Saturn Awards

See also

• Hugo Award
• Scream Awards

External links

• The Official Saturn Awards Site
• Saturn Awards on IMDb
• Saturn Awards 2009 at FEARnet