The 52nd Annual Saturn Awards Film Nominations Announced

Nominations for the 52^nd Annual Saturn Awards were announced, recognizing extraordinary programming, performances, and special effects in genre entertainment within the Film and Television categories. Since 1972, The Saturn Awards have been presented each year by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards ceremony celebrating the best in genre film and television will return to Los Angeles, CA on February 2, 2025 at The Hilton Universal City Hotel. The Awards Ceremony will be exclusively streamed LIVE on Electric Entertainment’s ElectricNOW platform and for the very first time, The Roku Channel. Viewers can stream the competition on The Roku Channel for free, with no subscription or sign-up required. Reviews appear next to a title’s first appearance on the list.

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This year’s show is dedicated to the memory of the Saturn Awards’ dear friend, acclaimed producer Jon Landau, most well-known for producing blockbuster films such as “Avatar,” and “Titanic.” Bradley Marcus and Kevin Marcus produce the Saturn Awards, with Robert Holguin serving as Executive Producer.

FILM NOMINATIONS

Best Science Fiction Film

• Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary) [review]
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Warner Bros. Pictures) [review]
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate Films)
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20^th Century Studios)
• Megalopolis (Lionsgate Films/American Zoetrope)   
• Venom: The Last Dance (Sony Pictures/Marvel)

Best Fantasy Film

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures) [review]
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Sony Pictures)
• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary) [review]
• My Old Ass (Amazon/MGM)
• Poor Things (Searchlight)
• Wonka (Warner Bros. Pictures) [review]

Best Horror Film

• Abigail (Universal Pictures)
• Alien: Romulus (20^th Century Studios)
• The First Omen (20^th Century Studios)
• In a Violent Nature (IFC Films)
• Longlegs (Neon)
• A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount Pictures) [review]
• Smile 2 (Paramount Pictures) 

Best Action/Adventure Film

• Argylle (Apple Films/Universal Pictures)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios) [review]
• The Fall Guy (Universal Pictures) [review]
• Fly Me to the Moon (Apple Films/Columbia Pictures)
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Lionsgate Films)
• Twisters (Universal Pictures)

Best Thriller Film

• Blink Twice (Amazon/MGM)
• Civil War (A24)
• Saltburn (Amazon/MGM)
• Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)
• Speak No Evil (Universal Pictures)
• Wolfs (Apple Films)

Best Independent Film

• Dream Scenario (A24)
• Late Night with the Devil (IFC Films/Shudder)
• MaXXXine (A24)
• The Substance (Mubi)
• Thelma (Magnolia Pictures)
• The Thicket (Tubi Movies)

Best International Film

• Animal Kingdom (Magnet Releasing)
• Godzilla Minus One (Toho International)
• Kill (Lionsgate Films)
• Monkey Man (Universal Pictures)
• Oddity (IFC Films)
• Society of the Snow (Netflix)

Best Animated Film

• The Boy and the Heron (GKIDS) [review]
• Despicable Me 4 (Universal/Illumination Entertainment)
• Inside Out 2 (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)
• Kung-Fu Panda 4 (Universal/Dreamworks Animation)
• Spy x Family Code: White (Crunchyroll)  
• Transformers: One (Paramount Pictures)
• The Wild Robot (Universal/Dreamworks Animation)

Best Actor in a Film

• Tom Blyth, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds Snakes (Lionsgate Films)
• Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario (A24)
• Timothee Chalamet, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• David Dastmalchian, Late Night with the Devil (IFC Films/Shudder)
• Kyle Gallner, Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)
• Michael Keaton, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)

Best Actress in a Film

• Willa Fitzgerald, Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios) 
  Demi Moore, The Substance (Mubi)
• Lupita Nyong’o, A Quiet Place – Day One (Paramount Pictures)
• Winona Ryder, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Naomi Scott, Smile 2 (Paramount Pictures)
• June Squibb, Thelma (Magnolia Pictures)
• Anya Taylor-Joy, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor in a Film

• Josh Brolin, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Austin Butler, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Nicolas Cage, Longlegs (Neon)
• Willem Dafoe, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Hugh Jackman, Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
• David Johnsson, Alien: Romulus (20^th Century Studios)
• Owen Teague, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes  (20^th Century Studios)

Best Supporting Actress in a Film

• Emma Corrin, Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
• Rebecca Ferguson, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Barbara Hershey, Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)                      
• Juliette Lewis, The Thicket (Tubi Movies)
• Margaret Qualley, The Substance (Mubi)
• Cailee Spaeny, Alien: Romulus (20^th Century Studios)
• Zendaya, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary)

Best Younger Performer in a Film

• Freya Allan, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20^th Century Studios)
• McKenna Grace, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Sony Pictures)
• Kaylee Hottle, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Calah Lane, Wonka (Warner Bros Pictures)
• Jenna Ortega, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Alisha Weir, Abigail (Universal Pictures)
• Rachel Zegler, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate Films)

Best Film Direction

• Fede Alvarez, Alien: Romulus (20^th Century Studios)
• Wes Ball, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20^th Century Studios) 
• Tim Burton, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Shawn Levy, Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
• JT Mollner, Strange Darling (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)
• Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros./Legendary)
  Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One (Toho International)

Best Film Screenwriting:

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Alfred Gough, Miles Millar (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Deadpool & Wolverine; Shawn Levy, Ryan Reynolds  (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
• Dune: Part Two; Denis Villenueve, Jon Spaihts (Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Godzilla Minus One; Takashi Yamazak (Toho International)
• Longlegs; Osgood Perkins (Neon)
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver(20^th Century Studios)
• Strange Darling; JT Mollner (Miramax/Majenta Light Studios)

Best Visual/Special Effects

• Alien: Romulus; TBD (20^th Century Studios)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Angus Bickerton, James Brennan-Craddock, Neal Scanlan, Stefano Pepin (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Deadpool & Wolverine; TBD (Marvel/Walt Disney Pictures)
• Dune: Part Two; Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salacombe, Gerd Nefzer (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Godzilla Minus One; Masaki Takahashi, Tatsuiji Nojima, Kiyokk Shubuya, Takashi Yamazaki (Toho International)
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; Erik Winquist, TBD (20^th Century Studios)
• Twisters; TBD (Universal Pictures)

Best Film Music

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Danny Elfman (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Dune: Part Two; Hans Zimmer (Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; Dario Marianelli (Sony Pictures)
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes; James Newton Howard (Lionsgate Pictures)
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; John Paesano (20^th Century Studios)
• Smile 2; Cristobal Tapia de Veer(Paramount Pictures)

Best Film Production Design

• Alien: Romulus; Naaman Marshall (20^th Century Studios)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Matt Scruton (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Deadpool & Wolverine; Ray Chan (Marvel/Walt Disney Pictures)
  Dune: Part Two; Patricia Vermette (Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Longlegs; Danny Vermette (Neon)
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; Daniel T. Dorrance (20^th Century Studios)

Best Film Makeup

• Alien: Romulus; TBD (20^th Century Studios)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Neal Scanlan, Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Dune: Part Two; Donald Mowat and TBD(Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Longlegs; Felix Fox, Madelaine Hermans (Neon)
• Smile 2; TBD (Paramount Pictures)
• The Substance TBD (Mubi)

Best Film Editing

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Jay Prychidny (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Civil War; Jake Roberts (A24)
• Deadpool & Wolverine; Dean Zimmerman & Shane Reid (Marvel/Walt Disney Pictures)
• Dune: Part Two; Joe Walker (Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Strange Darling; Christopher Robin Bell (Miramax/Magenta Light Studios)

Best Film Costume

• Wonka; Lindy Hemming (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Colleen Atwood (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Deadpool & Wolverine; Graham Churchyard & Mayes C. Rubeo (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios)
• Dune: Part Two; Jacqueline West (Warner Bros./Legendary)
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; Alex Fortes & Ruth Myers(Sony Pictures)
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes; Trish Summerville (Lionsgate Pictures)

HOME VIDEO CATEGORIES

Best 4K Home Media Release

• Conan the Barbarian (Arrow Video)
• Crimson Peak (Arrow Video)
• The Crow (Paramount) [review]
• Face Off (KL Studio Classics) [review]
• The Monster Squad (KL Studio Classics)
• Saw X (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)

Best Film Home Media Release Collection

• Batman 85^th Anniversary Collection (Warner Home Video)
• Nature Run Amok Collection (Kino Cult)
• OSS-117 Five Film Collection (KL Studio Classics)
• Republic Pictures Horror Collection (KL Studio Classics)
• Rocky: Ultimate Knockout Collection (Warner Home Video)
• Sci Fi Chillers Collection (KL Studio Classics)

Best Classic Film Home Media Release

• I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim (Criterion Collection)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (KL Studio Classics)
• The Lady Killers (KL Studio Classics)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (Warner Home Video) [review]
• Repo Man (The Criterion Collection)
• Reptilicus (Vinegar Syndrome)