Monday, January 2, 2023

My Saturn Awards votes versus the winners for National Science Fiction Day 2023


Happy National Science Fiction Day! As I promised yesterday, I am revisiting my Saturn Award votes by comparing them to the winners.


FILM AWARDS
Best Action / Adventure Film: My vote — Top Gun: Maverick; winner — Top Gun: Maverick.
Best Actor in a Film: My vote — Timothee Chalamet (Dune); winner — Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick).
Best Actress in a Film: My vote — Emma Stone (Cruella); winner — Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once).
Best Animated Film: My vote — Encanto; winner — Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
Best Fantasy Film: My vote — Cruella; winner — Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Best Film Costume Design: My vote — Cruella (Jenny Beavan); winner — The Batman.
Best Film Direction: My vote — Steve Spielberg (West Side Story; winner — Matt Reeves (The Batman)
Best Film Editing: My vote — Top Gun: Maverick (Eddie Hamilton); winner — Top Gun: Maverick (Eddie Hamilton).
Best Film Make Up: My vote — The Batman (Mike Marino, Naomi Donne); winner — Dune.
Best Film Music: My vote — Cruella (Nicholas Britell); winner — Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Best Film Production Design: My vote — Dune (Patrice Vermette); winner — Nightmare Alley.
Best Film Visual / Special Effects: My vote — Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Janek Sirrs, Erik Winquist, Alexis Wajbrot, Olivier...); winner — Godzilla vs. Kong.
Best Film Writing: My vote — Nope (Jordan Peele); winner — Nightmare Alley.
Best Horror Film: My vote — A Quiet Place Part II; winner — The Black Phone.
Best Independent Film: My vote — Mass; winner — Dual.
Best International Film: My vote — RRR - Rise Roar Revolt; winner — RRR - Rise Roar Revolt.
Best Science Fiction Film: My vote — Dune; winner — Nope.
Best Superhero Film: My vote — The Batman; winner — Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Best Supporting Actor in a Film: My vote — Paul Dano (The Batman); winner — Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once).
Best Supporting Actress in a Film: My vote — Jodie Comer (Free Guy); winner — Awkwafina (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
Best Thriller Film: My vote — Nightmare Alley; winner — Nightmare Alley.
Best Younger Actor in a Film: My vote — Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place Part II); winner — Finn Wolfhard (Ghostbusters: Afterlife).

Follow over the jump for my votes and the winners in television and home entertainment.


TELEVISION AWARDS: STREAMING
Best Action / Adventure Series: Streaming: My vote — Peacemaker; winner — The Boys.
Best Actor in a Streaming Series: My vote — Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi); winner — Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight).
Best Actress in a Streaming Series: My vote — Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision); winner — Ming-Na Wen (The Book of Boba Fett).
Best Fantasy Series: Streaming: My vote — WandaVision; winner — Loki.
Best Guest Performance in a Streaming Series: My vote — Rosario Dawson (The Mandalorian); winner — Hayden Christensen (Obi-Wan Kenobi).
Best Horror / Thriller Series: Streaming: My vote — Stranger Things; winner — Stranger Things.
Best Limited Event Series: Streaming: My vote — Obi-Wan Kenobi; winner — Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Streaming: My vote — Sadie Sink (Stranger Things); winner — Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel).
Best Science Fiction Series: Streaming: My vote — The Mandalorian; winner — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series: My vote — Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things); winner — Elliot Page (The Umbrella Academy).
Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series: My vote — Kathryn Hahn (WandaVision); winner — Moses Ingram (Obi-Wan Kenobi).


TELEVISION AWARDS: NETWORK/CABLE
Best Action / Thriller Television Series: Network/Cable: My vote — Outlander; winner — Better Call Saul.
Best Actor in a Network/Cable Series: Sam Heughan My vote — (Outlander); winner — Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul).
Best Actress in a Network/Cable Series: My vote — Caitriona Balfe (Outlander); winner — Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul).
Best Animated Series on Television: My vote — Arcane; winner — Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
Best Fantasy Television Series: Network/Cable: My vote — Ghosts; winner — Shining Vale.
Best Guest Performance: Network/Cable: My vote — Jessie James Keitel (Big Sky); winner — Jennifer Tilly (Chucky).
Best Horror Television Series: Network/Cable: My vote — From; winner — The Walking Dead.
Best Science Fiction Television Series: Network/Cable: My vote — Westworld; winner — Superman & Lois.
Best Supporting Actor in a Network/Cable Series: My vote — Brandon Scott Jones (Ghosts); winner — Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul).
Best Supporting Actress in a Network/Cable Series: My vote — Janina Gavankar (Big Sky); winner — Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead).
Best Younger Actor in a Network/Cable Series: My vote — Brec Bassinger (Stargirl); winner — Brec Bassinger (Stargirl).


HOME ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS
Best 4K Special Edition Film Release: My vote — Everything Everywhere All at Once; winner — Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Best BD Classic Film Release: My vote — The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm; winner — Theatre of Blood.
Best BD Film Collection: My vote — The Godfather Trilogy 4K; winner — Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection [4K UHD]
Best BD Television Series Release: My vote — The Six Million Dollar Man: The Complete Series; winner — Chucky.

My votes did so poorly that I just don't feel like totaling up my few winning choices. However, I'm not surprised; I thought nearly all the winners were reasonable choices, especially given the Saturn Awards penchants for rewarding entertainment over art and sticking it to the entertainment industry experts.

That concludes this series about the Saturn Awards. Stay tuned as I return to my regular programming tomorrow.

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