Thursday, January 2, 2025

My preferences and predictions for the Saturn Awards on Science Fiction Day 2025


I closed 'House of the Dragon' and 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' lead fantasy and adventure TV nominees at the Saturn Awards with a promise that turned into a pumpkin even before I wrote it: "I'm definitely posting my votes on National Science Fiction Day next month. Now off to cast my votes!" I based that on the website, which said voting would close December 15th. Nope, it closed on December 14th and the email I received said so. Ugh. I had a feeling I should have voted on the 14th just in case something like this happened. So, no votes to report. Phooey!

That's not stopping me from posting would have been my votes, so here goes, beginning with the movie nominees.

Best Science Fiction Film: Dune: Part Two
Best Fantasy Film: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Best Horror Film: Alien: Romulus
Best Thriller Film: Strange Darling
Best Action / Adventure Film: Deadpool & Wolverine
Best Independent Film: The Substance
Best International Film: Godzilla Minus One (Japan)
Best Animated Film: Inside Out 2
Best Actor in a Film: Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool & Wolverine)
Best Actress in a Film: Demi Moore (The Substance)
Best Supporting Actor in a Film: Hugh Jackman (Deadpool & Wolverine)
Best Supporting Actress in a Film: Margaret Qualley (The Substance)
Best Younger Performer in a Film: McKenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire)
Best Film Direction: Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two)
Best Film Screenwriting: Dune: Part Two (Denis Villeneuve Jon Spaihts)
Best Film Visual / Special Effects: Godzilla Minus One (Masaki Takahashi, Tatsuiji Nojima, Kiyokk Shubuya, Takashi Yamazaki)
Best Film Music: Dune: Part Two (Hans Zimmer)
Best Film Production Design: Dune: Part Two (Patrice Vermette)
Best Film Make Up: The Substance (Pierre-Olivier Persin)
Best Film Editing: Dune: Part Two (Joe Walker)
Best Film Costume Design: Dune: Part Two (Jacqueline West)

My predictions of winners different from my should-have-been votes:

I decided to go with the professional opinion and vote for Margaret Qualley as Best Supporting Actress in a Film, but I think Emmy-nominee Emma Corrin is just as good an actress and chewed more scenery as the villain of Deadpool & Wolverine, so she could upset.
I think McKenna Grace is a better actress and displayed more range in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire than Jenna Ortega in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, but Ortega is a bigger star, so she's likely to win Best Younger Performer in a Film.
While I decided the makeup was integral to telling the story of The Substance, both Dune: Part Two and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice earned Critics' Choice Award nominations for their makeup, so either of them could win, particularly Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Dune: Part Two also earned a nomination for costume design at the Critics' Choice Awards, but I wouldn't be surprised if the superhero cosplayers who are on the Saturn Awards costumes committee would be able to sway the vote to Deadpool & Wolverine.

Follow over the jump for the television categories.


Best Science Fiction Television Series: 3 Body Problem
Best Fantasy Television Series: House of the Dragon
Best Horror Television Series: From
Best Action / Thriller Television Series: True Detective: Night Country
Best Adventure Television Series: Shogun
Best Superhero Television Series: Agatha All Along
Best Television Presentation: The Fall of the House of Usher
Best Genre Comedy Television Series: Only Murders in the Building
Best Animated Television Series or Special: X-Men '97
Best Actor in a Television Series: Harold Perrineau (From)
Best Actress in a Television Series: Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series: Lamorne Morris (Fargo)
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series: Anna Sawai (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters)
Best Guest Star in a Television Series: Andrea Martin (Evil)
Best Young Performer in a Television Series: Joe Locke (Agatha All Along)

My taste in TV differs more from the rest of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films membership than my taste in movies, so I expect a lot of winners different from my picks. Fallout will likely beat 3 Body Problem for Best Science Fiction Television Series. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will win Best Horror Television Series. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will likely win Best Adventure Television Series. Either Superman & Lois or The Boys will win Best Superhero Television Series. The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live will likely win Best Television Presentation. Chucky, Ghosts, and What We Do in the Shadows all have better chances to win Best Genre Comedy Television Series than Only Murders in the Building. Star Wars: The Bad Batch will probably repeat as Best Animated Television Series or Special. Walton Goggins was my second choice and he could pull an upset for Best Actor in a Television Series. The same is true of Antony Starr for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series. Cristin Milioti is a first-rate actress, so I wouldn't be upset if she wins Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series. Finally, the Marvel fans could be enough to put Aubrey Plaza or Ke Huy Quan over the top for Best Guest Star in a Television Series.


I wrote "I'm not going to write an entry about the home entertainment nominees at the Saturn Awards" to open CityNerd asks 'Carpool Lanes: Commuting Miracle or Enormous Waste of Space?' A driving update, but I'm doing the next best thing by listing the nominees here.
Best 4K Home Media Release:
Conan the Barbarian (Arrow Video)
Crimson Peak (Arrow Video)
Face/Off (KL Studio Classics)
Saw X (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
The Crow (Paramount)
The Monster Squad (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)
Nightmare on Elm Street A (Warner Home Video)
Repo Man (The Criterion Collection)
Reptilicus (Vinegar Syndrome)
The Lady Killers (KL Studio Classics)

Best Film Home Media Collection:
Batman 85th 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 Television Home Media Release:
Columbo: The Return (KL Studio Classics)
Farscape: The Complete Series (25th Anniversary Edition (Shout)
Interview with the Vampire (Season 2) (RLJ Entertainment)
La Brea: The Complete Series (Universal)
Star Wars: Andor – The Complete First Season (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Complete Series (MPI)
I don't know if was going to vote for any of these anyway, but I'm listing them for the sake of completeness.

I close by embedding National Day Calendar's NATIONAL SCIENCE FICTION DAY - January 2 to celebrate today.

National Science Fiction Day promotes the celebration of science fiction as a genre, its creators, history, and various media, too. On January 2nd annually, millions of science fiction fans across the United States read and watch their favorites in science fiction.
Much to my surprise, I've never used any of National Day Calendar's videos for today before. It was time I did.

Enough holidays. Stay tuned for this year's edition of 'NASA 2024: Onward and Upward' and 'ESA’s future of space travel'.

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