The Saturn Awards celebrated their 52nd year next to Universal Studios Hollywood. The event was full of actors and filmmakers ready to celebrate the very best in genre entertainment, an event commemorated only by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror since its inception in 1972. A common sentiment amongst those we spoke to on the red carpet is, how important and significant The Saturn Awards are because genre movies and shows are often overlooked.
Additionally, in light of the devastating fires and the urgent need for community support, the Academy utilized this year’s platform to provide viewers nationwide and attendees with information on how to donate and aid in the rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles.
We spoke with some of the award winners:
Chris Sanders (Director/Writer) and Jeff Hermann (Producer) Best Animated Film: The Wild Robot
Bob Gale (Writer) George Pal Memorial Award – The 40th Anniversary of Back to the Future
Harold Perrineau (Actor – ‘From’) Best Horror Television Series
Joe Port and Joe Wiseman (‘Ghosts’ – Co-Executive Producers and Showrunners) Best Genre Comedy Television Series
Dafne Keen (X-23) Best Action / Adventure Film: Deadpool & Wolverine
Check out the rest of our red carpet interviews here.
About The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror is a non-profit organization founded in 1972 by film historian Doctor Donald A. Reed and is supported by several hundred genre enthusiasts and professionals (such as JJ Abrams, Dean Devlin, Gale Anne Hurd, Guillermo Del Toro, Greg Berlanti, and Kevin Feige) who have participated in the ongoing efforts of the Academy to promote genre film production and television programming since 1972. The organization is currently headed by President Robert Holguin and Saturn leaders Bradley Marcus and Kevin Marcus.
About The Roku Channel Launched in 2017, The Roku Channel is the home of free ad-supported streaming television on Roku, and features a diverse lineup of more than 80,000 on-demand movies and programs, more than 400 live linear television channels, and premium subscription offerings in the U.S. It licenses and distributes content from more than 250 partners and features a growing library of Roku Originals. The Roku Channel is also available in Mexico, Canada, and the U.K.
About ElectricNOW
ElectricNOW is the premium OTT app and FAST channel featuring Electric Entertainment’s own produced content such as fan-favorite TV series “Leverage,” “Leverage: Redemption,” “The Ark,” “The Librarians,” “Almost Paradise,” and “The Outpost,” as well as acquired programming such as the feature films “Blackway” starring Anthony Hopkins and “The Book of Love” starring Jason Sudeikis and Maisie Williams. The ElectricNOW Channel, available on numerous platforms including The Roku Channel, Samsung TV+, Vizio WatchFree+, LG Channels, Amazon Prime Video, Sling Freestream, Plex, STIRR, Local Now, Xperi/TiVo Plus, XUMO, TCL Channel, CW, Stremium, Hisense Vidaa, OTT Studios, Xiaomi, Anoki, Fubo, Philo, MyBundle.com TV, and Select TV, is a one-stop shop for fans to enjoy all their favorite shows free, in a 24/7 streaming broadcast. In addition to the free streaming content, the ElectricNOW App also includes special bonus feature content, a program guide, video-on-demand and pay-per-view components. The channel and app offer ElectricNOW Originals, which include such hit series as After the Ark, The Official Leverage: Redemption Aftershow: A Very Distinctive Podcast, Inglorious Treksperts, The 4:30 Movie, Best Movies Never Made, and the soon to be released The Poly Couple and Sloane and The Cosmic Schlep. The 50th and 51st Saturn Awards were exclusively broadcast live on ElectricNOW.
— Kari Lane