46th Saturn Awards

46th Saturn Awards
DateOctober 26, 2021
Highlights
Most awardsFilm:
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (5)
Television:
Star Trek: Discovery (2)
Most nominationsFilm:
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (12)
Television:
Better Call Saul
Outlander
The Walking Dead (5)

The 46th Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, and honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other genres belonging to genre fiction in film, television, home media releases, and live stage productions, were held October 26, 2021, at the L.A. Marriott Burbank Hotel.[1] Nominations were announced on March 4, 2021.[2][3] Bruce Campbell hosted the event.[1]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker scored the most film nominations overall with twelve, including Best Science Fiction Film Release.[2][3][4] It is one of several films from the previous year's film awards season that was eligible after the group extended its eligibility period to run July 15, 2019 – November 15, 2020, and allowed streaming and VOD titles to qualify for the film categories.[2][3] The Star Wars franchise ended up winning seven awards thanks to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the live-action series The Mandalorian. The Star Trek franchise earned the most awards in the television categories, thanks to the three awards won by Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard.[5]

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  2. ^ a b c "The Saturn Awards and The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy Horror". Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Hipes, Patrick (March 4, 2021). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker', 'Tenet', 'Walking Dead', 'Outlander' Lead List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Willis, Zack (March 20, 2021). "'The Rise of Skywalker': Saturn Award Nominations Give Star Wars Fans 'Hope'". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (October 27, 2021). "Saturn Awards Winners: 'Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker' Leads With Five Prizes – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 27, 2021.