Honoring last year's best sci-fi, fantasy and horror films, the awards show gives recognition to Daisy Ridley, Harrison Ford, Lupita Nyong'o and John Boyega.
- February 25, 2016
AceShowbiz -
On Wednesday, February 24, the nominees of 2016 Saturn Awards were announced live over on YouTube. In the movie categories, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" leads this year's list with 15 nominations, followed by "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Crimson Peak" with 9 each.
Among the nominations that the latest "Star Wars" installment nabs are Best Directing for J.J. Abrams, Best Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong'o and Carrie Fisher, as well as Best Supporting Actor for John Boyega and Adam Driver. Meanwhile, leads Daisy Ridley and Harrison Ford pick up an acting nomination each.
Colin Trevorrow's "Jurassic World" is nominated in seven categories including a Performance by a Young Actor for Ty Simpkins. Other sci-fi, fantasy and horror films getting multiple nominations are "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Ant-Man".
The 42nd Annual Saturn Awards will be handed out in a ceremony held in June in Burbank. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films will also honor the best television series at the event.
2016 Saturn Awards Nominations in Film:
Best Fantasy Film
- "The Age of Adaline"
- "Baahubali: The Beginning"
- "Cinderella"
- "Goosebumps"
- "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2"
- "Ted 2"
- "Everest (2015)"
- "Furious 7"
- "Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation"
- "The Revenant"
- "Spectre"
- "Spy"
- "Black Mass"
- "Bridge of Spies"
- "The Gift"
- "The Hateful Eight"
- "Mr. Holmes"
- "Sicario"
- Paul Bettany - "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
- John Boyega - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Michael Douglas - "Ant-Man"
- Adam Driver - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Walton Goggins - "The Hateful Eight"
- Simon Pegg - "Mission Impossible Rogue Nation"
- Michael Shannon - "99 Homes"
- Jessica Chastain - "Crimson Peak"
- Carrie Fisher - "Star Wars The Force Awakens"
- Evangeline Lilly - "Ant-Man"
- Lupita Nyong'o - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Tamannaah - "Baahubali: The Beginning"
- Alicia Vikander - "Ex Machina (2015)"
- Olivia DeJonge - "The Visit"
- James Freedson-Jackson - "Cop Car"
- Milo Parker - "Mr. Holmes"
- Elias & Lukas Schwarz - "Goodnight Mommy"
- Ty Simpkins - "Jurassic World"
- Jacob Tremblay - "Room"
- "The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared"
- "Goodnight Mommy"
- "Labyrinth of Lies"
- "Legend (2015)"
- "Turbo Kid"
- "The Wave"
- Emily Blunt - "Sicario"
- Jessica Chastain - "The Martian"
- Blake Lively - "The Age of Adaline"
- Daisy Ridley - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Charlize Theron - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Mia Wasikowska - "Crimson Peak"
- Matt Damon - "The Martian"
- Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Revenant"
- Taron Egerton - "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
- Harrison Ford - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Domhnall Gleeson - "Ex Machina (2015)"
- Samuel L. Jackson - "The Hateful Eight"
- Paul Rudd - "Ant-Man"
- J.J. Abrams - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Guillermo del Toro - "Crimson Peak"
- Alex Garland - "Ex Machina (2015)"
- George Miller - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Peyton Reed - "Ant-Man"
- Ridley Scott - "The Martian"
- Colin Trevorrow - "Jurassic World"
- Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins - "Crimson Peak"
- Alex Garland - "Ex Machina (2015)"
- Drew Goddard - "The Martian"
- Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn - "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
- Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly - "Jurassic World"
- Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, Michael Arndt - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Eddie Hamilton, Jon Harris - "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
- Dan Lebental, Colby Parker, Jr. - "Ant-Man"
- Leigh Folsom Boyd, Dylan Highsmith, Kirk Morri, Christian Wagner - "Furious 7"
- Kevin Stitt - "Jurassic World"
- Margaret Sixel - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Rick Carter, Darren Gilford - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Scott Chambliss - "Tomorrowland"
- Sabu Cyril - "Baahubali: The Beginning"
- Colin Gibson - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Thomas E. Sanders - "Crimson Peak"
- Ed Verreaux - "Jurassic World"
- Tom Holkenborg - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Johann Johannsson - "Sicario"
- M.M. Keeravani - "Baahubali: The Beginning"
- Ennio Morricone - "The Hateful Eight"
- Fernando Velazquez - "Crimson Peak"
- John Williams - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Alexandra Byrne - "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
- Kate Hawley - "Crimson Peak"
- Michael Kaplan - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Arianne Phillips - "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
- Sandy Powell - "Cinderella"
- Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirineni - "Baahubali: The Beginning"
- David Marti, Montse Ribe, Xavi Bastida - "Crimson Peak"
- Damian Martin, Nadine Prigge - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Neal Scanlan - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Joel Harlow, Kenny Niederbaumer - "Black Mass"
- Gregory Nicotero, Howard Beger, Heba Thorisdottir - "The Hateful Eight"
- Donald Mowat - "Sicario"
- Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, Chris Corbould - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
- Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver, Andy Williams - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Andrew Whithurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett - "Ex Machina (2015)"
- Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence, Steven Warner - "The Martian"
- John Rosengrant, Michael Lantieri, Tim Alexander - "Jurassic World"
- Paul Corbould, Chris Townsend, Ben Snow, Paul Butterworth - "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
