AMC's 'The Walking Dead' leads with seven nods, while HBO's 'Game of Thrones' scores five nominations at the awards event honoring the best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror genre.
- Feb 25, 2016
AceShowbiz - Here are the TV nominees for the 42nd Annual Saturn Awards. Being one of the most watched cable series today, "The Walking Dead" leads the nomination list with seven nods, including Best Horror TV Series. In the category, the hit AMC series is up against its spin-off "Fear the Walking Dead", FX's "American Horror Story: Hotel" and MTV's "Teen Wolf" among others.
Its lead Andrew Lincoln is vying for Best TV Actor. Co-stars Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride and Tovah Feldshuh are pitted against each other in Best Supporting TV Actress category. Chandler Riggs is additionally nominated for Best Younger Actor on TV and John Carroll Lynch is up for Best Guest Performance on TV for his role on the zombie drama series.
HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones" trails behind "The Walking Dead" with five nominations. It is competing against popular freshman "Outlander", Syfy's "Haven" and MTV's "The Shannara Chronicles" among others for Best Fantasy TV Series.
The show also earns a nod in Best Supporting TV Actor through Kit Harington, another in Best Supporting TV Actress category for Lena Headey's performance, and two nods in Younger Actor on TV for Maisie Williams and Brenock O'Connor.
Other shows which bag multiple nominations are "Daredevil", "Hannibal", "Supergirl" and "Wayward Pines" with four apiece. "Daredevil" and "Supergirl" are vying for Best Superhero Adaptation Series alongside "DC's Legends of Tomorrow", "The Flash", "Gotham", "Marvel's Agent Carter" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.".
"Hannibal" is listed in Best Action Thriller TV Series, up against "Bates Motel", "Blindspot", "Fargo", "The Last Ship", "The Librarians" and "Mr.Robot".
Saturn Awards also honors last year's best sci-fi, fantasy and horror films. The winners will be announced at a ceremony taking place in June in Burbank.
2016 Saturn Awards Nominations in TV:
Best Fantasy TV Series
- "Game of Thrones"
- "Haven"
- "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel"
- "Outlander"
- "The Muppets"
- "The Magicians"
- "The Shannara Chronicles"
- "Bates Motel"
- "Blindspot"
- "Fargo"
- "Hannibal"
- "The Last Ship"
- "The Librarians"
- "Mr.Robot"
- "Arrow"
- "DC's Legends of Tomorrow"
- "The Flash"
- "Gotham"
- "Marvel's Agent Carter"
- "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
- "Supergirl"
- "American Horror Story: Hotel"
- "Ash vs. Evil Dead"
- "Fear the Walking Dead"
- "Salem"
- "Teen Wolf"
- "The Strain"
- "The Walking Dead"
- Richard Armitage - "Hannibal"
- Vincent D'Onofrio - "Daredevil"
- Kit Harington - "Game of Thrones"
- Toby Jones - "Wayward Pines"
- Erik Knudsen - "Continuum"
- Lance Roddick - "Bosch"
- David Tennant - "Marvel's Jessica Jones"
- Patrick Wilson - "Fargo"
- Gillian Anderson - "Hannibal"
- Tovah Feldshuh - "The Walking Dead"
- Calista Flockhart - "Supergirl"
- Danai Gurira - "The Walking Dead"
- Lena Headey - "Game of Thrones"
- Melissa Leo - "Wayward Pines"
- Melissa McBride - "The Walking Dead"
- Laura Benanti - "Supergirl"
- Steven Brand - "Teen Wolf"
- Victor Garber - "The Flash"
- Scott Glenn - "Daredevil"
- Alex Kingston - "Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song"
- John Carroll Lynch - "The Walking Dead"
- William Shatner - "Haven"
- Max Charles - "The Strain"
- Frank Dillane - "Fear the Walking Dead"
- Jodelle Ferland - "Dark Matter"
- Brenock O'Connor - "Game of Thrones"
- Chandler Riggs - "The Walking Dead"
- Dylan Sprayberry - "Teen Wolf"
- Maisie Williams - "Game of Thrones"
- Gillian Anderson - "The X-Files"
- Caitriona Balfe - "Outlander"
- Melissa Benoist - "Supergirl"
- Kim Dickens - "Fear the Walking Dead"
- Rachel Nichols - "Continuum"
- Krysten Ritter - "Marvel's Jessica Jones"
- Rebecca Romijn - "The Librarians"
- Bruce Campbell - "Ash vs Evil Dead"
- Charlie Cox - "Daredevil"
- Matt Dillon - "Wayward Pines"
- David Duchovny - "The X-Files"
- Grant Gustin - "The Flash"
- Sam Heughan - "Outlander"
- Andrew Lincoln - "The Walking Dead"
- Mads Mikkelsen - "Hannibal"
- "The 100"
- "Colony"
- "Continuum"
- "Doctor Who"
- "The Expanse"
- "Wayward Pines"
- "The X-Files"
- "Bosch" - Amazon
- "Daredevil" - Netflix
- Dreamwork's "Dragons: Race to the Edge" - Netflix
- "The Man in the High Castle" - Amazon
- "Marvel's Jessica Jones" - Netflix
- "Powers" - Crackle
- "Sense8" - Netflix
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