The final installment of the Marvel superhero saga leads the movie pack with five awards, while 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' star Tom Holland wins Best Performance by a Younger Actor for the third year in a row.
- Sep 16, 2019
AceShowbiz - "Avengers: Endgame" has come out unchallenged at the 45th Saturn Awards. As expected, the Marvel superhero film dominated the movie categories at the event held on Friday night, September 13 with five wins.
The final installment of the "Avengers" film series was named Best Comic-to-Motion-Picture Release, beating out other Disney-Marvel films like "Avengers: Infinity War", "Captain Marvel", "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse", as well as DC's movies "Aquaman" and "Shazam!".
"Endgame" star Robert Downey Jr. was dubbed Best Actor in a Film, winning over his co-star Chris Evans and Tom Cruise ("Mission: Impossible - Fallout") among other names. The movie collected the other three awards for Best Film Production Design, Best Film Make-Up and Best Film Special/Visual Effects.
Another film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Avengers: Infinity War" helped the lead antagonist, Josh Brolin, land Best Supporting Actor in a Film. Meanwhile, "Spider-Man: Far From Home" star Tom Holland bagged Best Performance by a Younger Actor for the third year in a row. His co-star Zendaya Coleman took home Best Supporting Actress in a Film.
"A Quiet Place" landed two awards for Best Horror Film Release and Best Film Screenplay. Other movie winners this year included "Mission: Impossible - Fallout", "Halloween (2018)", "Us", "Aladdin" and "Mary Poppins Returns".
In TV department, "Game of Thrones" reigned supreme with four nods. It won the coveted Best Fantasy Television Series title, while its stars Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage and Maisie Williams won the individual acting awards.
"The Walking Dead" also nabbed multiple awards, including Best Horror Television Series, Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series for Danai Gurira and Best Guest-Starring Performance on a Television Series for Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
"Westworld" won Best Science Fiction TV Series, Sam Heughan was named Best Actor on a Television Series for his role on "Outlander", while "Star Trek: Discovery" took home three prizes.
Full Winner List of the 2019 Saturn Awards:
MOVIE
- Best Comic-to-Motion-Picture Release: "Avengers: Endgame"
- Best Science Fiction Film Release: "Ready Player One"
- Best Fantasy Film Release: "Toy Story 4"
- Best Horror Film Release: "A Quiet Place"
- Best Action/Adventure Film Release: "Mission: Impossible - Fallout"
- Best Thriller Film Release: "Bad Times at The El Royale"
- Best Animated Film Release: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"
- Best Independent Film Release: "Mandy"
- Best International Film Release: "Burning"
- Best Actor in a Film: Robert Downey Jr., "Avengers: Endgame"
- Best Actress in a Film: Jamie Lee Curtis, "Halloween (2018)"
- Best Supporting Actor in a Film: Josh Brolin, "Avengers: Infinity War"
- Best Supporting Actress in a Film: Zendaya Coleman, "Spider-Man: Far From Home"
- Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Tom Holland, "Spider-Man: Far From Home"
- Best Film Director: Jordan Peele, "Us"
- Best Film Screenplay: Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski, "A Quiet Place"
- Best Film Production Design: Charles Wood, "Avengers: Endgame"
- Best Film Music: Marc Shaiman, "Mary Poppins Returns"
- Best Film Costume: Michael Wilkinson, "Aladdin"
- Best Film Make-Up: John Blake, Brian Sipe, "Avengers: Endgame"
- Best Film Special/Visual Effects: "Avengers: Endgame"
TV
- Best Superhero TV Series: "Supergirl"
- Best Science Fiction TV Series: "Westworld"
- Best Fantasy Television Series: "Game of Thrones"
- Best Horror Television Series: "The Walking Dead"
- Best Action/Thriller Television Series: "Better Call Saul"
- Best Animated Television Series: "Star Wars Resistance"
- Best Actor on a Television Series: Sam Heughan, "Outlander"
- Best Actress in a Television Series: Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
- Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series: Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
- Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series: Danai Gurira, "The Walking Dead"
- Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series: Maisie Williams, "Game of Thrones"
- Best Guest-Starring Performance on a Television Series: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, "The Walking Dead"
- Best Streaming Superhero Television Series: "Marvel's Daredevil"
- Best Streaming Fantasy, Sci-Fi, or Action/Thriller Television Series: "Star Trek: Discovery"
- Best Streaming Horror and Thriller Series: "Stranger Things"
- Best Actor in Streaming Presentation: Henry Thomas, "The Haunting of Hill House"
- Best Actress in a Streaming Presentation: Sonequa Martin-Green, "Star Trek: Discovery"
- Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Presentation: Doug Jones, "Star Trek: Discovery"
- Bet Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series: Maya Hawke, "Stranger Things"
