51st Saturn Award Nominations

Avatar: The Way of Water was dominant, but Barbenheimer also did quite well. Very niche choices here and nothing that will impact the Oscars.

Award Tallies

(12) Avatar: The Way of Water
(11) Oppenheimer
(9) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(8) Barbie
(7) Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
(5) The Menu, Renfield
(4) John Wick: Chapter 4, The Little Mermaid, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
(3) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Jules, Pearl, Prey, Talk to Me
(2) Blue Beetle, The Creator, Evil Dead Rise, Fast X, The Flash, M3GAN, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Tutor, The Woman King
(1) Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Aporia, Barbarian, The Boogeyman, Brooklyn 45, Bullet Train, The Covenant, Don’t Worry Darling, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Elemental, The Equalizer 3, Fall, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Haunted Mansion, Insidious: The Red Door, Knock at the Cabin, The Lesson, Madeleine Collins, Missing, The Origin of Evil, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Ransomed, Scream VI, Sisu, Smile, Speak No Evil, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Suzume, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

The Awards

51st Saturn Awards (2023)

(Awards: Feb. 4, 2024 / Nominations: Dec. 7, 2023)

Best Independent Film

Aporia
Brooklyn 45
Fall
Jules
Pearl
The Tutor

Best Animated Film

Elemental
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Suzume
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Direction

James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
James Gun – Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
James Mangold – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Mark Mylod – The Menu
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou – Talk to Me

Best Actor

Ralph Fiennes – The Menu
Harrison Ford – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Ben Kingsley – Jules
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Chris Pratt – Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
Keanu Reeves – John Wick: Chapter 4
Sam Worthington – Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Actress

Viola Davis – The Woman King
Mia Goth – Pearl
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Menu
Ameber Midthunder – Prey
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Zoe Saldana – Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Supporting Actor

Nicolas Cage – Renfield
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Michael Keaton – The Flash
Stephen Lang – Avatar: The Way of Water
Mads Mikkelsen – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Jane Curtain – Jules
Melissa McCarthy – The Little Mermaid
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Sophie Wilde – Talk to Me

Best Writing

Avatar: The Way of Water
Barbie
The Menu
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Pearl

Best Music

Avatar: The Way of Water
Barbie
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The Little Mermaid
Renfield
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Film Editing

Avatar: The Way of Water
Fast X
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer

Best Production Design

Avatar: The Way of Water
Barbie
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Oppenheimer
Renfield

Best Costume Design

Avatar: The Way of Water
Barbie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Oppenheimer

Best Makeup

The Covenant
Evil Dead Rise
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Prey
Renfield

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: The Way of Water
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer

Best International Film

Madeleine Collins
Missing
The Origin of Evil
Ransomed
Speak No Evil
Sisu

Best Younger Actor

Halle Bailey – The Little Mermaid
Vivien Lyra Blair – The Boogeyman
Jack Champion – Avatar: The Way of Water
Xolo Mariduena – Blue Beetle
Violet McGraw – M3GAN
Noah Schnapp – The Tutor