51st Saturn Awards: Keanu Reeves and Jodie Foster lead stars as 'Avatar: The Way of Water' wins big

Christopher Nolan was presented with Saturn’s Visionary Award by 'Oppenheimer' co-star Emily Blunt
PUBLISHED FEB 6, 2024
Keanu Reeves and Titus Welliver with the Lance Reddick Legacy Award
Keanu Reeves and Titus Welliver with the Lance Reddick Legacy Award

Los Angeles, California (Release): The Saturn Awards 2024 was hosted for the second year in a row by actor/comedian Joel McHale, star of DC’s 'Stargirl' and 'Community'. The 51st rendition of the awards took place on February 4 at the LA Marriott Burbank Airort Hotel and was available for fans to watch live on ElectricNOW, and FAST channel from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.

Keanu Reeves and Titus Welliver with the Lance Reddick Legacy Award
Keanu Reeves and Titus Welliver with the Lance Reddick Legacy Award

Christopher Nolan was presented with The Saturn’s Visionary Award by 'Oppenheimer' co-star Emily Blunt who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. The icon William Shatner presented Seth MacFarlane with the prestigious Robert Forster Artists Award and Dave Filoni received his George Pal Memorial Award by Ming-Na Wen who won last year’s Best TV Actress for her role in 'The Book of Boba Fett'. Keanu Reeves was in attendance to receive the very first Lance Reddick Legacy Award, presented to him by Titus Welliver star of 'Bosch' and Jodie Foster was presented with The Life Career Award by Issa López, writer and director of the fourth season of 'True Detective: Night Country'.

Nicolas Cage won Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dracula in 'Renfield'
Nicolas Cage won Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dracula in 'Renfield'
Emily Blunt (center) and Christopher Nolan,
Emily Blunt (center) and Christopher Nolan,

Presenters and winners included Nicolas Cage, Heather Graham, James Cameron, Norman Reedus, Sir Patrick Stewart, Ernie Hudson, Henry Thomas, Rebecca De Mornay, Todd Stashwick, Paul Wesley, Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Danai Gurira, Xolo Maridueña, Harvey Guillén among many, many others. All attended the Saturn Awards to not only present but to also support this very special community. This year’s show was dedicated to the memory of the Saturn Awards’ dear friend Lance Reddick.

Jodie Foster receives her Life Career Award
Jodie Foster receives her Life Career Award

Full list of this year's winners at the 51st  Annual Saturn Awards

Special Awards

VISIONARY AWARD, Christopher Nolan

ROBERT FORSTER ARTIST’S AWARD, Seth MacFarlane

GEORGE PAL MEMORIAL AWARD, Dave Filoni

THE DAN CURTIS LEGACY AWARD, The Walking Dead Franchise

LANCE REDDICK LEGACY AWARD, Keanu Reeves

LIFE CAREER AWARD, Jodie Foster

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, Star Trek: The Next Generation Cast

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM, Avatar: The Way of Water

BEST FANTASY FILM, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

BEST HORROR FILM, Talk to Me

BEST SUPERHERO FILM, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

BEST THRILLER FILM, Oppenheimer

BEST ANIMATED FILM, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM, Pearl

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM, Sisu

BEST FILM DIRECTION, James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water)

BEST FILM SCREENWRITING,  James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Avatar: The Way of Water)

BEST ACTOR IN A FILM, Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny)

BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM, Margot Robbie (Barbie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM, Nicolas Cage (Renfield)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM, Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A FILM, Xolo Maridueña (Blue Beetle)

BEST FILM MUSIC, John Williams, (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny)

BEST FILM MAKE-UP, Donald Mowat (The Covenant)

BEST FILM VISUAL EFFECTS, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett (Avatar: The Way of Water)

BEST FILM COSTUME DESIGN, Jacqueline Durran (Barbie)

BEST FILM PRODUCTION DESIGN, Sarah Greenwood (Barbie)

BEST FILM EDITING, Jennifer Lame (Oppenheimer)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES, Star Trek: Picard

BEST SUPERHERO TELEVISION SERIES, Superman & Lois

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER TELEVISION SERIES, Outlander

BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION, Marvel’s Werewolf by Night

BEST ANIMATED SERIES OR SPECIAL, Star Wars: The Bad Batch

BEST NEW GENRE TELEVISION SERIES, Star Wars: Andor

BEST HORROR TELEVISION SERIES, The Last of Us

BEST FANTASY TELEVISION SERIES, Wednesday

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TEVISION SERIES, Caitriona Balfe (Outlander)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: Picard)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Picard)

BEST FEATURED GUEST STAR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, Paul Wesley (Strange Trek: Strange New Worlds)

BEST YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A TELEVISION SERIES, Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)

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