The 44th Saturn Awards, presented by the

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and honoring the best in

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, and other genres belonging to

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in film, television, home entertainment and local theatre from February 2017 to February 2018, were held on June 27, 2018, in

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, and hosted by comedian

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. Nominations were announced on March 15, 2018. ''

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'' led the nominations for film with fourteen, becoming the second most nominated film in the awards' history behind '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015) with fifteen, as the former scored nominations in every category for eligibility (2019's '' Avengers: Endgame'' would also receive fourteen nominations the following ceremony, sharing ''Black Panther''s nomination record as the second/third most nominated film in the awards' history). It was followed by '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' with thirteen nominations, and ''

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'' and ''

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'' with nine nominations each. '' The Walking Dead'' led the nominations for television for the fourth year in a row with seven, followed by

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newcomer '' Star Trek: Discovery'' and the limited series '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' with five each. Seven individuals earned two nominations each, including double writing nominations for Michael Green (for his work on ''Blade Runner 2049'' and ''

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'', sharing the nods with other writers), and two acting nominations for both film and television for

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(for her performances in ''Black Panther'' and ''The Walking Dead'', winning for the former). For film, ''Black Panther'' won the most awards with five, including Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release and Best Film Director (

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), followed by ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' with three and ''

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'' with two. For television, ''

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'' and ''Twin Peaks: The Return'' won the most awards with three each (ending ''The Walking Dead''s four-year long streak as the top-winning series), followed by ''Star Trek: Discovery'' and ''The Walking Dead'' with two each. However,

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's win for Best Writing for ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' caused some backlash from fans, who expressed their disdain with the decision on

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. Other notable wins include

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's record-tying third Best Actor in a Film win for ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (thirty-four years after his second win for 1983's ''

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''), making him the first person to have won three Saturn Awards for the same role in film (

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would tie this record the following year for 2019's ''Avengers: Endgame''), and

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's second consecutive win for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film for '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), making him the first performer to win the category twice for the same role or to win it in two consecutive years; Holland won a third the following year for 2019's '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'', surpassing his own record.

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Programs

Acting

Home Entertainment

Local Stage Production

Special Achievement Awards

* Special Achievement Award –

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* Producer's Showcase Award –

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Legacy Award – Sarah Schechter * Filmmaker's Showcase Award –

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* President's Memorial Award –

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Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

Film

The following films won multiple awards: * 5 wins: ''

'' * 3 wins: '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' * 2 wins: ''

Television

The following television series won multiple awards: * 3 wins: ''

'', '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' * 2 wins: '' Star Trek: Discovery'', '' The Walking Dead''

Multiple nominations

Film

The following films received multiple nominations: * 14 nominations: ''

'' * 13 nominations: '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' * 9 nominations: ''

'', ''

'' * 6 nominations: ''

'', ''

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'' * 5 nominations: ''

Get Out ''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb ...

'' * 4 nominations: ''

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'', ''

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'', '' It'', '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', ''

War for the Planet of the Apes ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2017 American science fiction action film directed by Matt Reeves, who co-wrote it with Mark Bomback. The sequel to '' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' (2014), it is the third installment in the ''Plan ...

'' * 3 nominations: ''

The Greatest Showman ''The Greatest Showman'' is a 2017 American musical period drama film directed by Michael Gracey from a screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, based on an original story by Bicks. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, ...

'', ''

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'' () is a 2017 space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. It is based on the French science fiction comics series '' Valérian and Laurel ...

'', ''

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'', '' Wonderstruck'' * 2 nominations: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Hostiles'', '' Kong: Skull Island'', '' Thor: Ragnarok'', ''

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Television

The following television series received multiple nominations: * 7 nominations: '' The Walking Dead'' * 5 nominations: '' Star Trek: Discovery'', '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' * 4 nominations: '' American Horror Story: Cult'', ''

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'', '' Riverdale'' * 3 nominations: ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Librarians'', ''

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'', '' Outlander'', ''

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'' * 2 nominations: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Defenders'', ''

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'', '' Electric Dreams'', '' Fargo'', ''

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'', '' Gotham'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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References

External links

Official Saturn Awards website
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