The 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards, presented by the

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and honoring the best in

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, horror, and other genres belonging to

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in film, television, and home entertainment, were held on October 25, 2022, at Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel in

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, and live-streamed on

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's OTT app and FAST channel ElectricNow. The nominations were announced on August 12, 2022. Actor and comedian

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hosted the event. The 50th Saturn awards were preceded by the 46th Saturn Awards, held in 2021. The decision to rebrand what would have been the "47th Saturn Awards" to the "50th Saturn Awards", was made in order to celebrate 50 years of the

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, which were founded in 1973. This year, several new television categories were introduced. For the first time since the

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, the television awards were split into "Network / Cable" and "Streaming" categories; however, this was discontinued the following ceremony.

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received the most nominations with 26 for "Streaming", followed by

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with 17;

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dominated the nominations for "Network / Cable" with 17. '' The Batman'' led the nominations for film with twelve, including Best Superhero Film and four acting nominations, followed by '' Nightmare Alley'' with ten and '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' with nine. For television, ''

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) led the nominations for "Network / Cable" with seven, followed by ''

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'' (

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) and '' The Walking Dead'' (AMC) with six each. '' Severance'' (

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) and ''

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'' (

) led the nominations for the "Streaming" television categories with six each, followed by ''

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) with five mentions.

Category changes

;Introduced * Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Streaming Television Series * Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Television Series * Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Network or Cable Television Series * Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series ;Revived * Best Actor in a Streaming Television Series * Best Actress in a Streaming Television Series * Best Streaming Horror / Thriller Television Series * Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series * Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series ;Discontinued * Best Superhero Television Series * Best Guest Starring Role on Television * Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Programs

Acting

Home Entertainment

Special Achievement Awards

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Legacy Award –

Julie Plec Julie Plec (born May 26, 1972) is an American television producer, writer and director, known for her work on The CW television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017) which she co-created with Kevin Williamson, and its spin-offs '' The Or ...

* Life Career Award –

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* Producer's Showcase Award –

Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...

Robert Forster Robert Wallace Foster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019), known professionally as Robert Forster, was an American actor. He made his screen debut as Private L.G. Williams in John Huston's '' Reflections in a Golden Eye'' (1967), followed ...

Artist's Award – The Cast of ''

'' * Breakthrough Performance Award – Amber Midthunder (''

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'')

Multiple nominations

Multiple wins

References

External links

Official Saturn Awards website
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