52nd Saturn Awards To Honor William Shatner, "BACK TO THE FUTURE", And "FALLOUT"

Saturn Awards

Award season has arrived, and the 52nd annual Saturn Awards are here to celebrate the best in our favorite genres: horror and sci-fi. Several special honors will be given to some truly deserving recipients this year. William Shatner, the “Back to the Future” cast, and Amazon’s “Fallout” series are among those set to receive special recognition. More details on these awards and additional highlights can be found below.

The 52nd annual Saturn Awards are quickly approaching, set to take place on February 2nd in Universal City, California. In addition to the regular categories like “Best Film” and “Best Actor,” the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films will present special honors to several notable recipients. William Shatner will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, the cast of Back to the Future will be honored with the George Pal Memorial Award, and Amazon’s Fallout series will be recognized with the Spotlight Award, presented by Ron Perlman. The awards will not just be a great way to showcase the talents of our favorite actors and projects in Hollywood but will also help those affected by the recent wildfires here in California.

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In light of the catastrophic fires and the urgent need for support in the community, the Academy is using this platform to celebrate achievements in genre entertainment and to provide viewers nationwide and attending the event with information on how to donate and support the rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles. This new initiative aims to raise awareness and provide vital contact information to help the city recover. The Saturn Awards will be live-streamed for FREE on both Electric Entertainment’s premium OTT app and FAST channel, ElectricNOW, and The Roku Channel. 

Academy President Robert Holguin, alongside Saturn producers Bradley and Kevin Marcus, comment, "We hope that this year's Saturn Awards will celebrate our vibrant community and genre family, just as it did after the Covid crisis. Coming together with old and new friends is essential during challenging times. The Saturn Awards have always been about more than just winning or losing; it's a celebration of the movies, shows, and people we cherish. In tough times, we often seek refuge in fantastical worlds of imagination. This event is also an opportunity to unite, offering hope and exploring the many ways we can support one another as we rebuild our lives and our beloved Los Angeles."

Attendees and viewers at home will be encouraged to donate to relief efforts via QR codes throughout the event itself and via on-screen promos through streaming partners, ElectricNOW and The Roku Channel. 

The Lifetime Achievement Award is reserved for individuals in either film and/or television for their outstanding work, to honor their illustrious careers as artists and icons and those who’ve helped further genre entertainment in the industry and beyond. And there’s no one more deserving than the living legend and iconic Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner. No stranger to the Saturn Awards, Mr. Shatner has hosted two of the first televised Saturn Awards shows in the late-70s, won Best Actor for “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” and presented last year’s Robert Forster Artist's Award to Seth MacFarlane.

The George Pal Memorial Award is usually presented to someone who has shown exemplary work in the respective film genres. It is named in honor of George Pal, a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre, such as the classic “War of the Worlds,” “The Time Machine,” among many others. This year, The Saturn Awards celebrate the 40th anniversary of the all-time classic time-travel adventure “Back to the Future” by bestowing this honor on its filmmakers and stars. Representing the film will be Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, writer/producer Bob Gale and composer Alan Silvestri.

The Amazon series “Fallout” and its cast and creators will receive The Spotlight Award, presented by Ron Perlman. The award is given to a film or series that the Academy deems worthy of special recognition and accolades. “Fallout” not only lived up to and exceeded gamers’ expectations but also welcomed millions of new science fiction fans into its world of post-apocalyptic adventure, retro-futuristic intrigue, and darkly comedic survival.

The list of other nominees for this years awards is massive. It includes “Best Horror Film”, “Best Independent Film”, and “Best Horror Television Series” to name a few so we recommend you study up and check out the official list on The Saturn Awards site.

We truly love the Saturn Awards for highlighting genres that sometimes get overlooked. We’re very excited about this years nominees and seeing all our favorites in the horror and sci-fi genres getting recognized for their amazing work this past year.

We’ll bring you more about the 52nd annual Saturn Awards when we get it. Stay tuned!

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