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‘The Wild Robot’ Wins Saturn Award for Animated Feature

The 52nd Saturn Awards (saturnawards.org) show was held last night, revealing this year’s winners of the event presented by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror since 1972. Hosted for the third consecutive year by actor and comedian Joel McHale (Animal Control, Community, The Bear), the celebration at the Hitlon Universal Hotel (streamed on The Roku Channel and ElectricNOW)was well attended by Hollywood stars.

In light of the devastating fires and the urgent need for community support, the Academy utilized this year’s platform to provide viewers nationwide and attendees with information on how to donate and aid in the rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles.

The Best Animated Film award went to DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot, directed by Chris Sanders. Seven pictures were nominated this year, with ROZ winning out against the charms of The Boy and the Heron (GKIDS), Despicable Me 4 (Universal/Illumination Entertainment), Inside Out 2 (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios), Kung-Fu Panda 4 (Universal/DreamWorks Animation), Spy x Family Code: White (Crunchyroll) and Transformers: One (Paramount Pictures).

One of the favored live-action titles of this awards season, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures) was recognized for Best Visual / Special Effects, awarded to Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salacombe and Gerd Nefzer. This year’s nominees also included Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures), Deadpool & Wolverine (Marvel/Walt Disney Pictures), Godzilla Minus One (Toho International), Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios) and Twisters (Universal Pictures).

In the Television category, Best Animated Series was awarded to Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+/Lucasfilm), in a race which also included nominees Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video), Gremlins: The Wild Batch (Max), Kaiju No. 8 (Crunchyroll), Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+/CBS Studios) and X-Men ’97 (Disney+/Marvel Studios).

William Shatner, legendary pop icon and beloved figure of sci-fi fans and beyond, was presented with the Saturn’s Lifetime Achievement Award by actor and son-in-law, Joel Gretsch. The second annual Lance Reddick Legacy Award was bestowed upon one of the most respected actors in the industry, Laurence Fishburne, by Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actor, director and producer LeVar Burton. Two-time Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor and star of the FX series Shōgun, Hiroyuki Sanada was presented with The Robert Forster Artist’s Award by writer/director /producer Jonathan Nolan.

Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and writer-producer Bob Gale of  Back to the Future were in attendance to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the classic time – travel adventure and to receive The George Pal Memorial Award for its filmmakers and stars. Comedians Dana Gould and Bobcat Goldthwait presented the Award to all three.

The Amazon series Fallout, which invites new sci-fi fans into its post-apocalyptic adventure, received The Spotlight Award, presented to its cast and creators by Golden Globe winner Ron Perlman. Clark Kent himself, actor Tyler Hoechlin, and the writers of the WBTV show Superman & Lois, Brent Fletcher and Todd Helbing, were awarded the Dan Curtis Legacy Award by respected actor George Newbern as the show celebrates its four-year, four-season run

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