The 41st Saturn Awards, honoring the best in

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, horror and other genres in film and television in 2014, was held on June 25, 2015, in Burbank, California. The awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The nominations were announced in March 2015. In film, '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' and '' Interstellar'' both led the nominations with eleven, followed by ''

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'' with nine. In series, '' Hannibal'' and '' The Walking Dead'' both earned seven nominations (including a nomination in a Home Entertainment category for ''Hannibal''). Four persons received two nominations:

James Gunn James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). He then began working as a directo ...

stands as the only nominated in different categories with both

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and Best Writing for ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', while Peter King received two Best Make-up nominations, and Joe Letteri and Jonathan Fawkner were both nominated twice in the Best Special Effects category. Additionally,

Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Go ...

broke his own record of the most Best Actor nominations by receiving a tenth nomination in the category for ''

Edge of Tomorrow ''Edge of Tomorrow'' (also known as ''Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow'') is a 2014 American science fiction action film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt with Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson in supporting roles. Directed by Doug Liman wi ...

''. '' Interstellar'' won the most awards with six wins, including Best Science Fiction Film, Best Writing and

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, followed by ''

'' with four wins including Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture,

and Best Actor. '' Hannibal'' and '' The Walking Dead'' led the wins in television with three for each, including a tie between the two in the Best Actor category.

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Programs

Acting

Home Entertainment

Special Awards

;Artist Showcase Award *

Noah Wyle Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Carter in the television series '' ER'' (1994–2009), which earned him nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emm ...

;Breakthrough Performance Award *

Grant Gustin Thomas Grant Gustin (born January 14, 1990) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Barry Allen / The Flash on The CW series ''The Flash'' as part of the Arrowverse, and as Sebastian Smythe on the Fox series '' Gl ...

for '' The Flash'' ;Special Recognition Award * '' Continuum'' ;The Dan Curtis Legacy Award *

Carlton Cuse Arthur Carlton Cuse (born March 22, 1959) is a screenwriter, showrunner, producer, and director, best known for the American television series ''Lost'', for which he made the '' Time'' list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010 ...

Multiple nominations and wins

Film

The following works received multiple nominations: 11 nominations: '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', '' Interstellar''
9 nominations: ''

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8 nominations: ''

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves from a screenplay by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the sequel to ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011), and the second in ...

''
7 nominations: ''

'', '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''
5 nominations: ''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

'', '' X-Men: Days of Future Past''
4 nominations: '' Birdman'', ''

The Grand Budapest Hotel ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' is a 2014 comedy-drama film written and directed by Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes leads a seventeen-actor ensemble cast as Monsieur Gustave H., famed concierge of a twentieth-century mountainside resort in the fiction ...

'', ''

Maleficent Maleficent ( or ) is a fictional character who appears as the main antagonist in Walt Disney Productions' 16th animated feature film, ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1959). She is represented as an evil fairy and the self-proclaimed " Mistress of All Evil ...

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3 nominations: ''

The Babadook ''The Babadook'' is a 2014 Australian supernatural horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent in her directorial debut, and produced by Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Moliere. The film stars Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hay ...

'', ''

Dracula Untold ''Dracula Untold'' is a 2014 American dark fantasy action-horror film directed by Gary Shore in his feature film debut and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. A reboot of the ''Dracula'' film series, the plot creates an origin story f ...

'', '' Nightcrawler'', ''

Whiplash Whiplash may refer to: * The long flexible part of a whip * Whiplash (medicine), a neck injury ** Whiplash Injury Protection System (WHIPS), in automobiles Film and television * ''Whiplash'' (1948 film), a US film noir about a boxer * ''Whiplas ...

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2 nominations: '' The Equalizer'', '' Exodus: Gods and Kings'', ''

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films prod ...

'', '' Gone Girl'', '' The Guest'',
''

How to Train Your Dragon 2 ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' is a 2014 American computer-animated action fantasy film loosely based on the book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is the sequ ...

'', '' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'', ''

Inherent Vice ''Inherent Vice'' is a novel by American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published in August 2009. A darkly comic detective novel set in 1970s California, the plot follows sleuth Larry "Doc" Sportello whose ex-girlfriend asks him to investiga ...

'', '' Unbroken'' The following works received multiple wins: 6 wins: '' Interstellar''
4 wins: ''

''
2 wins: ''

'', '' Gone Girl'', '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''

Television

The following works received multiple nominations: 7 nominations: '' The Walking Dead''
6 nominations: '' Hannibal''
4 nominations: '' Continuum'', '' Outlander''
3 nominations: '' Agent Carter'', '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'', '' Falling Skies'', '' The Flash'', '' Game of Thrones'', '' The Librarians'', '' The Strain''
2 nominations: ''

The Americans ''The Americans'' is an American period spy drama television series created by Joe Weisberg that aired on the FX television network for six seasons from January 30, 2013, to May 30, 2018. Weisberg and Joel Fields also serve as showrunners a ...

'', '' Bates Motel'', '' Doctor Who'', '' Gotham'', ''

Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is chang ...

'' The following works received multiple wins: 3 wins: '' Hannibal'', '' The Walking Dead''
2 wins: '' The Flash'', '' Game of Thrones''

References

External links

Official Saturn Awards website
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