The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The prestigious Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed, who felt that films within those genres were never given the appreciation they deserved The award was initially, and is still sometimes loosely referred to as a Golden Scroll.

Below you can find this year’s winners:

• Best Science Fiction Film: Cloverfield
• Best Fantasy Film: Enchanted
• Best Horror Film: Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: 300
• Best Actor: Will Smith (I Am Legend)
• Best Actress: Amy Adams (Enchanted)
• Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
• Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden (The Mist)
• Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Freddie Highmore (August Rush)
• Best Direction: Zack Snyder (300)
• Best Writing: Brad Bird (Ratatouille)
• Best Costume: Collen Atwood (Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
• Best Makeup: Ve Neill, Martin Samuel (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End)
• Best Special Effects: Scott Ferrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier (Transformers)
• Best Animated Film: Ratatouille
• Best International Film: Eastern Promises
• Best Network Television Series: Lost
• Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series: Dexter
• Best Presentation on Television: Family Guy: Blue Harvest
• Best Actor on Television: Matthew Fox
• Best Actress on Television: Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer)
• Best Supporting Actor on Television: Michael Emerson (Lost)
• Best Supporting Actress on Television: Summer Glau (Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles), Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost)
• Best DVD Release: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• Best DVD Special Edition Release: Blade Runner five-disc ultimate edition
• Best DVD Classic Film Release: The Monster Squad
• Best DVD Collection: Mario Bava Box Sets 1 & 2
• Best Television Series Release on DVD: Heroes
• Best Retro Television Series Release on DVD: Twin Peaks –Cindy White

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The Locus Awards were established in 1971 and are presented to winners of Locus Magazine’s annual readers’ poll. Currently, the Locus Awards are presented at an annual banquet. Unusually, the publishers of winning works are honored with a certificate. The first Locus Award was given in 1971 for works published in 1970.

Below you can find the list of this year’s winners:

• SF Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, by Michael Chabon
• Fantasy Novel: Making Money, by Terry Pratchett
• Young Adult Book: Un Lun Dun, by China Miéville
• First Novel: Heart-Shaped Box, by Joe Hill
• Novella: “After the Siege,” by Cory Doctorow
• Novelette: “The Witch’s Headstone,” by Neil Gaiman
• Short Story: “A Small Room in Koboldtown,” by Michael Swanwick
• Collection: The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories, by Connie Willis
• Anthology: The New Space Opera, edited by Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan
• Non-Fiction: Breakfast in the Ruins, by Barry N. Malzberg
• Art Book: The Arrival, by Shaun Tan
• Editor: Ellen Datlow
• Magazine: F&SF
• Publisher: Tor
• Artist: Charles Vess

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