James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and the TV series Pluribus and Andor were among the biggest winners Sunday at the 53rd annual Saturn Awards, which hosted a ceremony packed with A-listers from the world of genre film and TV.
Cameron, Tom Cruise and George Lucas were among the attendees and eventual winners/honorees during the show, which honored the year’s best in the fantasy, science fiction, horror, superhero and action-adventure genres via organizer the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
Cameron, on hand with longtime producer Gale Anne Hurd to receive an award honoring the 40th anniversary of Aliens, won for Best Direction and Best Screenwriting (with Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver) for his third Avatar pic, which had a leading five wins on the night also picking up trophies for special effects, Younger Performer in a Film (Jack Champion) and Best Science Fiction Film.
Cruise, also on hand to bestow Mission: Impossible collaborator Christopher McQuarrie with the Visionary Award, won Best Actor for the franchise finale The Final Reckoning. The movie also won Best Action/Adventure Film.
Other top film honors went to Sinners (Best Thriller Film), Wicked: For Good (Best Fantasy Film), Frankenstein (Best Horror Film) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Best Cinematic Film Adaptation). Frankenstein also won for costumes, makeup and Supporting Actor (Jacob Elordi).
As for other honorary awards, Lucas was on hand to receive the Dr. Donald A. Reed Founder’s Award, which was introduced by surprise guest Mark Hamill. In addition, Star Trek was inducted into the Saturn Awards Hall with the help of William Shatner. Titus Welliver was presented with the Lance Reddick Legacy Award named after his former Bosch co-star.
In the TV categories Sunday at the ceremony hosted by Joel McHale at the Universal Hilton, Pluribus and Andor led the way with three wins apiece. Pluribus scored for Best New Genre Television Series, Best Actress (Rhea Seehorn) and Best Supporting Actress (Karolina Wydra), while Andor won for Best Science Fiction Television Series, Best Actor (Diego Luna) and Best Supporting Actor (Stellan Skarsgård).
Below is the complete list of winners at the 2026 Saturn Awards:
Film
Best Science Fiction Film
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios / Lightstorm)
Best Fantasy Film
Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Best Horror Film
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Best Cinematic Film Adaptation
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios)
Best Thriller Film
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Best Action/Adventure Film
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
Best Actor in a Film
Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Best Actress in a Film
Elle Fanning – Predator: Badlands
Best Supporting Actor in a Film
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Best Supporting Actress in a Film
Sigourney Weaver – Dust Bunny
Best Younger Performer in a Film
Jack Champion – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Best Film Direction
James Cameron – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Best Film Screenwriting
James Cameron, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Best Visual/Special Effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Best Film Music
Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) – Tron: Ares
Best Film Production Design
Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Best Film Make-Up
Mike Hill, Megan Many – Frankenstein
Best Film Editing
Michael P. Shawyer – Sinners
Best Film Costume
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
Best Independent Film
Dust Bunny (Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate)
Best International Film
Sisu 2: Road to Revenge (Screen Gems / Sony Pictures)
Best Animated Film
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios)
Best International Animated Film
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures)
Television
Best Science Fiction Television Series
Andor (Lucasfilm)
Best Fantasy Television Series
Outlander (Starz / Sony Pictures Television)
Best Horror Television Series
It: Welcome to Derry (HBO / Warner Bros. Television)
Best New Genre Television Series
Pluribus (Sony Pictures Television / Apple)
Best Action/Adventure Television Series
Duster (Bad Robot / Warner Bros. Television)
Best Thriller Television Series
Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime / Paramount+)
Best Superhero Television Series
Peacemaker (Warner Bros. Television / DC Studios)
Best Television Presentation or Limited Series
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC)
Best Animated Television Series or Event
Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu / 20th Century Studios)
Best Actor in a Television Series
Diego Luna – Andor
Best Actress in a Television Series
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
Stellan Skarsgård – Andor
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
Karolina Wydra – Pluribus
Best Guest Star in a Television Series
Dave Dastmalchian – Dexter: Resurrection
Best Younger Performer in a Television Series
Ravi Cabot-Conyers – Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Home Media
Best Classic Film Home Media Release
Frailty (Lionsgate Home Video)
Best 4K Home Media Release
Wicked (Universal)
Best Home Media Collection Release
The Pink Panther Peter Sellers Comedy Collection (Kino Lorber)
Best Television Home Media Release
Chucky: The Complete Series (Universal)