The51st Saturn Awards were presented by theAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor the best inscience fiction,fantasy,horror, and other genres belonging togenre fiction in film, television, and home entertainment.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The change in the number of the awards name was introduced at theprevious ceremony, which was renamed from "47th Saturn Awards" to "50th Saturn Awards" to celebrate 50 years of theSaturn Awards (founded in 1972); this change was also implemented for this edition of the awards.^[6] The ceremony was held on February 4, 2024, atLos Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel inBurbank, California, and was live-streamed for the second consecutive year onElectric Entertainment's OTT app and FAST channel ElectricNow.^[7]Joel McHale hosted the event for the second year in a row.^[7] This year's show was dedicated to the memory of actor and former Saturn Awards hostLance Reddick (1962–2023), and filmmaker andGeorge Pal Memorial Award past recipientWilliam Friedkin (1935–2023).^[7]

The nominations announcement and awards process was postponed in solidarity with the2023 Hollywood labor disputes, which took place from May 2 to November 9.^[8] Ultimately, the nominees were revealed on December 6, 2023.^{[9][10][11][12][13]} Theepicscience fiction filmAvatar: The Way of Water led the film nominations with twelve — two more than whatthe original received in2010 — includingBest Science Fiction Film and fouracting nominations, followed byOppenheimer with eleven.^[9][13][14]

The aforementioned second installment of theAvatar franchise won the most awards with four, including Best Science Fiction Film andBest Film Direction (James Cameron).^[1] For the television categories,Star Trek: Picard led the nominations with seven, for itsthird and final season, followed byStar Trek: Strange New Worlds with six.^[9] Overall for television, theStar TrekUniverse series, all fromParamount+, received a total of 14 nominations across 3 different shows —Picard (7),Strange New Worlds (6), andLower Decks (1) — a franchise record for the Saturn Awards for the television categories in a single year.^{[9][15][16][17][18]} The franchise went on to dominate at the ceremony, winning five awards (4 forPicard and 1 forStrange New Worlds), includingBest Science Fiction Television Series forPicard.^{[1][2][3][19][20]}

This year's Saturn Awards eligibility period for television was from July 2022 through July 2023 while film was extended to September 2023.^[21]

• Life Career Award –Jodie Foster^[18]
• Visionary Award –Christopher Nolan^[22]
• George Pal Memorial Award –Dave Filoni^[23]
• Lance Reddick Legacy Award –Keanu Reeves^[24]
• Robert Forster Artist's Award –Seth MacFarlane^[25]
• Dan Curtis Legacy Award –The Walking Dead franchise^[18]
• Lifetime Achievement Award – The Cast ofStar Trek: The Next Generation^[18][a]

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