Saturn Awards 2013: The Avengers, Life of Pi, The Cabin in the Woods, Skyfall emerge as toppers

This is the 39^thyear when Saturn Awards honoured the best talents in the categories of sci-fi, fantasy and horror films by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. While among the big-screen films, the topmost winners are The Avengers, Life of Pi, The Cabin in the Woods and Skyfall, in the television section the victory went to the likes of Revolution, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead.

It was a bad day for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises as it couldn’t make a huge mark at the awards night, though being nominated in several categories. It walked away with only a Best Supporting Actress award which went to Anne Hathaway. Killer Joe gave a good time to William Friedkin with an award for Best Independent Film and also the Best Actor which went to Matthew McConaughey. Friedkin was also honoured with the highly esteemed lifetime achievement award by the organization. Joss Whedon won the Best Director’s award for The Avengers, which bagged four trophies and he also received the best Horror/Thriller film trophy for The Cabin in the Woods. Awards for acting skills went to the likes of Jennifer Lawrence for The Hunger Games, Clark Gregg for The Avengers and Suraj Sharma for Life of Pi. Quentin Tarantino took in the Best Writing award for Django Unchained. Here is the list of few Saturn Awards winners of 2013:

Film Awards

• Best Science Fiction Film: The Avengers
• BestFantasy Film: Life of Pi
• Best Horror/Thriller Film: The Cabin in the Woods
• Best Action/Adventure Film: Skyfall
• Best Independent Film Release: Killer Joe
• Best International Film: Headhunters
• Best Animated Film: Frankenweenie
• Best Director: Joss Whedon, TheAvengers
• Best Actor: Mathew McConaughey, Killer Joe
• Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
• Best Supporting Actor: Clark Gregg, The Avengers
• Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises
• Best Performance by a Younger Actor: SurajSharma, Life of Pi
• Best Music: Frankenweenie
• Best Special Effects: The Avengers

Television Awards

• Best Network Television Series: Revolution
• Best Syndicated Cable Television Series: The Walking Dead
• Best Television Presentation: Breaking Bad
• Best Youth-Oriented Series on Television: Teen Wolf
• Best Actor on Television: (TIE) Kevin Bacon, The Following and Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Best Actress on Television: Anna Torv, Fringe
• Best Supporting Actor on Television: Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
• Best Supporting Actress on Television: Laurie Holden, The Walking Dead

Special Awards

• Theater Showcase Award: Silence! The Musical
• Dan Curtis Legacy Award: Vince Gilligan
• Visionary Award: Richard Matheson
• Life Career Award: Jonathan Frakes
• Lifetime Achievement Award:William Friedkin