The awards ceremony took place on February 4
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Saturn Awards, which celebrates the world’s best science fiction, horror and fantasy films and television shows. this year, announced the nominations for the 51st annual awards on Wednesday. It nominated The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Suzume for Best Animated Film. The Chainsaw Man anime also received nominations in the Best Animated Television Series or Special category.
Other nominees for the Best Animated Feature category include Elemental, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Anarchy. Other nominees for Best Animated Television Series or Special include Gremlins: Secrets of Mogwai, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Harley Quinn, My Adventures with Superman, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
The awards ceremony will take place at the LA Marriott Burbank Airport hotel in Los Angeles on February 4.
The Saturn Awards nominated the film Godzilla vs. Warner Bros. Kong and Legendary Entertainment for the Science Fiction Film award, and Blade Runner: Anime Black Lotus won the Animation Film award last year for the 47th edition of the awards, its 50th anniversary edition. Neither won their respective awards, but Godzilla vs. Kong won in the Best Special Feature/Visual Effects category.
Source: Press release