Update:
Continuum won Best Sci-Fi TV series. The Flash won Best Superhero series. The Winchester brothers themselves — Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki — presented Supernatural creator Eric Kripke with the Dan Curtis Legacy Award. And Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist won the Breakthrough Performance Award.
Every year the Saturn Awards delivers in recognizing genre shows and talent which tend to go unnoticed at the Emmys, Canadian Screen Awards or BAFTAs. 2016 did not disappoint. The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones garnered the most nominations in the television category, but Vancouver’s Continuum earned three big ones for its final season.
Best Sci-Fi Series.
Along with The 100, Colony, Doctor Who, The Expanse, Wayward Pines, The X-Files.
Best TV Actress.
Along with Gillian Anderson, The X-Files; Catriona Balfe, Outlander; Melissa Benoist, Supergirl; Kim Dickens, Fear the Walking Dead; Kristen Ritter, Marvel’s Jessica Jones; Rebecca Romijin, The Librarians.
Best Supporting Actor.
Along with Richard Ermitage, Hannibal; Vincent D’Onofrio, DareDevil; Toby Jones, Wayward Pines; Kit Harrington, Game of Thrones; Lance Reddick, Bosch; David Tennant, Marvel’s Jessica Jones; Patrick Wilson, Fargo.
As did The X-Files for its revival filmed last summer in Vancouver.
Best Sci-Fi series.
Along with The 100, Colony, Continuum, Doctor Who, The Expanse, Wayward Pines.
Best TV Actor.
Along with Bruce Campbell; Ash vs Evil Dead; Charlie Cox, Daredevil; Matt Dillon, Wayward Pines; Grant Gustin, The Flash; Sam Heughan, Outlander; Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead; Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal.
Best TV actress.
Along with Catriona Balfe, Outlander; Melissa Benoist, Supergirl; Kim Dickens, Fear the Walking Dead; Rachel Nichols, Continuum; Kristen Ritter, Marvel’s Jessica Jones; Rebecca Romijin, The Librarians.
Other nominations of note:
The Flash is nominated for Best Super Hero show and its star Grant Gustin for Best TV Actor, along with Victor Garber for Best Guest Actor.
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Wayward Pines is nominated for Best Sci-Fi show and its star Matt Dillon for Best TV Actor, Toby Jones for Best Supporting Actor; and Melissa Leo for Best Supporting Actress.
BC’s Jodelle Ferland is nominated as Best Young Actor for Dark Matter.
Vancouver-filmed Arrow, Bates Motel, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Fear the Walking Dead, The 100, The Magicians and The Man in the High Castle are in the mix too.
For a complete list watch the youtube video presentation.