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. Vancouver’s own time-travelling series Continuum won Best Sci-Fi TV series, over Brit sci-fi classic Doctor Who and Vancouver-shot American sci-fi classic The X-Files. Filmed-in-Vancouver 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 about-to-film-in-Vancouver Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist was presented with the Breakthrough Performance Award.
Continuum creator Simon Davis Barry accepts Best Sci-Fi TV Series Award.
BEST SCI-FI TV SERIES goes to @ContinuumSeries PRESENTERS #TravisVanWinkle & #CaityLotz #SaturnAwards 2016 pic.twitter.com/0Q5uX9yncc
— Saturn Awards (@SaturnAwards1) June 23, 2016
Continuum’s Rachel Nichols and Victor Webster presented some awards. As did Erik Knudsen and Magda Magda Apanowicz.
About Last Night: “Kiera & Carlos” together again at the Saturn Awards [aka, @RachelNichols1 & @webstervictor] pic.twitter.com/DqR3sfAFYq
— Derek St. John (@Dieter117) June 23, 2016
The Flash won Best Superhero TV Series Award.
BEST SUPERHERO TV SERIES goes to #TheFlash PRESENTERS #DeanCain & #LauraVandervoort accepting Aaron & Todd Helbing pic.twitter.com/lDBhGvISOi
— Saturn Awards (@SaturnAwards1) June 23, 2016
The Winchester brothers themselves — Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles — presented Supernatural creator Eric Kripke with the Dan Curtis Legacy Award. For creating and producing one of television’s most popular genre programs Supernatural, headed into its 12th season.
DAN CURTIS LEGACY AWARD goes to @therealKripke PRESENTERS: @JensenAckles & @jarpad #SaturnAwards 2016 pic.twitter.com/OqmWDLqwKa
— Saturn Awards (@SaturnAwards1) June 23, 2016
Thanks, @jarpad & @JensenAckles. Meant a lot. Best part of the night was catching up (and drinking late) with you. pic.twitter.com/z1qRFN7MmI
— Eric Kripke (@therealKripke) June 23, 2016
Jensen Ackles shared a photo of dressing up for the show.
Ok Kripke…I got dressed up. This better be good. #saturnawards2016
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And a meeting with Darth Vader.
Hey Darth…how bout a quick pic?
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Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist presented with Breakthrough Performance Award.
@MelissaBenoist just got her #BreakthroughPerformanceAward from @SarahSoWitty!! pic.twitter.com/DYHYu3s3Pp
— Saturn Awards (@SaturnAwards1) June 23, 2016
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