39th Saturn Awards

The 39th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2012, were held on June 26, 2013, and hosted by Wayne Brady.

The awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.

The seven Best Film Award categories were respectively won by The Avengers (Science Fiction), Life of Pi (Fantasy), The Cabin in the Woods (Horror or Thriller), Skyfall (Action or Adventure), Headhunters (International), Killer Joe (Independent) and Frankenweenie (Animated).

Revolution, The Walking Dead and Teen Wolf won the other Best Series Awards.

[1] The ceremony was dedicated to the memory of author Richard Matheson, who died just days prior to being set to receive the Visionary Award.

Peter Jackson , director, producer and co-writer of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , which received the most nominations with nine, including Best Fantasy Film and Best Director .
For his film Killer Joe , William Friedkin earned a Best Director nomination, 21 years after receiving The George Pal Memorial Award for his overall career.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt earned a Best Actor nomination for Looper , and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for The Dark Knight Rises .
Danny Elfman won his sixth Best Music Award for Frankenweenie . This was his thirteenth nomination in the category.
By earning her fifth Best Actress nomination for The Impossible , Naomi Watts tied the record for the most Best Actress nominations.