THE FLASH’s Grant Gustin to receive Breakthrough Performance Saturn Award

THE FLASH’s Grant Gustin to receive Breakthrough Performance Saturn Award

Considering the high praise the CW’s The Flash has been receiving for it’s inaugural year, it should come as no surprise to anyone that Grant Gustin, who plays Barry Allen aka The Flash, will be honored with the Breakthrough Performance Saturn Award at this year’s event.

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films is respected for honoring film and television shows and artists of those genres, something that’s much overlooked in other major awards ceremonies.

SEE MORE: Roundtable interviews with The Flash cast at WonderCon 2015

With that in mind, many actors, actresses, TV shows, and movies that we cover on this site have been nominated, as you’ll be able to see in the list below.  

FILM

Best Comic Book-to-Film Release
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Science Fiction Film Release
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Godzilla
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Interstellar
The Zero Theorem

Best Fantasy Film Release
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Paddington

Best Actor in a Film
Tom Cruise, Edge of Tomorrow
Chris Evans, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Matthew McConaughey, Interstellar
Chris Prat[sic], Guardians of the Galaxy
Dan Stevens, The Guest

Best Actress in a Film
Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow
Essie Davis, The Babadook
Anne Hathaway, Interstellar
Angelina Jolie, Maleficent
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Rosemund Pike, Gone Girl

Best Supporting Actor in a Film
Richard Armitage, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice
Samuel L. Jackson, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Anthony Mackie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress in a Film
Jessica Chastain, Interstellar
Scarlett Johansson, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Evangeline Lily, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Rene Russo, Nightcrawler
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film
Elle Fanning, Maleficent
MacKenzie Foy, Interstellar
Chloe Grace Moretz, The Equalizer 
Tony Revolori, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Noah Wiseman, The Babadook

Best Film Director
Alejandro G. Innarritu,  Birdman
James Gunn,  Guardians of the Galaxy
Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow
Christopher Nolan, Interstellar
Matt Reeves, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Bryan Singer, X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Film Writing
Captain America: Winter Soldier  Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus
Edge of  Tomorrow  Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
The Grand Budapest  Hotel   Wes Anderson
Guardians of the Galaxy  James Gunn, Nicole Perlman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro
Whiplash Damien Chazelle

Best Film Editing
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Jeffrey Ford, Matthew Schmidt
Edge of Tomorrow, James Herbert, Laura Jennings
Guardians of the Galaxy, Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne, Craig Wood
Interstellar, Lee Smith
Unbroken, William Goldenberg, Tim Squyres
X-Men: Days of Future Past, John Ottman

Best Film Production Design
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Peter Wenham
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, James Chinlund
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Adam Stockhausen
Guardians of the Galaxy, Charles Wood
Interstellar, Nathan Crowley
Into the Woods, Dennis Gassner

Best Film Music
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Henry Jackman
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Michael Giacchino
Godzilla, Alexandre Desplat
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Howard Shore
How to Train Your Dragon 2, John Powell
Interstellar, Hans Zimmer

Best Film Costume
Dracula Untold, Ngila Dickson
Exodus: Gods and Kings, Janty Yates
Guardians of the Galaxy, Alexandra Byrne
Into the Woods, Colleen Atwood
Maleficent, Anna B. Sheppard
X-Men: Days of Future Past, Louise Mingenbach 

Best Film Make-Up
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Bill Terezakis, Lisa Love
Dracula Untold, Mark Coulier, Daniel Phillips
Guardians of the Galaxy, David White, Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Peter King, Rick Findlater, Gino Acevedo
Into the Woods, Peter King, Matthew Smith
X-Men: Days of Future Past, Adrien Morot, Norma Hill-Patton

Best Film Special/Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dan Daleeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill, Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist
Edge of Tomorrow, Gary Brozenich, Nick Davis, Jonathan Fawkner, Matthew Rouleau
Guardians of the Galaxy, Stephane Ceretti, Nicholas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
Interstellar, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian  Hunter, Scott Fisher

Best Animated Film Release

Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
The Wind Rises

TELEVISION

Best Syndicated / Cable Television Series
12 Monkeys
American Horror Story: Freak Show
Continuum
Falling Skies
Salem
The Strain
The Walking Dead

Best Limited Run Television Series
Bates Motel
From Dusk Till Dawn
Game of Thrones
The Last Ship
The Librarians
Outlander

Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series
Agent Carter
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Arrow
Constantine
The Flash
Gotham

Best Youth-Oriented Television Series
The 100
Doctor Who
Pretty Little Liars
Supernatural
Teen Wolf
The Vampire Diaries

Best Actor in a Television Series
Hugh Dancy, Hannibal
Grant Gustin, The Flash
Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal
Noah Wyle, Falling Skies

Best Actress in a Television Series
Hayley Atwell, Agent Carter
Caitronia Balfe, Outlander
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Rachel Nichols, Continuum
Rebecca Romjin, The Librarians

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
David Bradley, The Strain
Laurence Fishburne, Hannibal
Sam Heughan, Outlander
Erik Knudsen, Continuum
Norman Reedus, The Walking Dead
Richard Samuel, The Strain

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Jenna Coleman, Doctor Who
Caroline Dhavernas, Hannibal
Lexa Doig, Continuum
Emily Kinney, The Walking Dead
Melissa McBride, The Walking Dead

Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series
Camren Bicondova, Gotham
Maxim Knight, Falling Skies
Tyler Posey, Teen Wolf
Chandler Riggs, The Walking Dead
Holly Taylor, The Americans
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

Best Guest Performance in a Television Series
Dominic Cooper, Agent Carter
Neil Patrick Harris, American Horror Story: Freak Show
John Larroquette, The Librarians
Wentworth Miller, The Flash
Michael Pitt, Hannibal
Andrew J. West, The Walking Dead

You can view the whole list of nominees here.

The 41^st Annual Saturn Awards will be held on Thursday, June 25, at the Castaway Starlight Ballroom in Burbank, California.