Are they determined by viewer votes or by a panel/ committee? Are the Saturn Awards more of a popularity contest or like the Golden Globes/ Oscars?
Anyway, well done to Melissa and Supergirl. Not sure I would've given Supergirl the award for best superhero adaptation for this past season.
They are the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror version of the Academy Awards/Emmy Awards, professional writers, film makers, and television producers. But instead they focus on specific genres of movies and television shows,
instead of doing like the Emmys do. Lumping a bunch of different shows like Better Call Saul, Homeland, and Game of Thrones all into one pile. So the Saturn Awards are more like comparing oranges to oranges. It's pretty well
known by people into science fiction.
From their website:
The Saturn Awards is the official award presentation voted by the members of the The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Our organization is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which was founded in 1972.
In the begining, the organization's focus was to honor and recognize the genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror films. As the Academy became established in the world of genre entertainment and the film entertainment industry,
the focus was broadened to include additional genres to the awards process. Additionally, we began voting awards of honor in the fields of television, home entertainment and, on occasion, live stage production.
The Saturn Awards is considered the premier organization in honoring and recognizing multi-genre entertainment. The event is annually supported and co-sponsored by the biggest and most successful talent and visionaries working in
the film and teleivison field today. The organization has been presenting awards for over four decades.
An annual awards show was produced which began in 1973 (one year after founding the Academy). The membership of the Academy grew to several hundred members and began officially creating blue ribbon panels to nominate
and vote these awards on an annual basis.
http://www.saturnawards.org/Saturn-Awards-History.php