Joel McHale to Host Saturn Awards Streaming on ElectricNow Feb. 4
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced that Joel McHale (star of “Animal Control” and “Community”) will return as host of the 51st Annual Saturn Awards on Feb. 4 at the L.A. Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel. The Saturns will once again be live-streamed on Electric Entertainment’s OTT app and FAST channel ElectricNow, and will include exclusive interviews from the red carpet, from the winner’s press walk, and from behind-the-scenes with genre luminaries.
Presented and produced by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in collaboration with Electric Entertainment’s ElectricNow, the Saturn Awards has been honoring the best in genre entertainment since 1972.
“We are thrilled to have Joel McHale host the Saturn Awards for the second year in a row,” Academy president Robert Holguin and Saturn producers Bradley and Kevin Marcus said in a statement. “With his remarkable talent, dry wit, and acerbic humor, he embodies the spirit of the Saturn Awards tradition as Hollywood’s entertaining and irreverent awards show. The Academy is truly fortunate to have him as the host for this momentous 51st annual celebration.”
This year’s show is dedicated to the memory of actor and former Saturn Awards host Lance Reddick (most well-known for his roles in “Bosch” and the “John Wick” franchise) and filmmaker William Friedkin (Oscar winning director of The Exorcist and The French Connection).
In addition to the annual award categories, the award show will present Special Saturn Awards Honorees from past, present, and future winners. Christopher Nolan will receive The Visionary Award, presented by Emily Blunt at the Awards show. Other special awards will be announced in the coming weeks.
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