Which of this year's Saturn Award winners was YOUR personal favorite?

The 38th Annual Saturn Awards were awarded by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films last Thursday, and a number of films and television series were recognized for being among the best of the best in genre entertainment.

Last Thursday, six films were recognized in categories for science fiction, fantasy, horror/thriller, action/adventure, international and animated films. This year’s winners and nominees were:

Best Science Fiction Film - Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Winner)

The other nominees in this category included:
- The Adjustment Bureau
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Limitless
- Super 8
- X-Men: First Class

Best Fantasy Film - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (Winner)

The other nominees in this category included:
- Hugo
- Immortals
- Midnight in Paris
- The Muppets
- Thor

Best Horror/Thriller Film - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Winner)

The other nominees in this category included:
- Contagion
- The Devil’s Double
- The Grey
- Take Shelter
- The Thing

Best Action/Adventure Film: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Winner)

The other nominees in this category included:
- Fast Five
- The Lincoln Lawyer
- Red Tails
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
- War Horse

Best International Film - The Skin I Live In (Winner)

The other nominees in this category included:
- Attack the Block
- The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
- Melancholia
- Point Blank
- Troll Hunter

Best Animated Film – Puss in Boots (Winner)

The other nominees in this category included:
- The Adventures of Tintin
- Cars 2
- Kung Fu Panda 2
- Rango
- Rio

Other awards given included:

- Best Actor – Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)

- Best Actress – Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)

- Best Supporting Actor – Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)

- Best Supporting Actress – Emily Blunt (The Adjustment Bureau)

- Best Performance by a Younger Actor – Joel Courtney (Super 8)

- Best Director – J.J. Abrams (Super 8)

- Best Writing – Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter)

- Best Music – Michael Giacchino (Super 8)

- Best Editor – Paul Hirsch (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol)

- Best Costume – Alexandra Byrne (Thor)

- Best Make-Up – Dave Elsey, Fran Needham, Conor O’Sullivan (X-Men: First Class)

- Best Production Design – Dante Ferretti (Hugo)

- Best Special Effects – Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)

The ASFFHF also handed out its yearly slate of awards for excellence in television. Awards were given in nine categories. They included:

- Best Network Television Series – Fringe

- Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series – Breaking Bad

- Best Television Presentation – The Walking Dead

- Best Youth-Oriented Television Series: Teen Wolf

- Best Actor on Television – Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

- Best Actress on Television – Anna Torv (Fringe)

- Best Supporting Actor on Television – Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)

- Best Supporting Actress on Television – Michelle Forbes (The Killing)

- Best Guest Star on Television – Tom Skerritt (Leverage)

In the end, how many of the movies mentioned above have you watched? Which did you like or dislike and why? Which is your favorite? Which of the TV series mentioned above is your favorite and why? Let us know in the comments section below.