Star Trek’s Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds and Discovery earn 6 Saturn Award nominations

Star Trek’s Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds, and Discovery have earned six Saturn Award nominations.

Star Trek has found a strong second wind with the unofficial start of their second era of Nu Trek. While Discovery, Lower Decks, and Picard failed to nap a lot of success outside of die-hard Trekkers, Strange New Worlds had no problem at all.

The series returned the franchise back to the classic Star Trek that we all love and it paid off. Not only is the series the most popular new streaming show of the early summer, but it also leads the way with four Saturn Award nominations.

In total, Star Trek has six nods, but in only five categories, as Discovery will go toe to toe with Strange New Worlds for Best Science Fiction Series (Streaming). Anson Mount landed a nod for Best Actor in a Streaming Series, while Ethan Peck and Jess Bush both landed nods for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively.

Lower Decks got the nod for Best Animated Series, rounding out the nominations.

"Science Fiction Series (Streaming)• The Expanse (Amazon)• For All Mankind (Apple TV+)• Lost in Space (Netflix)• The Mandalorian (Disney+ / Lucasfilm)• The Orville: New Horizons (Hulu)• Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+)• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)"

"Actor in a Streaming Series• Tom Hiddleston, Loki (Disney+ / Marvel)• Oscar Isaac, Moon Knight (Disney+ / Marvel)• Anthony Mackie, Falcon & The Winter Soldier (Disney+ / Marvel)• Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+ / Lucasfilm)• Anson Mount, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)• Adam Scott, Severance (Apple TV+)• Antony Starr, The Boys (Amazon)"

"Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series• Zach Cherry, Severance (Apple TV+)• Ethan Hawke, Moon Knight (Disney+ / Marvel)• Joel Kinnaman, For All Mankind (Apple TV+)• Elliot Page, Umbrella Academy (Netflix)• Ethan Peck, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)• Joseph Quinn, Stranger Things (Netflix)• John Turturro, Severance (Apple TV+)"

"Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series• Patricia Arquette, Severance (Apple TV+)• Danielle Brooks, Peacemaker (HBOMax)• Jess Bush, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)• Nell Tiger, Free Servant (Apple TV+)• Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision (Disney+ / Marvel)• Moses Ingram, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+ / Lucasfilm)• Aleyse Shannon, Leverage: Redemption (FreeVee)"

"Animated Series• Arcane (Netflix)• Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Crunchyroll / Adult Swim)• The Boys Presents: Diabolical (Amazon)• Invincible (Amazon)• Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)• Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+ / Lucasfilm)• What If? (Disney+ / Marvel)"

What are the Saturn Awards?

The Saturn Awards, for fans new to this, are awards that used to be for more fringe content like science-fiction, fantasy, and superhero content. Yet, over the last 25 years, things have changed, and the more niche Saturn Awards have grown in popularity.

While they aren’t on par with things like the Oscars, nor are they still covering the more fringe content that was once underrepresented, they are still an important figure for those that worry about things like awards and such.