With the 45th annual Saturn Awards having taken place this past Friday night at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films honored many for their excellence within the genre, one of which was actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who won the award for ‘Best Actress in a Film’ for her portrayal of Laurie Strode in last year’s smash hit, the David Gordon Green-directed feature film Halloween.
“It’s Friday the 13th, it’s a full moon, and I’m the luckiest girl in the world,” Curtis said during her acceptance speech in which she accepted the award from presenter Jon Cryer, and sang the praises of many, including Green and filmmaker John Carpenter, who originated the horror series in which she’s become a staple via 1978’s Halloween.
“There are millions of people responsible for this (award),” she continued, “and those are the fans of this beautiful genre that has given me my creative life.”
You can watch her speech from the Saturns below.
Curtis returns to the Halloween universe next year in Halloween Kills (a direct sequel to last year’s Halloween), which is slated for release on October 16th of 2020. Produced by Trancas International Films, Miramax and Blumhouse Productions, filmmaker Green returns for Kills to direct from a script he co-wrote with returning collaborator Danny McBride and series newcomer Scott Teems.
Based on characters created by series originator Carpenter and Debra Hills, Halloween Kills and its impending 2021 follow-up Halloween Ends will be produced by Malek Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Green, McBride, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Ryan Freimann will serve as executive producers, with Ryan Turek overseeing both projects for Blumhouse.
Our congratulations to Jamie Lee!