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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

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    Saturn Award

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    Best Actor

    • Jeff Bridges at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
      Winner
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Starman
    • George Burns
      • George Burns
      • Oh, God! You Devil
    • Harrison Ford
      • Harrison Ford
      • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
      • Arnold Schwarzenegger
      • The Terminator
    • William Shatner
      • William Shatner
      • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

    Best Actress

    • Daryl Hannah
      Winner
      • Daryl Hannah
      • Splash
    • Karen Allen in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
      • Karen Allen
      • Starman
    • Nancy Allen
      • Nancy Allen
      • The Philadelphia Experiment
    • Linda Hamilton in Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
      • Linda Hamilton
      • The Terminator
    • Photo by Gene Reed
      • Helen Slater
      • Supergirl

    Best Costumes

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dune

      6.2 (190K)
      Bob Ringwood
    • [object Object]

      Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

      6.4 (22K)
      John Mollo
    • [object Object]

      Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

      7.5 (556K)
      Anthony Powell
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

      6.7 (89K)
      Robert Fletcher
    • [object Object]

      2010: The Year We Make Contact

      6.7 (60K)
      Patricia Norris

    Best Director

    • Joe Dante in Burying the Ex (2014)
      Winner
      • Joe Dante
      • Gremlins
    • James Cameron
      • James Cameron
      • The Terminator
    • Ron Howard at an event for Return to Mayberry (1986)
      • Ron Howard
      • Splash
    • Leonard Nimoy
      • Leonard Nimoy
      • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
    • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
      • Steven Spielberg
      • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    Best Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ghostbusters

      7.8 (474K)
    • [object Object]

      Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

      6.4 (22K)
    • [object Object]

      Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

      7.5 (556K)
    • [object Object]

      The NeverEnding Story

      7.3 (166K)
    • [object Object]

      Splash

      6.3 (87K)

    Best Horror Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gremlins

      7.3 (264K)
    • [object Object]

      Dreamscape

      6.3 (19K)
    • [object Object]

      Firestarter

      6.1 (39K)
    • [object Object]

      A Nightmare on Elm Street

      7.4 (281K)
    • [object Object]

      Creature

      4.4 (5K)

    Best Make-Up

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Terminator

      8.1 (974K)
      Stan Winston
    • [object Object]

      Dune

      6.2 (190K)
      Giannetto De Rossi
    • [object Object]

      Gremlins

      7.3 (264K)
      Greg LaCava
    • [object Object]

      Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

      7.5 (556K)
      Tom Smith
    • [object Object]

      Splash

      6.3 (87K)
      Robert J. Schiffer

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gremlins

      7.3 (264K)
      Jerry Goldsmith
    • [object Object]

      The Muppets Take Manhattan

      6.8 (24K)
      Ralph Burns
    • [object Object]

      The NeverEnding Story

      7.3 (166K)
      Giorgio Moroder
      Klaus Doldinger
    • [object Object]

      Purple Rain

      6.5 (26K)
      Michel Colombier
    • [object Object]

      The Terminator

      8.1 (974K)
      Brad Fiedel

    Best Performance by a Younger Actor

    • Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
      Winner
      • Noah Hathaway
      • The NeverEnding Story
    • Drew Barrymore at an event for Everybody's Fine (2009)
      • Drew Barrymore
      • Firestarter
    • Jsu Garcia as Capt. Nadal in "We Were Soldiers
      • Jsu Garcia
      • A Nightmare on Elm Street
    • Corey Feldman
      • Corey Feldman
      • Gremlins
    • Ke Huy Quan
      • Ke Huy Quan
      • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    Best Science Fiction Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Terminator

      8.1 (974K)
    • [object Object]

      Dune

      6.2 (190K)
    • [object Object]

      Starman

      7.0 (56K)
    • [object Object]

      2010: The Year We Make Contact

      6.7 (60K)
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

      6.7 (89K)

    Best Special Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gremlins

      7.3 (264K)
      Chris Walas
    • [object Object]

      Dune

      6.2 (190K)
      Barry Nolan
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

      6.7 (89K)
      Ralph Winter
    • [object Object]

      Creature

      4.4 (5K)
      Lawrence E. Benson
    • [object Object]

      2010: The Year We Make Contact

      6.7 (60K)
      Richard Edlund

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Tracey Walter in Filthy Rich (1982)
      Winner
      • Tracey Walter
      • Repo Man
    • John Candy at an event for The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988)
      • John Candy
      • Splash
    • John Lithgow at an event for The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)
      • John Lithgow
      • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
    • Dick Miller at an event for Burying the Ex (2014)
      • Dick Miller
      • Gremlins
    • Robert Preston in The Music Man (1962)
      • Robert Preston
      • The Last Starfighter

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Polly Holliday
      Winner
      • Polly Holliday
      • Gremlins
    • Kirstie Alley
      • Kirstie Alley
      • Runaway
    • Judith Anderson
      • Judith Anderson
      • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
    • Grace Jones at an event for Evita (1996)
      • Grace Jones
      • Conan the Destroyer
    • Mary Woronov in Night of the Comet (1984)
      • Mary Woronov
      • Night of the Comet

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Terminator

      8.1 (974K)
      James Cameron
      Gale Anne Hurd
    • [object Object]

      The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

      6.2 (32K)
      Earl Mac Rauch
    • [object Object]

      Gremlins

      7.3 (264K)
      Chris Columbus
    • [object Object]

      Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

      7.5 (556K)
      Willard Huyck
      Gloria Katz
    • [object Object]

      Repo Man

      6.8 (44K)
      Alex Cox

    George Pal Memorial Award

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    • Douglas Trumbull
      Winner
      • Douglas Trumbull

    President's Award

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    • Jack Arnold
      Winner
      • Jack Arnold

    Also known as

    • Saturn Awards

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    Event date

    June 9, 1985

    Event location

    USA

    Event links

    • http://www.saturnawards.org/
    • https://www.saturnawardstv.com/

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