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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

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    Saturn Award

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    Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fargo

      8.1 (770K)
    • [object Object]

      Bound

      7.3 (66K)
    • [object Object]

      Mission: Impossible

      7.2 (510K)
    • [object Object]

      Ransom

      6.7 (142K)
    • [object Object]

      The Rock

      7.4 (375K)
    • [object Object]

      Twister

      6.6 (249K)

    Best Actor

    • Eddie Murphy at an event for Good Luck Chuck (2007)
      Winner
      • Eddie Murphy
      • The Nutty Professor
    • Michael J. Fox
      • Michael J. Fox
      • The Frighteners
    • Jeff Goldblum
      • Jeff Goldblum
      • Independence Day
    • Bill Paxton at an event for Avatar (2009)
      • Bill Paxton
      • Twister
    • Will Smith at an event for Seven Pounds (2008)
      • Will Smith
      • Independence Day
    • Patrick Stewart at an event for The Time Machine (2002)
      • Patrick Stewart
      • Star Trek: First Contact

    Best Actress

    • Neve Campbell
      Winner
      • Neve Campbell
      • Scream
    • Geena Davis at an event for The Oscars (2020)
      • Geena Davis
      • The Long Kiss Goodnight
    • Gina Gershon
      • Gina Gershon
      • Bound
    • Helen Hunt
      • Helen Hunt
      • Twister
    • Frances McDormand
      • Frances McDormand
      • Fargo
    • Penelope Ann Miller
      • Penelope Ann Miller
      • The Relic

    Best Costumes

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Star Trek: First Contact

      7.6 (137K)
      Deborah Everton
    • [object Object]

      DragonHeart

      6.4 (105K)
      Thomas Casterline
      Anna B. Sheppard
    • [object Object]

      Escape from L.A.

      5.7 (85K)
      Robin Michel Bush
    • [object Object]

      Independence Day

      7.0 (638K)
      Joseph A. Porro
    • [object Object]

      Mars Attacks!

      6.4 (256K)
      Colleen Atwood
    • [object Object]

      Romeo + Juliet

      6.7 (256K)
      Kym Barrett

    Best Director

    • Roland Emmerich in White House Down (2013)
      Winner
      • Roland Emmerich
      • Independence Day
    • Tim Burton
      • Tim Burton
      • Mars Attacks!
    • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
      • Joel Coen
      • Fargo
    • Wes Craven at an event for Scream 4 (2011)
      • Wes Craven
      • Scream
    • Jonathan Frakes
      • Jonathan Frakes
      • Star Trek: First Contact
    • Peter Jackson
      • Peter Jackson
      • The Frighteners

    Best Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      DragonHeart

      6.4 (105K)
    • [object Object]

      Matilda

      7.0 (191K)
    • [object Object]

      The Adventures of Pinocchio

      5.2 (6.6K)
    • [object Object]

      The Hunchback of Notre Dame

      7.0 (182K)
    • [object Object]

      James and the Giant Peach

      6.7 (78K)
    • [object Object]

      The Nutty Professor

      5.7 (130K)
    • [object Object]

      Phenomenon

      6.5 (88K)

    Best Genre Network TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The X-Files

      8.6 (268K)
    • [object Object]

      Dark Skies

      7.5 (2.6K)
    • [object Object]

      Early Edition

      7.6 (14K)
    • [object Object]

      Millennium

      8.0 (13K)
    • [object Object]

      Sliders

      7.4 (22K)
    • [object Object]

      The Simpsons

      8.6 (462K)

    Best Genre Syndicated TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Outer Limits

      7.7 (15K)
    • [object Object]

      The New Adventures of Robin Hood

      6.0 (793)
    • [object Object]

      Babylon 5

      8.4 (37K)
    • [object Object]

      Highlander

      7.2 (19K)
    • [object Object]

      Poltergeist: The Legacy

      6.9 (2.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

      8.1 (76K)

    Best Genre TV Actor

    • Kyle Chandler
      Winner
      • Kyle Chandler
      • Early Edition
    • Avery Brooks at an event for Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
      • Avery Brooks
      • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    • Eric Close
      • Eric Close
      • Dark Skies
    • David Duchovny
      • David Duchovny
      • The X-Files
    • Lance Henriksen
      • Lance Henriksen
      • Millennium
    • Paul McGann
      • Paul McGann
      • Doctor Who: The Movie

    Best Genre TV Actress

    • Gillian Anderson
      Winner
      • Gillian Anderson
      • The X-Files
    • Photo taken in 2020
      • Claudia Christian
      • Babylon 5
    • Melissa Joan Hart
      • Melissa Joan Hart
      • Sabrina the Teenage Witch
    • Lucy Lawless
      • Lucy Lawless
      • Xena: Warrior Princess
    • Helen Shaver
      • Helen Shaver
      • Poltergeist: The Legacy
    • Megan Ward in VideoZone (1989)
      • Megan Ward
      • Dark Skies

    Best Home Video Release

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Arrival

      6.2 (41K)
    • [object Object]

      La machine

      5.4 (775)
    • [object Object]

      Necronomicon: Book of Dead

      5.8 (7.5K)
    • [object Object]

      Pinocchio's Revenge

      4.2 (2.6K)
    • [object Object]

      Tremors II: Aftershocks

      6.0 (35K)
    • [object Object]

      Within the Rock

      4.4 (807)

    Best Horror Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scream

      7.4 (434K)
    • [object Object]

      Cemetery Man

      7.0 (26K)
    • [object Object]

      The Craft

      6.5 (118K)
    • [object Object]

      Curdled

      5.9 (5.8K)
    • [object Object]

      The Frighteners

      7.1 (101K)
    • [object Object]

      The Relic

      5.8 (32K)

    Best Make-Up

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Nutty Professor

      5.7 (130K)
      Rick Baker
      David LeRoy Anderson
    • [object Object]

      The Frighteners

      7.1 (101K)
      Rick Baker
      Richard Taylor
    • [object Object]

      The Island of Dr. Moreau

      4.6 (38K)
      Stan Winston
      Shane Mahan
    • [object Object]

      Mary Reilly

      5.8 (16K)
      Jenny Shircore
      Peter Owen
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek: First Contact

      7.6 (137K)
      Michael Westmore
      Scott Wheeler
      Jake Garber
    • [object Object]

      Thinner

      5.8 (36K)
      Greg Cannom

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mars Attacks!

      6.4 (256K)
      Danny Elfman
    • [object Object]

      DragonHeart

      6.4 (105K)
      Randy Edelman
    • [object Object]

      The Frighteners

      7.1 (101K)
      Danny Elfman
    • [object Object]

      Independence Day

      7.0 (638K)
      David Arnold
    • [object Object]

      The Rock

      7.4 (375K)
      Nick Glennie-Smith
      Hans Zimmer
      Harry Gregson-Williams
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek: First Contact

      7.6 (137K)
      Jerry Goldsmith

    Best Performance by a Younger Actor

    • Lucas Black
      Winner
      • Lucas Black
      • Sling Blade
    • Kevin Bishop in Super Fun Night (2013)
      • Kevin Bishop
      • Muppet Treasure Island
    • Lukas Haas at an event for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
      • Lukas Haas
      • Mars Attacks!
    • James Duval
      • James Duval
      • Independence Day
    • Jonathan Taylor Thomas at an event for Speedway Junky (1999)
      • Jonathan Taylor Thomas
      • The Adventures of Pinocchio
    • Mara Wilson
      • Mara Wilson
      • Matilda

    Best Science Fiction Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Independence Day

      7.0 (638K)
    • [object Object]

      Escape from L.A.

      5.7 (85K)
    • [object Object]

      The Island of Dr. Moreau

      4.6 (38K)
    • [object Object]

      Mars Attacks!

      6.4 (256K)
    • [object Object]

      Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

      7.1 (19K)
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek: First Contact

      7.6 (137K)

    Best Single Genre Television Presentation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Doctor Who: The Movie

      6.3 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Alien Nation: The Enemy Within

      6.4 (957)
    • [object Object]

      The Beast

      5.9 (3.1K)
    • [object Object]

      The Canterville Ghost

      6.2 (3.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Gulliver's Travels

      6.9 (7.6K)
    • [object Object]

      The Lottery

      6.0 (1.1K)

    Best Special Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Independence Day

      7.0 (638K)
      Volker Engel
      Clay Pinney
      Douglas Smith
      Joe Viskocil
    • [object Object]

      DragonHeart

      6.4 (105K)
      Scott Squires
      Phil Tippett
      James Straus
      Kit West
    • [object Object]

      The Frighteners

      7.1 (101K)
      Wes Takahashi
      Charlie McClellan
      Richard Taylor
    • [object Object]

      Mars Attacks!

      6.4 (256K)
      Jim Mitchell
      Michael L. Fink
      David Andrews
      Michael Lantieri
      Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
      Warner Digital Studios
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek: First Contact

      7.6 (137K)
      John Knoll
      Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
    • [object Object]

      Twister

      6.6 (249K)
      Stefen Fangmeier
      John Frazier
      Habib Zargarpour
      Henry LaBounta

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Brent Spiner
      Winner
      • Brent Spiner
      • Star Trek: First Contact
    • Jeffrey Combs at an event for Parasomnia (2008)
      • Jeffrey Combs
      • The Frighteners
    • Edward Norton at an event for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
      • Edward Norton
      • Primal Fear
    • Joe Pantoliano
      • Joe Pantoliano
      • Bound
    • Brent Spiner
      • Brent Spiner
      • Independence Day
    • Skeet Ulrich
      • Skeet Ulrich
      • Scream

    Best Supporting Actress

    • ALICE KRIGE
      Winner
      • Alice Krige
      • Star Trek: First Contact
    • Pam Ferris at an event for Call the Midwife (2012)
      • Pam Ferris
      • Matilda
    • Fairuza Balk at an event for Don't Come Knocking (2005)
      • Fairuza Balk
      • The Craft
    • Drew Barrymore at an event for Everybody's Fine (2009)
      • Drew Barrymore
      • Scream
    • Glenn Close
      • Glenn Close
      • 101 Dalmatians
    • Vivica A. Fox
      • Vivica A. Fox
      • Independence Day
    • Jennifer Tilly
      • Jennifer Tilly
      • Bound

    Best Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scream

      7.4 (434K)
      Kevin Williamson
    • [object Object]

      Bound

      7.3 (66K)
      Lana Wachowski
      Lilly Wachowski
    • [object Object]

      The Frighteners

      7.1 (101K)
      Fran Walsh
      Peter Jackson
    • [object Object]

      Independence Day

      7.0 (638K)
      Dean Devlin
      Roland Emmerich
    • [object Object]

      Mars Attacks!

      6.4 (256K)
      Jonathan Gems
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek: First Contact

      7.6 (137K)
      Brannon Braga
      Ronald D. Moore

    Special Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

      8.6 (1.5M)
      For its 20th Anniversary.

    George Pal Memorial Award

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    • Kathleen Kennedy
      Winner
      • Kathleen Kennedy

    Lifetime Achievement Award

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    • Dino De Laurentiis at an event for Hannibal (2001)
      Winner
      • Dino De Laurentiis
    • John Frankenheimer
      Winner
      • John Frankenheimer
    • Sylvester Stallone at an event for The Oscars (2016)
      Winner
      • Sylvester Stallone

    President's Award

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    • Billy Bob Thornton at an event for IMDb First Credit (2016)
      Winner
      • Billy Bob Thornton

    Service Award

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    • Winner
      • Edward Russell

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    • Saturn Awards

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    Event date

    July 23, 1997

    Event location

    USA

    Event links

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