Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1978

Saturn Award

Date:	14 January
Host:	William Shatner

Best Actor - Horror


Winner:
	Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The (1976) - Martin Sheen
Other Nominees:
	Audrey Rose (1977) - Anthony Hopkins Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) - Richard Burton (I) Hills Have Eyes, The (1977) - Michael Berryman Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) - William Shatner

Best Actor - Science Fiction


Winner:
	Star Wars (1977) - Mark Hamill (I)
Other Nominees:
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Richard Dreyfuss Damnation Alley (1977) - Jan-Michael Vincent Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1977) - Burt Lancaster Spy Who Loved Me, The (1977) - Roger Moore (I)

Best Actor - Fantasy


Winner:
	Oh, God! (1977) - George Burns
Other Nominees:
	Pete's Dragon (1977) - Sean Marshall (I) Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) - Patrick Wayne (I)

Best Actress - Science Fiction


Winner:
	Star Wars (1977) - Carrie Fisher
Other Nominees:
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Melinda Dillon Demon Seed (1977) - Julie Christie (I) Empire of the Ants (1977) - Joan Collins People That Time Forgot, The (1977) - Sarah Douglas (I)

Best Actress - Fantasy


Winner:
	Oh, God! (1977) - Teri Garr
Other Nominees:
	Pete's Dragon (1977) - Helen Reddy Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) - Taryn Power

Best Actress - Horror


Winner:
	Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The (1976) - Jodie Foster
Other Nominees:
	Audrey Rose (1977) - Marsha Mason Bad (1977) - Carroll Baker Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) - Linda Blair (I) Ruby (1977) - Piper Laurie

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Director


Winners:
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Steven Spielberg Star Wars (1977) - George Lucas
Other Nominees:
	Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1977) - Don Taylor (I) Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The (1976) - Nicolas Gessner Oh, God! (1977) - Carl Reiner

Best Writing


Winners:
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Steven Spielberg Star Wars (1977) - George Lucas
Other Nominees:
	Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The (1976) - Laird Koenig Oh, God! (1977) - Larry Gelbart Sentinel, The (1977) - Michael Winner (I); Jeffrey Konvitz

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Star Wars (1977) - John Mollo
Other Nominees:
	Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1977) - Richard La Motte People That Time Forgot, The (1977) Pete's Dragon (1977) Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

Outstanding Editing


Winner:
	Star Wars (1977) - Paul Hirsch (I); Marcia Lucas; Richard Chew

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Star Wars (1977) - John Dykstra (I); John Stears
Other Nominees:
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Pete's Dragon (1977) Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

Best Music


Winners:
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - John Williams (I) Star Wars (1977) - John Williams (I)

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The (1976)
Other Nominees:
	Dogs (1976) Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) Sentinel, The (1977)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Star Wars (1977)
Other Nominees:
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Demon Seed (1977) Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1977) Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Oh, God! (1977)
Other Nominees:
	Pete's Dragon (1977) Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella, The (1976) Wizards (1977)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	Star Wars (1977) - Rick Baker (I); Stuart Freeborn
Other Nominees:
	Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1977) - John Chambers (I) Sentinel, The (1977) - Dick Smith (II)