Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1980

Saturn Award

Date:	26 July
Host:	Mark Hamill (I)

Best Film Produced for Under $1,000,000

Best Actor


Winner:
	Love at First Bite (1979) - George Hamilton (I)
Other Nominees:
	Arabian Adventure (1979) - Christopher Lee (I) Dracula (1979) - Frank Langella Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - William Shatner Time After Time (1979) - Malcolm McDowell

Best Actress


Winner:
	Time After Time (1979) - Mary Steenburgen
Other Nominees:
	Alien (1979) - Sigourney Weaver Amityville Horror, The (1979) - Margot Kidder Love at First Bite (1979) - Susan Saint James Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Persis Khambatta

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Love at First Bite (1979) - Arte Johnson
Other Nominees:
	Dracula (1979) - Donald Pleasence Moonraker (1979) - Richard Kiel Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Leonard Nimoy Time After Time (1979) - David Warner (I)

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Alien (1979) - Veronica Cartwright
Other Nominees:
	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) (TV) - Pamela Hensley Dark, The (1979) - Jacquelyn Hyde Day Time Ended, The (1980) - Marcy Lafferty Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Nichelle Nichols

Best Director


Winner:
	Alien (1979) - Ridley Scott
Other Nominees:
	Dracula (1979) - John Badham Last Wave, The (1977) - Peter Weir Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Robert Wise (I) Time After Time (1979) - Nicholas Meyer

Best Writing


Winner:
	Time After Time (1979) - Nicholas Meyer
Other Nominees:
	Alien (1979) - Dan O'Bannon (I) Black Hole, The (1979) - Jeb Rosebrook; Gerry Day (I) Love at First Bite (1979) - Robert Kaufman (I) Muppet Movie, The (1979) - Jerry Juhl; Jack Burns (II)

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) (TV) - Jean-Pierre Dorl�ac
Other Nominees:
	Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) - Jean-Pierre Dorl�ac Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) - Gisela Storch Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Robert Fletcher (I) Time After Time (1979) - Sal Anthony (I); Yvonne Kubis

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Douglas Trumbull; John Dykstra (I); Richard Yuricich
Other Nominees:
	Alien (1979) - Brian Johnson (I); Nick Allder Black Hole, The (1979) - Peter Ellenshaw Moonraker (1979) - John Evans (III); John Richardson (II) Muppet Movie, The (1979) - Robbie Knott

Best Music


Winner:
	Time After Time (1979) - Mikl�s R�zsa
Other Nominees:
	Arabian Adventure (1979) - Ken Thorne Black Hole, The (1979) - John Barry (I) Muppet Movie, The (1979) - Paul Williams (III) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Jerry Goldsmith

Best Foreign Film


Winner:
	Adéla jeste nevecerela (1977)
Other Nominees:
	Circle of Iron (1978) Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) Patrick (1978) Starcrash (1978) Uchu kara no messeji (1978)

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Dracula (1979)
Other Nominees:
	Amityville Horror, The (1979) Love at First Bite (1979) Mafu Cage, The (1978) Phantasm (1979)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Alien (1979)
Other Nominees:
	Black Hole, The (1979) Moonraker (1979) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Time After Time (1979)

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Muppet Movie, The (1979)
Other Nominees:
	Adéla jeste nevecerela (1977) Arabian Adventure (1979) Last Wave, The (1977) Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	Love at First Bite (1979) - William Tuttle (I)
Other Nominees:
	Alien (1979) - Pat Hay Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Tom Savini Dracula (1979) - Peter Robb-King Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Fred B. Phillips; Janna Phillips; Ve Neill


Winner:
	Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)


Awarded to:
	Gene Roddenberry William Shatner