Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1981

Saturn Award

Best Actor


Winner:
	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Mark Hamill (I)
Other Nominees:
	Fade to Black (1980) - Dennis Christopher Final Countdown, The (1980) - Kirk Douglas (I) Simon (1980) - Alan Arkin Somewhere in Time (1980) - Christopher Reeve

Best Actress


Winner:
	Dressed to Kill (1980) - Angie Dickinson
Other Nominees:
	Oh, God! Book II (1980) - Louanne Resurrection (1980) - Ellen Burstyn Somewhere in Time (1980) - Jane Seymour (I) Terror Train (1980) - Jamie Lee Curtis

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Shining, The (1980) - Scatman Crothers
Other Nominees:
	Changeling, The (1980) - Melvyn Douglas First Deadly Sin, The (1980) - Martin Gabel Flash Gordon (1980) - Max von Sydow (I) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Billy Dee Williams

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Fade to Black (1980) - Eve Brent
Other Nominees:
	Awakening, The (1980) - Stephanie Zimbalist Fade to Black (1980) - Linda Kerridge Motel Hell (1980) - Nancy Parsons (I) Resurrection (1980) - Eva Le Gallienne

Best Director


Winner:
	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Irvin Kershner
Other Nominees:
	Altered States (1980) - Ken Russell (I) Dressed to Kill (1980) - Brian De Palma Fade to Black (1980) - Vernon Zimmerman Shining, The (1980) - Stanley Kubrick

Best Writing


Winner:
	Ninth Configuration, The (1980) - William Peter Blatty
Other Nominees:
	Alligator (1980) - John Sayles Altered States (1980) - Paddy Chayefsky (as Sidney Aaron) Resurrection (1980) - Lewis John Carlino Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Leigh Brackett; Lawrence Kasdan

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Somewhere in Time (1980) - Jean-Pierre Dorl�ac
Other Nominees:
	Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) - Durinda Wood Fade to Black (1980) - Doris Lynn (II) Flash Gordon (1980) - Danilo Donati Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - John Mollo

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Brian Johnson (I); Richard Edlund
Other Nominees:
	Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) - Chuck Comisky Fog, The (1980) - Richard Albain; Tommy Lee Wallace; James F. Liles Howling, The (1981) - Dave Allen (V); Peter Kuran Scanners (1981) - Gary Zeller

Best Music


Winner:
	Somewhere in Time (1980) - John Barry (I)
Other Nominees:
	Dressed to Kill (1980) - Pino Donaggio Resurrection (1980) - Maurice Jarre (I) Shining, The (1980) - B�la Bart�k Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - John Williams (I)

Best Low-Budget Film


Winner:
	Scared to Death (1981/I)
Other Nominees:
	Forbidden Zone (1980) Human Experiments (1980) Maniac (1980) Ms .45 (1981)

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Howling, The (1981)
Other Nominees:
	Dressed to Kill (1980) Fade to Black (1980) Fog, The (1980) Shining, The (1980)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Other Nominees:
	Altered States (1980) Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) Final Countdown, The (1980) Flash Gordon (1980)

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Somewhere in Time (1980)
Other Nominees:
	Blue Lagoon, The (1980) Ninth Configuration, The (1980) Oh, God! Book II (1980) Popeye (1980)

Best International Film


Winner:
	Scanners (1981)
Other Nominees:
	Changeling, The (1980) Harlequin (1980) Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979) Terror Train (1980)

Best Make-Up


Winners:
	Altered States (1980) - Dick Smith (II) Scanners (1981) - Dick Smith (II)
Other Nominees:
	Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) - Sue Dolph; Steve Neill; Rick Stratton (I) Fade to Black (1980) - Colin Booker Howling, The (1981) - Rob Bottin; Rick Baker (I) Zombi 2 (1979) - Giannetto De Rossi