Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1985

Saturn Award

Date:

9 June

Best Actor


Winner:
	Starman (1984) - Jeff Bridges (I)
Other Nominees:
	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Harrison Ford (I) Oh, God! You Devil (1984) - George Burns Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - William Shatner Terminator, The (1984) - Arnold Schwarzenegger

Best Performance by a Younger Actor


Winner:
	Unendliche Geschichte, Die (1984) - Noah Hathaway
Other Nominees:
	Firestarter (1984) - Drew Barrymore (I) Gremlins (1984) - Corey Feldman Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Jonathan Ke Quan Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984) - Jsu Garcia

Best Actress


Winner:
	Splash (1984) - Daryl Hannah
Other Nominees:
	Philadelphia Experiment, The (1984) - Nancy Allen (I) Starman (1984) - Karen Allen (I) Supergirl (1984) - Helen Slater Terminator, The (1984) - Linda Hamilton (I)

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Repo Man (1984) - Tracey Walter
Other Nominees:
	Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The (1984) - John Lithgow (I) Gremlins (1984) - Dick Miller (I) Last Starfighter, The (1984) - Robert Preston (I) Splash (1984) - John Candy

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Gremlins (1984) - Polly Holliday
Other Nominees:
	Conan the Destroyer (1984) - Grace Jones (I) Night of the Comet (1984) - Mary Woronov Runaway (1984) - Kirstie Alley Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - Judith Anderson (I)

Best Director


Winner:
	Gremlins (1984) - Joe Dante (I)
Other Nominees:
	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Steven Spielberg Splash (1984) - Ron Howard (I) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - Leonard Nimoy Terminator, The (1984) - James Cameron (I)

Best Writing


Winner:
	Terminator, The (1984) - James Cameron (I); Gale Anne Hurd
Other Nominees:
	Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The (1984) - Earl Mac Rauch Gremlins (1984) - Chris Columbus Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Willard Huyck; Gloria Katz Repo Man (1984) - Alex Cox (I)

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Dune (1984) - Bob Ringwood
Other Nominees:
	2010 (1984) - Patricia Norris (I) Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) - John Mollo Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Anthony Powell (I) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - Robert Fletcher (I)

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Gremlins (1984) - Chris Walas
Other Nominees:
	2010 (1984) - Richard Edlund Creature (1985) - Lawrence E. Benson Dune (1984) - Barry Nolan (II) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - Ralph Winter

Best Music


Winner:
	Gremlins (1984) - Jerry Goldsmith
Other Nominees:
	Muppets Take Manhattan, The (1984) - Ralph Burns Purple Rain (1984) - Michel Colombier Terminator, The (1984) - Brad Fiedel Unendliche Geschichte, Die (1984) - Giorgio Moroder; Klaus Doldinger

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Gremlins (1984)
Other Nominees:
	Creature (1985) Dreamscape (1984) Firestarter (1984) Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Terminator, The (1984)
Other Nominees:
	2010 (1984) Dune (1984) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) Starman (1984)

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Ghost Busters (1984)
Other Nominees:
	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Splash (1984) Unendliche Geschichte, Die (1984)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	Terminator, The (1984) - Stan Winston
Other Nominees:
	Dune (1984) - Giannetto De Rossi Gremlins (1984) - Greg LaCava Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Tom Smith (III) Splash (1984) - Robert J. Schiffer