Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1983

Saturn Award

Date:

30 July

Best Actor


Winner:
	Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - William Shatner
Other Nominees:
	Deathtrap (1982) - Christopher Reeve E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Henry Thomas (I) Mad Max 2 (1981) - Mel Gibson (I) Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982) - Lee Horsley

Best Actress


Winner:
	Conan the Barbarian (1982) - Sandahl Bergman
Other Nominees:
	Cat People (1982) - Nastassja Kinski Eating Raoul (1982) - Mary Woronov House Where Evil Dwells, The (1982) - Susan George Poltergeist (1982) - JoBeth Williams

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982) - Richard Lynch (I)
Other Nominees:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Rutger Hauer Class of 1984 (1982) - Roddy McDowall Mad Max 2 (1981) - Bruce Spence (I) Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Walter Koenig (I)

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Poltergeist (1982) - Zelda Rubinstein
Other Nominees:
	Deathtrap (1982) - Irene Worth E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Dee Wallace (II) Last Horror Film, The (1982) - Filomena Spagnuolo Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Kirstie Alley

Best Director


Winner:
	Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Nicholas Meyer
Other Nominees:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Ridley Scott E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Steven Spielberg Mad Max 2 (1981) - George Miller (II) Poltergeist (1982) - Tobe Hooper

Best Writing


Winner:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Melissa Mathison
Other Nominees:
	Deathtrap (1982) - Jay Presson Allen Mad Max 2 (1981) - Terry Hayes (I); George Miller (II); Brian Hannant Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Jack B. Sowards Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982) - Albert Pyun; Tom Karnowski (II); John V. Stuckmeyer

Best Costumes


Winner:
	TRON (1982) - Eloise Jensson; Rosanna Norton
Other Nominees:
	Conan the Barbarian (1982) - John Bloomfield Mad Max 2 (1981) - Norma Moriceau Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Robert Fletcher (I) Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982) - Christine Boyar

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Carlo Rambaldi; Dennis Muren
Other Nominees:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Douglas Trumbull; Richard Yuricich Dark Crystal, The (1982) - Roy Field; Brian Smithies Forbidden World (1982) - Tom Campbell (II); Bill Conway (IV); John Carl Buechler; Steve Neill Thing, The (1982) - Rob Bottin

Best Music


Winner:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - John Williams (I)
Other Nominees:
	Conan the Barbarian (1982) - Basil Poledouris House Where Evil Dwells, The (1982) - Ken Thorne Poltergeist (1982) - Jerry Goldsmith Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982) - David Whitaker (I)

Best Low-Budget Film


Winner:
	Evil Dead, The (1981)
Other Nominees:
	Android (1982) Eating Raoul (1982) Forbidden World (1982) One Dark Night (1983)

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Poltergeist (1982)
Other Nominees:
	Creepshow (1982) Deathtrap (1982) Swamp Thing (1982) Thing, The (1982)

Best Poster Art


Winner:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - John Alvin (II)
Other Nominees:
	Creepshow (1982) - Johann Costello Dark Crystal, The (1982) - Richard Amsel Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) - Edd Riveria Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) - Gerald Scarfe

Best Animated Film


Winner:
	Secret of NIMH, The (1982)
Other Nominees:
	Hi no tori 2772: Ai no kosumozon (1980) Last Unicorn, The (1982) Maîtres du temps, Les (1982) TRON (1982)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Other Nominees:
	Blade Runner (1982) Endangered Species (1982) Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) TRON (1982)

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Dark Crystal, The (1982)
Other Nominees:
	Conan the Barbarian (1982) Secret of NIMH, The (1982) Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982) Zapped! (1982)

Best International Film


Winner:
	Mad Max 2 (1981)
Other Nominees:
	Chain Reaction, The (1980) Class of 1984 (1982) House Where Evil Dwells, The (1982) Last Horror Film, The (1982)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	Poltergeist (1982) - Dorothy J. Pearl
Other Nominees:
	Conan the Barbarian (1982) - Jos� Antonio S�nchez (I) Forbidden World (1982) - Sue Dolph House Where Evil Dwells, The (1982) - Hatsuo Nagatomo Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Werner Keppler; James Lee McCoy