Sunday, June 9, 2024

"Gremlins" wins five Saturn Awards 1985



Steven Spielberg's horror/comedy classic, Gremlins, was nominated for nine Saturn Awards and won five at the 12th annual ceremony, held June 9, 1985.

It won Best Horror Film, beating Firestarter, Dreamscape, and Nightmare on Elm Street. Polly Holliday (Flo on Alice) won Best Supporting Actress, beating Dame Judith Anderson for her performance in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.  Joe Dante won Best Director and Jerry Goldsmith won Best Music.  Gremlins won Best Special Effects for Chris Walas.

Corey Feldman was nominated for Best Performance by a Younger Actor, along with Drew Barrymore for Firestarter and Ke Huy Quan for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Dick Miller was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.  Chris Columbus was nominated for Best Writing and Greg LaCava was nominated for Best Make-up.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock was nominated for six awards but did not win any of them.  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was nominated for seven awards but did not win either.

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