"The Others" wins three Saturn Awards 2002

The Others, the haunted house movie with Nicole Kidman, won three Saturn Awards out of six nominations, at the annual ceremony held June 10, 2002. I really enjoyed this movie, and consider it to be much better than The Sixth Sense. It's one of my favorite haunted house movies.

The Others won Best Horror Film, and Nicole Kidman won Best Actress for her performance as Grace Stewart.  Fionnula Flanagan won Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mrs. Mills.

Alejandro Amenabar was nominated for Best Director and for Best Writing, and Alakina Mann was nominated for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring also won three awards.  It won Best Fantasy Film.  Ian McKellen won Best Supporting Actor for his work as Gandalf the Grey.  Peter Jackson won Best Director.

Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence won five Saturn Awards, but I did have not seen it, so I can't comment on it. 

Maggie Smith and Helena Bonham Carter were nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

"Fright Night" and "Back to the Future" win 3 Saturn Awards 1986

Back to the Future and Fright Night each won three Saturn Awards at the annual ceremony held by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films on May 28, 1986.  Ladyhawke won two awards.

Back to the Future won Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actor for Michael J. Fox for his performance as Marty McFly, and Best Special Effects for Kevin Pike.  

Fright Night won Best Horror Film, Best Supporting Actor for Roddy McDowall for his performance as Peter Vincent, and Best Writing for Tom Holland (not of Spider-man fame).

Ladyhawke won Best Fantasy Film and Best Costumes for Nana Cecchi.  

Anne Ramsey won Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mama Fratelli in The Goonies.

Back to the Future won an Oscar for Special Effects and nominated for three more, but since this was a Steven Spielberg movie, it had more of a wider appeal to audiences than the others at the Saturn Awards. None of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror films that year were nominated for any acting Oscars.  Of the ones that did receive nominations, they were only nominated for the technical awards. 

Logan's Run wins 6 Saturn Awards 1977

Logan's Run, the futuristic sci-fi flick starring Michael York and Jenny Agutter in a utopian 23rd century, took home six Saturn Awards from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror at the 4th annual ceremony held January 15, 1977.

It won Best Science Fiction Film, Best Art Direction for Dale Hennesy, Best Cinematography for Ernst Laszio, Best Costumes for Bill Thomas, Best Makeup for William Tuttle, and Best Set Direction for Robert De Vestel.

The haunted house movie Burnt Offerings won three awards.  It won Best Horror Film, Best Director for Dan Curtis (of Dark Shadows fame), and Best Supporting Actress for Bette Davis.  Burnt Offerings beat Carrie and The Omen for Best Horror Film. 

"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.

Young Frankenstein wins 5 Saturn Awards 1976

I'm glad they began the Saturn Awards back in 1972, although I just became aware of their existence within the last few years.  Science fiction, fantasy, and horror films are way under-represented in the more high-falutin' award shows, like the Oscars and the Golden Globe Awards. 

One of the funniest and best movies ever, Young Frankenstein, won 5 Saturn Awards at the 3rd annual ceremony by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, January 31, 1976. 

It won for Best Horror Film beating Black Christmas and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Mel Brooks won for Best Director.  Marty Feldman won for Best Supporting Actor.  William J. Tuttle won for Best Makeup.  Robert De Vestel and Dale Hennesy won for Best Set Direction. 

Jaws won Outstanding Film of 1975.  Katharine Ross won Best Actress for her work in The Stepford Wives.

"Poltergeist" released 1982

Poltergeist, written and produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper, was released June 4, 1982.  It starred Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins and Heather O'Rourke. 

It opened to mostly favorable reviews and was the highest-grossing horror film of 1982.  The New York Times named it as one of the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made.  The American Film Institute ranked it #84 on its AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills.  The line "They're here" was named the 69th greatest movie quote on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes.

Poltergeist was nominated for three Oscars.  It won three Saturn Awards for Best Horror Film, Best Makeup and Best Supporting Actress for Zelda Rubinstein who played the parapsychologist Tangina.