"Star Wars: A New Hope" wins 8 Saturn Awards 1978

George Lucas's iconic, groundbreaking, phenomenal, masterpiece Star Wars won 8 Saturn Awards from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films at the 5th annual ceremony held January 14, 1978.

Star Wars won Best Science Fiction Film, Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness, Best Director for George Lucas, Best Writing for Lucas, Best Music for John Williams, Best Costumes for John Mollo, Best Makeup for Rick Baker and Stuart Freeborn, Best Special Effects for John Dykstra and John Stears, 

George Lucas tied with Steven Spielberg (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) for Best Director.  John Williams tied with himself for his score for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Star Wars was nominated for Best Actor for Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill, Best Actress for Carrie Fisher, and Best Supporting Actor for Peter Cushing.

The film also received several special awards: Outstanding Art Direction, Outstanding Cinematographer, Outstanding Editing, Outstanding Set Direction, and Outstanding Sound.

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" wins eight Saturn Awards 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the continuation of the Star Wars series, was nominated for a whopping 15 Saturn Awards, the most nominated film by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, and won eight at the annual ceremony held June 22, 2016.

The film won: 

Best Science Fiction Film

Best Writing for Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams and Michael Arndt

Best Actor for Harrison Ford

Best Supporting Actor for Adam Driver

Best Music for John Williams

Best Editing for Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey

Best Make-up for Neal Scanlan

Best Special Effects for Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach,Neal Scanlan, and Chris Corbould

The Force Awakens was nominated for:

Best Director for J. J. Abrams

Best Actor for John Boyega

Best Actress for Daisy Ridley

Best Supporting Actress for Carrie Fisher and Lupita Nyong'o

Best Production Design for Rick Carter and Darren Gilford

Best Costume Design for Michael Kaplan

Star Wars wins 12 Saturn Awards 1978

Star Wars: A New Hope was nominated for 8 Saturn Awards and walked away with 12 trophies at the 5th annual ceremony held May 14, 1978.  

It won Best Science Fiction Film, Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness, Best Writing for George Lucas, Best Costumes, Best Makeup, and Best Special Effects for John Dykstra and John Stears.  John Williams tied with himself for Best Music for Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. George Lucas tied for Best Director with Steven Spielberg for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.  

Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford were both nominated for Best Actor, and Carrie Fisher was nominated for Best Actress.  Peter Cushing was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Star Wars was given five special awards:

Outstanding Art Direction for Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley

Outstanding Cinematographer for Gilbert Taylor

Outstanding Editing for Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, and Richard Chew

Outstanding Set Decoration for Roger Christian

Outstanding Sound for Ben Burtt, Don MacDougall, and Sam F. Shaw.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind was nominated for seven awards but only won the two awards for which it tied with Star Wars. 

"Jurassic Park" wins four Saturn Awards 1994

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films honored the best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror (sounds intuitive enough) in film, television for 1993 on October 20, 1994.   

Jurassic Park had a whopping 11 nominations and took home four awards. It won Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director for Steven Spielberg, Best Writing for Michael Crichton and David Koepp, and Best Special Effects.  Its nominations were for Best Actress for Laura Dern, Best Supporting Actor for Jeff Goldblum and Wayne Knight, Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Joseph Mazzello and Ariana Richards, and Best Music for John Williams.

The Nightmare Before Christmas won Best Fantasy Film and Best Music for Danny Elfman. It was nominated for Best Visual Effects, and Henry Selick was nominated for Best Director.

"Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi" released 2017

The second installment of the third Star Wars trilogy, episode 8 The Last Jedi opened across the US December 15, 2017, after its premiere in Los Angeles December 9.  It opened to positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.  

I enjoyed the movie as well and will watch it again, but I had some issues with it.  First and foremost was the god-awful wig Laura Dern wore throughout the film.  It was so off-putting and I hate the hair style, the purple color notwithstanding.  

The second problem was the secondary plot of Finn (John Boyega) and Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran) trying to disable the First Order's tracking device. Although they had many exciting adventures, their secret mission failed and did nothing to continue the plot. 

Unfortunately, many racists had problems with John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran, both people of color, having major roles in the Star Wars saga.  The problem was so bad that Tran left social media. 

Come on, guys!

The Last Jedi was nominated for four Academy Awards, it won three Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): Best Writing: Rian Johnson, Best Actor: Mark Hamill, and Best Editing for Bob Ducsay.  It was nominated for 10 more Saturns.

John Williams' soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy.

"The Terminator" released 1984

The Terminator, the blockbuster directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Lance Henriksen and Michael Biehn, was released October 26, 1984.

It opened to mainly positive reviews, a rare 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and has spawned 5 sequels.  It won three Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films) in 1985 for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Writing and Best Make-up.