Showing posts with label Ladyhawke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ladyhawke. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

"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. 

Saturday, April 12, 2025

"Ladyhawke" released 1985



Richard Donner's medieval fantasy film Ladyhawke was released in the US April 12, 1985, with Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer.  Hauer and Pfeiffer play lovers who have been cursed by a bishop.  Hauer's character is human by day, and turns into a wolf at night.  Pfeiffer's character is a hawk by day and human at night.  

Despite a poor box-office performance, Ladyhawke was nominated for two Oscars: Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing.

It did win Saturn Awards for Best Fantasy Film and Best Costumes for Nana Cecchi.  Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for Best Actress and Andrew Powell was nominated for Best Music.  

I enjoyed the soundtrack which was Alan Parsons the music score producer.  The music sounded like an Alan Parsons Project album.