Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1991

Saturn Award

Date:

26 June

Best Actor


Winner:
	Arachnophobia (1990) - Jeff Daniels (I)
Other Nominees:
	Abyss, The (1989) - Ed Harris (I) Batman (1989) - Jack Nicholson Darkman (1990) - Liam Neeson Dick Tracy (1990) - Warren Beatty Ghost (1990) - Patrick Swayze Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Harrison Ford (I) Santa sangre (1989) - Axel Jodorowsky Total Recall (1990) - Arnold Schwarzenegger

Best Performance by a Younger Actor


Winner:
	Santa sangre (1989) - Adan Jodorowsky
Other Nominees:
	Dick Tracy (1990) - Charlie Korsmo Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) - Thomas Wilson Brown Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) - Robert Oliveri Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) - Jared Rushton Parents (1989) - Bryan Madorsky RoboCop 2 (1990) - Gabriel Damon Santa sangre (1989) - Faviola Elenka Tapia Witches, The (1990) - Jasen Fisher

Best Actress


Winner:
	Ghost (1990) - Demi Moore
Other Nominees:
	Abyss, The (1989) - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Dead Calm (1989) - Nicole Kidman Dick Tracy (1990) - Madonna (I) Fear (1990) - Ally Sheedy Fright Night Part 2 (1988) - Julie Carmen I, Madman (1989) - Jenny Wright (I) Santa sangre (1989) - Blanca Guerra Witches, The (1990) - Anjelica Huston

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Back to the Future Part III (1990) - Thomas F. Wilson
Other Nominees:
	Arachnophobia (1990) - John Goodman (I) Bride of Re-Animator (1990) - Jeffrey Combs Darkman (1990) - Larry Drake Dick Tracy (1990) - Al Pacino Exorcist III, The (1990) - Brad Dourif Ghost (1990) - Tony Goldwyn Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - John Glover (I) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - Robert Picardo

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Ghost (1990) - Whoopi Goldberg
Other Nominees:
	Back to the Future Part III (1990) - Mary Steenburgen Batman (1989) - Kim Basinger Flatliners (1990) - Julia Roberts (I) Guardian, The (1990) - Jenny Seagrove Total Recall (1990) - Rachel Ticotin Tremors (1990) - Finn Carter Tremors (1990) - Reba McEntire Witches, The (1990) - Mai Zetterling

Best Director


Winner:
	Abyss, The (1989) - James Cameron (I)
Other Nominees:
	Arachnophobia (1990) - Frank Marshall (I) Back to the Future Part III (1990) - Robert Zemeckis Darkman (1990) - Sam Raimi Ghost (1990) - Jerry Zucker Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - Joe Dante (I) Nightbreed (1990) - Clive Barker (I) Santa sangre (1989) - Alejandro Jodorowsky Total Recall (1990) - Paul Verhoeven (I)

Best Writing


Winner:
	Exorcist III, The (1990) - William Peter Blatty
Other Nominees:
	Abyss, The (1989) - James Cameron (I) Always (1989) - Jerry Belson Arachnophobia (1990) - Don Jakoby; Wesley Strick Field of Dreams (1989) - Phil Alden Robinson Ghost (1990) - Bruce Joel Rubin Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Jeffrey Boam Total Recall (1990) - Ronald Shusett; Dan O'Bannon (I); Gary Goldman (III)

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Total Recall (1990) - Erica Edell Phillips
Other Nominees:
	Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988) - Gabriella Pescucci Back to the Future Part II (1989) - Joanna Johnston Back to the Future Part III (1990) - Joanna Johnston Batman (1989) - Bob Ringwood Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - Jill M. Ohanneson Dick Tracy (1990) - Milena Canonero Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Anthony Powell (I); Joanna Johnston Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - Alonzo Wilson; Lesja Liber; Xenia Beith; Fiona Cazaly; Marian Keating

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Back to the Future Part II (1989) - Ken Ralston (I); Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) [us]
Other Nominees:
	Abyss, The (1989) - Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) [us]; Dream Quest Images [us]; Fantasy II Film Effects [us]; Wonderworks [us] Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988) - Richard Conway (I); Kent Houston Ghost (1990) - Bruce Nicholson; John T. Van Vliet; Richard Edlund; Laura Buff Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - Rick Baker (I); Ken Pepiot; Dennis Michelson Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) - Rick Fichter; David Sosalla; Peter Chesney RoboCop 2 (1990) - Phil Tippett; Rob Bottin; Peter Kuran Total Recall (1990) - Thomas L. Fisher; Eric Brevig; Rob Bottin; Dream Quest Images [us]; Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) [us]; Stetson Visual Services Inc. [us] Tremors (1990) - Tom Woodruff Jr.; Alec Gillis; 4-Ward Productions [us]; Illusion Arts Inc. [us]; Fantasy II Film Effects [us]

Best Music


Winner:
	Back to the Future Part III (1990) - Alan Silvestri
Other Nominees:
	Abyss, The (1989) - Alan Silvestri Fly II, The (1989) - Christopher Young (I) Ghost (1990) - Maurice Jarre (I) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - Jerry Goldsmith Guardian, The (1990) - Jack Hues Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) - James Horner Santa sangre (1989) - Simon Boswell Total Recall (1990) - Jerry Goldsmith Witches, The (1990) - Stanley Myers (I)

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Arachnophobia (1990)
Other Nominees:
	Bride of Re-Animator (1990) Darkman (1990) Exorcist III, The (1990) Fly II, The (1989) Guardian, The (1990) Nightbreed (1990) Pet Sematary (1989) Santa sangre (1989)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Total Recall (1990)
Other Nominees:
	Abyss, The (1989) Back to the Future Part II (1989) Back to the Future Part III (1990) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Flatliners (1990) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) RoboCop 2 (1990) Tremors (1990)

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Ghost (1990)
Other Nominees:
	Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988) Always (1989) Batman (1989) Dick Tracy (1990) Field of Dreams (1989) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	Dick Tracy (1990) - John Caglione Jr.; Doug Drexler; Cheri Minns
Other Nominees:
	Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988) - Maggie Weston (II); Fabrizio Sforza Back to the Future Part II (1989) - Ken Chase; Michael Mills (II); Kenny Myers (I) Batman (1989) - Paul Engelen; Lynda Armstrong; Nick Dudman Darkman (1990) - Tony Gardner (II); Larry Hamlin Fly II, The (1989) - Stephan Dupuis; Dennis Pawlik; Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil; Jayne Dancose Nightbreed (1990) - Bob Keen (I); Geoffrey Portass Total Recall (1990) - Rob Bottin; Jeff Dawn; Craig Berkeley; Robin Weiss (I) Witches, The (1990) - John Stephenson (II); The Creature Shop

Best Genre Television Series


Winner:
	"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)