The 12th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film in 1984, were held on June 9, 1985.
Winners and nominees Below is a complete list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold.
Film awards Best Science Fiction Film Best Fantasy Film The Terminator 2010: The Year We Make Contact Dune Starman Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Ghostbusters Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The NeverEnding Story Splash Best Horror Film Best Performance by a Younger Actor Gremlins Creature Dreamscape Firestarter A Nightmare on Elm Street Noah Hathaway – The NeverEnding Story as Atreyu Drew Barrymore – Firestarter as Charlie McGee Corey Feldman – Gremlins as Pete Fountaine Jsu Garcia – A Nightmare on Elm Street as Rod Lane Ke Huy Quan – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Short Round Best Actor Best Actress Jeff Bridges – Starman as Starman George Burns – Oh, God! You Devil as God / Harry O. Tophet Harrison Ford – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Indiana Jones Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Terminator as Terminator William Shatner – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as James T. Kirk Daryl Hannah – Splash as Madison Karen Allen – Starman as Jenny Hayden Nancy Allen – The Philadelphia Experiment as Allison Hayes Linda Hamilton – The Terminator as Sarah Connor Helen Slater – Supergirl as Supergirl / Linda Lee Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Tracey Walter – Repo Man as Miller John Candy – Splash as Freddie Bauer John Lithgow – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as Lord John Whorfin / Dr. Emilio Lizardo Dick Miller – Gremlins as Murray Futterman Robert Preston – The Last Starfighter as Centauri Polly Holliday – Gremlins as Ruby Deagle Kirstie Alley – Runaway as Jackie Rogers Judith Anderson – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Vulcan High Priestess Grace Jones – Conan the Destroyer as Zula Mary Woronov – Night of the Comet as Audrey White Best Director Best Writing Joe Dante – Gremlins James Cameron – The Terminator Ron Howard – Splash Leonard Nimoy – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Steven Spielberg – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd – The Terminator Earl Mac Rauch – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Chris Columbus – Gremlins Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Alex Cox – Repo Man Best Music Best Costumes Jerry Goldsmith – Gremlins Ralph Burns – The Muppets Take Manhattan Giorgio Moroder and Klaus Doldinger – The NeverEnding Story Michel Colombier – Purple Rain Brad Fiedel – The Terminator Bob Ringwood – Dune Patricia Norris – 2010: The Year We Make Contact John Mollo – Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Anthony Powell – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Robert Fletcher – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Best Make-up Best Special Effects Stan Winston – The Terminator Giannetto De Rossi – Dune Greg LaCava – Gremlins Tom Smith – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Robert J. Schiffer – Splash Chris Walas – Gremlins Richard Edlund – 2010: The Year We Make Contact Lawrence E. Benson – Creature Barry Nolan – Dune Ralph Winter – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Special awards
George Pal Memorial Award Douglas Trumbull
President's Award Jack Arnold
References
External links The Official Saturn Awards Site 'Gremlins' Leads Saturn Nominees Past Winners Database – 1984 12th Saturn Awards