
	Saturn Award
	...Best Actor
	...Best Actress
	...Best Supporting Actor
	...Supporting Actress
	...Best Director
	...Best Writing
	...Best Cinematography
	...Best Costumes
	...Best Sound
	...Best Editing
	...Best Special Effects
	...Best Music
	...Best Horror Film
	...Best Fantasy Film
	...Best Animation
	...Science Fiction Film
	...Best Production Design
	...Best Make-Up
	...Best Publicist
	...Best Television
	Golden Scroll of Merit
	Special Award
	Life Career Award



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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1979

Saturn Award

Date:	24 February
Host:	William Shatner
Location:	KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Actor


Winner:
	Heaven Can Wait (1978) - Warren Beatty
Other Nominees:
	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Donald Sutherland (I) Superman (1978) - Christopher Reeve The Boys from Brazil (1978) - Laurence Olivier The Wicker Man (1973) - Christopher Lee (I)

Best Actress


Winner:
	Superman (1978) - Margot Kidder
Other Nominees:
	Coma (1978) - Genevi�ve Bujold Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Brooke Adams (I) Magic (1978) - Ann-Margret The Wiz (1978) - Diana Ross (I)

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Magic (1978) - Burgess Meredith
Other Nominees:
	Heaven Can Wait (1978) - James Mason (I) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Leonard Nimoy The Manitou (1978) - Michael Ansara The Wiz (1978) - Michael Jackson (I)

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Heaven Can Wait (1978) - Dyan Cannon
Other Nominees:
	Capricorn One (1977) - Brenda Vaccaro Superman (1978) - Valerie Perrine The Boys from Brazil (1978) - Uta Hagen The Wiz (1978) - Mabel King

Best Director


Winner:
	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Philip Kaufman (I)
Other Nominees:
	Heaven Can Wait (1978) - Warren Beatty; Buck Henry Superman (1978) - Richard Donner The Boys from Brazil (1978) - Franklin J. Schaffner The Wicker Man (1973) - Robin Hardy (I)

Best Writing


Winner:
	Heaven Can Wait (1978) - Elaine May (I); Warren Beatty
Other Nominees:
	Communion (1976) - Alfred Sole; Rosemary Ritvo Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) - Cliff Green The Boys from Brazil (1978) - Heywood Gould The Wicker Man (1973) - Anthony Shaffer

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) - Russell Boyd (I)

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) - Theoni V. Aldredge
Other Nominees:
	Capricorn One (1977) - Patricia Norris (I) Heaven Can Wait (1978) - Theadora Van Runkle; Richard Bruno (I) Superman (1978) - Yvonne Blake (I); Richard Bruno (I) The Wiz (1978) - Tony Walton (I)

Best Sound


Winner:
	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Art Rochester; Mark Berger (I); Andy Wiskes

Best Editing


Winner:
	Piranha (1978) - Mark Goldblatt; Joe Dante (I)

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Superman (1978) - Colin Chilvers
Other Nominees:
	Capricorn One (1977) - Henry Miller Jr.; Van der Veer Photo Effects Damien: Omen II (1978) - Ira Anderson Jr. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Dell Rheaume; Russel Hessey The Wiz (1978) - Albert Whitlock

Best Music


Winner:
	Superman (1978) - John Williams (I)
Other Nominees:
	Heaven Can Wait (1978) - Dave Grusin Magic (1978) - Jerry Goldsmith The Boys from Brazil (1978) - Jerry Goldsmith The Wicker Man (1973) - Paul Giovanni (II)

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	The Wicker Man (1973)
Other Nominees:
	Halloween (1978) Magic (1978) Piranha (1978) The Medusa Touch (1978)

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Other Nominees:
	La merveilleuse visite (1974) The Lord of the Rings (1978) The Wiz (1978) Watership Down (1978)

Best Animation


Winner:
	Watership Down (1978)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Superman (1978)
Other Nominees:
	Capricorn One (1977) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) The Boys from Brazil (1978) The Cat from Outer Space (1978)

Best Production Design


Winner:
	Superman (1978) - John Barry (III)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	The Fury (1978) - William Tuttle (I); Rick Baker (I)
Other Nominees:
	Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) - Lee Harman; Vincent Callaghan; Lynn Donahue (I) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Thomas R. Burman; Edouard F. Henriques The Manitou (1978) - Joe McKinney (I); Thomas R. Burman The Wiz (1978) - Stan Winston

Best Publicist


Winner:
	Julian F. Myers

Best Television


Winner:
	"Space Academy" (1977) - Eric Greene (I) - For juvenile acting.

Golden Scroll of Merit


Winner:
	Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) - Stanley Chase - For theatrical motion picture production.

Special Award


Winner:
	Margaret Hamilton

Life Career Award


Awarded to:
	Christopher Lee (I)