12th Saturn Awards

12th Saturn Awards
12th Saturn Awards
Date	June 9, 1985
Site	California, U.S.
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Most awards	Gremlins (5)
Most nominations	Gremlins (9)
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The 12th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film in 1984, were held on June 9, 1985.

DateJune 9, 1985

SiteCalifornia, U.S.

Most awardsGremlins (5)

Most nominationsGremlins (9)

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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

12th Saturn Awards

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George Pal Memorial Award

President's Award

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