12th Saturn Awards explained

Number:	12
Award:	Saturn Awards
Date:	June 9, 1985
Site:	California, U.S.
Most Wins:	Gremlins (5)
Most Nominations:	Gremlins (9)
Last:	11th
Next:	13th

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* Dune Starman	*Ghostbusters* 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – John Mollo – Anthony Powell – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Robert Fletcher –
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 – Lawrence E. Benson – Creature Barry Nolan – Dune Ralph Winter –

Special awards

George Pal Memorial Award

Douglas Trumbull

President's Award

Jack Arnold

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