Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release explained

Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release (formerly known as Saturn Award for Best DVD Special Edition Release) is an award given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to every alternative edition of a film. The following is a list of the winners of this award:

YearFilm
Shrek (2-Disc Special Edition)[1]
(Special Edition)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Collector's Edition)
(Special Collector's Edition)
Moulin Rouge!
Planet of the Apes (2-Disc Special Edition)
(Special Extended DVD Edition)[2]
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2-Disc Special Edition)
Memento
Minority Report
Monsters, Inc. (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Star Wars: Episode II − Attack of the Clones
(Special Extended DVD Edition)[3]
Black Hawk Down (3-Disc Deluxe Edition)
Finding Nemo (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Identity (Special Edition)
(2-Disc Collector's Edition)
(Special Extended DVD Edition)[4]
The Chronicles of Riddick (Unrated Director's Cut)
Hellboy (Director's Cut)
King Arthur (Extended Unrated Version)
Shrek 2
Spider-Man 2 (Special Edition)
Sin City

Recut, Extended, Unrated

[5]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Incredibles (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Saw (Unrated Special Edition)
[6]
(Extended Edition)
Final Destination 3 (2-Disc Thrill Ride Edition)
King Kong (Deluxe Extended Edition)
Oldboy (Collector's Edition)
Saw II (Unrated Special Edition)
Blade Runner (5-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)[7]
Big (Extended Edition)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition)
Death Proof

Extended and Unrated

Pan's Labyrinth (New Line 2-Disc Platinum Series)
(Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Stephen King's The Mist (2-Disc Special Edition)[8]
Brotherhood of the Wolf (Director's Cut)
Dark City (Director's Cut)
The Dark Knight (2-Disc Special Edition)
L.A. Confidential (2-Disc Special Edition)
Zodiac (Director's Cut)
Watchmen

The Ultimate Cut

[9]
300

The Complete Experience

District 9 (2-Disc Edition)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Diamond Edition)
(Skynet Edition)
(2-Disc Special Edition)
Avatar (Extended Collector's Edition)[10]
Monsters (2-Disc Special Edition)
Red Cliff (Original International Version)
Robin Hood (Unrated Director's Cut)
Salt (Deluxe Unrated Edition)
The Wolfman (Unrated Director's Cut)
Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis[11]
Citizen Kane (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Mimic

The Director's Cut

The Phantom of the Opera (Blu-ray Disc version)
The Rocketeer (20th Anniversary Edition)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Little Shop of Horrors

The Director's Cut

[12]
Jaws (Universal 100th Anniversary Edition)
Lawrence of Arabia (50th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
Les Vampires (Classics Edition)
Stanley Kubrick's Fear and Desire
Nightbreed

The Director's Cut

[13]
Alexander

The Ultimate Cut

(Extended Edition)
Once Upon a Time in America (Extended Director's Cut)
Sorcerer
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition)

The Rogue Cut

[14]
Furious 7 (Extended Edition)
(Extended Edition)
Society (Limited Edition)
Vanilla Sky (with Alternate Ending)
Phantasm

Remastered

[15]
(Ultimate Edition)
The Hills Have Eyes (Limited Edition)
The Iron Giant (Signature Edition)
(Black & Chrome Edition)
Raising Cain (Collector's Edition)
Night of the Living Dead (The Criterion Collection)[16]
Lost Horizon (80th Anniversary)
The Lost World (Deluxe Edition)
Re-Animator (Special Edition)
Speed Racer (Collector's Edition)
Suspiria (40th Anniversary Edition)
Waterworld (Limited Edition)[17]
12 Monkeys (Special Edition)
The Changeling (Limited Edition)
Crimson Peak (Limited Edition)
A Fistful of Dollars (Special Edition)
Horror Express (Special Edition)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2001 Saturn Awards . Brian . B. . . June 13, 2002 . May 29, 2022.
  2. Web site: Minority Report & Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Win Big At The 29th Annual Saturn Awards . May 4, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402174643/http://www.saturnawards.org/saturn_rings/saturn_rings_04.pdf . April 2, 2012.
  3. Web site: Return of the King Cleans Up At Saturn Awards . 2021-12-25 . 2004-05-06 . DeMott . Rick . Animation World Network . en.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20050725081254/http://www.saturnawards.org/ Winners
  5. https://www.awn.com/news/batman-kong-top-saturn-awards The 32nd Annual Saturn Awards Honors Genre Entertainment
  6. https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/superman-tops-saturns-1117964717/ 'Superman' tops Saturns
  7. Web site: The 34th Annual Saturn Awards . January 30, 2009 . Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205152746/http://saturnawards.org/34_winners.doc . February 5, 2009 .
  8. https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/pb_article_type/713940-the-35th-annual-saturn-award-winners The 35th Annual Saturn Award Winners!
  9. https://collider.com/avatar-saturn-awards-james-cameron-breaking-bad-lost/ AVATAR Dominates at the Saturn Awards
  10. Web site: Inception wins big at 2011 Saturn Awards. Collider. Adam Chitwood. June 24, 2011. December 31, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111231070344/http://collider.com/saturn-awards-2011-winners/98513/. dead.
  11. Web site: 'Breaking Bad', 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Take Home Saturn Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. Kit, Boris . July 26, 2012. May 29, 2012.
  12. Truitt, Brian (June 27, 2013). 'Avengers,' 'Breaking Bad' top Saturn Award winners, USA Today. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  13. Web site: 2015 SATURN AWARDS: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, CHRIS PRATT, JAMES GUNN. Cosmic Book News. Matt McGloin. June 26, 2015. May 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220529171905/https://cosmicbook.news/content/2015-saturn-awards-guardians-galaxy-chris-pratt-james-gunn.
  14. Web site: The Force Awakens Rings Up Eight Saturn Awards . David S. . Cohen . June 23, 2016 . June 23, 2016.
  15. Web site: Marvel, Star Wars, The Walking Dead win big at 2017 Saturn Awards . Siegel . Lucas . . June 29, 2017 . May 30, 2018 . June 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622014319/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/marvel-star-wars-the-walking-dead-win-big-at-2017-saturn-awards . dead .
  16. Web site: 'Black Panther' Tops 44th Saturn Awards With Five; 'Blade Runner 2049', 'Shape Of Water', 'Get Out' Also Score . Hammond . Pete . . June 27, 2018 . May 29, 2022.
  17. Web site: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Avengers' Win Big at 45th Annual Saturn Awards . Fowler . Brandi . . September 14, 2019 . May 29, 2022.