Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film

The Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film is one of the Saturn Awards that has been presented annually since 1972 by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to the best film in the science fiction genre of the previous year.

Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Awarded for	Best motion picture of the year in the science fiction genre
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded	1972
Currently held by	Avatar: The Way of Water (2022/2023)
Website	saturnawards.org

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in bold, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.

1970s

Year	Film
1972 (1st)	Slaughterhouse-Five
1973 (2nd)	Soylent Green
	Battle for the Planet of the Apes
	Beware! The Blob
	The Day of the Dolphin
	The Neptune Factor
	Sleeper
	Sssssss
	Westworld
1974/1975 (3rd)	Rollerball
	A Boy and His Dog
	The Stepford Wives
1976 (4th)	Logan's Run
	Embryo
	Futureworld
	God Told Me To
	The Man Who Fell to Earth
	Network
	Solaris (Солярис)
1977 (5th)	Star Wars
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind
	Demon Seed
	The Island of Dr. Moreau
	Twilight's Last Gleaming
1978 (6th)	Superman
	The Boys from Brazil
	Capricorn One
	The Cat from Outer Space
	Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1979 (7th)	Alien
	The Black Hole
	Moonraker
	Star Trek: The Motion Picture
	Time After Time

1980s

Year	Film
1980 (8th)	The Empire Strikes Back
	Altered States
	Battle Beyond the Stars
	The Final Countdown
	Flash Gordon
1981 (9th)	Superman II
	Escape from New York
	Heartbeeps
	Heavy Metal
	Outland
1982 (10th)	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	Blade Runner
	Endangered Species
	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
	Tron
1983 (11th)	Return of the Jedi
	Blue Thunder
	Brainstorm
	Strange Invaders
	WarGames
1984 (12th)	The Terminator
	Dune
	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
	Starman
	2010: The Year We Make Contact
1985 (13th)	Back to the Future
	Cocoon
	Enemy Mine
	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
	A View to a Kill
1986 (14th)	Aliens
	Flight of the Navigator
	Peggy Sue Got Married
	Short Circuit
	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987 (15th)	RoboCop
	The Hidden
	Innerspace
	Masters of the Universe
	Predator
	The Running Man
1988 (16th)	Alien Nation
	The Blob
	Cocoon: The Return
	My Stepmother Is an Alien
	Short Circuit 2
	They Live
1989/1990 (17th)	Total Recall
	The Abyss
	Back to the Future Part II
	Back to the Future Part III
	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
	Flatliners
	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
	RoboCop 2
	Tremors

1990s

Year	Film
1991 (18th)	Terminator 2: Judgment Day
	Frankenstein Unbound
	Prayer of the Rollerboys
	Predator 2
	The Rocketeer
	Timescape
1992 (19th)	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
	Alien 3
	Freejack
	Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
	The Lawnmower Man
	Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1993 (20th)	Jurassic Park
	Demolition Man
	Fire in the Sky
	Fortress
	Man's Best Friend
	The Meteor Man
	RoboCop 3
1994 (21st)	Stargate
	Body Snatchers
	No Escape
	The Puppet Masters
	Star Trek Generations
	Street Fighter
	Timecop
1995 (22nd)	12 Monkeys
	Congo
	Judge Dredd
	Outbreak
	Species
	Strange Days
	Waterworld
1996 (23rd)	Independence Day
	Escape from L.A.
	The Island of Dr. Moreau
	Mars Attacks!
	Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
	Star Trek: First Contact
1997 (24th)	Men in Black
	Alien: Resurrection
	Contact
	The Fifth Element
	The Postman
	Starship Troopers
1998 (25th)	Armageddon
	Dark City
	Deep Impact
	Lost in Space
	Star Trek: Insurrection
	The X Files: Fight the Future
1999 (26th)	The Matrix
	eXistenZ
	Galaxy Quest
	Pitch Black
	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
	The Thirteenth Floor

2000s

Year	Film
2000 (27th)	X-Men
	The Cell
	Hollow Man
	The 6th Day
	Space Cowboys
	Titan A.E.
2001 (28th)	A.I. Artificial Intelligence
	Jurassic Park III
	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
	The One
	Planet of the Apes
	Vanilla Sky
2002 (29th)	Minority Report
	Men in Black II
	Signs
	Solaris
	Star Trek: Nemesis
	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
2003 (30th)	X2
	Hulk
	Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
	The Matrix Revolutions
	Paycheck
	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004 (31st)	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
	The Butterfly Effect
	The Day After Tomorrow
	The Forgotten
	I, Robot
	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2005 (32nd)	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
	Fantastic Four
	The Island
	The Jacket
	Serenity
	War of the Worlds
2006 (33rd)	Children of Men
	Déjà Vu
	The Fountain
	The Prestige
	V for Vendetta
	X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 (34th)	Cloverfield
	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
	I Am Legend
	The Last Mimzy
	Sunshine
	Transformers
2008 (35th)	Iron Man
	The Day the Earth Stood Still
	Eagle Eye
	The Incredible Hulk
	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
	Jumper
2009 (36th)	Avatar
	The Book of Eli
	Knowing
	Moon
	Star Trek
	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
	X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2010s

Year	Film
2010 (37th)	Inception
	Hereafter
	Iron Man 2
	Never Let Me Go
	Splice
	Tron: Legacy
2011 (38th)	Rise of the Planet of the Apes
	The Adjustment Bureau
	Captain America: The First Avenger
	Limitless
	Super 8
	X-Men: First Class
2012 (39th)	The Avengers
	Chronicle
	Cloud Atlas
	The Hunger Games
	Looper
	Prometheus
2013 (40th)	Gravity
	Ender's Game
	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
	Pacific Rim
	Riddick
	Star Trek Into Darkness
2014 (41st)	Interstellar
	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
	Edge of Tomorrow
	Godzilla
	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
	The Zero Theorem
2015 (42nd)	Star Wars: The Force Awakens
	Ex Machina
	Jurassic World
	Mad Max: Fury Road
	The Martian
	Terminator Genisys
2016 (43rd)	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
	Arrival
	Independence Day: Resurgence
	Midnight Special
	Passengers
	Star Trek Beyond
2017 (44th)	Blade Runner 2049
	Alien: Covenant
	Life
	Star Wars: The Last Jedi
	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
	War for the Planet of the Apes
2018/2019 (45th)	Ready Player One
	Alita: Battle Angel
	Bumblebee
	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
	Solo: A Star Wars Story
	Sorry to Bother You
	Upgrade
2019/2020 (46th)	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
	Ad Astra
	Gemini Man
	Lucy in the Sky
	Tenet
	Terminator: Dark Fate

2020s

Year	Film
2021/2022 (50th)	Nope
	Crimes of the Future
	Dune
	Free Guy
	Godzilla vs. Kong
	Jurassic World Dominion
2022/2023 (51st)	Avatar: The Way of Water
	The Creator
	M3GAN
	Prey
	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023/2024 (52nd)	Dune: Part Two
	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
	The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
	Megalopolis
	Venom: The Last Dance

Franchises

Multiple wins

7 wins Star Wars

2 wins Alien Avatar MCU Superman Terminator X-Men

Multiple nominations

12 nominations Star Trek 11 nominations Star Wars 6 nominations Alien 5 nominations MCU Planet of the Apes Terminator X-Men 3 nominations Back to the Future The Hunger Games Robocop Transformers

2 nominations Avatar Blade Runner Escape from New York Fantastic Four Godzilla Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Independence Day Iron Man Mad Max The Matrix Predator Short Circuit Tomb Raider Tron

See also

• Science fiction film

External links

• Official website
• Internet Movie Database: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd