Il Saturn Award per i migliori effetti speciali (Best Special Effects) è un premio assegnato annualmente nel corso dei Saturn Awards dal 1975 ad oggi.
I vincitori sono indicati in grassetto.
Anni 1990
- 1990
- 1991
- Ken Ralston - Ritorno al futuro - Parte II (Back to the Future Part II)
- Industrial Light & Magic, Dream Quest Images, Fantasy II Film Effects e Wonderworks - The Abyss
- Richard Conway e Kent Houston - Le avventure del barone di Munchausen (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen)
- Bruce Nicholson, John T. Van Vliet, Richard Edlund e Laura Buff - Ghost - Fantasma (Ghost)
- Rick Baker, Ken Pepiot e Dennis Michelson - Gremlins 2 - La nuova stirpe (Gremlins 2: The New Batch)
- Rick Fichter, David Sosalla e Peter Chesney - Tesoro, mi si sono ristretti i ragazzi (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)
- Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin e Peter Kuran - RoboCop 2
- Thomas L. Fisher, Eric Brevig e Rob Bottin - Atto di forza (Total Recall)
- Tom Woodruff Jr. e Alec Gillis - Tremors
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr. e John Richardson - Starship Troopers - Fanteria dello spazio (Starship Troopers)
- Pitof, Erik Henry, Alec Gillis e Tom Woodruff junior - Alien - La clonazione (Alien Resurrection)
- Ken Ralston, Stephen Rosenbaum, Jerome Chen e Mark Holmes - Contact
- Karen E. Goulekas e Mark Stetson - Il quinto elemento (Le cinquième élément)
- Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri e Randy Dutra - Il mondo perduto - Jurassic Park (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
- Eric Brevig, Peter Chesney, Rob Coleman e Rick Baker - Men in Black
- 1999
Anni 2000
- 2000
- Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren e Scott Squires - Star Wars: Episodio I - La minaccia fantasma (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace)
- Stan Winston, Bill George, Kim Bromley e Robert Stadd - Galaxy Quest
- John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley e Jon Thum - Matrix (The Matrix)
- John Andrew Berton junior, Daniel Jeannette, Ben Snow e Chris Corbould - La mummia (The Mummy)
- Jim Mitchell, Joss Williams, Kevin Yagher e Mark S. Miller - Il mistero di Sleepy Hollow (Sleepy Hollow)
- John Dykstra, Henry Anderson, Jerome Chen e Eric Allard - Stuart Little - Un topolino in gamba (Stuart Little)
- 2001
- 2002
- Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston e Michael Lantieri - A.I. - Intelligenza artificiale (A.I. Artificial Intelligence)
- Robert Legato, Nick Davis, Roger Guyett e John Richardson - Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone)
- Jim Mitchell, Danny Gordon Taylor, Donald Elliott e John Rosengrant - Jurassic Park III
- Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor e Mark Stetson - Il Signore degli Anelli - La Compagnia dell'Anello (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
- John Andrew Berton junior, Daniel Jeannette, Neil Corbould e Thomas Rosseter - La mummia - Il ritorno (The Mummy Returns)
- Arthur Windus, Val Wardlaw, Hal Bertram, Nick Drew e Seb Caudron - Il patto dei lupi (Le Pacte des loups)
- 2003
- Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll e Ben Snow - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
- Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson e Bill George - Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
- Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook e Alex Funke - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
- Scott Farrar, Henry LaBounta, Michael Lantieri e Nathan McGuinness - Minority Report
- John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara e John Frazier - Spider-Man
- Joel Hynek, Matthew E. Butler, Sean Andrew Faden e John Frazier - xXx
- 2004
- Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook e Alex Funke - Il Signore degli Anelli - Il ritorno del re (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
- Dennis Muren, Edward Hirsh, Colin Brady e Michael Lantieri' - Hulk
- John Gaeta, Kim Libreri, George Murphy e Craig Hayes - Matrix Revolutions
- John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Terry D. Frazee e Charles Gibson - La maledizione della prima luna (Pirates of Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
- Pablo Helman, Danny Gordon Taylor, Allen Hall e John Rosengrant - Terminator 3 - Le macchine ribelli (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)
- Michael L. Fink, Richard E. Hollander, Stephen Rosenbaum e Mike Vézina - X-Men 2 (X2)
- 2005
- John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara e John Frazier - Spider-Man 2
- Peter Chiang, Pablo Helman e Thomas J. Smith - The Chronicles of Riddick
- Matthew Butler, Neil Corbould, Karen Goulekas e Greg Strause - The Day After Tomorrow - L'alba del giorno dopo (The Day After Tomorrow)
- Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, Bill George e John Richardson - Harry Potter e il prigioniero di Azkaban (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
- John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash e Joe Letteri - Io, Robot (I, Robot)
- Scott Squires, Ben Snow, Daniel Jeannette e Syd Dutton - Van Helsing
- 2006
- Joe Letteri, Richard Taylor, Christian Rivers e Brian Van't Hul - King Kong
- Janek Sirrs, Dan Glass, Chris Corbould e Paul J. Franklin - Batman Begins
- Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney e Scott Farrar - Le cronache di Narnia - Il leone, la strega e l'armadio (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
- Jim Mitchell, Tim Alexander, Timothy Webber e John Richardson - Harry Potter e il calice di fuoco (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
- John Knoll, Roger Guyett, Rob Coleman e Brian Gernand - Star Wars: Episodio III - La vendetta dei Sith (Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith)
- Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randy Dutra e Daniel Sudick - La guerra dei mondi (War of the Worlds)
- 2007
- John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson e Allen Hall - Pirati dei Caraibi - La maledizione del forziere fantasma (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
- John Bruno, Eric Saindon, Craig Lyn e Michael Vezina - X-Men - Conflitto finale (X-Men: The Last Stand)
- Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker, Mark G. Soper e Peter Parks - The Fountain - L'albero della vita (The Fountain)
- Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Pat Tubach e Daniel Sudick - Mission: Impossible III
- Karin Joy, John Andrew Berton jr, Blair Clark e John Dietz - La tela di Carlotta (Charlotte's Web)
- Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover e Jon Thum - Superman Returns
- 2008
- Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl e John Frazier - Transformers
- Tim Burke, John Richardson, Paul Franklin e Greg Butler - Harry Potter e l'Ordine della Fenice (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
- Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood - La bussola d'oro (The Golden Compass)
- John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson e John Frazier - Pirati dei Caraibi - Ai confini del mondo (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)
- Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook e John R. Frazier - Spider-Man 3
- Chris Watts, Grant Freckelton, Derek Wentworth e Daniel Leduc - 300
- 2009
Anni 2010
- 2010
- Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham e Andrew R. Jones - Avatar
- Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicholas Aithadi e Tim Alexander - Harry Potter e il principe mezzosangue (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince)
- John DesJardin, Peter G. Travers, Joel Whist e Jessica Norman - Watchmen
- Volker Engel, Marc Weingert e Mike Vezina - 2012
- Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh e Burt Dalton - Star Trek
- Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros e Matt Aitken - District 9
- 2011
- Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley e Peter Begg - Inception
- Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Karl Denham e Nikos Kalaitzidis - Tron: Legacy
- Angus Bickerton e Barrie Helmsley - Le cronache di Narnia - Il viaggio del veliero (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)
- Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicholas Ait'Hadi e Christian Manz - Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte - Parte 1 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1)
- Ken Ralston, Tom Peitzman, David Schaub e Carey Villegas - Alice in Wonderland
- Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright e Daniel Sudick - Iron Man 2
- 2012
- Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White e Daniel Barrett - L'alba del pianeta delle scimmie (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
- Scott E. Anderson, Matt Aitken, Joe Letteri, Matthias Menz e Keith Miller - Le avventure di Tintin - Il segreto dell'Unicorno (The Adventures of Tintin)
- Mark Soper, Christopher Townsend e Paul Corbould - Captain America - Il primo Vendicatore (Captain America: The First Avenger)
- Scott Benza, John Frazier, Matthew Butler e Scott Farar - Transformers 3 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
- Tim Burke, Greg Butler, John Richardson e David Vickery - Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte - Parte 2 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2)
- Steven Riley, Russell Earl, Kim Libreri e Dennis Muren - Super 8
- 2013
- Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams e Dan Sudick - The Avengers
- Grady Cofer, Pablo Helman, Jeanie King e Burt Dalton - Battleship
- Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton e R. Christopher White - Lo Hobbit - Un Viaggio Inaspettato (The Hobbit: Unexpeted Journey)
- Chris Corbould, Peter Chiang, Scott R. Fisher e Sue Rowe - John Carter
- Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer e Donald R. Elliott - Vita di Pi (Life of Pi)
- Cedric Nichols-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould e Michael Dawson - Biancaneve e il cacciatore (Snow White and the Huntsman)
- 2014
- 2015[1][2]
- Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter e Scott Fisher - Interstellar
- Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill e Dan Sudick - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett e Erik Winquist - Apes Revolution - Il pianeta delle scimmie (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes)
- Gary Brozenich, Nick Davis, Jonathan Fawkner e Matthew Rouleau - Edge of Tomorrow - Senza domani (Edge of Tomorrow)
- Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner e Paul Corbould - Guardiani della Galassia (Guardian of the Galaxy)
- Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton e R. Christopher White - Lo Hobbit - La battaglia delle cinque armate (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies)
- 2016[3][4]
- Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan e Chris Corbould - Star Wars: Il risveglio della Forza (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
- Paul Corbould, Christopher Townsend, Ben Snow e Paul Butterworth - Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington e Sara Bennett - Ex Machina
- John Rosengrant, Michael Lantieri e Tim Alexander - Jurassic World
- Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver e Andy Williams - Mad Max: Fury Road
- Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence e Steve Warner - Sopravvissuto - The Martian (The Martian)
- 2017[5]
- 2018[6]
- Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner e Dan Sudick - Guardiani della Galassia Vol. 2 (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)
- Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack e Dan Sudick - Black Panther
- John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover e Gerd Nefzer - Blade Runner 2049
- Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza e Mike Meinardus - Kong: Skull Island
- Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould e Neal Scanlan - Star Wars: Gli ultimi Jedi (Star Wars: The Last Jedi)
- Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett e Joel Whist - The War - Il pianeta delle scimmie (War for the Planet of the Apes)
- 2019[7]