Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1986

Saturn Award

Date:

28 May

Best Actor


Winner:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Michael J. Fox (I)
Other Nominees:
	Cocoon (1985) - Hume Cronyn Enemy Mine (1985) - Louis Gossett Jr. Fright Night (1985) - Chris Sarandon (I) Return of the Living Dead, The (1985) - James Karen

Best Performance by a Younger Actor


Winner:
	D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) - Barret Oliver
Other Nominees:
	Dreamchild (1985) - Amelia Shankley Goonies, The (1985) - Jeff Cohen (I) Return to Oz (1985) - Fairuza Balk Weird Science (1985) - Ilan Mitchell-Smith

Best Actress


Winner:
	Dreamchild (1985) - Coral Browne
Other Nominees:
	Cocoon (1985) - Jessica Tandy Ladyhawke (1985) - Michelle Pfeiffer Maxie (1985) - Glenn Close Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) - Mia Farrow

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Fright Night (1985) - Roddy McDowall
Other Nominees:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Crispin Glover Back to the Future (1985) - Christopher Lloyd (I) Dreamchild (1985) - Ian Holm Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) - Joel Grey

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Goonies, The (1985) - Anne Ramsey
Other Nominees:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Lea Thompson (I) Cocoon (1985) - Gwen Verdon Maxie (1985) - Ruth Gordon (I) View to a Kill, A (1985) - Grace Jones (I)

Best Director


Winner:
	Cocoon (1985) - Ron Howard (I)
Other Nominees:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Robert Zemeckis Fright Night (1985) - Tom Holland (I) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - George Miller (II) Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) - Woody Allen Return of the Living Dead, The (1985) - Dan O'Bannon (I)

Best Writing


Winner:
	Fright Night (1985) - Tom Holland (I)
Other Nominees:
	Cocoon (1985) - Tom Benedek Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Terry Hayes (I); George Miller (II) Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) - Woody Allen Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) - Chris Columbus

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Ladyhawke (1985) - Nan� Cecchi
Other Nominees:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Deborah Lynn Scott Bride, The (1985/I) - Shirley Russell Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Norma Moriceau Return to Oz (1985) - Raymond Hughes

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Kevin Pike
Other Nominees:
	Commando (1985) - The L.A. Effects Group [us] Explorers (1985) - Bruce Nicholson; Ralph Winter Fright Night (1985) - Richard Edlund Lifeforce (1985) - Apogee [us]

Best Music


Winner:
	Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) - Bruce Broughton
Other Nominees:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Alan Silvestri Bride, The (1985/I) - Maurice Jarre (I) Cocoon (1985) - James Horner Ladyhawke (1985) - Andrew Powell (I)

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Fright Night (1985)
Other Nominees:
	Lifeforce (1985) Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, A (1985) Re-Animator (1985) Return of the Living Dead, The (1985)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Back to the Future (1985)
Other Nominees:
	Cocoon (1985) Enemy Mine (1985) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) View to a Kill, A (1985)

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Ladyhawke (1985)
Other Nominees:
	Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) Return to Oz (1985) Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	Day of the Dead (1985) - Tom Savini
Other Nominees:
	Enemy Mine (1985) - Chris Walas Explorers (1985) - Rob Bottin Re-Animator (1985) - Anthony Doublin; John Naulin; John Carl Buechler Return of the Living Dead, The (1985) - William Munns


Awarded to:
	Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) - Woody Allen