Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film

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

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

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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

YearFilm
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

YearFilm
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

YearFilm
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

YearFilm
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

YearFilm
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

YearFilm
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

Franchises

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

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