20th Saturn Awards

20th Saturn Awards
20th Saturn Awards
Date	October 20, 1994
Site	California, U.S.
Highlights
Most awards	Jurassic Park (4)
Most nominations	Jurassic Park (11)
	← 19th; Saturn Awards; 21st →;

The 20th Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films and honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror belonging to genre fiction in film, television and home video in 1993, were held on October 20, 1994.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Below is a complete list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold.

Film

Steven Spielberg, Best Director winner

Robert Downey Jr., Best Actor winner

Andie MacDowell, Best Actress winner

Lance Henriksen, Best Supporting Actor winner

Amanda Plummer, Best Supporting Actress winner

Elijah Wood, Best Performance by a Younger Actor winner

Michael Crichton, Best Writing co-winner

Danny Elfman, Best Music winner

Phil Tippett (left) and Dennis Muren (right), Best Special Effects co-winners

Best Science Fiction Film	Best Fantasy Film
Jurassic Park Demolition Man Fire in the Sky Fortress Man's Best Friend The Meteor Man RoboCop 3	The Nightmare Before Christmas Addams Family Values Groundhog Day Heart and Souls Hocus Pocus Last Action Hero Rookie of the Year
Best Horror Film	Best Director
Army of Darkness The Dark Half The Good Son Hard Target Kalifornia Needful Things The Vanishing	Steven Spielberg – Jurassic Park John McTiernan – Last Action Hero Harold Ramis – Groundhog Day George A. Romero – The Dark Half Henry Selick – The Nightmare Before Christmas Ron Underwood – Heart and Souls John Woo – Hard Target
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Robert Downey Jr. – Heart and Souls* as Thomas Reilly** Jeff Bridges – The Vanishing as Barney Cousins Bill Murray – Groundhog Day as Phil Connors Robert Patrick – Fire in the Sky as Mike Rogers Arnold Schwarzenegger – Last Action Hero as Jack Slater Christian Slater – True Romance as Clarence Worley Max von Sydow – Needful Things as Leland Gaunt	*Andie MacDowell – Groundhog Day* as Rita Hanson** Patricia Arquette – True Romance as Alabama Whitman Laura Dern – Jurassic Park as Dr. Ellie Sattler Michelle Forbes – Kalifornia as Carrie Laughlin Anjelica Huston – Addams Family Values as Morticia Addams Bette Midler – Hocus Pocus as Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson Ally Sheedy – Man's Best Friend as Lori Tanner
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Lance Henriksen – Hard Target* as Emil Fouchon** Jeff Goldblum – Jurassic Park as Dr. Ian Malcolm Charles Grodin – Heart and Souls as Harrison Winslow Wayne Knight – Jurassic Park as Dennis Nedry John Malkovich – In the Line of Fire as Mitch Leary Tom Sizemore – Heart and Souls as Milo Peck J. T. Walsh – Needful Things as Danforth "Buster" Keeton III	*Amanda Plummer – Needful Things* as Nettie Cobb** Nancy Allen – RoboCop 3 as Officer Anne Lewis Joan Cusack – Addams Family Values as Debbie Jellinsky Julie Harris – The Dark Half as Reggie Delesseps Kathy Najimy – Hocus Pocus as Mary Sanderson Sarah Jessica Parker – Hocus Pocus as Sarah Sanderson Kyra Sedgwick – Heart and Souls as Julia Alfre Woodard – Heart and Souls as Penny Washington
Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Best Writing
*Elijah Wood – The Good Son* as Mark Evans** Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus – Slaughter of the Innocents as Jesse Broderick Manuel Colao – Flight of the Innocent as Vito Joseph Mazzello – Jurassic Park as Tim Murphy Austin O'Brien – Last Action Hero as Danny Madigan Christina Ricci – Addams Family Values as Wednesday Addams Ariana Richards – Jurassic Park as Lex Murphy	Michael Crichton and David Koepp – Jurassic Park Shane Black and David Arnott – Last Action Hero Brent Maddock, S. S. Wilson, Gregory Hansen, and Erik Hansen – Heart and Souls Tim Metcalfe – Kalifornia Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis – Groundhog Day Quentin Tarantino – True Romance Tracy Tormé – Fire in the Sky
Best Music	Best Costumes
Danny Elfman – The Nightmare Before Christmas Marc Shaiman – Addams Family Values Mark Isham – Fire in the Sky Graeme Revell – Hard Target Marc Shaiman – Heart and Souls John Williams – Jurassic Park Christopher Young – The Vagrant	Mary E. Vogt – Hocus Pocus Theoni V. Aldredge – Addams Family Values Bob Ringwood – Demolition Man Jennifer Butler – Groundhog Day Sue Moore and Eric H. Sandberg – Jurassic Park Gloria Gresham – Last Action Hero Joseph A. Porro – Super Mario Bros.
Best Make-up	Best Special Effects
Kevin Haney – Addams Family Values (Alterian, Inc., KNB EFX Group) – Army of Darkness John Vulich and Everett Burrell – The Dark Half Screaming Mad George and Steve Johnson (Alterian, Inc.) – Freaked Kevin Yagher and Mitchell J. Coughlin – Man's Best Friend Jeff Goodwin, Vincent J. Guastini, and Rob Burman – Super Mario Bros. Bob Keen – Warlock: The Armageddon	Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, and Michael Lantieri – Jurassic Park Michael J. McAlister and Kimberly Nelson LoCascio – Demolition Man (Pacific Data Images (PDI), 4Ward Productions) – Heart and Souls (Buena Vista Visual Effects, Matte World Digital, Rhythm & Hues) – Hocus Pocus John E. Sullivan (Sony Pictures Imageworks, Boss Film Studios, Fantasy II Film Effects, Visual Concept Engineering (VCE), The Baer Animation Company, Inc.) – Last Action Hero Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Eric Leighton, and Gordon Baker – The Nightmare Before Christmas Solar Crisis

Television

Best Genre Television Series
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (ABC) The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (Fox) The Simpsons (Fox) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Syndicated) Star Trek: The Next Generation (Syndicated) Wild Palms (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)

Home video

Best Genre Video Release
Braindead The Ambulance Blade Runner: The Director's Cut El Mariachi Man Bites Dog Tomcat: Dangerous Desires Warlock: The Armageddon

Special awards

George Pal Memorial Award

Life Career Award

Posthumous Award

Alfred Hitchcock

President's Award

Steven Spielberg

Service Award

Mardi Rustam

References

^ 20th Saturn Awards at IMDb

External links

[1] 20th Saturn Awards at IMDb

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v t e Saturn Awards
Film	Best Action / Adventure Film Release Best Actor in a Film Best Actress in a Film Best Animated Film Release Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release Best Fantasy Film Release Best Film Costume Design Best Film Director Best Film Editing Best Film Make-up Best Film Music Best Film Production Design Best Film Special / Visual Effects Best Film Writing Best Horror Film Release Best Independent Film Release Best International Film Release Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film Best Science Fiction Film Release Best Supporting Actor in a Film Best Supporting Actress in a Film Best Thriller Film Release
Television	Best Action / Thriller Television Series Best Actor on Television Best Actress on Television Best Actor in Streaming Television Series Best Actress in Streaming Television Series Best Animated Series on Television Best Fantasy Television Series Best Film Presentation in Streaming Media Best Guest Starring Performance in a Network or Cable Television Series Best Guest Starring Performance in a Streaming Television Series Best Horror Television Series Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Newtwork or Cable Television Series Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Television Series Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Streaming Horror/Thriller Series Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress on Television Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series Best Television Presentation (under 10 Episodes)
Home Entertainment	Best 4K Film Release Best DVD / BD Classic Film Release Best DVD / BD Collection Best DVD / BD Television Movie or Series Release
Special awards	Artist Showcase Award Breakthrough Performance Award Dan Curtis Legacy Award Filmmaker's Showcase Award The George Pal Memorial Award Legion M Breakout Director Award The Life Career Award The President's Memorial Award Producer's Showcase Award Special Recognition Award Stan Lee World Builder Award Visionary Award
Retired awards	Best DVD or Blu-ray Release (2001–2018/19) Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release (2001–2018/19) Best Home Video Release (1991–2000) Best International Series (2007) Best Low-Budget Film (1980–1982) Best Network Television Series (1988–2014) Best New Media Television Series (2015–2017) Best Guest Starring Role on Television (2008-2021) Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series (2013-2021) Best Retro Television Series on DVD (2004–2008) Best Streaming Science Fiction, Action & Fantasy Series (2018/19) Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series (2015-2021) Best Streaming Superhero Series (2017–2018/19) Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series (1996–2014) Best Youth-Oriented Television Series (2011–2014)
Ceremonies	1972 1973 1974/75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989/90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018/19 2019/20 2021/22 2022/23
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.