# 25th Saturn Awards

The 25th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 1998, were held on June 9, 1999.
Below is a complete list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold.

## Winners and nominees
### Film

| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| James Woods – Vampires as John "Jack" Crow Jim Carrey – The Truman Show as Truman Burbank David Duchovny – The X-Files as Special Agent Fox Mulder Anthony Hopkins – Meet Joe Black as Bill Parrish Edward Norton – American History X as Derek Vinyard Bruce Willis – Armageddon as Harry S. Stamper | Drew Barrymore – Ever After as Danielle de Barbarac Gillian Anderson – The X-Files as Special Agent Dana Scully Jamie Lee Curtis – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later as Laurie Strode Meg Ryan – City of Angels as Dr. Maggie Rice Jennifer Tilly – Bride of Chucky as Tiffany Valentine Catherine Zeta-Jones – The Mask of Zorro as Elena Montero |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Ian McKellen – Apt Pupil as Kurt Dussander / Arthur Denker Ben Affleck – Armageddon as A.J. Frost Dennis Franz – City of Angels as Nathaniel Messinger Ed Harris – The Truman Show as Christof Gary Oldman – Lost in Space as Dr. Smith / Spider Smith Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan as Jacob Mitchell | Joan Allen – Pleasantville as Betty Parker Claire Forlani – Meet Joe Black as Susan Parrish Anne Heche – Psycho as Marion Crane Anjelica Huston – Ever After as Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent Sheryl Lee – Vampires as Katrina Charlize Theron – Mighty Joe Young as Jill Young |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress | Best Director |
| Tobey Maguire – Pleasantville as David Josh Hartnett – The Faculty as Zeke Tyler Katie Holmes – Disturbing Behavior as Rachel Wagner Jack Johnson – Lost in Space as Will Robinson Brad Renfro – Apt Pupil as Tod Bowden Alicia Witt – Urban Legend as Natalie SImon | Michael Bay – Armageddon Rob Bowman – The X-Files Roland Emmerich – Godzilla Alex Proyas – Dark City Bryan Singer – Apt Pupil Peter Weir – The Truman Show |
| Best Writing | Best Costumes |
| Andrew Niccol – The Truman Show Brandon Boyce – Apt Pupil Don Mancini – Bride of Chucky Alex Proyas – Dark City Gary Ross – Pleasantville Joseph Stefano – Psycho | Ever After – Jenny Beavan Armageddon – Michael Kaplan and Magali Guidasci Dark City – Liz Keogh Lost in Space – Vin Burnham, Robert Bell, and Gilly Hebden The Mask of Zorro – Graciela Mazón Pleasantville – Judianna Makovsky |
| Best Make-up | Best Music |
| Vampires – Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger Blade – Greg Cannom and Michael Germain Dark City – Bob McCarron, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Lynn Wheeler Lost in Space – Peter Robb-King Star Trek: Insurrection – Michael Westmore The X-Files – Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Michael Mills, and Greg Nelson | John Carpenter – Vampires George S. Clinton – Wild Things George Fenton – Ever After Thomas Newman – Meet Joe Black Trevor Rabin – Armageddon Hans Zimmer – The Prince of Egypt |
| Best Special Effects | Best Science Fiction Film |
| Godzilla – Volker Engel, Patrick Tatopoulos, Karen E. Goulekas, and Clay Pinney Armageddon – Patrick McClung, Richard R. Hoover, and John Frazier Dark City – Andrew Mason, Mara Bryan, Peter Doyle, and Tom Davies Lost in Space – Angus Bickerton Mighty Joe Young – Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall, and Jim Mitchell Saving Private Ryan – Roger Guyett, Stefen Fangmeier, and Neil Corbould | Armageddon (TIE) Dark City (TIE) Deep Impact Lost in Space Star Trek: Insurrection The X-Files |
| Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Best Fantasy Film |
| Saving Private Ryan The Mask of Zorro The Negotiator The Prince of Egypt Ronin A Simple Plan | The Truman Show Babe: Pig in the City A Bug's Life City of Angels Godzilla Pleasantville |
| Best Horror Film | Best Home Video Release |
| Apt Pupil Blade Bride of Chucky The Faculty Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Vampires | From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money Cube Gattaca Legionnaire The Night Flier The Ugly |

### Television
#### Programs

| Best Genre Network Series | Best Genre Cable/Syndicated Series |
| The X-Files (Fox) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) Charmed (The WB) Seven Days (UPN) The Simpsons (Fox) Star Trek: Voyager (UPN) | Babylon 5 (TNT) The Outer Limits (Showtime) Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (Syndicated) Sliders (Sci Fi) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Syndicated) Stargate SG-1 (Showtime) |

#### Acting

| Best Genre TV Actor | Best Genre TV Actress |
| Richard Dean Anderson – Stargate SG-1 (Showtime) as Jack O'Neill Bruce Boxleitner – Babylon 5 (TNT) as John Sheridan Nicholas Brendon – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) as Xander Harris David Duchovny – The X-Files (Fox) as Fox Mulder Lance Henriksen – Millennium (Fox) as Frank Black Jonathan LaPaglia – Seven Days (UPN) as Frank Parker | Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) as Buffy Summers Gillian Anderson – The X-Files (Fox) as Dana Scully Claudia Christian – Babylon 5 (TNT) as Susan Ivanova Shannen Doherty – Charmed (The WB) as Prue Halliwell Kate Mulgrew – Star Trek: Voyager (UPN) as Kathryn Janeway Jeri Ryan – Star Trek: Voyager (UPN) as Seven of Nine |

### Special awards
#### George Pal Memorial Award

* Ray Bradbury

#### Life Career Award

* James Coburn
* Nathan Juran

#### President's Award

* William Friedkin

#### Service Award

* David Shepard