# Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film

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

## 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

| Year | Film |
| 1972 (1st) | Slaughterhouse-Five |
| 1973 (2nd) | Soylent Green |
| 1973 (2nd) | Battle for the Planet of the Apes |
| 1973 (2nd) | Beware! The Blob |
| 1973 (2nd) | The Day of the Dolphin |
| 1973 (2nd) | The Neptune Factor |
| 1973 (2nd) | Sleeper |
| 1973 (2nd) | Sssssss |
| 1973 (2nd) | Westworld |
| 1974/1975 (3rd) | Rollerball |
| 1974/1975 (3rd) | A Boy and His Dog |
| 1974/1975 (3rd) | The Stepford Wives |
| 1976 (4th) | Logan's Run |
| 1976 (4th) | Embryo |
| 1976 (4th) | Futureworld |
| 1976 (4th) | God Told Me To |
| 1976 (4th) | The Man Who Fell to Earth |
| 1976 (4th) | Network |
| 1976 (4th) | Solaris (Солярис) |
| 1977 (5th) | Star Wars |
| 1977 (5th) | Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| 1977 (5th) | Demon Seed |
| 1977 (5th) | The Island of Dr. Moreau |
| 1977 (5th) | Twilight's Last Gleaming |
| 1978 (6th) | Superman |
| 1978 (6th) | The Boys from Brazil |
| 1978 (6th) | Capricorn One |
| 1978 (6th) | The Cat from Outer Space |
| 1978 (6th) | Invasion of the Body Snatchers |
| 1979 (7th) | Alien |
| 1979 (7th) | The Black Hole |
| 1979 (7th) | Moonraker |
| 1979 (7th) | Star Trek: The Motion Picture |
| 1979 (7th) | Time After Time |

### 1980s

| Year | Film |
| 1980 (8th) | The Empire Strikes Back |
| 1980 (8th) | Altered States |
| 1980 (8th) | Battle Beyond the Stars |
| 1980 (8th) | The Final Countdown |
| 1980 (8th) | Flash Gordon |
| 1981 (9th) | Superman II |
| 1981 (9th) | Escape from New York |
| 1981 (9th) | Heartbeeps |
| 1981 (9th) | Heavy Metal |
| 1981 (9th) | Outland |
| 1982 (10th) | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| 1982 (10th) | Blade Runner |
| 1982 (10th) | Endangered Species |
| 1982 (10th) | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
| 1982 (10th) | Tron |
| 1983 (11th) | Return of the Jedi |
| 1983 (11th) | Blue Thunder |
| 1983 (11th) | Brainstorm |
| 1983 (11th) | Strange Invaders |
| 1983 (11th) | WarGames |
| 1984 (12th) | The Terminator |
| 1984 (12th) | Dune |
| 1984 (12th) | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
| 1984 (12th) | Starman |
| 1984 (12th) | 2010: The Year We Make Contact |
| 1985 (13th) | Back to the Future |
| 1985 (13th) | Cocoon |
| 1985 (13th) | Enemy Mine |
| 1985 (13th) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome |
| 1985 (13th) | A View to a Kill |
| 1986 (14th) | Aliens |
| 1986 (14th) | Flight of the Navigator |
| 1986 (14th) | Peggy Sue Got Married |
| 1986 (14th) | Short Circuit |
| 1986 (14th) | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
| 1987 (15th) | RoboCop |
| 1987 (15th) | The Hidden |
| 1987 (15th) | Innerspace |
| 1987 (15th) | Masters of the Universe |
| 1987 (15th) | Predator |
| 1987 (15th) | The Running Man |
| 1988 (16th) | Alien Nation |
| 1988 (16th) | The Blob |
| 1988 (16th) | Cocoon: The Return |
| 1988 (16th) | My Stepmother Is an Alien |
| 1988 (16th) | Short Circuit 2 |
| 1988 (16th) | They Live |
| 1989/1990 (17th) | Total Recall |
| 1989/1990 (17th) | The Abyss |
| 1989/1990 (17th) | Back to the Future Part II |
| 1989/1990 (17th) | Back to the Future Part III |
| 1989/1990 (17th) | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure |
| 1989/1990 (17th) | Flatliners |
| 1989/1990 (17th) | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids |
| 1989/1990 (17th) | RoboCop 2 |
| 1989/1990 (17th) | Tremors |

### 1990s

| Year | Film |
| 1991 (18th) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
| 1991 (18th) | Frankenstein Unbound |
| 1991 (18th) | Prayer of the Rollerboys |
| 1991 (18th) | Predator 2 |
| 1991 (18th) | The Rocketeer |
| 1991 (18th) | Timescape |
| 1992 (19th) | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
| 1992 (19th) | Alien 3 |
| 1992 (19th) | Freejack |
| 1992 (19th) | Honey, I Blew Up the Kid |
| 1992 (19th) | The Lawnmower Man |
| 1992 (19th) | Memoirs of an Invisible Man |
| 1993 (20th) | Jurassic Park |
| 1993 (20th) | Demolition Man |
| 1993 (20th) | Fire in the Sky |
| 1993 (20th) | Fortress |
| 1993 (20th) | Man's Best Friend |
| 1993 (20th) | The Meteor Man |
| 1993 (20th) | RoboCop 3 |
| 1994 (21st) | Stargate |
| 1994 (21st) | Body Snatchers |
| 1994 (21st) | No Escape |
| 1994 (21st) | The Puppet Masters |
| 1994 (21st) | Star Trek Generations |
| 1994 (21st) | Street Fighter |
| 1994 (21st) | Timecop |
| 1995 (22nd) | 12 Monkeys |
| 1995 (22nd) | Congo |
| 1995 (22nd) | Judge Dredd |
| 1995 (22nd) | Outbreak |
| 1995 (22nd) | Species |
| 1995 (22nd) | Strange Days |
| 1995 (22nd) | Waterworld |
| 1996 (23rd) | Independence Day |
| 1996 (23rd) | Escape from L.A. |
| 1996 (23rd) | The Island of Dr. Moreau |
| 1996 (23rd) | Mars Attacks! |
| 1996 (23rd) | Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie |
| 1996 (23rd) | Star Trek: First Contact |
| 1997 (24th) | Men in Black |
| 1997 (24th) | Alien: Resurrection |
| 1997 (24th) | Contact |
| 1997 (24th) | The Fifth Element |
| 1997 (24th) | The Postman |
| 1997 (24th) | Starship Troopers |
| 1998 (25th) | Armageddon |
| 1998 (25th) | Dark City |
| 1998 (25th) | Deep Impact |
| 1998 (25th) | Lost in Space |
| 1998 (25th) | Star Trek: Insurrection |
| 1998 (25th) | The X Files: Fight the Future |
| 1999 (26th) | The Matrix |
| 1999 (26th) | eXistenZ |
| 1999 (26th) | Galaxy Quest |
| 1999 (26th) | Pitch Black |
| 1999 (26th) | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace |
| 1999 (26th) | The Thirteenth Floor |

### 2000s

| Year | Film |
| 2000 (27th) | X-Men |
| 2000 (27th) | The Cell |
| 2000 (27th) | Hollow Man |
| 2000 (27th) | The 6th Day |
| 2000 (27th) | Space Cowboys |
| 2000 (27th) | Titan A.E. |
| 2001 (28th) | A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
| 2001 (28th) | Jurassic Park III |
| 2001 (28th) | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider |
| 2001 (28th) | The One |
| 2001 (28th) | Planet of the Apes |
| 2001 (28th) | Vanilla Sky |
| 2002 (29th) | Minority Report |
| 2002 (29th) | Men in Black II |
| 2002 (29th) | Signs |
| 2002 (29th) | Solaris |
| 2002 (29th) | Star Trek: Nemesis |
| 2002 (29th) | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones |
| 2003 (30th) | X2 |
| 2003 (30th) | Hulk |
| 2003 (30th) | Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |
| 2003 (30th) | The Matrix Revolutions |
| 2003 (30th) | Paycheck |
| 2003 (30th) | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
| 2004 (31st) | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
| 2004 (31st) | The Butterfly Effect |
| 2004 (31st) | The Day After Tomorrow |
| 2004 (31st) | The Forgotten |
| 2004 (31st) | I, Robot |
| 2004 (31st) | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
| 2005 (32nd) | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith |
| 2005 (32nd) | Fantastic Four |
| 2005 (32nd) | The Island |
| 2005 (32nd) | The Jacket |
| 2005 (32nd) | Serenity |
| 2005 (32nd) | War of the Worlds |
| 2006 (33rd) | Children of Men |
| 2006 (33rd) | Déjà Vu |
| 2006 (33rd) | The Fountain |
| 2006 (33rd) | The Prestige |
| 2006 (33rd) | V for Vendetta |
| 2006 (33rd) | X-Men: The Last Stand |
| 2007 (34th) | Cloverfield |
| 2007 (34th) | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
| 2007 (34th) | I Am Legend |
| 2007 (34th) | The Last Mimzy |
| 2007 (34th) | Sunshine |
| 2007 (34th) | Transformers |
| 2008 (35th) | Iron Man |
| 2008 (35th) | The Day the Earth Stood Still |
| 2008 (35th) | Eagle Eye |
| 2008 (35th) | The Incredible Hulk |
| 2008 (35th) | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
| 2008 (35th) | Jumper |
| 2009 (36th) | Avatar |
| 2009 (36th) | The Book of Eli |
| 2009 (36th) | Knowing |
| 2009 (36th) | Moon |
| 2009 (36th) | Star Trek |
| 2009 (36th) | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
| 2009 (36th) | X-Men Origins: Wolverine |

### 2010s

| Year | Film |
| 2010 (37th) | Inception |
| 2010 (37th) | Hereafter |
| 2010 (37th) | Iron Man 2 |
| 2010 (37th) | Never Let Me Go |
| 2010 (37th) | Splice |
| 2010 (37th) | Tron: Legacy |
| 2011 (38th) | Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
| 2011 (38th) | The Adjustment Bureau |
| 2011 (38th) | Captain America: The First Avenger |
| 2011 (38th) | Limitless |
| 2011 (38th) | Super 8 |
| 2011 (38th) | X-Men: First Class |
| 2012 (39th) | The Avengers |
| 2012 (39th) | Chronicle |
| 2012 (39th) | Cloud Atlas |
| 2012 (39th) | The Hunger Games |
| 2012 (39th) | Looper |
| 2012 (39th) | Prometheus |
| 2013 (40th) | Gravity |
| 2013 (40th) | Ender's Game |
| 2013 (40th) | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
| 2013 (40th) | Pacific Rim |
| 2013 (40th) | Riddick |
| 2013 (40th) | Star Trek Into Darkness |
| 2014 (41st) | Interstellar |
| 2014 (41st) | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
| 2014 (41st) | Edge of Tomorrow |
| 2014 (41st) | Godzilla |
| 2014 (41st) | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 |
| 2014 (41st) | The Zero Theorem |
| 2015 (42nd) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2015 (42nd) | Ex Machina |
| 2015 (42nd) | Jurassic World |
| 2015 (42nd) | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| 2015 (42nd) | The Martian |
| 2015 (42nd) | Terminator Genisys |
| 2016 (43rd) | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
| 2016 (43rd) | Arrival |
| 2016 (43rd) | Independence Day: Resurgence |
| 2016 (43rd) | Midnight Special |
| 2016 (43rd) | Passengers |
| 2016 (43rd) | Star Trek Beyond |
| 2017 (44th) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 (44th) | Alien: Covenant |
| 2017 (44th) | Life |
| 2017 (44th) | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| 2017 (44th) | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets |
| 2017 (44th) | War for the Planet of the Apes |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Ready Player One |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Alita: Battle Angel |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Bumblebee |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Solo: A Star Wars Story |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Sorry to Bother You |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Upgrade |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Ad Astra |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Gemini Man |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Lucy in the Sky |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Tenet |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Terminator: Dark Fate |

### 2020s

| Year | Film |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Nope |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Crimes of the Future |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Dune |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Free Guy |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Godzilla vs. Kong |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Jurassic World Dominion |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Avatar: The Way of Water |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | The Creator |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | M3GAN |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Prey |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Dune: Part Two |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Megalopolis |
| 2023/2024 (52nd) | Venom: The Last Dance |