# 10th Saturn Awards

The 10th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film in 1982, were held on July 30, 1983.

## Winners and nominees

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

### Film awards

| Best Science Fiction Film | Best Fantasy Film |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Blade Runner Endangered Species Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Tron | The Dark Crystal Conan the Barbarian The Secret of NIMH The Sword and the Sorcerer Zapped! |
| Best Horror Film | Best Animated Film |
| Poltergeist Creepshow Deathtrap Swamp Thing The Thing | The Secret of NIMH Phoenix 2772 The Last Unicorn Les Maîtres du temps Tron |
| Best International Film | Best Low-Budget Film |
| Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior The Chain Reaction Class of 1984 The House Where Evil Dwells The Last Horror Film | The Evil Dead Android Eating Raoul Forbidden World (Mutant) One Dark Night |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| William Shatner – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as James T. Kirk Mel Gibson – Mad Max 2 as Max Rockatansky Lee Horsley – The Sword and the Sorcerer as Prince Talon Christopher Reeve – Deathtrap as Clifford Anderson Henry Thomas – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Elliott | Sandahl Bergman – Conan the Barbarian as Valeria Susan George – The House Where Evil Dwells as Laura Fletcher Nastassja Kinski – Cat People as Irena Gallier JoBeth Williams – Poltergeist as Diane Freeling Mary Woronov – Eating Raoul as Mary Bland |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Richard Lynch – The Sword and the Sorcerer as Titus Cromwell Rutger Hauer – Blade Runner as Roy Batty Walter Koenig – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Pavel Chekov Roddy McDowall – Class of 1984 as Terry Corrigan Bruce Spence – Mad Max 2 as the Gyro Captain | Zelda Rubinstein – Poltergeist as Tangina Barrons Kirstie Alley – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Lt. Saavik Filomena Spagnuolo – The Last Horror Film as Vinny's Mother Dee Wallace – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Mary Irene Worth – Deathtrap as Helga ten Dorp |
| Best Director | Best Writing |
| Nicholas Meyer – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Tobe Hooper – Poltergeist George Miller – Mad Max 2 Ridley Scott – Blade Runner Steven Spielberg – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Melissa Mathison – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Jay Presson Allen – Deathtrap Terry Hayes, George Miller, Brian Hannant – Mad Max 2 Jack B. Sowards – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Albert Pyun, Tom Karnowski, John V. Stuckmeyer – The Sword and the Sorcerer |
| Best Music | Best Costumes |
| John Williams – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Basil Poledouris – Conan the Barbarian Ken Thorne – The House Where Evil Dwells Jerry Goldsmith – Poltergeist David Whitaker – The Sword and the Sorcerer | Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton – Tron John Bloomfield – Conan the Barbarian Norma Moriceau – Mad Max 2 Robert Fletcher – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Christine Boyar – The Sword and the Sorcerer |
| Best Make-up | Best Special Effects |
| Dorothy J. Pearl – Poltergeist José Antonio Sánchez – Conan the Barbarian Sue Dolph – Forbidden World Hatsuo Nagatomo – The House Where Evil Dwells Werner Keppler, James Lee McCoy – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich – Blade Runner Roy Field, Brian Smithies – The Dark Crystal Tom Campbell, William T. Conway, John Carl Buechler, Steve Neill – Forbidden World Rob Bottin – The Thing |
| Best Poster Art | |
| John Alvin – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Johann Costello – Creepshow Richard Amsel – The Dark Crystal Edd Riveria – Halloween III: Season of the Witch Gerald Scarfe – Pink Floyd – The Wall | |

### Special awards
#### Posthumous Award

* Buster Crabbe

#### Life Career Award

* Martin B. Cohen