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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1997

Saturn Award

Date:	23 July
Location:	Park Hyatt Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Actor


Winner:
	Nutty Professor, The (1996) - Eddie Murphy (I)
Other Nominees:
	Frighteners, The (1996) - Michael J. Fox (I) Independence Day (1996) - Jeff Goldblum Independence Day (1996) - Will Smith (I) Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Patrick Stewart (I) Twister (1996) - Bill Paxton

Best Performance by a Younger Actor


Winner:
	Sling Blade (1996) - Lucas Black (II)
Other Nominees:
	Adventures of Pinocchio, The (1996) - Jonathan Taylor Thomas Independence Day (1996) - James Duval (I) Mars Attacks! (1996) - Lukas Haas Matilda (1996) - Mara Wilson Muppet Treasure Island (1996) - Kevin Bishop (I)

Best Actress


Winner:
	Scream (1996/I) - Neve Campbell
Other Nominees:
	Bound (1996) - Gina Gershon Fargo (1996) - Frances McDormand Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996) - Geena Davis Relic, The (1997) - Penelope Ann Miller Twister (1996) - Helen Hunt (I)

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Brent Spiner
Other Nominees:
	Bound (1996) - Joe Pantoliano Frighteners, The (1996) - Jeffrey Combs Independence Day (1996) - Brent Spiner Primal Fear (1996) - Edward Norton (I) Scream (1996/I) - Skeet Ulrich

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Alice Krige
Other Nominees:
	101 Dalmatians (1996) - Glenn Close Bound (1996) - Jennifer Tilly Craft, The (1996) - Fairuza Balk Independence Day (1996) - Vivica A. Fox Scream (1996/I) - Drew Barrymore (I)

Best Director


Winner:
	Independence Day (1996) - Roland Emmerich
Other Nominees:
	Fargo (1996) - Joel Coen Frighteners, The (1996) - Peter Jackson (I) Mars Attacks! (1996) - Tim Burton (I) Scream (1996/I) - Wes Craven Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Jonathan Frakes

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Deborah Everton
Other Nominees:
	Dragonheart (1996) - Thomas Casterline; Anna B. Sheppard Escape from L.A. (1996) - Robin Michel Bush Independence Day (1996) - Joseph A. Porro Mars Attacks! (1996) - Colleen Atwood Romeo + Juliet (1996) - Kym Barrett

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Independence Day (1996) - Volker Engel; Clay Pinney; Douglas Smith (I); Joe Viskocil
Other Nominees:
	Dragonheart (1996) - Scott Squires; Phil Tippett; James Straus; Kit West Frighteners, The (1996) - Wes Takahashi; Charlie McClellan; Richard Taylor (III) Mars Attacks! (1996) - Jim Mitchell (II); Michael L. Fink; David Andrews (II); Michael Lantieri; Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) [us]; Warner Digital Studios [us] Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - John Knoll; Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) [us] Twister (1996) - Stefen Fangmeier; John Frazier (I); Habib Zargarpour; Henry LaBounta

Best Music


Winner:
	Mars Attacks! (1996) - Danny Elfman
Other Nominees:
	Dragonheart (1996) - Randy Edelman Frighteners, The (1996) - Danny Elfman Independence Day (1996) - David Arnold (I) Rock, The (1996) - Nick Glennie-Smith; Hans Zimmer; Harry Gregson-Williams Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Jerry Goldsmith

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film


Winner:
	Fargo (1996)
Other Nominees:
	Bound (1996) Mission: Impossible (1996) Ransom (1996) Rock, The (1996) Twister (1996)

Best Writer


Winner:
	Scream (1996/I) - Kevin Williamson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bound (1996) - Larry Wachowski; Andy Wachowski Frighteners, The (1996) - Fran Walsh; Peter Jackson (I) Independence Day (1996) - Dean Devlin; Roland Emmerich Mars Attacks! (1996) - Jonathan Gems Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Brannon Braga; Ronald D. Moore

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Dragonheart (1996)
Other Nominees:
	Adventures of Pinocchio, The (1996) Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1996) James and the Giant Peach (1996) Nutty Professor, The (1996) Phenomenon (1996)

Best Home Video Release


Winner:
	Arrival, The (1996)
Other Nominees:
	Machine, La (1994) Necronomicon (1993) Pinocchio's Revenge (1996) Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996) (V) Within the Rock (1996) (TV)

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Scream (1996/I)
Other Nominees:
	Craft, The (1996) Curdled (1996) Dellamorte Dellamore (1994) Frighteners, The (1996) Relic, The (1997)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Independence Day (1996)
Other Nominees:
	Escape from L.A. (1996) Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1996) Mars Attacks! (1996) Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	Nutty Professor, The (1996) - Rick Baker (I); David LeRoy Anderson
Other Nominees:
	Frighteners, The (1996) - Rick Baker (I); Richard Taylor (III) Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1996) - Stan Winston; Shane Mahan Mary Reilly (1996) - Jenny Shircore; Peter Owen (I) Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Michael Westmore (I); Scott Wheeler (I); Jake Garber Thinner (1996) - Greg Cannom

Best Genre TV Actor


Winner:
	"Early Edition" (1996) - Kyle Chandler
Other Nominees:
	"Dark Skies" (1996) - Eric Close (I) "Millennium" (1996/I) - Lance Henriksen "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) - Avery Brooks (I) "X Files, The" (1993) - David Duchovny Doctor Who (1996) (TV) - Paul McGann (I)

Best Genre TV Actress


Winner:
	"X Files, The" (1993) - Gillian Anderson (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Babylon 5" (1994) - Claudia Christian "Dark Skies" (1996) - Megan Ward (I) "Poltergeist: The Legacy" (1996) - Helen Shaver "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1996) - Melissa Joan Hart "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) - Lucy Lawless

Best Genre Syndicated TV Series


Winner:
	"Outer Limits, The" (1995)
Other Nominees:
	"Babylon 5" (1994) "Highlander" (1992) "New Adventures of Robin Hood, The" (1997) "Poltergeist: The Legacy" (1996) "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)

Best Genre Network TV Series


Winner:
	"X Files, The" (1993)
Other Nominees:
	"Dark Skies" (1996) "Early Edition" (1996) "Millennium" (1996/I) "Simpsons, The" (1989) "Sliders" (1995)

Best Single Genre Television Presentation


Winner:
	Doctor Who (1996) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996) (TV) Beast, The (1996) (TV) Canterville Ghost, The (1996) (TV) Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) Lottery, The (1996) (TV)

Special Award


Winner:
	Star Wars (1977) - For its 20th Anniversary.

George Pal Memorial Award


Awarded to:
	Kathleen Kennedy (I)

Lifetime Achievement Award


Awarded to:
	Dino De Laurentiis (I) John Frankenheimer Sylvester Stallone

President's Award


Awarded to:
	Billy Bob Thornton

Service Award


Awarded to:
	Edward Russell (II)