5th Saturn Awards

5th Saturn Awards
Date	January 14, 1978
Site	California, U.S.

The 5th Saturn Awards was the fifth ceremony in which media properties and personalities considered to be the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror released in the year 1977 were awarded by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The ceremony was held on January 14, 1978.This was the first ceremony in which the norminees in the acting categories were more than just a single person and was also the first ceremony in which the category of Best Editing was introduced.^[1]

In this ceremony Star Wars won the most awards with 13 wins, including Best Science Fiction Film, Best Writing and Best Music, followed by Oh, God! with two wins only, Best Fantasy Film and Best Actor, and The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, with two wins also.

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
Star Wars Close Encounters of the Third Kind Demon Seed The Island of Dr. Moreau Twilight's Last Gleaming	Oh, God! Pete's Dragon Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella Wizards
Best Horror Film
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Dogs Kingdom of the Spiders The Sentinel
Best Actor	Best Actress
George Burns – Oh, God! as God Richard Dreyfuss – Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Roy Neary William Shatner – Kingdom of the Spiders as Robert "Rack" Hansen Harrison Ford – Star Wars as Han Solo Mark Hamill – Star Wars as Luke Skywalker Michael York – The Island of Dr. Moreau as Andrew Braddock	Jodie Foster – The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane as Rynn Jacobs Melinda Dillon – Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Jillian Guiler Julie Christie – Demon Seed as Susan Harris Joan Collins – Empire of the Ants as Marilyn Fryser Carrie Fisher – Star Wars as Princess Leia
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Alec Guinness – Star Wars as Obi-Wan Kenobi Peter Cushing – Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin Burgess Meredith – The Sentinel as Charles Chazen Woody Strode – Kingdom of the Spiders as Walter Colby Red Buttons – Pete's Dragon as Hoagy	Susan Tyrrell – Bad as Mary Aiken Teri Garr – Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Veronica Neary Alexis Smith – The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane as Mrs. Hallet Margaret Whiting – Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger as Zenobia Joan Bennett – Suspiria as Madame Blanc
Best Director	Best Writing
George Lucas – Star Wars (tie) Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind (tie) Nicolas Gessner – The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Carl Reiner – Oh, God! Don Taylor – The Island of Dr. Moreau	George Lucas – Star Wars Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind Laird Koenig – The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Larry Gelbart – Oh, God! Michael Winner, Jeffrey Konvitz – The Sentinel
Best Music	Best Costumes
John Williams - Star Wars / Close Encounters of the Third Kind	John Mollo – Star Wars Chuck Keehne, Emily Sundby – Pete's Dragon Cynthia Tingey – Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Julie Harris – The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella Richard La Motte – The Island of Dr. Moreau
Best Make-up	Best Special Effects
Rick Baker, Stuart Freeborn – Star Wars Bob Westmoreland, Thomas R. Burman, Carlo Rambaldi – Close Encounters of the Third Kind Thomas R. Burman – Demon Seed John Chambers – The Island of Dr. Moreau Dick Smith – The Sentinel	John Dykstra, John Stears – Star Wars^[2] Douglas Trumbull – Close Encounters of the Third Kind Albert Whitlock, Chuck Gaspar (Van der Veer Photo Effects) – Exorcist II: The Heretic Ray Harryhausen – Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Outstanding Television Performance

Jonathan Harris

Best Art Direction

Star Wars - Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley

Best Editing

Star Wars - Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, Richard Chew

Best Set Decoration

Star Wars - Roger Christian

Outstanding Publicist

Charles Lippincott

Special Award for Outstanding Cinematographer

Star Wars - Gilbert Taylor

Special Honorary Award

Donald A. Reed

Life Career Award

Carl Laemmle Jr.

References

↑ "第5届美国电影电视土星奖The 5th Saturn Awards(1978)". January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
↑ "John_Dykstra at Encyclopedia Topic". January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

External links

Saturn Awards

Film	Best Science Fiction Film Best Fantasy Film Best Horror Film Best Thriller Film Best Action or Adventure Film Best International Film Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture Best Animated Film Best Independent Film Best Director Best Writing Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Performance by a Younger Actor Best Music Best Editing Best Production Design Best Costume Best Make-Up Best Special Effects

Television	Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Fantasy Television Series Best Horror Television Series Best Action-Thriller Television Series Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series Best New Media Television Series Best Television Presentation Best Actor on Television Best Actress on Television Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress on Television Best Guest Starring Role on Television Best Performance by a Younger Actor on Television

DVD	Best DVD or Blu-ray Release Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release Best Classic Film DVD Release Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection Best Television DVD Release Best Retro Television Series on DVD

Special Awards	The George Pal Memorial Award The President's Memorial Award The Life Career Award Special Recognition Award

Retired Awards	Best Foreign Film Best Low-Budget Film Best Home Video Release Best International Series Best Network Television Series Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series Best Youth-Oriented Television Series

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

Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.

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