
	Saturn Award
	...Younger Actor/Actress
	...Best Actor
	...Best Actress
	...Best Supporting Actor
	...Supporting Actress
	...Best Director
	...Best Costumes
	...Best Special Effects
	...Best Music
	... Film
	...Best Writer
	...Best Fantasy Film
	...Home Video Release
	...Best Horror Film
	...Genre Network Series
	...Genre Cable/Syndicated...
	...Science Fiction Film
	...Best Make-Up
	...Best Genre TV Actor
	...Best Genre TV Actress
	...Single Genre...
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	George Pal Memorial Award
	Life Career Award
	President's Award
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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1998

Saturn Award

Date:	10 June
Host:	Byron Allen
Location:	Park Hyatt Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress


Winner:
	Contact (1997) - Jena Malone
Other Nominees:
	Face/Off (1997) - Dominique Swain Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) - Sam Huntington (I) Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) - Vanessa Lee Chester Mimic (1997) - Alexander Goodwin Simple Wish, A (1997) - Mara Wilson

Best Actor


Winner:
	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - Pierce Brosnan
Other Nominees:
	Devil's Advocate, The (1997) - Al Pacino Face/Off (1997) - Nicolas Cage Face/Off (1997) - John Travolta Men in Black (1997) - Will Smith (I) Postman, The (1997) - Kevin Costner

Best Actress


Winner:
	Contact (1997) - Jodie Foster
Other Nominees:
	Alien: Resurrection (1997) - Sigourney Weaver Anaconda (1997) - Jennifer Lopez (I) Jackie Brown (1997) - Pam Grier Mimic (1997) - Mira Sorvino Scream 2 (1997) - Neve Campbell

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Men in Black (1997) - Vincent D'Onofrio
Other Nominees:
	Breakdown (1997/I) - J.T. Walsh Con Air (1997) - Steve Buscemi Jackie Brown (1997) - Robert Forster (I) Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) - Pete Postlethwaite Postman, The (1997) - Will Patton (I)

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Titanic (1997) - Gloria Stuart
Other Nominees:
	Alien: Resurrection (1997) - Winona Ryder Face/Off (1997) - Joan Allen (I) Fifth Element, The (1997) - Milla Jovovich Scream 2 (1997) - Courteney Cox Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - Teri Hatcher

Best Director


Winner:
	Face/Off (1997) - John Woo (I)
Other Nominees:
	Alien: Resurrection (1997) - Jean-Pierre Jeunet Contact (1997) - Robert Zemeckis Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) - Steven Spielberg Men in Black (1997) - Barry Sonnenfeld Starship Troopers (1997) - Paul Verhoeven (I)

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Starship Troopers (1997) - Ellen Mirojnick
Other Nominees:
	Alien: Resurrection (1997) - Bob Ringwood Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) - Deena Appel Batman & Robin (1997) - Ingrid Ferrin; Robert Turturice Fifth Element, The (1997) - Jean-Paul Gaultier Gattaca (1997) - Colleen Atwood

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Starship Troopers (1997) - Phil Tippett; Scott E. Anderson; Alec Gillis; Tom Woodruff Jr.; John Richardson (II)
Other Nominees:
	Alien: Resurrection (1997) - Pitof; Erik Henry; Alec Gillis; Tom Woodruff Jr. Contact (1997) - Ken Ralston (I); Stephen Rosenbaum; Jerome Chen; Mark Holmes (III) Fifth Element, The (1997) - Karen E. Goulekas; Mark Stetson Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) - Dennis Muren; Stan Winston; Michael Lantieri; Randy Dutra Men in Black (1997) - Eric Brevig; Peter Chesney; Rob Coleman (I); Rick Baker (I)

Best Music


Winner:
	Men in Black (1997) - Danny Elfman
Other Nominees:
	Commandments (1997) - Joseph Vitarelli Contact (1997) - Alan Silvestri Face/Off (1997) - John Powell (I) Gattaca (1997) - Michael Nyman (I) Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - David Arnold (I)

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film


Winner:
	L.A. Confidential (1997)
Other Nominees:
	Breakdown (1997/I) Face/Off (1997) Game, The (1997) Titanic (1997) Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Best Writer


Winner:
	Face/Off (1997) - Mike Werb; Michael Colleary
Other Nominees:
	Contact (1997) - James V. Hart; Michael Goldenberg Devil's Advocate, The (1997) - Jonathan Lemkin; Tony Gilroy (I) Men in Black (1997) - Ed Solomon (I) Mimic (1997) - Guillermo del Toro; Matthew Robbins (I) Starship Troopers (1997) - Edward Neumeier

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Other Nominees:
	Batman & Robin (1997) George of the Jungle (1997) Hercules (1997) Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) Mousehunt (1997)

Best Home Video Release


Winner:
	Cats Don't Dance (1997)
Other Nominees:
	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (V) Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr., The (1996) Prophecy II, The (1998) (V) Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1994) Wishmaster (1997)

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Devil's Advocate, The (1997)
Other Nominees:
	Anaconda (1997) I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) Mimic (1997) Phantoms (1998) Scream 2 (1997)

Best Genre Network Series


Winner:
	"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)
Other Nominees:
	"Profiler" (1996) "Simpsons, The" (1989) "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) "Visitor, The" (1997) "X Files, The" (1993)

Best Genre Cable/Syndicated Series


Winner:
	"Outer Limits, The" (1995)
Other Nominees:
	"Babylon 5" (1994) "Earth: Final Conflict" (1997) "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) "Stargate SG-1" (1997) "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Men in Black (1997)
Other Nominees:
	Alien: Resurrection (1997) Contact (1997) Fifth Element, The (1997) Postman, The (1997) Starship Troopers (1997)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	Mimic (1997) - Rick Lazzarini (I); Gordon J. Smith
Other Nominees:
	Batman & Robin (1997) - Ve Neill; Jeff Dawn Devil's Advocate, The (1997) - Luigi Rocchetti (I); Neal Martz Face/Off (1997) - David Atherton (II); Kevin Yagher Men in Black (1997) - Rick Baker (I); David LeRoy Anderson; Katherine James (I) Spawn (1997) - Cindy J. Williams; K.N.B. EFX Group Inc. [us]

Best Genre TV Actor


Winner:
	"Shining, The" (1997) - Steven Weber (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Nicholas Brendon "Pretender, The" (1996) - Michael T. Weiss "Stargate SG-1" (1997) - Richard Dean Anderson "Visitor, The" (1997) - John Corbett (I) "X Files, The" (1993) - David Duchovny

Best Genre TV Actress


Winner:
	"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) - Kate Mulgrew
Other Nominees:
	"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Sarah Michelle Gellar "La Femme Nikita" (1997) - Peta Wilson "Profiler" (1996) - Ally Walker "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) - Jeri Ryan "X Files, The" (1993) - Gillian Anderson (I)

Best Single Genre Television Presentation


Winner:
	"Shining, The" (1997)
Other Nominees:
	Cinderella (1997) (TV) House of Frankenstein (1997) (TV) Invasion (1997) (TV) Retroactive (1997) Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)

Special Award


Winner:
	Gods and Monsters (1998)

George Pal Memorial Award


Awarded to:
	Dean Devlin

Life Career Award


Awarded to:
	Michael Crichton James Karen

President's Award


Awarded to:
	James Cameron (I)

Service Award


Awarded to:
	Kevin Marcus (I); Bradley Marcus (II)