Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1990

Saturn Award

Date:	21 January
Notes:	For the first time, television is being recognized too.

Best Actor


Winner:
	Big (1988) - Tom Hanks
Other Nominees:
	Cocoon: The Return (1988) - Hume Cronyn Dead Ringers (1988) - Jeremy Irons Jack's Back (1988) - James Spader Scrooged (1988) - Bill Murray (I) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Bob Hoskins

Best Performance by a Younger Actor


Winner:
	Vice Versa (1988) - Fred Savage
Other Nominees:
	Big (1988) - Jared Rushton Child's Play (1988) - Alex Vincent Deadly Weapon (1989) - Rodney Eastman Lady in White (1988) - Lukas Haas Watchers (1988) - Corey Haim Willow (1988) - Warwick Davis (I)

Best Actress


Winner:
	Child's Play (1988) - Catherine Hicks
Other Nominees:
	Cocoon: The Return (1988) - Jessica Tandy Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) - Cassandra Peterson Kiss, The (1988) - Joanna Pacula Lair of the White Worm, The (1988) - Amanda Donohoe My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) - Kim Basinger

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Big (1988) - Robert Loggia
Other Nominees:
	Alien Nation (1988) - Mandy Patinkin Beetle Juice (1988) - Michael Keaton Cocoon: The Return (1988) - Jack Gilford (I) Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A (1988) - Robert Englund Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Christopher Lloyd (I)

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Beetle Juice (1988) - Sylvia Sidney
Other Nominees:
	Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) - Clare Higgins (I) Kiss, The (1988) - Meredith Salenger Lady in White (1988) - Katherine Helmond Poltergeist III (1988) - Zelda Rubinstein Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Joanna Cassidy Willow (1988) - Jean Marsh

Best Director


Winner:
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Robert Zemeckis
Other Nominees:
	Beetle Juice (1988) - Tim Burton (I) Big (1988) - Penny Marshall (I) Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988) - Charles Matthau Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A (1988) - Renny Harlin Waxwork (1988) - Anthony Hickox

Best Writing


Winner:
	Big (1988) - Gary Ross (I); Anne Spielberg
Other Nominees:
	Beetle Juice (1988) - Michael McDowell (I); Warren Skaaren Child's Play (1988) - Tom Holland (I); John Lafia; Don Mancini (I) Dead Ringers (1988) - David Cronenberg; Norman Snider Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) - Alan B. McElroy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Jeffrey Price (I); Peter S. Seaman

Best Costumes


Winner:
	Willow (1988) - Barbara Lane (I)
Other Nominees:
	Dead Ringers (1988) - Denise Cronenberg Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) - Darcie F. Olson Lair of the White Worm, The (1988) - Michael Jeffery (I) Nightfall (1988) - Stephen M. Chudej Waxwork (1988) - Leonard Pollack

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - George Gibbs (II); Ken Ralston (I); Richard Williams (I); Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) [us]
Other Nominees:
	Beetle Juice (1988) - Peter Kuran; Alan Munro (I); Ted Rae; Robert Short (I) Moonwalker (1988) - Kevin Pike; Hoyt Yeatman; Will Vinton Scrooged (1988) - Eric Brevig; Allen Hall (II); Dream Quest Images [us] Short Circuit 2 (1988) - Eric Allard; Jeff Jarvis (I) Willow (1988) - John Richardson (II); Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) [us]

Best Music


Winner:
	Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) - Christopher Young (I)
Other Nominees:
	Beetle Juice (1988) - Danny Elfman Blob, The (1988) - Michael Hoenig Dead Ringers (1988) - Howard Shore Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) - John Massari They Live (1988) - John Carpenter (I); Alan Howarth Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Alan Silvestri

Best Horror Film


Winner:
	Beetle Juice (1988)
Other Nominees:
	Child's Play (1988) Dead Ringers (1988) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A (1988) Waxwork (1988)

Best Science Fiction Film


Winner:
	Alien Nation (1988)
Other Nominees:
	Blob, The (1988) Cocoon: The Return (1988) My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) Short Circuit 2 (1988) They Live (1988)

Best Fantasy Film


Winner:
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Other Nominees:
	Big (1988) Land Before Time, The (1988) Scrooged (1988) Willow (1988) Without a Clue (1988)

Best Make-Up


Winner:
	Beetle Juice (1988) - Ve Neill; Steve LaPorte; Robert Short (I)
Other Nominees:
	Alien Nation (1988) - John M. Elliott Jr.; Stan Winston Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) - R. Christopher Biggs; Sheri Short Phantasm II (1988) - Mark Shostrom Serpent and the Rainbow, The (1988) - David LeRoy Anderson; Lance Anderson (III) Waxwork (1988) - Bob Keen (I)

Best Genre Television Series


Winner:
	"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)
Other Nominees:
	"Beauty and the Beast" (1987) "Freddy's Nightmares" (1988) "Friday the 13th" (1987) "Out of This World" (1987) "Superboy" (1988) "War of the Worlds" (1988)