8th Saturn Awards

8th Saturn Awards
Date	1981
Site	California, U.S.

The 8th Saturn Awards were awarded to media properties and personalities deemed by the Academy to be the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror in 1980. They were awarded in July 1981.

Winners and nominees

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

Mark Hamill, Best Actor winner.

Angie Dickinson, Best Actress winner.

Scatman Crothers, Best Supporting Actor winner.

Eve Brent (in 1959), Best Supporting Actress winner.

William Peter Blatty, Best Writing winner.

John Barry, Best Music winner.

Richard Edlund, Best Special Effects co-winner.

Film awards

Best Science Fiction Film	Best Fantasy Film
The Empire Strikes Back Altered States Battle Beyond the Stars The Final Countdown Flash Gordon	Somewhere in Time The Blue Lagoon The Ninth Configuration Oh, God! Book II Popeye
Best Horror Film	Best International Film
The Howling Dressed to Kill Fade to Black The Fog The Shining	Scanners Terror Train Harlequin Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro The Changeling
Best Low-Budget Film
Scared to Death Forbidden Zone Human Experiments Maniac Ms. 45
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mark Hamill – The Empire Strikes Back as Luke Skywalker Christopher Reeve – Somewhere in Time as Richard Collier Dennis Christopher – Fade to Black as Eric Binford Kirk Douglas – The Final Countdown as Captain Matthew Yelland Alan Arkin – Simon as Simon Mendelssohn	Angie Dickinson – Dressed to Kill as Kate Miller Jamie Lee Curtis – Terror Train as Alana Maxwell Louanne – Oh, God! Book II as Tracy Richards Jane Seymour – Somewhere in Time as Elise McKenna Ellen Burstyn – Resurrection as Edna Mae McCauley
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Scatman Crothers – The Shining as Dick Hallorann Max von Sydow – Flash Gordon as Emperor Ming the Merciless Martin Gabel – The First Deadly Sin as Christopher Langley Melvyn Douglas – The Changeling as Joseph Carmichael Billy Dee Williams – The Empire Strikes Back as Lando Calrissian	Eve Brent – Fade to Black as Stella Binford Nancy Parsons – Motel Hell as Ida Smith Eva Le Gallienne – Resurrection as Pearl Stephanie Zimbalist – The Awakening as Margaret Corbeck Linda Kerridge – Fade to Black as Marilyn O'Connor
Best Director	Best Writing
Irvin Kershner – The Empire Strikes Back Stanley Kubrick – The Shining Ken Russell – Altered States Brian De Palma – Dressed to Kill Vernon Zimmerman – Fade to Black	William Peter Blatty – The Ninth Configuration Paddy Chayefsky (as Sidney Aaron) – Altered States Lewis John Carlino – Resurrection John Sayles – Alligator Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan – The Empire Strikes Back
Best Music	Best Costumes
John Barry – Somewhere in Time Pino Donaggio – Dressed to Kill Béla Bartók – The Shining John Williams – The Empire Strikes Back Maurice Jarre – Resurrection	Jean-Pierre Dorléac – Somewhere in Time Doris Lynn – Fade to Black John Mollo – The Empire Strikes Back Danilo Donati – Flash Gordon Durinda Wood – Battle Beyond the Stars
Best Make-up	Best Special Effects
*Dick Smith – Altered States* (TIE) Dick Smith – Scanners (TIE)** Sue Dolph, Steve Neill, Rick Stratton, Mike La Valley – Battle Beyond the Stars Rob Bottin, Rick Baker – The Howling Colin Booker – Fade to Black Giannetto De Rossi – Zombie	Brian Johnson and Richard Edlund – The Empire Strikes Back Chuck Comisky – Battle Beyond the Stars Richard Albain, Tommy Lee Wallace, James F. Liles – The Fog Dave Allen, Peter Kuran – The Howling Gary Zeller – Scanners

Service Award

Natalie Harris

Best New Star Award

Sam J. Jones

External links

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Saturn Awards
Film	Best Action or Adventure Film Best Actor Best Actress Best Animated Film Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture Best Costume Design Best Director Best Editing Best Fantasy Film Best Horror Film Best Independent Film Best International Film Best Make-Up Best Music Best Performance by a Younger Actor Best Production Design Best Science Fiction Film Best Special Effects Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Thriller Film Best Writing
Television	Best Action-Thriller Television Series Best Actor on Television Best Actress on Television Best Animated Series on Television Best Fantasy Television Series Best Guest Starring Role on Television Best Horror Television Series Best Performance by a Younger Actor on Television Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Streaming Superhero Series Best Superhero Television Series Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress on Television
Home Video	Best Classic Film DVD Release Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection Best DVD or Blu-ray Release Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release Best Television DVD Release
Special Awards	Breakthrough Performance Award The George Pal Memorial Award The Life Career Award The President's Memorial Award Special Recognition Award
Retired Awards	Best Foreign Film Best Home Video Release Best International Series Best Low-Budget Film Best Network Television Series Best New Media Television Series Best Retro Television Series on DVD Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series Best Television Presentation 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 2016 2017 2018/19
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.

8th Saturn Awards

Winners and nominees

Film awards

Golden Scroll of Merit (Outstanding Achievement)

Outstanding Film Award

Life Career Award

Executive Achievement Award

Service Award

Best New Star Award

External links