10th Saturn Awards

The 10th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film in 1982, were held on July 30, 1983.^[1][2]

10th Saturn Awards
Date	July 30, 1983
Site	California, U.S.
Highlights
Most awards	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (5)
Most nominations	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (8)
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Winners and nominees

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

William Shatner, Best Actor winner.

Nicholas Meyer, Best Director winner.

John Williams, Best Music winner.

Carlo Rambaldi, Best Special Effects co-winner.

Dennis Muren, Best Special Effects co-winner.

Film awards

Best Science Fiction Film	Best Fantasy Film
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Blade Runner Endangered Species Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Tron	The Dark Crystal Conan the Barbarian The Secret of NIMH The Sword and the Sorcerer Zapped!
Best Horror Film	Best Animated Film
Poltergeist Creepshow Deathtrap Swamp Thing The Thing	The Secret of NIMH Phoenix 2772 The Last Unicorn Les Maîtres du temps Tron
Best International Film	Best Low-Budget Film
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior The Chain Reaction Class of 1984 The House Where Evil Dwells The Last Horror Film	The Evil Dead Android Eating Raoul Forbidden World (Mutant) One Dark Night
Best Actor	Best Actress
William Shatner – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as James T. Kirk Mel Gibson – Mad Max 2 as Max Rockatansky Lee Horsley – The Sword and the Sorcerer as Prince Talon Christopher Reeve – Deathtrap as Clifford Anderson Henry Thomas – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Elliott	Sandahl Bergman – Conan the Barbarian as Valeria Susan George – The House Where Evil Dwells as Laura Fletcher Nastassja Kinski – Cat People as Irena Gallier JoBeth Williams – Poltergeist as Diane Freeling Mary Woronov – Eating Raoul as Mary Bland
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Richard Lynch – The Sword and the Sorcerer as Titus Cromwell Rutger Hauer – Blade Runner as Roy Batty Walter Koenig – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Pavel Chekov Roddy McDowall – Class of 1984 as Terry Corrigan Bruce Spence – Mad Max 2 as the Gyro Captain	Zelda Rubinstein – Poltergeist as Tangina Barrons Kirstie Alley – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Lt. Saavik Filomena Spagnuolo – The Last Horror Film as Vinny's Mother Dee Wallace – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Mary Irene Worth – Deathtrap as Helga ten Dorp
Best Director	Best Writing
Nicholas Meyer – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Tobe Hooper – Poltergeist George Miller – Mad Max 2 Ridley Scott – Blade Runner Steven Spielberg – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Melissa Mathison – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Jay Presson Allen – Deathtrap Terry Hayes, George Miller, Brian Hannant – Mad Max 2 Jack B. Sowards – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Albert Pyun, Tom Karnowski, John V. Stuckmeyer – The Sword and the Sorcerer
Best Music	Best Costumes
John Williams – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Basil Poledouris – Conan the Barbarian Ken Thorne – The House Where Evil Dwells Jerry Goldsmith – Poltergeist David Whitaker – The Sword and the Sorcerer	Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton – Tron John Bloomfield – Conan the Barbarian Norma Moriceau – Mad Max 2 Robert Fletcher – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Christine Boyar – The Sword and the Sorcerer
Best Make-up	Best Special Effects
Dorothy J. Pearl – Poltergeist José Antonio Sánchez – Conan the Barbarian Sue Dolph – Forbidden World Hatsuo Nagatomo – The House Where Evil Dwells Werner Keppler, James Lee McCoy – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich – Blade Runner Roy Field, Brian Smithies – The Dark Crystal Tom Campbell, William T. Conway, John Carl Buechler, Steve Neill – Forbidden World Rob Bottin – The Thing
Best Poster Art
John Alvin – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Johann Costello – Creepshow Richard Amsel – The Dark Crystal Edd Riveria – Halloween III: Season of the Witch Gerald Scarfe – Pink Floyd – The Wall

Special awards

Posthumous Award

• Buster Crabbe

Life Career Award

• Martin B. Cohen