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Saturn Awards 1978 Winners & Nominees

The 5th Saturn Awards (1978) took place on January 14, 1978. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope won the most, 5 of its 8 nominations. Winners include Best Director for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, George Burns (Best Actor) and Best Actress for The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. Every winner and nominee in all 9 categories is below.

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Saturn Awards 1978: The Winners

The 5th Saturn Awards (1978) winners: Best Director for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, George Burns (Best Actor) and Best Actress for The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, and 2 more categories below.

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Saturn Awards 1978: Which Films Won the Most

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope won 5 awards from 8 nominations. 4 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) movie poster
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 5 / 8
    1977 · Action, Adventure · 5 wins from 8 nominations
  2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) movie poster
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind 2 / 7
    1977 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  3. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1977) movie poster
    The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane 1 / 3
    1977 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. Oh, God! (1977) movie poster
    Oh, God! 1 / 2
    1977 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. Demon Seed (1977) movie poster
    Demon Seed 0 / 1
    1977 · Sci-Fi, Horror · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  6. Pete's Dragon (1977) movie poster
    Pete's Dragon 0 / 1
    1977 · Adventure, Fantasy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  7. The Sentinel (1977) movie poster
    The Sentinel 0 / 1
    1977 · Horror · 0 wins from 1 nomination
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All 9 Saturn Awards 1978 Categories: Winners & Nominees

9 categories and 23 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

9 categories · 23 nominations

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The Genres Behind the Saturn Awards 1978 Winners

Adventure led with 16 nominations across 3 films and won 7. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Adventure 7 wins · 16 nominations · 44%
  2. Sci-Fi 7 wins · 16 nominations · 44%
  3. Fantasy 6 wins · 11 nominations · 55%
  4. Drama 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  5. Action 5 wins · 8 nominations · 63%
  6. Horror 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  7. Mystery 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  8. Thriller 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  9. Comedy 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  10. Family 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1978 season

How the Rest of the 1978 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1978, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1978 awards
Earlier years

Previous Saturn Awards Ceremonies

The 3 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Saturn Awards page has every year back to 1975.

Every Saturn Awards ceremony

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Saturn Awards 1978: Questions & Answers

The winners, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 5th Saturn Awards (1978), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 5th Saturn Awards (1978)?

The winners include Best Director for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, George Burns (Best Actor), Best Actress for The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, Best Supporting Actor for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Best Writing).

Which film won the most awards at the 5th Saturn Awards (1978)?

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) won the most: 5 awards from 8 nominations. Close Encounters of the Third Kind was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 5th Saturn Awards (1978)?

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) led with 8 nominations and won 5 of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 5th Saturn Awards (1978)?

Best Actor: George Burns for Oh, God!

When was the 5th Saturn Awards (1978)?

The 5th Saturn Awards (1978) took place on January 14, 1978. The database has 9 categories and 23 nominations for it.