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Saturn Awards 1979 Winners & Nominees

The 6th Saturn Awards (1979) took place on February 24, 1979. Superman II won Best Science Fiction Film and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 11 categories is below.

All 11 categories Most wins
categories
11
nominations
38
films nominated
10
winners
8
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Best Science Fiction Film
Superman II
Headline winners

Saturn Awards 1979: The Winners

Superman II won Best Science Fiction Film. Margot Kidder (Best Actress) and Burgess Meredith (Best Supporting Actor) took the main individual prizes.

Superman II (1981) movie poster Best Science Fiction Film

Best Science Fiction Film

Superman II

1981 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi · $216M worldwide

4 wins from 8 nominations at the 6th Saturn Awards (1979)

  • Best Actress
  • Best Music
  • Best Special Effects

While saving Earth from a nuclear missile, Superman unknowingly unleashes General Zod and his forces from their Kryptonian prison. Now, Zod seeks to dominate Earth, forcing Superman to confront his greatest challenge yet. He must balance his life as Clark Kent with his duties as the Man of Steel, all while protecting Lois Lane and preventing Zod's devastating plans from succeeding.

About Superman II
Scoreboard

Saturn Awards 1979: Which Films Won the Most

Superman II won 4 awards from 8 nominations. 4 films won at least once, while The Wiz went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Superman II (1981) movie poster
    Superman II 4 / 8
    1981 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  2. Heaven Can Wait (1978) movie poster
    Heaven Can Wait 2 / 5
    1978 · Sport, Fantasy · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) movie poster
    Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1 / 6
    1978 · Sci-Fi, Horror · 1 win from 6 nominations
  4. Magic (1978) movie poster
    Magic 1 / 3
    1978 · Drama, Horror · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. The Wiz (1978) movie poster
    The Wiz 0 / 6
    1978 · Adventure, Fantasy · 0 wins from 6 nominations
  6. The Boys from Brazil (1978) movie poster
    The Boys from Brazil 0 / 4
    1978 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  7. Capricorn One (1978) movie poster
    Capricorn One 0 / 3
    1978 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  8. Dawn of the Dead (1979) movie poster
    Dawn of the Dead 0 / 1
    1979 · Thriller, Horror · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) movie poster
    Eyes of Laura Mars 0 / 1
    1978 · Mystery, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. The Manitou (1978) movie poster
    The Manitou 0 / 1
    1978 · Sci-Fi, Horror · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 11 Saturn Awards 1979 Categories: Winners & Nominees

11 categories and 38 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.

11 categories · 38 nominations

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Saturn Awards 1979 Best Science Fiction Film

1 nominee

Saturn Awards 1979 Best Horror Film

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Saturn Awards 1979 Winners

Adventure led with 17 nominations across 3 films and won 4. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Adventure 4 wins · 17 nominations · 24%
  2. Sci-Fi 5 wins · 15 nominations · 33%
  3. Romance 6 wins · 13 nominations · 46%
  4. Action 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  5. Fantasy 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  6. Horror 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  7. Drama 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  8. Thriller 0 wins · 9 nominations · 0%
  9. Family 0 wins · 6 nominations · 0%
  10. Musical 0 wins · 6 nominations · 0%
1979 season

How the Rest of the 1979 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1979, with the winner of each top prize. The Deer Hunter won the most of them: 2.

All 1979 awards
Earlier years

Previous Saturn Awards Ceremonies

The 4 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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FAQ

Saturn Awards 1979: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 6th Saturn Awards (1979), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Science Fiction Film at the 6th Saturn Awards (1979)?

Superman II (1981) won Best Science Fiction Film.

About Superman II

Which film won the most awards at the 6th Saturn Awards (1979)?

Superman II (1981) won the most: 4 awards from 8 nominations. Heaven Can Wait was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 6th Saturn Awards (1979)?

Superman II (1981) led with 8 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 6th Saturn Awards (1979)?

Best Actress: Margot Kidder for Superman II. Best Supporting Actor: Burgess Meredith for Magic.

When was the 6th Saturn Awards (1979)?

The 6th Saturn Awards (1979) took place on February 24, 1979. The database has 11 categories and 38 nominations for it.