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Saturn Awards 1985 Winners & Nominees

The 12th Saturn Awards (1985) took place on June 9, 1985. Gremlins won the most, 3 of its 7 nominations. Winners include Joe Dante (Best Director), Best Actor for Starman and Best Actress for Splash. Every winner and nominee in all 11 categories is below.

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Saturn Awards 1985: The Winners

The 12th Saturn Awards (1985) winners: Joe Dante (Best Director), Best Actor for Starman and Best Actress for Splash, and 1 more category below.

Scoreboard

Saturn Awards 1985: Which Films Won the Most

Gremlins won 3 awards from 7 nominations. 6 films won at least once, while Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Gremlins (1984) movie poster
    Gremlins 3 / 7
    1984 · Fantasy, Horror · 3 wins from 7 nominations
  2. The Terminator (1984) movie poster
    The Terminator 2 / 6
    1984 · Action, Sci-Fi · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  3. Splash (1984) movie poster
    Splash 1 / 4
    1984 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  4. Dune (1984) movie poster
    Dune 1 / 3
    1984 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. The NeverEnding Story (1984) movie poster
    The NeverEnding Story 1 / 2
    1984 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. Starman (1984) movie poster
    Starman 1 / 2
    1984 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) movie poster
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 0 / 6
    1984 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 6 nominations
  8. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) movie poster
    Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 0 / 5
    1984 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  9. Firestarter (1984) movie poster
    Firestarter 0 / 1
    1984 · Action, Sci-Fi · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) movie poster
    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 0 / 1
    1984 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 0 wins from 1 nomination
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All 11 Saturn Awards 1985 Categories: Winners & Nominees

11 categories and 39 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 · 39 nominations

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Saturn Awards 1985 Best Supporting Actor

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Saturn Awards 1985 Winners

Action led with 22 nominations across 6 films and won 3. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Action 3 wins · 22 nominations · 14%
  2. Adventure 3 wins · 20 nominations · 15%
  3. Sci-Fi 4 wins · 19 nominations · 21%
  4. Fantasy 5 wins · 13 nominations · 38%
  5. Comedy 4 wins · 13 nominations · 31%
  6. Thriller 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  7. Horror 3 wins · 8 nominations · 38%
  8. Romance 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  9. Drama 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
  10. Family 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
1985 season

How the Rest of the 1985 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1985, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1985 awards
Earlier years

Previous Saturn Awards Ceremonies

The 6 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 1985: Questions & Answers

The winners, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 12th Saturn Awards (1985), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 12th Saturn Awards (1985)?

The winners include Joe Dante (Best Director), Best Actor for Starman, Best Actress for Splash and The Terminator (Best Writing).

Which film won the most awards at the 12th Saturn Awards (1985)?

Gremlins (1984) won the most: 3 awards from 7 nominations. The Terminator was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 12th Saturn Awards (1985)?

Gremlins (1984) led with 7 nominations and won 3 of them.

Who won the directing award at the 12th Saturn Awards (1985)?

Best Director: Joe Dante for Gremlins.

When was the 12th Saturn Awards (1985)?

The 12th Saturn Awards (1985) took place on June 9, 1985. The database has 11 categories and 39 nominations for it.