Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films's "Best Horror or Thriller Film"

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Since the early 1970s, the Academy has awarded the Saturn Awards for achievements in Science Fiction (since 1972), Fantasy (1973), Horror (1972), and Action/Adventure/Thriller (1994) films.

Here are the lists for the others categories:

Note: There have been awards spanning two years. (1974/1975, 1989/1990).

The Category was retitled "Best Horror or Thriller Film" in 2011.

  1. 1972
    Blacula
    by William Crain

  2. 1973
    The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen)
    by William Friedkin

  3. 1974
    Young Frankenstein (Special Edition)
    by Mel Brooks

  4. 1976
    Burnt Offerings
    by Dan Curtis

  5. 1977
    The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
    by Nicolas Gessner

  6. 1978
    The Wicker Man
    by Robin Hardy

  7. 1979
    Dracula
    by John Badham

  8. 1980
    The Howling (Special Edition)
    by Joe Dante

  9. 1981
    An American Werewolf in London
    by John Landis

  10. 1982
    Poltergeist
    by Tobe Hooper

  11. 1983
    The Dead Zone
    by David Cronenberg

  12. 1984
    Gremlins

  13. 1985
    Fright Night
    by Tom Holland

  14. 1986

  15. 1987
    The Lost Boys (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Joel Schumacher

  16. 1988
    Beetlejuice

  17. 1989
    Arachnophobia

  18. 1991
    The Silence of the Lambs (Criterion Collection Spine #13)
    by Jonathan Demme

  19. 1992
    Bram Stoker's Dracula
    by Francis Ford Coppola

  20. 1993
    Army of Darkness
    by Sam Raimi

  21. 1994
    Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
    by Neil Jordan

  22. 1995
    From Dusk Till Dawn
    by Robert Rodriguez

  23. 1996
    Scream
    by Wes Craven

  24. 1997
    Devil's Advocate

  25. 1998
    Apt Pupil

  26. 1999
    The Sixth Sense (Collector's Edition Series)
    by M. Night Shyamalan

  27. 2000
    Final Destination (New Line Platinum Series)
    by James Wong

  28. 2001
    The Others (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
    by Alejandro AmenĂ¡bar

  29. 2002
    The Ring (Widescreen Edition)
    by Gore Verbinski

  30. 2003
    28 Days Later (Widescreen Special Edition)
    by Danny Boyle

  31. 2004
    Shaun of the Dead
    by Edgar Wright

  32. 2005
    The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Unrated Special Edition)
    by Scott Derrickson

  33. 2006
    The Descent (Original Unrated Widescreen Edition)
    by Neil Marshall

  34. 2007
    Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
    by Tim Burton

  35. 2008
    Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Widescreen)
    by Guillermo del Toro

  36. 2009
    Drag Me to Hell (Unrated Director's Cut)
    by Sam Raimi

  37. 2010
    Let Me In
    by Matt Reeves

  38. 2011
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    by David Fincher

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Created by Mark Kaiserman on Jun 18, 2006.
 

Comments

Untitled — 1 year ago

Wow, half of these are not even what I would consider horror movies.


The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane — 3 years ago

I have absolutely no idea in what way this movie fits in with the horror genre. None.


removed titles? — 3 years ago

Did someone take out the awarded films from 2005 and 2006? Maybe others?




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