Saturday, May 8, 2010

Slaughterhouse-Five received first Saturn Award for Sci-Fi

Several weeks ago, I published a list of all the movies that have received a Saturn Award for Best Horror Movie since that award was first given in 1972. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films also gives Saturn Awards each year for best science fiction and best fantasy films.
Tonight, here’s a list of all the movies that have received Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Movie. (All of them that I’ve already seen, I’ve listed in italics.) Once I’ve finished watching all of the horror award winners, I may try to tackle this list.
1972 – Slaughterhouse-Five
1973 – Soylent Green
1974/75 – Rollerball
1976 – Logan’s Run
1977 – Star Wars
1978 – Superman: The Movie
1979 – Alien
1980 – The Empire Strikes Back
1981 – Superman II

1982 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1983 – Return of the Jedi
1984 – The Terminator
1985 – Back to the Future
1986 – Aliens
1987 – RoboCop

1988 – Alien Nation
1989 – Total Recall
1991 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1992 – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1993 – Jurassic Park
1994 – Stargate
1995 – 12 Monkeys
1996 – Independence Day
1997 – Men in Black
1998 – Armageddon, Dark City (tie)
1999 – The Matrix
2000 – X-Men
2001 – A.I.
2002 – Minority Report

2003 – X2: X-Men United
2004 – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005 – Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
2006 – Children of Men
2007 – Cloverfield
2008 – Iron Man

In the end, I’d like to know how many of these you’ve seen and what you thought about them. Which one of the above movies is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section below.

1 comment:

  1. I recently had an opportunity to watch Slaughterhouse-five. Very interesting. I just need to read the book now. I'm surprised Michael Sacks didn't do more work. It looks like he is completely out of the business now.

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