Saturn Award for Best Horror Film

Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
Awarded for	Best motion picture of the year in the horror genre
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded	1972
Currently held by	Crimson Peak (2016)
Official website	www.saturnawards.org

The Saturn Award for Best Horror Film is an award presented to the best film in the horror genre by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.

It was introduced in 1973 for the 1972 film year. For the 2010, 2011 and 2012 film years, it was renamed Best Horror or Thriller Film (with the Best Action, Adventure or Thriller Film category becoming Best Action or Adventure Film). In 2013 the award came back to its original form, with a new Best Thriller Film award being created.

Winners

Year	Winner	Nominees
1972	Blacula	Beware! The Blob Godzilla vs Gigan
1973	The Exorcist	Arnold Don't Look Now House of Terror The Legend of Hell House Death Line Schlock Scream Blacula Scream Sisters Tales That Witness Madness Terror in the Wax Museum Theater of Blood The Vault of Horror
1974/75	Young Frankenstein	Black Christmas Bug Phantom of the Paradise The Rocky Horror Picture Show Vampira
1976	Burnt Offerings	The Omen Carrie House of Mortal Sin Eaten Alive The Food of the Gods Obsession
1977	The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane	The Sentinel Dogs Kingdom of the Spiders
1978	The Wicker Man	Halloween Dawn of the Dead Magic The Medusa Touch Piranha
1979	Dracula	The Amityville Horror Love at First Bite The Mafu Cage Phantasm
1980	The Howling	Dressed to Kill Fade to Black The Fog The Shining
1981	An American Werewolf in London	Halloween II Dead & Buried Wolfen Ghost Story
1982	Poltergeist	The Thing Creepshow Deathtrap Swamp Thing
1983	The Dead Zone	Christine Cujo The Keep Twilight Zone: The Movie
1984	Gremlins	Dreamscape Firestarter A Nightmare on Elm Street Creature
1985	Fright Night	Re-Animator Lifeforce A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge The Return of the Living Dead
1986	The Fly	From Beyond Little Shop of Horrors Poltergeist II: The Other Side Psycho III
1987	The Lost Boys	Evil Dead II Hellraiser Near Dark A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Pumpkinhead
1988	Beetlejuice	Child's Play Dead Ringers Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Hellbound: Hellraiser II A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master Waxwork
1989/90	Arachnophobia	Bride of Re-Animator Darkman The Exorcist III The Fly II The Guardian Nightbreed Pet Semetary Santa Sangre
1991	The Silence of the Lambs	Body Parts Children of the Night Child's Play 3 Dolly Dearest Misery Night of the Living Dead Sleeping with the Enemy
1992	Bram Stoker's Dracula	Basic Instinct Candyman Dead Alive The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1993	Army of Darkness	The Dark Half The Good Son Hard Target Kalifornia Needful Things The Vanishing
1994	Interview with the Vampire	Cronos The Crow Frankenstein Mosquito Wes Craven's New Nightmare Wolf
1995	From Dusk till Dawn	The City of Lost Children In the Mouth of Madness Lord of Illusions Mute Witness The Prophecy Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1996	Scream	Cemetery Man The Craft Curdled The Frighteners The Relic
1997	The Devil's Advocate	Anaconda I Know What You Did Last Summer Mimic Phantoms Scream 2
1998	Apt Pupil	Blade Bride of Chucky The Faculty Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Vampires
1999	The Sixth Sense	The Blair Witch Project Ravenous Sleepy Hollow Stigmata Teaching Mrs. Tingle
2000	Final Destination	Dracula 2000 The Gift Requiem for a Dream Urban Legends: Final Cut What Lies Beneath
2001	The Others	The Devil's Backbone From Hell Jeepers Creepers Hannibal Thirteen Ghosts
2002	The Ring	Blade II Eight Legged Freaks Frailty Queen of the Damned Resident Evil
2003	28 Days Later	Cabin Fever Final Destination 2 Freddy vs. Jason Jeepers Creepers II The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Underworld
2004	Shaun of the Dead	Blade: Trinity Dawn of the Dead The Grudge Open Water Saw Van Helsing
2005	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	Constantine Land of the Dead Saw II The Skeleton Key Wolf Creek
2006	The Descent	Final Destination 3 Hostel Saw III Slither Snakes on a Plane
2007	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	30 Days of Night 1408 Ghost Rider Grindhouse The Mist
2008	Hellboy II: The Golden Army	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor The Happening Splinter Quarantine The Strangers
2009	Drag Me to Hell	The Box Frozen The Last House on the Left The Twilight Saga: New Moon Zombieland
2010	Let Me In	The American Black Swan Kick-Ass Shutter Island The Wolfman
2011	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Contagion The Devil's Double The Grey Take Shelter The Thing
2012	The Cabin in the Woods	Argo The Impossible Seven Psychopaths The Woman in Black Zero Dark Thirty
2013	The Conjuring	Carrie Mama The Purge This Is the End Warm Bodies
2014	Dracula Untold	Annabelle The Babadook Horns Only Lovers Left Alive The Purge: Anarchy
2015	Crimson Peak	Insidious: Chapter 3 It Follows Krampus The Visit What We Do in the Shadows

References

Saturn Award for Best Horror Film

Blacula (1972)
The Exorcist (1973)
Young Frankenstein (1974/75)
Burnt Offerings (1976)
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1977)
The Wicker Man (1978)
Dracula (1979)
The Howling (1980)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Gremlins (1984)
Fright Night (1985)
The Fly (1986)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Arachnophobia (1989/90)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Army of Darkness (1993)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
From Dusk till Dawn (1995)
Scream (1996)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Apt Pupil (1998)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Final Destination (2000)
The Others (2001)
The Ring (2002)
28 Days Later (2003)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
The Descent (2006)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Let Me In (2010)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Conjuring (2013)
Dracula Untold (2014)
Crimson Peak (2015)

Saturn Awards

Film	Best Science Fiction Film Best Fantasy Film Best Horror Film Best Thriller Film Best Action or Adventure Film Best International Film Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture Best Animated Film Best Independent Film Best Director Best Writing Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Performance by a Younger Actor Best Music Best Editing Best Production Design Best Costume Best Make-Up Best Special Effects

Television	Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Fantasy Television Series Best Horror Television Series Best Action-Thriller Television Series Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series Best New Media Television Series Best Television Presentation Best Actor on Television Best Actress on Television Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress on Television Best Guest Starring Role on Television Best Performance by a Younger Actor on Television

DVD	Best DVD or Blu-ray Release Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release Best Classic Film DVD Release Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection Best Television DVD Release Best Retro Television Series on DVD

Special Awards	The George Pal Memorial Award The President's Memorial Award The Life Career Award Special Recognition Award

Retired Awards	Best Foreign Film Best Low-Budget Film Best Home Video Release Best International Series Best Network Television Series Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series Best Youth-Oriented Television Series

Ceremonies	1972 1973 1974/75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989/90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.

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