24th Saturn Awards

24th Saturn Awards
24th Saturn Awards
Date	June 10, 1998
Site	California, U.S.
Highlights
Most awards	Men in Black (3)
Most nominations	Face/Off (9)
	← 23rd; Saturn Awards; 25th →;

The 24th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 1997, were held on June 10, 1998.^[1]

Below is a complete list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold.

Winners and nominees[]

Film[]

Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress	Best Actor
*Jena Malone – Contact* as Young Ellie** Vanessa Lee Chester – The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Kelly Curtis Alexander Goodwin – Mimic as Chuy Gavoila Sam Huntington – Jungle 2 Jungle as Mimi-Siku Cromwell Dominique Swain – Face/Off as Jamie Archer Mara Wilson – A Simple Wish as Annabel Greening	*Pierce Brosnan – Tomorrow Never Dies* as James Bond** Nicolas Cage – Face/Off as Caster Troy Kevin Costner – The Postman as The Postman Al Pacino – The Devil's Advocate as John Milton/Satan Will Smith – Men in Black as James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J John Travolta – Face/Off as Sean Archer
Best Actress	Best Supporting Actor
*Jodie Foster – Contact* as Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Ann Arroway** Neve Campbell – Scream 2 as Sidney Prescott Pam Grier – Jackie Brown as Jackie Brown Jennifer Lopez – Anaconda as Terri Flores Mira Sorvino – Mimic as Dr. Susan Tyler Sigourney Weaver – Alien: Resurrection as Ripley 8	*Vincent D'Onofrio – Men in Black* as Edgar/The Bug** Steve Buscemi – Con Air as Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene Robert Forster – Jackie Brown as Max Cherry Will Patton – The Postman as General Bethlehem Pete Postlethwaite – The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Roland Tembo J.T. Walsh – Breakdown as Warren "Red" Barr
Best Supporting Actress	Best Director
*Gloria Stuart – Titanic* as Rose Dawson Calvert** Joan Allen – Face/Off as Eve Archer Courteney Cox – Scream 2 as Gale Weathers Teri Hatcher – Tomorrow Never Dies as Paris Carver Milla Jovovich – The Fifth Element as Leeloo Winona Ryder – Alien: Resurrection as Annalee Call	John Woo – Face/Off Jean-Pierre Jeunet – Alien: Resurrection Barry Sonnenfeld – Men in Black Steven Spielberg – The Lost World: Jurassic Park Paul Verhoeven – Starship Troopers Robert Zemeckis – Contact
Best Costumes	Best Special Effects
Starship Troopers – Ellen Mirojnick Alien: Resurrection – Bob Ringwood Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery – Deena Appel Batman & Robin – Ingrid Ferrin, Robert Turturice The Fifth Element – Jean-Paul Gaultier Gattaca – Colleen Atwood	Starship Troopers – Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., John Richardson Alien: Resurrection – Pitof, Erik Henry, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. Contact – Ken Ralston, Stephen Rosenbaum, Jerome Chen, Mark Holmes The Fifth Element – Karen E. Goulekas, Mark Stetson The Lost World: Jurassic Park – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri, Randy Dutra Men in Black – Eric Brevig, Peter Chesney, Rob Coleman, Rick Baker
Best Music	Best Home Video Release
Danny Elfman – Men in Black David Arnold – Tomorrow Never Dies Michael Nyman – Gattaca John Powell – Face/Off Alan Silvestri – Contact Joseph Vitarelli – Commandments	Cats Don't Dance Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. The Prophecy II Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Wishmaster
Best Writer	Best Fantasy Film
Mike Werb and Michael Colleary – Face/Off James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg – Contact Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy – The Devil's Advocate Edward Neumeier – Starship Troopers Ed Solomon – Men in Black Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins – Mimic	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Batman & Robin George of the Jungle Hercules The Lost World: Jurassic Park MouseHunt
Best Horror Film	Best Science Fiction Film
The Devil's Advocate Anaconda I Know What You Did Last Summer Mimic Phantoms Scream 2	Men in Black Alien: Resurrection Contact The Fifth Element The Postman Starship Troopers
Action/Adventure/Thriller Film	Best Make-Up
L.A. Confidential Breakdown Face/Off The Game Titanic Tomorrow Never Dies	Mimic – Rick Lazzarini, Gordon J. Smith Face/Off – David Atherton, Kevin Yagher Men in Black – Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson, Katherine James Batman & Robin – Ve Neill, Jeff Dawn Spawn – Cindy J. Williams (K.N.B. EFX Group Inc. [us]) The Devil's Advocate – Luigi Rocchetti, Neal Martz

Television[]

Best Genre Network Series	Best Genre Cable/Syndicated Series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) Profiler (NBC) The Simpsons (Fox) Star Trek: Voyager (UPN) The Visitor (Fox) The X-Files (Fox)	The Outer Limits (Showtime) Babylon 5 (Syndicated) Earth: Final Conflict (Syndicated) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Syndicated) Stargate SG-1 (Showtime) Xena: Warrior Princess (Syndicated)
Best Single Genre Television Presentation
The Shining (ABC) Cinderella (ABC) House of Frankenstein (NBC) Invasion (NBC) Retroactive (Showtime) Snow White: A Tale of Terror (Showtime)

Acting[]

Best Genre TV Actor	Best Genre TV Actress
*Steven Weber – The Shining* (ABC) as Jack Torrance** Richard Dean Anderson – Stargate SG-1 (Showtime) as Jack O'Neill Nicholas Brendon – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) as Xander Harris John Corbett – The Visitor (Fox) as Adam MacArthur David Duchovny – The X-Files (Fox) as Fox Mulder Michael T. Weiss – The Pretender (NBC) as Jarod	*Kate Mulgrew – Star Trek: Voyager* (UPN) as Kathryn Janeway** Gillian Anderson – The X-Files (Fox) as Dana Scully Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) as Buffy Summers Jeri Ryan – Star Trek: Voyager (UPN) as Seven of Nine Ally Walker – Profiler (NBC) as Samantha Waters Peta Wilson – La Femme Nikita (USA Network) as Nikita

Special Awards[]

Special Award

Gods and Monsters

George Pal Memorial Award

Dean Devlin

Life Career Award

Michael Crichton
James Karen

President's Award

James Cameron

Service Award

Bradley Marcus
Kevin Marcus

References[]

^ 24th Saturn Awards at IMDb. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

External links[]

Official Website

[1] 24th Saturn Awards at IMDb. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

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v t Saturn Awards
Film	Best Action / Adventure Film Release Best Actor in a Film Best Actress in a Film Best Animated Film Release Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release Best Fantasy Film Release Best Film Costume Design Best Film Director Best Film Editing Best Film Make-up Best Film Music Best Film Production Design Best Film Special / Visual Effects Best Film Writing Best Horror Film Release Best Independent Film Release Best International Film Release Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film Best Science Fiction Film Release Best Supporting Actor in a Film Best Supporting Actress in a Film Best Thriller Film Release
Television	Best Action / Thriller Television Series Best Actor on Television Best Actress on Television Best Animated Series on Television Best Fantasy Television Series Best Film Presentation in Streaming Media Best Guest Starring Role on Television Best Horror Television Series Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series Best Science Fiction Television Series Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress on Television Best Television Presentation (under 10 Episodes)
Home Entertainment	Best 4K Film Release Best DVD / BD Classic Film Release Best DVD / BD Collection Best DVD / BD Television Movie or Series Release
Special awards	Artist Showcase Award Breakthrough Performance Award Dan Curtis Legacy Award Filmmaker's Showcase Award The George Pal Memorial Award Legion M Breakout Director Award The Life Career Award The President's Memorial Award Producer's Showcase Award Special Recognition Award Stan Lee World Builder Award Visionary Award
Retired awards	Best Actor in Streaming Presentation (2018/19) Best Actress in Streaming Presentation (2018/19) Best DVD or Blu-ray Release (2001–2018/19) Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release (2001–2018/19) Best Home Video Release (1991–2000) Best International Series (2007) Best Low-Budget Film (1980–1982) Best Network Television Series (1988–2014) Best New Media Television Series (2015–2017) Best Retro Television Series on DVD (2004–2008) Best Streaming Horror & Thriller Series (2018/19) Best Streaming Science Fiction, Action & Fantasy Series (2018/19) Best Streaming Superhero Series (2017–2018/19) Best Supporting Actor in Streaming Presentation (2018/19) Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Presentation (2018/19) Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series (1996–2014) Best Youth-Oriented Television Series (2011–2014)
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 2016 2017 2018/19 2019/20
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.