Saturn Award for Best Direction 

The following is a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Direction:

Year Director Motion Picture
1974/75 Mel Brooks Young Frankenstein
1976 Dan Curtis Burnt Offerings
1977 George Lucas (tie)

Steven Spielberg

 Star Wars

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1978 Philip Kaufman Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1979 Ridley Scott Alien
1980 Irvin Kershner The Empire Strikes Back
1981 Steven Spielberg Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 Nicholas Meyer Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1983 John Badham WarGames
1984 Joe Dante Gremlins
1985 Ron Howard Cocoon
1986 James Cameron Aliens
1987 Paul Verhoeven RoboCop
1988 Robert Zemeckis Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989/90 James Cameron The Abyss
1991 James Cameron Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992 Francis Ford Coppola Bram Stoker's Dracula
1993 Steven Spielberg Jurassic Park
1994 James Cameron True Lies
1995 Kathryn Bigelow Strange Days
1996 Roland Emmerich Independence Day
1997 John Woo Face/Off
1998 Michael Bay Armageddon
1999 Andy and Larry Wachowski The Matrix
2000 Bryan Singer X-Men
2001 Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 Steven Spielberg Minority Report
2003 Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 Sam Raimi Spider-Man 2
2005 Peter Jackson King Kong
2006 Bryan Singer Superman Returns
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Saturn Awards
Saturn Award for Film:
Saturn Award For Television:
Saturn Award For DVDs:
Special Awads
Retired Awards
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
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.