Saturn Award for Best Special Effects

The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Special Effects:

Notes:

"†" indicates an Academy Award-winning movie on the same category.

"‡" indicates an Academy Award-nominated movie on the same category.

Year Motion Picture
1973 The Exorcist
1974/75 Dark Star
1976 Given to L. B. Abbott as a Career Award
1977 Star Wars †
1978 Superman: The Movie †
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1980 The Empire Strikes Back †
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark †
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial †
1983 Return of the Jedi †
1984 Gremlins
1985 Back to the Future
1986 Aliens †
1987 RoboCop
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit †
1989/90 Back to the Future Part II ‡
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day †
1992 Death Becomes Her †
1993 Jurassic Park †
1994 True Lies ‡
1995 Jumanji
1996 Independence Day †
1997 Starship Troopers ‡
1998 Godzilla
1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ‡
2000 Hollow Man ‡
2001 A.I. ‡
2002 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones ‡
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King †
2004 Spider-Man 2 †
2005 King Kong †
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest †
2007 Transformers ‡
2008 The Dark Knight ‡
2009 Avatar †
2010 Inception †
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes ‡
2012 The Avengers ‡
2013 Gravity †