The Saturn Awards for Best Writing is a Saturn Award presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
Unlike most awards rewarding writing in films, it recognizes only the writer(s) of the screenplay, and not those of the story.
Winners and nominees[edit]
Year | Writer(s) | Motion Picture |
| David Hayter | X-Men |
Toby Emmerich | Frequency |
David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson | Gladiator |
Karey Kirkpatrick | Chicken Run |
Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson | The Gift |
Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, Tsai Kuo Jung | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| Steven Spielberg | A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
Alejandro Amenábar | The Others |
Stéphane Cabel and Christophe Gans | Brotherhood of the Wolf |
Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S. H. Schulman | Shrek |
Andrew Stanton and Dan Gerson | Monsters, Inc. |
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| Scott Frank and Jon Cohen | Minority Report |
Brent Hanley | Frailty |
Hayao Miyazaki | Spirited Away |
Mark Romanek | One Hour Photo |
Hillary Seitz | Insomnia |
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter | X2 |
Alex Garland | 28 Days Later |
Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon | Freaky Friday |
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds | Finding Nemo |
Quentin Tarantino | Kill Bill: Volume 1 |
| Alvin Sargent | Spider-Man 2 |
Stuart Beattie | Collateral |
Charlie Kaufman | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
Steve Kloves | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
Brad Bird | The Incredibles |
Quentin Tarantino | Kill Bill: Volume 2 |
| Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer | Batman Begins |
Steve Kloves | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
David Koepp | War of the Worlds |
George Lucas | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith |
Ann Peacock, Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson | King Kong |
| Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris | Superman Returns |
Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger and Tom Tykwer | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer |
Guillermo del Toro | Pan's Labyrinth |
Zach Helm | Stranger than Fiction |
Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis | Casino Royale |
The Wachowskis | V for Vendetta |
| Brad Bird | Ratatouille |
Joel and Ethan Coen | No Country for Old Men |
Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary | Beowulf |
Michael Goldenberg | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
John Logan | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon | 300 |
| Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan | The Dark Knight |
Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway | Iron Man |
David Koepp, John Kamps | Ghost Town |
John Ajvide Lindqvist | Let the Right One In |
Eric Roth | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
J. Michael Straczynski | Changeling |
| James Cameron | Avatar |
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell | District 9 |
David Hayter and Alex Tse | Watchmen |
Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers | Where the Wild Things Are |
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman | Star Trek |
Quentin Tarantino | Inglourious Basterds |
Year | Writer(s) | Motion Picture |
| Christopher Nolan | Inception |
Michael Arndt | Toy Story 3 |
Alex Garland | Never Let Me Go |
Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John J. McLaughlin | Black Swan |
Peter Morgan | Hereafter |
Matt Reeves | Let Me In |
| Jeff Nichols | Take Shelter |
J. J. Abrams | Super 8 |
Woody Allen | Midnight in Paris |
Mike Cahill, Brit Marling | Another Earth |
Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver | Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
John Logan | Hugo |
| Quentin Tarantino | Django Unchained |
Tracy Letts | Killer Joe |
David Magee | Life of Pi |
Martin McDonagh | Seven Psychopaths |
Joss Whedon | The Avengers |
Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard | The Cabin in the Woods |
| Spike Jonze | Her |
Joel and Ethan Coen | Inside Llewyn Davis |
Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón | Gravity |
Jennifer Lee | Frozen |
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright | The World's End |
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
| Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan | Interstellar |
Wes Anderson | The Grand Budapest Hotel |
Damien Chazelle | Whiplash |
James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | Guardians of the Galaxy |
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely | Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth | Edge of Tomorrow |
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
| Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams and Michael Arndt | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins | Crimson Peak |
Alex Garland | Ex Machina |
Drew Goddard | The Martian |
Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn | Kingsman: The Secret Service |
Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly | Jurassic World |
George Miller, Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| Eric Heisserer | Arrival |
Melissa Mathison (posthumously) | The BFG |
Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick | Deadpool |
Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill | Doctor Strange |
Taylor Sheridan | Hell or High Water |
Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
| Rian Johnson | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole | Black Panther |
Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | The Shape of Water |
Hampton Fancher and Michael Green | Blade Runner 2049 |
Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green | Logan |
Allan Heinberg | Wonder Woman |
Jordan Peele | Get Out |
| Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski | A Quiet Place |
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely | Avengers: Endgame |
Drew Goddard | Bad Times at the El Royale |
Oh Jung-mi and Lee Chang-dong | Burning |
Christopher McQuarrie | Mission: Impossible – Fallout |
Jordan Peele | Us |
S. Craig Zahler | Dragged Across Concrete |
| Quentin Tarantino | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
J. J. Abrams and Chris Terrio | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
Mike Flanagan | Doctor Sleep |
Lauren Hynek, Rick Jaffa, Elizabeth Martin, and Amanda Silver | Mulan |
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won | Parasite |
Christopher Nolan | Tenet |
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Joker |
Multiple nominations[edit]
- 7 nominations
- Guillermo del Toro
- Peter Jackson
- Quentin Tarantino
- Fran Walsh
- James Cameron
- 6 nominations
- Philippa Boyens
- Christopher Nolan
- 4 nominations
- Lawrence Kasdan
- David Koepp
- George Miller
- Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
- 3 nominations
- J. J. Abrams
- William Peter Blatty
- Alex Garland
- Drew Goddard
- David Hayter
- John Logan
- George Lucas
- Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
- Nicholas Meyer
- Jordan Peele
- Andrew Stanton
- The Wachowskis
- Christopher McQuarrie
- 2 nominations
- Woody Allen
- Michael Arndt
- Brad Bird
- Jeffrey Boam
- C. Robert Cargill
- Joel and Ethan Coen
- Chris Columbus
- Frank Darabont
- Scott Derrickson
- Michael Dougherty
- Scott Frank
- Tony Gilroy
- Michael Goldenberg
- William Goldman
- David S. Goyer
- Michael Green
- Dan Harris
- James V. Hart
- Terry Hayes
- Tom Holland
- Spike Jonze
- Charlie Kaufman
- Steve Kloves
- Don Mancini
- Melissa Mathison
- Edward Neumeier
- Jonathan Nolan
- Dan O'Bannon
- Matt Reeves
- Matthew Robbins
- Gary Ross
- Eric Roth
- Steven Spielberg
- Wesley Strick
- Andrew Kevin Walker
- Joss Whedon
Multiple wins[edit]
- 4 wins
- James Cameron
- Christopher Nolan
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Jonathan Nolan
- Quentin Tarantino
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