2nd Saturn Awards

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The 2nd Saturn Awards were awarded to media properties and personalities deemed by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to be the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror released in the year 1973. They were awarded on January 7, 1975.^[1]^[2]

For this ceremony, the categories were expanded from two to ten, as opposed to the first ceremony, where only two categories existed; Best Fantasy Film was notably introduced, one of the three Best Film categories that would remain for all future ceremonies together with Best Horror Film and Best Science Fiction Film, which were the only two awards in the previous ceremony.^[3]

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

Winners and nominees

Best Science Fiction Film	Best Horror Film
Soylent Green Battle for the Planet of the Apes Beware! The Blob The Day of the Dolphin The Neptune Factor Sleeper Sssssss Westworld	The Exorcist Arnold Death Line Don't Look Now The Legend of Hell House Schlock Scream Blacula Scream Sisters Tales That Witness Madness Terror House Terror in the Wax Museum Theatre of Blood The Vault of Horror
Best Fantasy Film	Best Stop Motion Animation
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad	Ray Harryhausen – The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Best Writer	Best Music
William Peter Blatty – The Exorcist	Bernard Herrmann (for his career)
Best Make-up	Best Special Effects
Dick Smith – The Exorcist	Marcel Vercoutere – The Exorcist
Special Achievement in Television	Special Award
Curtis Harrington – Killer Bees	C. Dean Andersson, Don Fanzo, Charlton Heston, George Pal, Gloria Swanson, and Fay Wray

References

^ "Past Saturn Awards Recipients". Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1975)". Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1973)". Retrieved July 22, 2023.