Saturn Award for Best Writing facts for kids

The Saturn Awards for Best Writing is a special award given out by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. This award celebrates the best screenplays (the scripts) written for movies in exciting genres like science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Unlike many other awards that honor movie writing, this one focuses only on the people who wrote the actual script for the film. It doesn't include those who wrote the original story if the movie was based on a book or another source. It's all about the screenplay!

What is the Saturn Award for Best Writing?

The Saturn Awards are like the "Oscars" for movies that are usually about science fiction, fantasy, or horror. The "Best Writing" award specifically honors the amazing writers who create the stories and dialogue that make these films so captivating. Imagine writing a script for a movie like Star Wars or Jurassic Park – that's the kind of talent this award celebrates!

Who Are Some Famous Winners?

Many talented writers have won the Saturn Award for Best Writing over the years. Here are just a few of the amazing people and the movies they wrote:

Early Winners (1970s-1980s)

• In 1973, William Peter Blatty won for the scary film The Exorcist.
• George Lucas won in 1977 for his groundbreaking movie Star Wars. He created a whole new galaxy!
• Melissa Mathison won in 1982 for the heartwarming alien story E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
• James Cameron won in 1984 for The Terminator and again in 1986 for Aliens. He's known for writing and directing big action and sci-fi films.
• The famous author Ray Bradbury won in 1983 for Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Later Winners (1990s-2000s)

• Ted Tally won in 1991 for the thrilling movie The Silence of the Lambs.
• Michael Crichton and David Koepp won in 1993 for the dinosaur adventure Jurassic Park.
• Andrew Kevin Walker won in 1995 for the intense thriller Se7en.
• The Wachowskis won in 1999 for their mind-bending film The Matrix.
• Steven Spielberg won in 2001 for A.I. Artificial Intelligence, a story about a robot boy.
• The team of Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson won in 2003 for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. They brought J.R.R. Tolkien's world to life!
• Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer won in 2005 for Batman Begins, which rebooted the Batman film series.
• Brad Bird won in 2007 for the animated hit Ratatouille.
• Quentin Tarantino won in 2009 for Inglourious Basterds.

Recent Winners (2010s-2020s)

• Christopher Nolan won again in 2010 for his complex dream-world movie Inception.
• Quentin Tarantino won once more in 2012 for Django Unchained and in 2019 for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
• Spike Jonze won in 2013 for Her, a unique story about artificial intelligence.
• Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan teamed up to win in 2014 for the space epic Interstellar.
• Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams and Michael Arndt won in 2015 for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, bringing back a beloved saga.
• Eric Heisserer won in 2016 for the thought-provoking alien film Arrival.
• Rian Johnson won in 2017 for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
• Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski won in 2018/2019 for the quiet horror film A Quiet Place.
• In 2021/2022, Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan won for Nightmare Alley.
• Most recently, in 2022/2023, James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver won for Avatar: The Way of Water.

Writers with Multiple Wins

Some writers have been so good that they've won this award more than once!

• James Cameron has won 4 times.
• Christopher Nolan has won 4 times.
• William Peter Blatty has won 3 times.
• Lawrence Kasdan, Jonathan Nolan, and Quentin Tarantino have each won 2 times.

See also

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