The Saturn Award for Best Writing is a Saturn Award presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for the best writing in any motion picture genre.
| Year | Writer(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | William Peter Blatty | The Exorcist |
| 1974/75 | Ib Melchior Harlan Ellison |
(Career Winner) |
| 1976 | Jimmy Sangster | |
| 1977 | George Lucas | Star Wars |
| 1978 | Elaine May Warren Beatty |
Heaven Can Wait |
| 1979 | Nicholas Meyer | Time After Time |
| 1980 | William Peter Blatty | The Ninth Configuration |
| 1981 | Lawrence Kasdan | Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| 1982 | Melissa Mathison | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| 1983 | Ray Bradbury | Something Wicked this Way Comes |
| 1984 | James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd |
The Terminator |
| 1985 | Tom Holland | Fright Night |
| 1986 | James Cameron | Aliens |
| 1987 | Michael Miner Edward Neumeier |
RoboCop |
| 1988 | Gary Ross Anne Spielberg |
Big |
| 1989/90 | William Peter Blatty | The Exorcist III |
| 1991 | Ted Tally | The Silence of the Lambs |
| 1992 | James V. Hart | Bram Stoker's Dracula |
| 1993 | Michael Crichton David Koepp |
Jurassic Park |
| 1994 | Jim Harrison Wesley Strick |
Wolf |
| 1995 | Andrew Kevin Walker | Seven |
| 1996 | Kevin Williamson | Scream |
| 1997 | Mike Werb Michael Colleary |
Face/Off |
| 1998 | Andrew Niccol | The Truman Show |
| 1999 | Charlie Kaufman | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | David Hayter | X-Men |
| 2001 | Steven Spielberg | A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
| 2002 | Scott Frank Jon Cohen |
Minority Report |
| 2003 | Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2004 | Alvin Sargent | Spider-Man 2 |
| 2005 | Christopher Nolan David S. Goyer |
Batman Begins |
| 2006 | Michael Dougherty Dan Harris |
Superman Returns |
| 2007 | Brad Bird | Ratatouille |
| 2008 | Christopher Nolan Jonathan Nolan |
The Dark Knight |
| 2009 | James Cameron | Avatar |
| 2010 | Christopher Nolan | Inception |
| 2011 | Jeff Nichols | Take Shelter |
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