Saturn Award for Best Writing

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The following is a list of people who have won the Saturn Award for Best Writing.

Year	Writer(s)	Film
1973	William Peter Blatty	The Exorcist
1974/75	Ib Melchior Harlan Ellison	(Career Winner)
1976	Jimmy Sangster	(Career Winner)
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

[edit] Multiple Winners

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William Peter Blatty (1973) Ib Melchior/Harlan Ellison (1974/75) Jimmy Sangster (1976) George Lucas/Steven Spielberg (1977) Elaine May & Warren Beatty (1978) Nicholas Meyer (1979) William Peter Blatty (1980) Lawrence Kasdan (1981) Melissa Mathison (1982) Ray Bradbury (1983) James Cameron & Gale Anne Hurd (1984) Tom Holland (1985) James Cameron (1986) Michael Miner & Edward Neumeier (1987) Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg (1988) William Peter Blatty (1989/90) Ted Tally (1991) James V. Hart (1992) Michael Crichton & David Koepp (1993) Jim Harrison & Wesley Strick (1994) Andrew Kevin Walker (1995) Kevin Williamson (1996) Mike Werb & Michael Colleary (1997) Andrew Niccol (1998) Charlie Kaufman (1999) David Hayter (2000) Steven Spielberg (2001) Scott Frank & Jon Cohen (2002) Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson (2003) Alvin Sargent (2004) Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer (2005) Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris (2006) Brad Bird (2007) Christopher Nolan & Jonathan Nolan (2008) James Cameron (2009) Christopher Nolan (2010)

Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.

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for Film	Best Science Fiction Film Best Fantasy Film Best Horror Film Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Best Animated Film Best International Film Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Performance by a Younger Actor Best Director Best Writing Best Music Best Costume Best Make-Up Best Special Effects

for Television	Best Network Television Series Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series Best Television Presentation Best Actor on Television Best Actress on Television Best Supporting Actor on Television Best Supporting Actress on Television Best Guest Starring Role on Television

for DVDs	Best DVD Release Best Special Edition DVD Release Best Classic Film DVD Release Best DVD Collection Best Television DVD Release Best Retro Television Series on DVD

Special awards	The George Pal Memorial Award The President's Memorial Award The Life Career Award

Retired awards	Best Home Video Release Best International Series

Ceremonies	1972 1973 1974/75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989/90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.