1982

For many, this was the year of Spielberg's cuddly alien. For me, I preferred Carpenter's shape-changing murderous alien. This was a great year for sci-fi, one that has never been matched since. Even films considered failures at the time, such as Blade Runner and Tron, went on to become classics.

Best Movie: The Thing; Runners-up: Blade Runner, Tron, The Secret of NIMH, Star Trek II, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist, The Dark Crystal, Creepshow
Best Screenplay: Bill Lancaster (The Thing)
Best Director: Ridley Scott (Blade Runner)
Best Actor: Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner); Runner-up: Kurt Russell (The Thing), Jeff Bridges (Tron)
Best Actress: Daryl Hannah (Blade Runner); Runners-up: Sean Young (Blade Runner), Nastassja Kinski (Cat People)
Best Music: John Williams (E.T.); Runners-up: John Carpenter (The Thing), Vangelis (Blade Runner), Tron, Conan the Barbarian
Best Visual Effects: Tron
Best Makeup: The Thing
Best Costumes: Blade Runner
Best Production Design: Blade Runner