Below is a complete list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold.
{{multiple image| Best Science Fiction Film | Best Fantasy Film | - The Terminator
- Dune
- Starman
- 2010: The Year We Make Contact
- The Search for Spock
| - Ghostbusters
- The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- The NeverEnding Story
- Splash
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| {{AwardCategory|#eedd82|Best Horror Film | Best Performance by a Younger Actor |
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- Gremlins
- Dreamscape
- Firestarter
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Creature
| - Noah Hathaway – The NeverEnding Story as Atreyu
- Drew Barrymore – Firestarter as Charlene "Charlie" McGee
- Jsu Garcia – A Nightmare on Elm Street as Rod Lane
- Corey Feldman – Gremlins as Pete Fountaine
- Jonathan Ke Quan – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Short Round
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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- Jeff Bridges – Starman as Starman
- George Burns – Oh, God! You Devil as God / Harry O. Tophet
- Harrison Ford – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Indiana Jones
- Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Terminator as Terminator
- William Shatner – The Search for Spock as James T. Kirk
| - Daryl Hannah – Splash as Madison
- Karen Allen – Starman as Jenny Hayden
- Nancy Allen – The Philadelphia Experiment as Allison Hayes
- Linda Hamilton – The Terminator as Sarah Connor
- Helen Slater – Supergirl as Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee / Supergirl
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| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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- Tracey Walter – Repo Man as Miller
- John Candy – Splash as Freddie Bauer
- John Lithgow – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as Dr. Emilio Lizardo / Lord John Whorfin
- Dick Miller – Gremlins as Murray Futterman
- Robert Preston – The Last Starfighter as Centauri
| - Polly Holliday – Gremlins as Ruby Deagle
- Kirstie Alley – Runaway as Jackie Rogers
- Judith Anderson – The Search for Spock as Vulcan High Priestess
- Grace Jones – Conan the Destroyer as Zula
- Mary Woronov – Night of the Comet as Audrey
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| Best Director | Best Writing |
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- Joe Dante – Gremlins
- James Cameron – The Terminator
- Ron Howard – Splash
- Leonard Nimoy – The Search for Spock
- Steven Spielberg – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
| - James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd – The Terminator
- Earl Mac Rauch – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
- Chris Columbus – Gremlins
- Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Alex Cox – Repo Man
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| Best Music | Best Costume |
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- Jerry Goldsmith – Gremlins
- Ralph Burns – The Muppets Take Manhattan
- Giorgio Moroder and Klaus Doldinger – The NeverEnding Story
- Michel Colombier – Purple Rain
- Brad Fiedel – The Terminator
| - Bob Ringwood – Dune
- John Mollo – The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
- Anthony Powell – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Robert Fletcher – The Search for Spock
- Patricia Norris – 2010: The Year We Make Contact
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| Best Make-up | Best Special Effects |
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- Stan Winston – The Terminator
- Giannetto De Rossi – Dune
- Greg LaCava – Gremlins
- Tom Smith – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Robert J. Schiffer – Splash
| - Chris Walas – Gremlins
- Barry Nolan – Dune
- Ralph Winter – The Search for Spock
- Lawrence E. Benson – Creature
- Richard Edlund – 2010: The Year We Make Contact
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1. ^[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/1985 12th Saturn Awards] at IMDb.