The Saturn Award for Best Director ( or Saturn Award for Best Direction ) is one of the annual awards given by the American Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films . The Saturn Awards , which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward genre fiction achievements , in particular for science fiction , fantasy , and horror ( the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films ) , included the Best Director category for the first time at the 3rd Saturn Awards , for the 1974/1975 film years . The award is also the oldest to honor film directors in science fiction , fantasy and horror . The Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film is an award presented to the best film in the fantasy genre by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films . The Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Television Series is one of the annual awards given by the American Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films .
The Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film is presented to the best cat in the fantasy genre.