| Best Science Fiction Film | Best Fantasy Film |
Independence Day
| Dragonheart* The Adventures of Pinocchio* The Hunchback of Notre Dame* James and the Giant Peach* Matilda* The Nutty Professor* Phenomenon |
| Best Horror Film | Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film |
| Scream* Cemetery Man* The Craft* Curdled* The Frighteners* The Relic | Fargo* Bound* Mission: Impossible* Ransom* The Rock* Twister |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Eddie Murphy – The Nutty Professor as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump* Michael J. Fox – The Frighteners as Frank Bannister* Jeff Goldblum – Independence Day as David Levinson* Bill Paxton – Twister as Bill Harding* Will Smith – Independence Day as Capt. Steven Hiller* Patrick Stewart – Star Trek: First Contact as Jean-Luc Picard | Neve Campbell – Scream as Sidney Prescott* Geena Davis – The Long Kiss Goodnight as Samantha Caine * Gina Gershon – Bound as Corky* Helen Hunt – Twister as Dr. Joanne "Jo" Harding* Frances McDormand – Fargo as Marge Gunderson* Penelope Ann Miller – The Relic as Dr. Margo Green |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Brent Spiner – Star Trek: First Contact as Data* Jeffrey Combs – The Frighteners as Milton Dammers* Edward Norton – Primal Fear as Aaron Stampler / Roy* Joe Pantoliano – Bound as Caesar* Brent Spiner – Independence Day as Dr. Brakish Okun* Skeet Ulrich – Scream as Billy Loomis | Alice Krige – Star Trek: First Contact as Borg Queen* Fairuza Balk – The Craft as Nancy Downs* Drew Barrymore – Scream as Casey Becker* Glenn Close – Mars Attacks! as First Lady Marsha Dale* Pam Ferris – Matilda as Agatha Trunchbull* Vivica A. Fox – Independence Day as Jasmine Dubrow* Jennifer Tilly – Bound as Violet |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Best Director |
| Lucas Black – Sling Blade as Frank Wheatly* Kevin Bishop – Muppet Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins* James Duval – Independence Day as Miguel* Lukas Haas – Mars Attacks! as Richie Norris* Jonathan Taylor Thomas – The Adventures of Pinocchio as Pinocchio* Mara Wilson – Matilda as Matilda Wormwood | Roland Emmerich – Independence Day* Tim Burton – Mars Attacks!* Joel Coen – Fargo* Wes Craven – Scream* Jonathan Frakes – Star Trek: First Contact* Peter Jackson – The Frighteners |
| Best Writing | Best Costumes |
| Kevin Williamson – Scream* Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore – Star Trek: First Contact* Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich – Independence Day* Jonathan Gems – Mars Attacks!* The Wachowskis – Bound* Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson – The Frighteners | Star Trek: First Contact – * Dragonheart – Thomas Casterline and Anna B. Sheppard* Escape from L.A. – Robin Michel Bush* Independence Day – Joseph A. Porro* Mars Attacks! – Colleen Atwood* Romeo + Juliet – Kym Barrett |
| Best Make-up | Best Music |
| The Nutty Professor – Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson* The Frighteners – Rick Baker and Richard Taylor* The Island of Dr. Moreau – Stan Winston and Shane Mahan* Mary Reilly – Jenny Shircore and Peter Owen* Star Trek: First Contact – Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, and Jake Garber* Thinner – Greg Cannom | Danny Elfman – Mars Attacks!* David Arnold – Independence Day* Randy Edelman – Dragonheart* Danny Elfman – The Frighteners* Jerry Goldsmith – Star Trek: First Contact* Nick Glennie-Smith, Hans Zimmer, and Harry Gregson-Williams – The Rock |
| Best Special Effects | Best Home Video Release |
| Independence Day – Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, and Joe Viskocil* Dragonheart – Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, and Kit West* The Frighteners – Wes Takahashi, Charlie McClellan, and Richard Taylor* Mars Attacks! – Jim Mitchell, Michael L. Fink, David Andrews, and Michael Lantieri * Star Trek: First Contact – John Knoll * Twister – Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, and Henry LaBounta | The Arrival* * Necronomicon: Book of Dead* Pinocchio's Revenge* Tremors 2: Aftershocks* Within the Rock |