Winner
Alien
H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, Denys Ayling
Nominees
The Black Hole
Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale
Moonraker
Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans
1941
William A. Fraker, A. D. Flowers, Gregory Jein
Star Trek - The Motion Picture
Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart, Grant McCune