 Beetlejuice won Best Horror Film and Best Make @-@ up at the 1988 Saturn Awards . Sidney also won the Saturn for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Juno , and the film received five other nominations : Direction for Burton , Writing for McDowell and Skaaren , Best Supporting Actor for Keaton , Music for Elfman and Special Effects . Beetlejuice was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . Beetlejuice was 88th in the American Film Institute 's list of Best Comedies . 
