Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series

The Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series is one of the annual awards given by the American professional organization, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, awarded by the World Science Fiction Society who reward science fiction and fantasy in various media, is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films).

Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series
Awarded forBest performance of the year by a young actor (male or female) in a genre television series
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded2013
Last awarded2023
Currently held by
Websitewww.saturnawards.org

The category, which specifically rewards young actors and actresses in television, was first introduced at the 40th Saturn Awards in 2013 where it was won by Chandler Riggs for his role as Carl Grimes in The Walking Dead. Riggs also leads with the most nominations in the category, with five, and he, Brec Bassinger and Maisie Williams are the only performers to have won twice. Max Charles holds the record for most nominations without a win, with three.

At the 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards, the category was split to recognize performers in both network/cable series and streaming series; however, the categories were merged again at the subsequent 51st Saturn Awards.[1]

Winners and nominees

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Inagurual recipient and two-time winner Chandler Riggs.
Two-time winner Maisie Williams.
2016 recipient Millie Bobby Brown.
Brec Bassinger has won the award twice.
2023 recipient Jenna Ortega.

2010s

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YearActor/actressTelevision programNetworkCharacter
2013 (40th)Chandler RiggsThe Walking DeadAMCCarl Grimes
Colin FordUnder the DomeCBSJoe McAlister
Jared S. GilmoreOnce Upon a TimeABCHenry Mills
Jack GleesonGame of ThronesHBOJoffrey Baratheon
Connor JessupFalling SkiesTNTBen Mason
Mackenzie LintzUnder the DomeCBSNorrie Calvert-Hill
2014 (41st)Maisie WilliamsGame of ThronesHBOArya Stark
Camren BicondovaGothamFoxSelina Kyle
Maxim KnightFalling SkiesTNTMatt Mason
Tyler PoseyTeen WolfMTVScott McCall
Chandler RiggsThe Walking DeadAMCCarl Grimes
Holly TaylorThe AmericansFXPaige Jennings
2015 (42nd)Chandler RiggsThe Walking DeadAMCCarl Grimes
Max CharlesThe StrainFXZach Goodweather
Frank DillaneFear the Walking DeadAMCNick Clark
Jodelle FerlandDark MatterSyfyFive
Brenock O'ConnorGame of ThronesHBOOlly
Dylan SprayberryTeen WolfMTVLiam Dunbar
Maisie WilliamsGame of ThronesHBOArya Stark
2016 (43rd)Millie Bobby BrownStranger ThingsNetflixEleven
KJ ApaRiverdaleThe CWArchie Andrews
Max CharlesThe StrainFXZach Goodweather
Alycia Debnam-CareyFear the Walking DeadAMCAlicia Clark
Lorenzo James HenrieFear the Walking DeadAMCChristopher Manawa
Chandler RiggsThe Walking DeadAMCCarl Grimes
2017 (44th)Chandler RiggsThe Walking DeadAMCCarl Grimes
KJ ApaRiverdaleThe CWArchie Andrews
Millie Bobby BrownStranger ThingsNetflixEleven
Max CharlesThe StrainFXZach Goodweather
Alycia Debnam-CareyFear the Walking DeadAMCAlicia Clark
David MazouzGothamFoxBruce Wayne
Lili ReinhartRiverdaleThe CWBetty Cooper
Cole SprouseRiverdaleThe CWJughead Jones
2018/2019 (45th)Maisie WilliamsGame of ThronesHBOArya Stark
KJ ApaRiverdaleThe CWArchie Andrews
Tosin ColeDoctor WhoBBC AmericaRyan Sinclair
Cameron CuffeKryptonSyfySeg-El
David MazouzGothamFoxBruce Wayne
Cole SprouseRiverdaleThe CWJughead Jones
Benjamin WadsworthDeadly ClassSyfyMarcus Lopez Arguello
2019/2020 (46th)Brec BassingerStargirlDC UniverseCourtney Whitmore / Stargirl
Freya AllanThe WitcherNetflixPrincess Ciri
Isa BrionesStar Trek: PicardCBS All AccessDahj / Soji Asha / Sutra (androids)
Maxwell JenkinsLost in SpaceNetflixWill Robinson
Madison LintzBoschAmazon Prime VideoMadeline "Maddie" Bosch
Cassady McClincyThe Walking DeadAMCLydia: Alpha's daughter
Erin MoriartyThe BoysAmazon Prime VideoAnnie January / Starlight

2020s

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YearActor/actressTelevision programNetworkCharacter
2021/2022 (50th)Network/cable
Brec BassingerStargirlThe CWCourtney Whitmore / Stargirl
Jack AlcottDexter: New BloodShowtimeHarrison Morgan
Zackary ArthurChuckySyfyJake Wheeler
Gus BirneyShining ValeStarzGaynor Phelps
Jordan ElsassSuperman & LoisThe CWJonathan Kent
Alex GarfinSuperman & LoisThe CWJordan Kent
Streaming
Iman VellaniMs. MarvelDisney+Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel
Vivien Lyra BlairObi-Wan KenobiDisney+Princess Leia
Maxwell JenkinsLost in SpaceNetflixWill Robinson
Gaten MatarazzoStranger ThingsNetflixDustin Henderson
Sadie SinkStranger ThingsNetflixMax Mayfield
Hailee SteinfeldHawkeyeDisney+Kate Bishop
2022/2023 (51st)Jenna OrtegaWednesdayNetflixWednesday Addams
Milly AlcockHouse of the DragonHBOYoung Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
Freya AllanThe WitcherNetflixCiri
Zackary ArthurChuckySyfyJake Wheeler
Brec BassingerStargirlThe CWCourtney Whitmore / Stargirl
Bella RamseyThe Last of UsHBOEllie
Igby RigneyThe Midnight ClubNetflixKevin

Multiple nominations

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5 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

Multiple wins

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3 wins

  • Chandler Riggs

2 wins

  • Brec Bassinger
  • Maisie Williams

References

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  1. ^ "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". 12 August 2022.
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