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

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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 awarded 2013
Last awarded 2023
Currently held by
Website www.saturnawards.org

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 & 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).

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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

Inagurual recipient and two-time winner Chandler Riggs. Chandler Riggs by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
Inagurual recipient and two-time winner Chandler Riggs.
Two-time winner Maisie Williams. Maisie Williams by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Two-time winner Maisie Williams.
2016 recipient Millie Bobby Brown. Millie Bobby Brown by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
2016 recipient Millie Bobby Brown.
Brec Bassinger has won the award twice. Brec Bassinger Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022.jpg
Brec Bassinger has won the award twice.
2023 recipient Jenna Ortega. Wednesday NYCC 2022 1 (cropped).jpg
2023 recipient Jenna Ortega.

2010s

YearActor/actressTelevision programNetworkCharacter
2013 (40th) Chandler Riggs The Walking Dead AMC Carl Grimes
Colin Ford Under the Dome CBS Joe McAlister
Jared S. Gilmore Once Upon a Time ABC Henry Mills
Jack Gleeson Game of Thrones HBO Joffrey Baratheon
Connor Jessup Falling Skies TNT Ben Mason
Mackenzie Lintz Under the DomeCBSNorrie Calvert-Hill
2014 (41st) Maisie Williams Game of ThronesHBO Arya Stark
Camren Bicondova Gotham Fox Selina Kyle
Maxim Knight Falling SkiesTNTMatt Mason
Tyler Posey Teen Wolf MTV Scott McCall
Chandler RiggsThe Walking DeadAMCCarl Grimes
Holly Taylor The Americans FX Paige Jennings
2015 (42nd) Chandler Riggs The Walking DeadAMCCarl Grimes
Max Charles The Strain FXZach Goodweather
Frank Dillane Fear the Walking Dead AMCNick Clark
Jodelle Ferland Dark Matter Syfy Five
Brenock O'Connor Game of ThronesHBOOlly
Dylan Sprayberry Teen WolfMTVLiam Dunbar
Maisie WilliamsGame of ThronesHBOArya Stark
2016 (43rd) Millie Bobby Brown Stranger Things Netflix Eleven
KJ Apa Riverdale The CW Archie Andrews
Max CharlesThe StrainFXZach Goodweather
Alycia Debnam-Carey Fear the Walking DeadAMCAlicia Clark
Lorenzo James Henrie Fear 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 Mazouz GothamFox Bruce Wayne
Lili Reinhart RiverdaleThe CW Betty Cooper
Cole Sprouse RiverdaleThe CW Jughead Jones
2018/2019 (45th)Maisie WilliamsGame of ThronesHBOArya Stark
KJ ApaRiverdaleThe CWArchie Andrews
Tosin Cole Doctor Who BBC America Ryan Sinclair
Cameron Cuffe Krypton Syfy Seg-El
David MazouzGothamFoxBruce Wayne
Cole SprouseRiverdaleThe CWJughead Jones
Benjamin Wadsworth Deadly Class SyfyMarcus Lopez Arguello
2019/2020 (46th) Brec Bassinger Stargirl DC Universe Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl
Freya Allan The Witcher Netflix Princess Ciri
Isa Briones Star Trek: Picard CBS All Access Dahj / Soji Asha / Sutra (androids)
Maxwell Jenkins Lost in Space NetflixWill Robinson
Madison Lintz Bosch Amazon Prime Video Madeline "Maddie" Bosch
Cassady McClincy The Walking DeadAMCLydia: Alpha's daughter
Erin Moriarty The Boys Amazon Prime VideoAnnie January / Starlight

2020s

YearActor/actressTelevision programNetworkCharacter
2021/2022 (47th)Network/cable
Brec Bassinger Stargirl The CW Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl
Jack Alcott Dexter: New Blood Showtime Harrison Morgan
Zackary Arthur Chucky Syfy Jake Wheeler
Gus Birney Shining Vale Starz Gaynor Phelps
Jordan Elsass Superman & Lois The CW Jonathan Kent
Alex GarfinSuperman & LoisThe CWJordan Kent
Streaming
Iman Vellani Ms. Marvel Disney+ Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel
Vivien Lyra Blair Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Princess Leia
Maxwell Jenkins Lost in Space Netflix Will Robinson
Gaten Matarazzo Stranger Things NetflixDustin Henderson
Sadie Sink Stranger ThingsNetflixMax Mayfield
Hailee Steinfeld Hawkeye Disney+ Kate Bishop
2022/2023 (51st) Jenna Ortega Wednesday Netflix Wednesday Addams
Milly Alcock House of the Dragon HBO Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
Freya Allan The Witcher Netflix Ciri
Zackary Arthur Chucky Syfy Jake Wheeler
Brec Bassinger Stargirl The CW Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl
Bella Ramsey The Last of Us HBO Ellie
Igby Rigney The Midnight Club NetflixKevin

Multiple nominations

5 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

Multiple wins

3 wins

2 wins

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