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).
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 in 2022, 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.
Winners and nominees
2010s Year Actor/actress Television program Network Character Chandler RiggsThe Walking DeadAMCCarl 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 Dome CBS Norrie Calvert-Hill Maisie WilliamsGame of ThronesHBOArya Stark Camren Bicondova Gotham Fox Selina Kyle Maxim Knight Falling Skies TNT Matt Mason Tyler Posey Teen Wolf MTV Scott McCall Chandler Riggs The Walking Dead AMC Carl Grimes Holly Taylor The Americans FX Paige Jennings Chandler RiggsThe Walking DeadAMCCarl Grimes Max Charles The Strain FX Zach Goodweather Frank Dillane Fear the Walking Dead AMC Nick Clark Jodelle Ferland Dark Matter Syfy Five Brenock O'Connor Game of Thrones HBO Olly Dylan Sprayberry Teen Wolf MTV Liam Dunbar Maisie Williams Game of Thrones HBO Arya Stark Millie Bobby BrownStranger ThingsNetflixEleven KJ Apa Riverdale The CW Archie Andrews Max Charles The Strain FX Zach Goodweather Alycia Debnam-CareyFear the Walking DeadAMC Alicia Clark Lorenzo James HenrieFear the Walking DeadAMC Christopher Manawa Chandler Riggs The Walking DeadAMC Carl Grimes Chandler RiggsThe Walking DeadAMCCarl Grimes KJ Apa Riverdale The CW Archie Andrews Millie Bobby Brown Stranger Things Netflix Eleven Max Charles The Strain FX Zach Goodweather Alycia Debnam-Carey Fear the Walking Dead AMC Alicia Clark David Mazouz Gotham Fox Bruce Wayne Lili ReinhartRiverdaleThe CW Betty Cooper Cole SprouseRiverdale The CW Jughead Jones Maisie WilliamsGame of ThronesHBOArya Stark KJ Apa Riverdale The CW Archie Andrews Tosin Cole Doctor Who BBC America Ryan Sinclair Cameron Cuffe Krypton Syfy Seg-El David Mazouz Gotham Fox Bruce Wayne Cole Sprouse Riverdale The CW Jughead Jones Benjamin Wadsworth Deadly Class Syfy Marcus Lopez ArguelloBrec BassingerStargirlDC UniverseCourtney 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 Netflix Will Robinson Madison Lintz Bosch Amazon Prime Video Madeline "Maddie" Bosch Cassady McClincy The Walking Dead AMC Lydia: Alpha's daughter Erin Moriarty The Boys Amazon Prime Video Annie January / Starlight
2020s Year Actor/actress Television program Network CharacterNetwork/cableBrec BassingerStargirlThe CWCourtney Whitmore / Stargirl Jack Alcott Dexter: New Blood Showtime Harrison Morgan Zackary Arthur Chucky Syfy Jake Wheeler Gus Birney Shining Vale Starz Gaynor Phelps Jordan ElsassSuperman & LoisThe CW Jonathan KentAlex GarfinSuperman & LoisThe CW Jordan KentStreamingIman VellaniMs. MarvelDisney+Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel Vivien Lyra Blair Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Princess Leia Maxwell Jenkins Lost in SpaceNetflix Will Robinson Gaten MatarazzoStranger ThingsNetflix Dustin Henderson Sadie SinkStranger ThingsNetflix Max Mayfield Hailee Steinfeld Hawkeye Disney+ Kate Bishop 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 Netflix Kevin Xolo Maridueña Cobra Kai Netflix Miguel Diaz Zackary Arthur Chucky Syfy Jake Wheeler Hannah Cheramy From MGM+ Julie Matthews Cameron Crovetti The Boys Amazon Prime Video Ryan Rhenzy Feliz The Penguin Max Victor "Vic" Aguilar Joe Locke Agatha All Along Disney+ Billy Maximoff / William Kaplan Louis Puech Scigliuzzi The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon AMC Laurent Carriere Ravi Cabot-Conyers Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Disney+ Wim Arian Cartaya It: Welcome to Derry HBO Rich Santos Joe Freeman The Institute MGM+ Luke Ellis Noah Schnapp Stranger Things Netflix Will Byers Jaz Sinclair Gen V Amazon Prime Video Marie Moreau Sadie Sink Stranger Things Netflix Max Mayfield Clara Stack It: Welcome to Derry HBO Lilly Bainbridge
Multiple nominations 5 nominations Chandler Riggs
3 nominations Zackary Arthur Brec Bassinger Max Charles Maisie Williams
2 nominations Freya Allan KJ Apa Millie Bobby Brown Alycia Debnam-Carey David Mazouz Sadie Sink
Multiple wins 3 wins Chandler Riggs
2 wins Brec Bassinger Maisie Williams
References
External links Saturn Awards official website