The Saturn Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the

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to honor the top works in

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, and horror in film, television, and

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. The

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s were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed, who felt that films within those genres were never given the appreciation they deserved. The physical award is a representation of the planet

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, surrounded with a ring of film. The award was initially and is still sometimes loosely referred to as a ''Golden Scroll''. The award for Best Actor was first introduced in 1976 for the 1974 and 1975 years, to reward a lead performance by a male actor in film. The record for most awards is held by

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with four wins, followed by and Mark Hamill with three, with

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and

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with two each.

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is the most nominated actor in the category with twelve nominations, followed by Downey, Jr. and

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with seven. Arnold Schwarzenegger holds the record for most nominations without a victory.

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and

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are the only actors to have won the Saturn Award for Best Actor and an

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for the same role; however, Landau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and not Best Actor. The record for most wins for playing a same character is held by Downey Jr. and Hamill, who both won three times for playing

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and

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respectively.

Winners and nominees

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple nominations

;12 nominations * Tom Cruise ;8 nominations * Robert Downey, Jr. ;7 nominations * Arnold Schwarzenegger ;6 nominations * Harrison Ford ;5 nominations * Jeff Bridges * Johnny Depp * Viggo Mortensen * Christopher Reeve * William Shatner ;4 nominations * Christian Bale * Pierce Brosnan * Chris Evans * Mark Hamill * Hugh Jackman * Will Smith * Robin Williams * Bruce Willis ;3 nominations * Jim Carrey * George Clooney * Daniel Craig * Leonardo DiCaprio * Anthony Hopkins * Matthew McConaughey * Tobey Maguire * Jack Nicholson * Brad Pitt ;2 nominations * Warren Beatty * George Burns * James Caan * Nicolas Cage * Kevin Costner * Hume Cronyn * Matt Damon * Albert Finney * Michael J. Fox * Mel Gibson * Jeff Goldblum * Tom Hanks * Daniel Kaluuya * Christopher Lee * Bill Murray * Liam Neeson * Gary Oldman * Joaquin Phoenix * Chris Pratt * Keanu Reeves * Ryan Reynolds

Multiple wins

;4 wins *Robert Downey, Jr. ;3 wins *Mark Hamill ;2 wins *Jeff Bridges *Tom Cruise *Harrison Ford

External links

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