The Saturn Award for Best Actress is one of the annual

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given by the American professional organization, the

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. The Saturn Awards are the oldest film-specialized reward of achievements in

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, and horror (another award, the

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is older but includes other genres and media). The Saturn Award included the Best Actress category for the first time in the 1974 film year. The Saturn Award for Best Actress is the oldest prize to reward actresses in science fiction, fantasy, and horror films: other awards such as the

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and

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, despite supposedly disregarding the genre, gave little recognition to acting quality at the time. In 1996 the Saturns began to reward both film and

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acting, and created the

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. For the first two years it was awarded there were no nominees announced. The actresses with the most nominations are

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and

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, who are all tied with five. Curtis, Foster, Portman, Watts and

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are the only actresses to have won it twice. Portman is also the only actress to win both the Saturn Award and the

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for the same film, while Weaver holds the record for most nominations for playing the same character (

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) with four. Foster is the youngest winner in this category, winning her first award in 1977 at age 13.

Winners and nominees

Legend:

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple nominations

;6 nominations * Natalie Portman ;5 nominations * Jamie Lee Curtis * Jodie Foster * Nicole Kidman * Naomi Watts * Sigourney Weaver * Emily Blunt ;4 nominations * Angelina Jolie * Jennifer Lawrence * Cate Blanchett ;3 nominations * Jessica Chastain * Margot Kidder * Julianne Moore * Michelle Pfeiffer * Daisy Ridley * Ally Sheedy * Jessica Tandy * Charlize Theron ;2 nominations * Amy Adams * Karen Allen * Nancy Allen * Kathy Bates * Kate Beckinsale * Helena Bonham Carter * Sandra Bullock * Ellen Burstyn * Neve Campbell * Geena Davis * Melinda Dillon * Kirsten Dunst * Carrie Fisher * Linda Hamilton * Anjelica Huston * Catherine Keener * Jennifer Lopez * Frances McDormand * Penelope Ann Miller * Lupita Nyong'o * Rosamund Pike * Winona Ryder * Sharon Stone * Meryl Streep * Uma Thurman * Mia Wasikowska * Michelle Yeoh

Multiple wins

;2 wins *Sandra Bullock *Jamie Lee Curtis *Jodie Foster *Natalie Portman *Naomi Watts

References

External links

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Past Winners Database. Saturn Awards
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