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The Saturn Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in
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, and horror in film, television, and home video. The
Saturn Award The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films be ...
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
Robert Downey, Jr. Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of ...
with four wins, followed by and
Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the '' Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards ...
with three, with Jeff Bridges and
Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4billion in North America and more than $9.3billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient o ...
with two each.
Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Go ...
is the most nominated actor in the category with twelve nominations, followed by Downey, Jr. and
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...
with seven. Arnold Schwarzenegger holds the record for most nominations without a victory.
Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. One of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received many accolad ...
and
Martin Landau Martin James Landau (; June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) was an American actor, acting coach, producer, and editorial cartoonist. His career began in the 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's ''North ...
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 The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while worki ...
and not
Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...
. The record for most wins for playing a same character is held by Downey Jr. and Hamill, who both won three times for playing Tony Stark and Luke Skywalker respectively.


Winners and nominees


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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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