The following is a list of
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 ...
winners for Best Actress on Television. The award is presented annually by the
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films is an American non-profit organization established in 1972 dedicated to the advancement of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Academy is headquarter ...
, honoring the work of actresses in
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...
,
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...
, and
horror fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian ...
on
television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
. The winners are listed in bold (NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year.)
As of the
47th Saturn Awards
The 47th Saturn Awards, officially known as the 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards to celebrate the 50 years of the Saturn Awards (created in 1972), presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films and honoring the best in scien ...
in 2022, the award is known as Best Actress in a Network or Cable Television Series and features a sister category:
Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Streaming Television Series.
Winners and nominees
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple nominations
;8 nominations
* Gillian Anderson
;7 nominations
* Caitríona Balfe
* Sarah Michelle Gellar
;6 nominations
* Evangeline Lilly
* Kyra Sedgwick
;5 nominations
* Melissa Benoist
* Claudia Black
* Lena Headey
* Jennifer Love Hewitt
* Anna Torv
;4 nominations
* Jennifer Garner
* Kristin Kreuk
* Kate Mulgrew
;3 nominations
* Kristen Bell
* Vera Farmiga
* Jessica Lange
* Rachel Nichols
* Anna Paquin
* Sarah Paulson
;2 nominations
* Jessica Alba
* Patricia Arquette
* Charisma Carpenter
* Claudia Christian
* Kim Dickens
* Shannen Doherty
* Mireille Enos
* Anna Gunn
* Sonequa Martin-Green
* Adrianne Palicki
* Candice Patton
* Rebecca Romijn
* Jeri Ryan
* Rhea Seehorn
* Amber Tamblyn
Multiple wins
;4 awards
* Anna Torv (consecutive)
;3 awards
* Caitríona Balfe
;2 awards
* Jennifer Love Hewitt (consecutive)
See also
*
Saturn Award for Best Actress in Streaming Presentation
External links
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