# Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series

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 |
| 2013 (40th) | Chandler Riggs | The Walking Dead | AMC | Carl Grimes |
| 2013 (40th) | Colin Ford | Under the Dome | CBS | Joe McAlister |
| 2013 (40th) | Jared S. Gilmore | Once Upon a Time | ABC | Henry Mills |
| 2013 (40th) | Jack Gleeson | Game of Thrones | HBO | Joffrey Baratheon |
| 2013 (40th) | Connor Jessup | Falling Skies | TNT | Ben Mason |
| 2013 (40th) | Mackenzie Lintz | Under the Dome | CBS | Norrie Calvert-Hill |
| 2014 (41st) | Maisie Williams | Game of Thrones | HBO | Arya Stark |
| 2014 (41st) | Camren Bicondova | Gotham | Fox | Selina Kyle |
| 2014 (41st) | Maxim Knight | Falling Skies | TNT | Matt Mason |
| 2014 (41st) | Tyler Posey | Teen Wolf | MTV | Scott McCall |
| 2014 (41st) | Chandler Riggs | The Walking Dead | AMC | Carl Grimes |
| 2014 (41st) | Holly Taylor | The Americans | FX | Paige Jennings |
| 2015 (42nd) | Chandler Riggs | The Walking Dead | AMC | Carl Grimes |
| 2015 (42nd) | Max Charles | The Strain | FX | Zach Goodweather |
| 2015 (42nd) | Frank Dillane | Fear the Walking Dead | AMC | Nick Clark |
| 2015 (42nd) | Jodelle Ferland | Dark Matter | Syfy | Five |
| 2015 (42nd) | Brenock O'Connor | Game of Thrones | HBO | Olly |
| 2015 (42nd) | Dylan Sprayberry | Teen Wolf | MTV | Liam Dunbar |
| 2015 (42nd) | Maisie Williams | Game of Thrones | HBO | Arya Stark |
| 2016 (43rd) | Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Netflix | Eleven |
| 2016 (43rd) | KJ Apa | Riverdale | The CW | Archie Andrews |
| 2016 (43rd) | Max Charles | The Strain | FX | Zach Goodweather |
| 2016 (43rd) | Alycia Debnam-Carey | Fear the Walking Dead | AMC | Alicia Clark |
| 2016 (43rd) | Lorenzo James Henrie | Fear the Walking Dead | AMC | Christopher Manawa |
| 2016 (43rd) | Chandler Riggs | The Walking Dead | AMC | Carl Grimes |
| 2017 (44th) | Chandler Riggs | The Walking Dead | AMC | Carl Grimes |
| 2017 (44th) | KJ Apa | Riverdale | The CW | Archie Andrews |
| 2017 (44th) | Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Netflix | Eleven |
| 2017 (44th) | Max Charles | The Strain | FX | Zach Goodweather |
| 2017 (44th) | Alycia Debnam-Carey | Fear the Walking Dead | AMC | Alicia Clark |
| 2017 (44th) | David Mazouz | Gotham | Fox | Bruce Wayne |
| 2017 (44th) | Lili Reinhart | Riverdale | The CW | Betty Cooper |
| 2017 (44th) | Cole Sprouse | Riverdale | The CW | Jughead Jones |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Maisie Williams | Game of Thrones | HBO | Arya Stark |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | KJ Apa | Riverdale | The CW | Archie Andrews |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Tosin Cole | Doctor Who | BBC America | Ryan Sinclair |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Cameron Cuffe | Krypton | Syfy | Seg-El |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | David Mazouz | Gotham | Fox | Bruce Wayne |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Cole Sprouse | Riverdale | The CW | Jughead Jones |
| 2018/2019 (45th) | Benjamin Wadsworth | Deadly Class | Syfy | Marcus Lopez Arguello |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Brec Bassinger | Stargirl | DC Universe | Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Freya Allan | The Witcher | Netflix | Princess Ciri |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Isa Briones | Star Trek: Picard | CBS All Access | Dahj / Soji Asha / Sutra (androids) |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Maxwell Jenkins | Lost in Space | Netflix | Will Robinson |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Madison Lintz | Bosch | Amazon Prime Video | Madeline "Maddie" Bosch |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Cassady McClincy | The Walking Dead | AMC | Lydia: Alpha's daughter |
| 2019/2020 (46th) | Erin Moriarty | The Boys | Amazon Prime Video | Annie January / Starlight |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor/actress | Television program | Network | Character |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Network/cable | Network/cable | Network/cable | Network/cable |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Brec Bassinger | Stargirl | The CW | Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Jack Alcott | Dexter: New Blood | Showtime | Harrison Morgan |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Zackary Arthur | Chucky | Syfy | Jake Wheeler |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Gus Birney | Shining Vale | Starz | Gaynor Phelps |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Jordan Elsass | Superman & Lois | The CW | Jonathan Kent |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Alex Garfin | Superman & Lois | The CW | Jordan Kent |
| Streaming ||||
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Iman Vellani | Ms. Marvel | Disney+ | Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Vivien Lyra Blair | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Disney+ | Princess Leia |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Maxwell Jenkins | Lost in Space | Netflix | Will Robinson |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Gaten Matarazzo | Stranger Things | Netflix | Dustin Henderson |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Sadie Sink | Stranger Things | Netflix | Max Mayfield |
| 2021/2022 (50th) | Hailee Steinfeld | Hawkeye | Disney+ | Kate Bishop |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Jenna Ortega | Wednesday | Netflix | Wednesday Addams |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Milly Alcock | House of the Dragon | HBO | Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Freya Allan | The Witcher | Netflix | Ciri |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Zackary Arthur | Chucky | Syfy | Jake Wheeler |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Brec Bassinger | Stargirl | The CW | Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Bella Ramsey | The Last of Us | HBO | Ellie |
| 2022/2023 (51st) | Igby Rigney | The Midnight Club | Netflix | Kevin |

## Multiple nominations

5 nominations
* Chandler Riggs
3 nominations
* Brec Bassinger
* Max Charles
* Maisie Williams
2 nominations
* Freya Allan
* KJ Apa
* Zackary Arthur
* Millie Bobby Brown
* Alycia Debnam-Carey
* David Mazouz

## Multiple wins

3 wins
* Chandler Riggs
2 wins
* Brec Bassinger
* Maisie Williams