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 science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards 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 Saturn, 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. with four wins, followed by Mark Hamill with three, and then Jeff Bridges, Tom Cruise, and Harrison Ford (two each). Cruise is the most nominated actor in the category with twelve nominations, followed by Downey, Jr. and Arnold Schwarzenegger with seven. Schwarzenegger holds the record for most nominations without a victory. Anthony Hopkins and Martin Landau are the only actors to have won the Saturn Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award 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 Tony Stark and Luke Skywalker 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
Actor (Film)