Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Template:Short description Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor 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 was first introduced for the 1984 film year, specifically to reward young actors and actresses in films, and was the first acting award of the Academy to reward both males and females. Tom Holland is the only actor to have won it three times, to have won it three years in a row, and to have won three times for the same role. Haley Joel Osment and Chloë Grace Moretz have each won the award twice. Moretz and Daniel Radcliffe have received the most nominations, with 5 each. Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Kirsten Dunst, and Tobey Maguire are the only actors to have won both Best Performance by a Younger Actor and later a Saturn Award for adults.
Winners and nominees
1980s
| Year | Actor | Motion Picture | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
1984 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(12th) |
Noah Hathaway | The NeverEnding Story | Atreyu |
| Drew Barrymore | Firestarter | Charlene "Charlie" McGee | |
| Nick Corri | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Rod Lane | |
| Corey Feldman | Gremlins | Pete Fountaine | |
| Ke Huy Quan | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Short Round | |
1985 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(13th) |
Barret Oliver | D.A.R.Y.L. | Daryl |
| Fairuza Balk | Return to Oz | Dorothy Gale | |
| Jeff Cohen | The Goonies | Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen | |
| Ilan Mitchell-Smith | Weird Science | Wyatt O'Donnelly | |
| Amelia Shankley | Dreamchild | Young Alice | |
1986 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(14th) |
Carrie Henn | Aliens | Rebecca "Newt" Jorden |
| Joey Cramer | Flight of the Navigator | David Freeman | |
| Lucy Deakins | The Boy Who Could Fly | Amelia "Milly" Michaelson | |
| Scott Grimes | Critters | Brad Brown | |
| Jay Underwood | The Boy Who Could Fly | Eric Gibb | |
1987 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(15th) |
Kirk Cameron | Like Father Like Son | Chris Hammond / Dr. Jack Hammond |
| Scott Curtis | Cameron's Closet | Cameron Lansing | |
| Stephen Dorff | The Gate | Glen | |
| Andre Gower | The Monster Squad | Sean Crenshaw | |
| Corey Haim | The Lost Boys | Sam Emerson | |
| Joshua John Miller | Near Dark | Homer | |
1988 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(16th) |
Fred Savage | Vice Versa | Charlie Seymour / Marshall Seymour |
| Warwick Davis | Willow | Willow Ufgood | |
| Rodney Eastman | Deadly Weapon | Zeke | |
| Lukas Haas | Lady in White | Frankie Scarlatti | |
| Corey Haim | Watchers | Travis Cornell | |
| Jared Rushton | Big | Billy | |
| Alex Vincent | Child's Play | Andy Barclay | |
1989/1990 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(17th) |
Adan Jodorowsky | Santa Sangre | Young Fenix |
| Thomas Wilson Brown | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Russ Thompson, Jr. | |
| Gabriel Damon | RoboCop 2 | Hob | |
| Jasen Fisher | The Witches | Luke Eveshim | |
| Charlie Korsmo | Dick Tracy | Kid | |
| Bryan Madorsky | Parents | Michael Laemle | |
| Robert Oliveri | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Nick Szalinski | |
| Jared Rushton | Ron Thompson | ||
| Faviola Elenka Tapia | Santa Sangre | Young Alma |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple nominations
- 5 nominations
- Chloe Grace Moretz
- Daniel Radcliffe
- 4 nominations
- Freddie Highmore
- Tom Holland
- 3 nominations
- Corey Haim
- Christina Ricci
- Saoirse Ronan
- Millicent Simmonds
- Kodi Smit-McPhee
- Jacob Tremblay
- Elijah Wood
- 2 nominations
- Asa Butterfield
- Kirsten Dunst
- Alex Etel
- Elle Fanning
- Edward Furlong
- Lukas Haas
- Josh Hutcherson
- Justin Long
- Joshua John Miller
- Robert Oliveri
- Haley Joel Osment
- Jared Rushton
- Devon Sawa
- Ty Simpkins
- Jeremy Sumpter
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- Mara Wilson
Multiple wins
- 3 wins
- Tom Holland
- 2 wins
- Chloe Grace Moretz
- Haley Joel Osment
See also
References
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External links
- Saturn Awards official website
- Internet Movie Database: 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd
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