Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television

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The following is a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Actress on Television. The award is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, honoring the work of actresses in science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction on television. 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 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

Year	Actress	Television Program	Network	Character
1996 (23rd) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Fox	Dana Scully
	Claudia Christian	Babylon 5	Syndicated	Susan Ivanova
	Melissa Joan Hart	Sabrina, The Teenage Witch	ABC	Sabrina Spellman
	Lucy Lawless	Xena: Warrior Princess	Syndicated	Xena
	Helen Shaver	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Showtime	Dr. Rachel Corrigan
	Megan Ward	Dark Skies	NBC	Kimberly Sayers
1997 (24th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Kate Mulgrew	Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	Kathryn Janeway
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Fox	Dana Scully
	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	The WB	Buffy Summers
	Jeri Ryan	Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	Seven of Nine
	Ally Walker	Profiler	NBC	Samantha Waters
	Peta Wilson	La Femme Nikita	USA Network	Nikita
1998 (25th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	The WB	Buffy Summers
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Fox	Dana Scully
	Claudia Christian	Babylon 5	TNT	Susan Ivanova
	Shannen Doherty	Charmed	The WB	Prue Halliwell
	Kate Mulgrew	Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	Kathryn Janeway
	Jeri Ryan	Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	Seven of Nine
1999 (26th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Margaret Colin	Now and Again	CBS	Lisa Wiseman
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Fox	Dana Scully
	Claudia Black	Farscape	Sci-Fi	Aeryn Sun
	Shannen Doherty	Charmed	The WB	Prue Halliwell
	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	The WB	Buffy Summers
	Kate Mulgrew	Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	Kathryn Janeway

2000s

Year	Actress	Television Program	Network	Character
2000 (27th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Jessica Alba	Dark Angel	Fox	Max Guevara
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Fox	Dana Scully
	Claudia Black	Farscape	Sci-Fi	Aeryn Sun
	Charisma Carpenter	Angel	The WB	Cordelia Chase
	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	The WB	Buffy Summers
	Kate Mulgrew	Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	Kathryn Janeway
2001 (28th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Yancy Butler	Witchblade	TNT	Sara Pezzini
	Jessica Alba	Dark Angel	Fox	Max Guevara
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Fox	Dana Scully
	Claudia Black	Farscape	Sci-Fi	Aeryn Sun
	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	The WB	Buffy Summers
	Kristin Kreuk	Smallville	The WB	Lana Lang
2002 (29th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Jennifer Garner	Alias	ABC	Sydney Bristow
	Emily Bergl	Taken	Sci-Fi	Lisa Clarke
	Claudia Black	Farscape	Sci-Fi	Aeryn Sun
	Charisma Carpenter	Angel	The WB	Cordelia Chase
	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	UPN	Buffy Summers
	Kristin Kreuk	Smallville	The WB	Lana Lang
2003 (30th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Amber Tamblyn	Joan of Arcadia	CBS	Joan Girardi
	Eliza Dushku	Tru Calling	Fox	Tru Davies
	Jennifer Garner	Alias	ABC	Sydney Bristow
	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	UPN	Buffy Summers
	Kristin Kreuk	Smallville	The WB	Lana Lang
	Ellen Muth	Dead Like Me	Showtime	Georgia Lass
2004 (31st) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Claudia Black	Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars	Sci-Fi	Aeryn Sun
	Kristen Bell	Veronica Mars	UPN	Veronica Mars
	Jennifer Garner	Alias	ABC	Sydney Bristow
	Anne Heche	The Dead Will Tell	CBS	Emily Parker
	Evangeline Lilly	Lost	ABC	Kate Austen
	Amber Tamblyn	Joan of Arcadia	CBS	Joan Girardi
2005 (32nd) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Kristen Bell	Veronica Mars	UPN	Veronica Mars
	Patricia Arquette	Medium	NBC	Allison DuBois
	Jennifer Garner	Alias	ABC	Sydney Bristow
	Jennifer Love Hewitt	Ghost Whisperer	CBS	Melinda Gordon
	Kristin Kreuk	Smallville	The WB	Lana Lang
	Evangeline Lilly	Lost	ABC	Kate Austen
2006 (33rd) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Jennifer Love Hewitt	Ghost Whisperer	CBS	Melinda Gordon
	Patricia Arquette	Medium	NBC	Allison DuBois
	Kristen Bell	Veronica Mars	The CW	Veronica Mars
	Evangeline Lilly	Lost	ABC	Kate Austen
	Katee Sackhoff	Battlestar Galactica	Sci-Fi	Kara Thrace
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	TNT	Brenda Leigh Johnson
2007 (34th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Jennifer Love Hewitt	Ghost Whisperer	CBS	Melinda Gordon
	Anna Friel	Pushing Daisies	ABC	Charlotte Charles
	Lena Headey	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Fox	Sarah Connor
	Holly Hunter	Saving Grace	TNT	Grace Hanadarko
	Evangeline Lilly	Lost	ABC	Kate Austen
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	TNT	Brenda Leigh Johnson
2008 (35th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Mary McDonnell	Battlestar Galactica	Sci-Fi	Laura Roslin
	Lena Headey	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Fox	Sarah Connor
	Jennifer Love Hewitt	Ghost Whisperer	CBS	Melinda Gordon
	Evangeline Lilly	Lost	ABC	Kate Austen
	Anna Paquin	True Blood	HBO	Sookie Stackhouse
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	TNT	Brenda Leigh Johnson
	Anna Torv	Fringe	Fox	Olivia Dunham
2009 (36th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Anna Torv	Fringe	Fox	Olivia Dunham
	Anna Gunn	Breaking Bad	AMC	Skyler White
	Jennifer Love Hewitt	Ghost Whisperer	CBS	Melinda Gordon
	Evangeline Lilly	Lost	ABC	Kate Austen
	Anna Paquin	True Blood	HBO	Sookie Stackhouse
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	TNT	Brenda Leigh Johnson

2010s

Year	Actress	Television Program	Network	Character
2010 (37th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Anna Torv	Fringe	Fox	Olivia Dunham
	Sarah Wayne Callies	The Walking Dead	AMC	Lori Grimes
	Erica Durance	Smallville	The CW	Lois Lane
	Elizabeth Mitchell	V	ABC	Erica Evans
	Anna Paquin	True Blood	HBO	Sookie Stackhouse
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	TNT	Brenda Leigh Johnson
2011 (38th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Anna Torv	Fringe	Fox	Olivia Dunham
	Mireille Enos	The Killing	AMC	Sarah Linden
	Lena Headey	Game of Thrones	HBO	Cersei Lannister
	Jessica Lange	American Horror Story	FX	Constance Langdon
	Eve Myles	Torchwood	Starz	Gwen Cooper
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	TNT	Brenda Leigh Johnson
2012 (39th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Anna Torv	Fringe	Fox	Olivia Dunham
	Moon Bloodgood	Falling Skies	TNT	Anne Glass
	Mireille Enos	The Killing	AMC	Sarah Linden
	Sarah Paulson	American Horror Story: Asylum	FX	Lana Winters
	Charlotte Riley	World Without End	Reelz	Caris Wooler
	Tracy Spiridakos	Revolution	NBC	Charlotte Matheson
2013 (40th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Vera Farmiga	Bates Motel	A&E	Norma Louise Bates
	Jennifer Carpenter	Dexter	Showtime	Debra Morgan
	Anna Gunn	Breaking Bad	AMC	Skyler White
	Jessica Lange	American Horror Story: Coven	FX	Fiona Goode
	Rachel Nichols	Continuum	Syfy	Kiera Cameron
	Keri Russell	The Americans	FX	Elizabeth Jennings
2014 (41st) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Caitríona Balfe	Outlander	Starz	Claire Randall
	Hayley Atwell	Marvel's Agent Carter	ABC	Peggy Carter
	Vera Farmiga	Bates Motel	A&E	Norma Louise Bates
	Jessica Lange	American Horror Story: Freak Show	FX	Elsa Mars
	Rachel Nichols	Continuum	Syfy	Kiera Cameron
	Rebecca Romijn	The Librarians	TNT	Eve Baird
2015 (42nd) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Caitríona Balfe	Outlander	Starz	Claire Randall
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Fox	Dana Scully
	Melissa Benoist	Supergirl	CBS	Kara Danvers / Supergirl
	Kim Dickens	Fear the Walking Dead	AMC	Madison Clark
	Rachel Nichols	Continuum	Syfy	Kiera Cameron
	Krysten Ritter	Marvel's Jessica Jones	Netflix	Jessica Jones
	Rebecca Romijn	The Librarians	TNT	Eve Baird
2016 (43rd) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Melissa Benoist	Supergirl	The CW	Kara Danvers / Supergirl
	Caitríona Balfe	Outlander	Starz	Claire Randall
	Kim Dickens	Fear the Walking Dead	AMC	Madison Clark
	Vera Farmiga	Bates Motel	A&E	Norma Louise Bates
	Lena Headey	Game of Thrones	HBO	Cersei Lannister
	Sarah Paulson	American Horror Story: Roanoke	FX	Audrey Tindall, Shelby Miller and Lana Winters
	Winona Ryder	Stranger Things	Netflix	Joyce Byers
2017 (44th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Sonequa Martin-Green	Star Trek: Discovery	CBS All Access	Michael Burnham
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Fox	FBI Special Agent Dana Scully
	Caitríona Balfe	Outlander	Starz	Claire Randall
	Melissa Benoist	Supergirl	The CW	Kara Danvers / Supergirl
	Lena Headey	Game of Thrones	HBO	Cersei Lannister
	Adrianne Palicki	The Orville	Fox	Commander Kelly Grayson
	Sarah Paulson	American Horror Story: Cult	FX	Ally Mayfair-Richards and Susan Atkins
	Mary Elizabeth Winstead	Fargo	FX	Nikki Swango
2018/2019 (45th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Emilia Clarke	Game of Thrones	HBO	Daenerys Targaryen
	Caitríona Balfe	Outlander	Starz	Claire Randall
	Melissa Benoist	Supergirl	The CW	Kara Danvers / Supergirl
	Sandra Oh	Killing Eve	BBC America	Eve Polastri
	Adrianne Palicki	The Orville	Fox	Commander Kelly Grayson
	Candice Patton	The Flash	The CW	Iris West
	Jodie Whittaker	Doctor Who	BBC America	The Doctor
2019– 2020 (46th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Caitríona Balfe	Outlander	Starz	Claire Randall
	Melissa Benoist	Supergirl	The CW	Kara Danvers / Supergirl
	Regina King	Watchmen	HBO	Angela Abar / Sister Night
	Sonequa Martin-Green	Star Trek: Discovery	CBS All Access	Michael Burnham
	Thandiwe Newton	Westworld	HBO	Maeve Millay
	Candice Patton	The Flash	The CW	Iris West
	Rhea Seehorn	Better Call Saul	AMC	Kim Wexler

2020s

Year	Actor	Television Program	Network	Character
2021/2022 (50th) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}
	Network/Cable
	Rhea Seehorn	Better Call Saul	AMC	Kim Wexler
	Caitríona Balfe	Outlander	Starz	Claire Fraser
	Kylie Bunbury	Big Sky	ABC	Cassie Dewell
	Courteney Cox	Shining Vale	Starz	Pat Phelps
	Melanie Lynskey	Yellowjackets	Showtime	Shauna
	Rose McIver	Ghosts	CBS	Samantha Arondekar
	Elizabeth Tulloch	Superman & Lois	The CW	Lois Lane
	Streaming
	Ming-Na Wen	The Book of Boba Fett	Disney+	Fennec Shand
	Millie Bobby Brown	Stranger Things	Netflix	Eleven
	Britt Lower	Severance	Apple TV+	Helly
	Erin Moriarty	The Boys	Amazon Prime Video	Annie January
	Elizabeth Olsen	WandaVision	Disney+	Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
	Beth Riesgraf	Leverage: Redemption	Amazon Freevee	Parker
	Kate Siegel	Midnight Mass	Netflix	Erin Greene
2022/2023 (51st) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Caitríona Balfe	Outlander	Starz	Claire Fraser
	Lauren Cohan	The Walking Dead: Dead City	AMC	Maggie Rhee
	Emma D'Arcy	House of the Dragon	HBO	Rhaenyra Targaryen
	Rebecca Ferguson	Silo	Apple TV+	Juliette Nichols
	Tatiana Maslany	She-Hulk: Attorney at Law	Disney+	Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk
	Rose McIver	Ghosts	CBS	Samantha Arondekar
	Elizabeth Tulloch	Superman & Lois	The CW	Lois Lane
2023/2024 (52nd) {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}	Rosario Dawson	Ahsoka	Disney+	Ahsoka Tano
	Emma D'Arcy	House of the Dragon	Max	Rhaenyra Targaryen
	Jodie Foster	True Detective: Night Country	Max	Liz Danvers
	Danai Gurira	The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live	AMC	Michonne
	Kathryn Hahn	Agatha All Along	Disney+	Agatha Harkness
	Melissa McBride	The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon	AMC	Carol Peletier
	Ella Purnell	Fallout	Amazon Prime Video	Lucy MacLean

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 wins

Caitríona Balfe (2 consecutive)
Anna Torv (consecutive)

2 wins

Jennifer Love Hewitt (consecutive)

External links

Official site
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Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television

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Winners and nominees

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple nominations

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Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television

Winners and nominees

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple nominations

Multiple wins

See also

External links

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