Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television
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The Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, honoring the work of actors in science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction on television.
Introduced at the 26th Saturn Awards inaugural recipient of the award was Dennis Haysbert for his role as Dr. Theodore Morris in Now and Again. In 2019 and 2022, the award was split into two Best Supporting Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series and Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series, but has since returned to one combined category. The most recent winner is Jonathan Frakes as William Riker in Star Trek: Picard. Aaron Paul has the most wins in the category, with three for his role as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, while Jonathan Banks, Dough Jones, and James Marsters each have two wins for Breaking Bad, Star Trek: Discovery, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer respectively. Marsters and Michael Emerson hold the record for most nominations, with six. Kit Harington and Norman Reedus have the most nominations without a win, with four.
(NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year.)
The winners are listed in bold.
Winners and nominees
1990s
| Year | Actor | Television program | Network | Character |
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(26th) |
Dennis Haysbert | Now and Again | CBS | Dr. Theodore Morris |
| Nicholas Brendon | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | The WB | Xander Harris | |
| Colm Feore | Storm of the Century | ABC | Andre Linoge | |
| Jeremy London | Journey to the Center of the Earth | USA Network | Jonas Lytton | |
| James Marsters | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | The WB | Spike | |
| Robert Picardo | Star Trek: Voyager | UPN | The Doctor |
2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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| Year | Actor | Television Program | Network | Character |
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(50th) | ||||
| Network/Cable | ||||
| Jonathan Banks | Better Call Saul | AMC | Mike Ehrmantraut | |
| Tony Dalton | Better Call Saul | AMC | Lalo Salamanca | |
| Patrick Fabian | Howard Hamlin | |||
| Harvey Guillén | What We Do in the Shadows | FX | Guillermo de la Cruz | |
| Brandon Scott Jones | Ghosts | CBS | Captain Isaac Higgintoot | |
| Michael Mando | Better Call Saul | AMC | Nacho Varga | |
| Michael James Shaw | The Walking Dead | AMC | Michael Mercer | |
| Streaming | ||||
| Elliot Page | The Umbrella Academy | Netflix | Viktor Hargreeves | |
| Zach Cherry | Severance | Apple TV+ | Dylan | |
| Ethan Hawke | Moon Knight | Disney+ | Arthur Harrow | |
| Joel Kinnaman | For All Mankind | Apple TV+ | Ed Baldwin | |
| Ethan Peck | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Paramount+ | Spock | |
| Joseph Quinn | Stranger Things | Netflix | Eddie Munson | |
| John Turturro | Severance | Apple TV+ | Irving | |
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(51st) |
Jonathan Frakes | Star Trek: Picard | Paramount+ | Captain William Riker |
| Harvey Guillén | What We Do in the Shadows | FX / Hulu | Guillermo de la Cruz | |
| Ernie Hudson | Quantum Leap | NBC | Herbert "Magic" Williams | |
| Ethan Peck | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Paramount+ | Spock | |
| Matt Smith | House of the Dragon | HBO / Max | Prince Daemon Targaryen | |
| Ed Speleers | Star Trek: Picard | Paramount+ | Jack Crusher | |
| Todd Stashwick | Captain Liam Shaw | |||
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(52nd) |
Antony Starr | The Boys | Prime Video | Homelander |
| Matt Berry | What We Do in the Shadows | FX | Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth | |
| Brandon Scott Jones | Ghosts | CBS | Captain Isaac Higgintoot | |
| Lamorne Morris | Fargo | FX | Deputy Whitley "Witt" Farr | |
| Aaron Moten | Fallout | Prime Video | Maximus | |
| Matt Smith | House of the Dragon | HBO | Daemon Targaryen | |
| Henry Thomas | The Fall of the House of Usher | Netflix | Frederick Usher | |
Multiple nominations
- 6 nominations
- Michael Emerson
- James Marsters
- 5 nominations
- Michael Rosenbaum
- 4 nominations
- Jonathan Banks
- Kit Harington
- John Noble
- Terry O'Quinn
- Aaron Paul
- Norman Reedus
- 3 nominations
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Alexis Denisof
- Josh Holloway
- Doug Jones
- Erik Knudsen
- Ethan Peck
- 2 nominations
- James Callis
- Tony Dalton
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Victor Garber
- John Glover
- Greg Grunberg
- Ed Harris
- Brandon Scott Jones
- Dean Norris
- Masi Oka
- Khary Payton
- Lance Reddick
- Michael Shanks
- Matt Smith
- Connor Trinneer
- Michael Weatherly
Multiple wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
External links
- Template:Official website
- 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd
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