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 & Horror Films. The

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are the oldest

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-specialized awards to reward

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, and horror achievements (the

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for Best Dramatic Presentation, awarded by the

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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 Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including four MTV Movie & TV Awards, two People's Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and two Young Artist Awards. She began acti ...

have each won the award twice. Moretz and Daniel Radcliffe have received the most nominations, with 5 each. 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

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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

References

External links

Saturn Awards official website
*Internet Movie Database
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