Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Awarded forBest performance of the year by a male in a supporting role in a genre film
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded1974/75
Currently held byNicolas Cage for Renfield (2022/2023)
Websitewww.saturnawards.org

The following is a list of Saturn Award winners and nominees for Best Supporting Actor (in a film). Burgess Meredith, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are the only actors that have won the award twice, while only Javier Bardem, Heath Ledger, and Ke Huy Quan have won both the Saturn Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same performance.

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year Actor Motion Picture Character
1974/1975
(3rd)
 Marty Feldman Young Frankenstein Igor
1976
(4th)
 Jay Robinson Train Ride to Hollywood Dracula
1977
(5th)
 Alec Guinness Star Wars Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Red Buttons Pete's Dragon Hoagy
Peter Cushing Star Wars Grand Moff Tarkin
Burgess Meredith The Sentinel Charles Chazen
Woody Strode Kingdom of the Spiders Walter Colby
1978
(6th)
 Burgess Meredith Magic Ben Greene
Michael Ansara The Manitou John Singing Rock
Michael Jackson The Wiz Scarecrow
James Mason Heaven Can Wait Mr. Jordan
Leonard Nimoy Invasion of the Body Snatchers Dr. David Kibner
1979
(7th)
 Arte Johnson Love at First Bite Renfield
Richard Kiel Moonraker Jaws
Leonard Nimoy Star Trek: The Motion Picture Spock
Donald Pleasence Dracula Dr. Jack Seward
David Warner Time After Time John Leslie Stevenson/Jack the Ripper

1980s

Year Actor Motion Picture Character
1980
(8th)
 Scatman Crothers The Shining Dick Hallorann
Melvyn Douglas The Changeling Senator Joseph Carmichael
Martin Gabel The First Deadly Sin Christopher Langley
Max von Sydow Flash Gordon The Emperor Ming
Billy Dee Williams The Empire Strikes Back Lando Calrissian
1981
(9th)
 Burgess Meredith Clash of the Titans Ammon
Paul Freeman Raiders of the Lost Ark Dr. René Belloq
Ralph Richardson Dragonslayer Ulrich of Craggenmoor
Craig Warnock Time Bandits Kevin
Nicol Williamson Excalibur Merlin
1982
(10th)
 Richard Lynch The Sword and the Sorcerer Titus Cromwell
Rutger Hauer Blade Runner Roy Batty
Walter Koenig Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Pavel Chekov
Roddy McDowall Class of 1984 Terry Corrigan
Bruce Spence Mad Max 2 The Gyro Captain
1983
(11th)
 John Lithgow Twilight Zone: The Movie (Segment #4) John Valentine
Scatman Crothers Twilight Zone: The Movie (Segment #2) Mr. Bloom
Jonathan Pryce Something Wicked This Way Comes Mr. Dark
Billy Dee Williams Return of the Jedi Lando Calrissian
John Wood WarGames Dr. Stephen Falken
1984
(12th)
 Tracey Walter Repo Man Miller
John Candy Splash Freddie Bauer
John Lithgow The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Dr. Emilio Lizardo / Lord John Whorfin
Dick Miller Gremlins Murray Futterman
Robert Preston The Last Starfighter Centauri
1985
(13th)
 Roddy McDowall Fright Night Peter Vincent
Crispin Glover Back to the Future George McFly
Joel Grey Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Chiun
Ian Holm Dreamchild Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll
Christopher Lloyd Back to the Future Dr. Emmett Brown
1986
(14th)
 Bill Paxton Aliens Pvt. William Hudson
James Doohan Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Scotty
Clu Gulager Hunter's Blood Mason Rand
Walter Koenig Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Pavel Chekov
Richard Moll House Big Ben
1987
(15th)
 Richard Dawson The Running Man Damon Killian
Robert De Niro Angel Heart Louis Cyphre
Robert Englund A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Freddy Krueger
Barnard Hughes The Lost Boys Grandpa
Bill Paxton Near Dark Severen
Duncan Regehr The Monster Squad Count Dracula
1988
(16th)
 Robert Loggia Big Mr. MacMillan
Robert Englund A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master Freddy Krueger
Jack Gilford Cocoon: The Return Bernie Lefkowitz
Michael Keaton Beetlejuice Betelgeuse
Christopher Lloyd Who Framed Roger Rabbit Judge Doom
Mandy Patinkin Alien Nation Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco
1989/1990
(17th)
 Thomas F. Wilson Back to the Future Part III Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen / Biff Tannen
Jeffrey Combs Bride of Re-Animator Dr. Herbert West
Brad Dourif The Exorcist III The Gemini Killer
Larry Drake Darkman Robert G. Durant
John Glover Gremlins 2: The New Batch Daniel Clamp
Tony Goldwyn Ghost Carl Bruner
John Goodman Arachnophobia Delbert McClintock
Al Pacino Dick Tracy Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice
Robert Picardo Gremlins 2: The New Batch Forster

1990s

Year Actor Motion Picture Character
1991
(18th)
 William Sadler Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Grim Reaper
Alan Arkin Edward Scissorhands Bill Boggs
Patrick Bergin Sleeping with the Enemy Martin Burney
Wayne Newton The Dark Backward Jackie Chrome
Robert Patrick Terminator 2: Judgment Day T-1000
Alan Rickman Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Sheriff George of Nottingham
1992
(19th)
 Robin Williams Aladdin Genie (voice)
Danny DeVito Batman Returns Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin
Charles S. Dutton Alien 3 Leonard Dillon
Anthony Hopkins Bram Stoker's Dracula Abraham Van Helsing
Sam Neill Memoirs of an Invisible Man David Jenkins
Kevin Spacey Consenting Adults Eddy Otis
Ray Wise Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Leland Palmer
1993
(20th)
 Lance Henriksen Hard Target Emil Fouchon
Jeff Goldblum Jurassic Park Dr. Ian Malcolm
Charles Grodin Heart and Souls Harrison Winslow
Wayne Knight Jurassic Park Dennis Nedry
John Malkovich In the Line of Fire Mitch Leary
Tom Sizemore Heart and Souls Milo Peck
J. T. Walsh Needful Things Danforth "Buster" Keeton III
1994
(21st)
 Gary Sinise Forrest Gump Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Richard Attenborough Miracle on 34th Street Kris Kringle
Robert De Niro Frankenstein The Creature
Raúl Juliá (posthumously) Street Fighter General M. Bison
Bill Paxton True Lies Simon
James Spader Wolf Stewart Swinton
1995
(22nd)
 Brad Pitt 12 Monkeys Jeffrey Goines
Harvey Keitel From Dusk till Dawn Jacob Fuller
Val Kilmer Heat Chris Shiherlis
Tim Roth Rob Roy Archibald Cunningham
Quentin Tarantino From Dusk till Dawn Richie Gecko
Christopher Walken The Prophecy Gabriel
1996
(23rd)
 Brent Spiner Star Trek: First Contact Lt. Commander Data
Jeffrey Combs The Frighteners Milton Dammers
Edward Norton Primal Fear Aaron Stampler
Joe Pantoliano Bound Caesar
Brent Spiner Independence Day Dr. Brackish Okun
Skeet Ulrich Scream Billy Loomis
1997
(24th)
 Vincent D'Onofrio Men in Black Edgar / Bug
Steve Buscemi Con Air Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene
Robert Forster Jackie Brown Max Cherry
Will Patton The Postman General Bethlehem
Pete Postlethwaite The Lost World: Jurassic Park Roland Tembo
J. T. Walsh Breakdown Warren "Red" Barr
1998
(25th)
 Ian McKellen Apt Pupil Kurt Dussander / Arthur Denker
Ben Affleck Armageddon A. J. Frost
Dennis Franz City of Angels Nathaniel Messinger
Ed Harris The Truman Show Christof
Gary Oldman Lost in Space Dr. Zachary Smith / Spider Smith
Billy Bob Thornton A Simple Plan Jacob Mitchell
1999
(26th)
 Michael Clarke Duncan The Green Mile John Coffey
Laurence Fishburne The Matrix Morpheus
Jude Law The Talented Mr. Ripley Dickie Greenleaf
Ewan McGregor Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Obi-Wan Kenobi
Alan Rickman Galaxy Quest Alexander Dane/Dr. Lazarus
Christopher Walken Sleepy Hollow Hessian Horseman

2000s

Year Actor Motion Picture Character
2000
(27th)
 Willem Dafoe Shadow of the Vampire Max Schreck
Jason Alexander The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Boris Badenov
Dennis Quaid Frequency Frank Sullivan
Giovanni Ribisi The Gift Buddy Cole
Will Smith The Legend of Bagger Vance Bagger Vance
Patrick Stewart X-Men Professor Charles Xavier
2001
(28th)
 Ian McKellen The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Gandalf the Grey
Robbie Coltrane Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Rubeus Hagrid
Mark Dacascos Brotherhood of the Wolf Mani
Eddie Murphy Shrek Donkey (voice)
Jeremy Piven Serendipity Dean Kansky
Tim Roth Planet of the Apes General Thade
2002
(29th)
 Andy Serkis The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Sméagol / Gollum
Ralph Fiennes Red Dragon Francis Dolarhyde
Tom Hardy Star Trek: Nemesis Praetor Shinzon
Toby Stephens Die Another Day Gustav Graves
Max von Sydow Minority Report Director Lamar Burgess
Robin Williams Insomnia Walter Finch
2003
(30th)
 Sean Astin The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Samwise Gamgee
Sonny Chiba Kill Bill: Volume 1 Hattori Hanzō
Ian McKellen The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gandalf the White
Geoffrey Rush Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Captain Hector Barbossa
Andy Serkis The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Smeagol / Gollum
Ken Watanabe The Last Samurai Katsumoto Moritsugu
2004
(31st)
 David Carradine Kill Bill: Volume 2 Bill
Alfred Molina Spider-Man 2 Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus
Gary Oldman Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Sirius Black
Giovanni Ribisi Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Dex
Liev Schreiber The Manchurian Candidate Raymond Shaw
John Turturro Secret Window John Shooter
2005
(32nd)
 Mickey Rourke Sin City Marv
William Hurt A History of Violence Richie Cusack
Val Kilmer Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Gay Perry
Ian McDiarmid Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Cillian Murphy Red Eye Jackson Rippner
Liam Neeson Batman Begins Henri Ducard / Ra's al Ghul
2006
(33rd)
 Ben Affleck Hollywoodland George Reeves
Kelsey Grammer X-Men: The Last Stand Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast
Philip Seymour Hoffman Mission: Impossible III Owen Davian
Sergi López Pan's Labyrinth Captain Vidal
James Marsden Superman Returns Richard White
Bill Nighy Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Davy Jones
2007
(34th)
 Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men Anton Chigurh
Ben Foster 3:10 to Yuma Charlie Prince
James Franco Spider-Man 3 Harry Osborn / New Goblin
Justin Long Live Free or Die Hard Matthew "Matt" Farrell
Alan Rickman Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Judge Turpin
David Wenham 300 Dilios
2008
(35th)
 Heath Ledger (posthumously) The Dark Knight The Joker
Jeff Bridges Iron Man Obadiah Stane
Aaron Eckhart The Dark Knight Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Woody Harrelson Transsiberian Roy
Shia LaBeouf Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Mutt Williams
Bill Nighy Valkyrie General Friedrich Olbricht
2009
(36th)
 Stephen Lang Avatar Colonel Miles Quaritch
Woody Harrelson Zombieland Tallahassee
Frank Langella The Box Arlington Steward
Jude Law Sherlock Holmes Dr. John Watson
Stanley Tucci The Lovely Bones George Harvey
Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds Colonel Hans Landa

2010s

Year Actor Motion Picture Character
2010
(37th)
 Andrew Garfield Never Let Me Go Tommy D
Christian Bale The Fighter Dicky Eklund
Tom Hardy Inception Eames
Garrett Hedlund Tron: Legacy Sam Flynn
John Malkovich Red Marvin Boggs
Mark Ruffalo Shutter Island Chuck Aule / Dr. Lester Sheehan
2011
(38th)
 Andy Serkis Rise of the Planet of the Apes Caesar
Ralph Fiennes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Lord Voldemort
Harrison Ford Cowboys & Aliens Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde
Tom Hiddleston Thor Loki
Alan Rickman Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Severus Snape
Stanley Tucci Captain America: The First Avenger Dr. Abraham Erskine
2012
(39th)
 Clark Gregg The Avengers Agent Phil Coulson
Javier Bardem Skyfall Raoul Silva
Michael Fassbender Prometheus David 8
Joseph Gordon-Levitt The Dark Knight Rises John Blake
Ian McKellen The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Gandalf the Grey
Christoph Waltz Django Unchained Dr. King Schultz
2013
(40th)
 Ben Kingsley Iron Man 3 Trevor Slattery
Daniel Brühl Rush Niki Lauda
George Clooney Gravity Matt Kowalski
Benedict Cumberbatch Star Trek Into Darkness John Harrison / Khan
Harrison Ford Ender's Game Colonel Hyrum Graff
Tom Hiddleston Thor: The Dark World Loki
Bill Nighy About Time James Lake
2014
(41st)
 Richard Armitage The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Thorin Oakenshield
Josh Brolin Inherent Vice Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Samuel L. Jackson Captain America: The Winter Soldier Nick Fury
Anthony Mackie Sam Wilson / Falcon
Andy Serkis Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Caesar
J. K. Simmons Whiplash Terence Fletcher
2015
(42nd)
 Adam Driver Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kylo Ren
Paul Bettany Avengers: Age of Ultron J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision
Michael Douglas Ant-Man Hank Pym
Walton Goggins The Hateful Eight Sheriff Chris Mannix
Simon Pegg Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Benji Dunn
Michael Shannon 99 Homes Rick Carver
2016
(43rd)
 John Goodman 10 Cloverfield Lane Howard Stambler
Chadwick Boseman Captain America: Civil War T'Challa / Black Panther
Dan Fogler Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Jacob Kowalski
Diego Luna Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Cassian Andor
Zachary Quinto Star Trek Beyond Commander Spock
Christopher Walken The Jungle Book King Louie (voice)
2017
(44th)
 Patrick Stewart Logan Charles Xavier / Professor X
Harrison Ford Blade Runner 2049 Rick Deckard
Michael B. Jordan Black Panther N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens
Michael Keaton Spider-Man: Homecoming Adrian Toomes / Vulture
Chris Pine Wonder Woman Steve Trevor
Michael Rooker Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Yondu
Bill Skarsgård It It / Pennywise the Dancing Clown
2018/2019
(45th)
 Josh Brolin Avengers: Infinity War Thanos
John Lithgow Pet Sematary Jud Crandall
Lin-Manuel Miranda Mary Poppins Returns Jack
Lewis Pullman Bad Times at the El Royale Miles Miller
Jeremy Renner Avengers: Endgame Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Will Smith Aladdin Genie
Steven Yeun Burning Ben
2019/2020
(46th)
 Bill Hader It Chapter Two Richard "Richie" Tozier
Adam Driver Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Kylo Ren
Chris Evans Knives Out Hugh Ransom Drysdale
Ian McDiarmid Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Emperor Palpatine
Robert Pattinson Tenet Neil
Donnie Yen Mulan Commander Tung

2020s

Year Actor Motion Picture Character
2021/2022
(50th)
 Ke Huy Quan Everything Everywhere All at Once Waymond Wang
Paul Dano The Batman Edward Nashton / Riddler
Colin Farrell Oswald "Oz" Cobb / Penguin
Ethan Hawke The Black Phone The Grabber
Richard Jenkins Nightmare Alley Ezra Grindle
Alfred Molina Spider-Man: No Way Home Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus
Benedict Wong Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Wong
2022/2023
(51st)
 Nicolas Cage Renfield Dracula
Robert Downey Jr. Oppenheimer Lewis Strauss
Ryan Gosling Barbie Ken
Michael Keaton The Flash Bruce Wayne / Batman
Stephen Lang Avatar: The Way of Water Miles Quaritch
Mads Mikkelsen Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Jürgen Voller
2023/2024
(52nd)
 Josh Brolin Dune: Part Two Gurney Halleck
Austin Butler Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
Nicolas Cage Longlegs Dale Kobble / Longlegs
Willem Dafoe Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Wolf Jackson
Hugh Jackman Deadpool & Wolverine James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine
David Jonsson Alien: Romulus Andy Carradine
Owen Teague Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Noa

Multiple nominations

4 nominations
  • Ian McKellen
  • Alan Rickman
  • Andy Serkis
3 nominations
  • Harrison Ford
  • John Lithgow
  • Burgess Meredith
  • Bill Nighy
  • Bill Paxton
  • Christopher Walken
2 nominations
  • Javier Bardem
  • Josh Brolin
  • Jeffrey Combs
  • Scatman Crothers
  • Robert De Niro
  • Adam Driver
  • Robert Englund
  • Ralph Fiennes
  • John Goodman
  • Tom Hardy
  • Woody Harrelson
  • Tom Hiddleston
  • Michael Keaton
  • Val Kilmer
  • Walter Koenig
  • Stephen Lang
  • Frank Langella
  • Jude Law
  • Christopher Lloyd
  • John Malkovich
  • Ian McDiarmid
  • Roddy McDowall
  • Alfred Molina
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • Gary Oldman
  • Giovanni Ribisi
  • Tim Roth
  • Will Smith
  • Brent Spiner
  • Patrick Stewart
  • Max von Sydow
  • Stanley Tucci
  • Christoph Waltz
  • J.T. Walsh
  • Billy Dee Williams
  • Robin Williams

Multiple wins

2 wins
  • Ian McKellen
  • Burgess Meredith
  • Andy Serkis