The Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television 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 Walking Dead holds the record for the most wins in the category with six (from 18 total nominations), with four different actresses receiving the award, including Danai Gurira and Melissa McBride who, along with Star Trek actress Jeri Ryan, are the only people to have won the award twice. Laurie Holden was the first actress from the series to receive the award, and Lauren Cohan currently holds the network/cable version of the award. Emily Kinney and Tovah Feldshuh also received nominations.

As of the 47th Saturn Awards in 2022, the award is known as Best Supporting Actress in a Network or Cable Television Series and features a sister category: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series.

(NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year.).

The winners are listed in bold.

8 nominations

• Melissa McBride

7 nominations

• Jennifer Carpenter

5 nominations

• Elizabeth Mitchell
• Amanda Tapping

4 nominations

• Danai Gurira
• Hayden Panettiere
• Katee Sackhoff
• Sophie Skelton

3 nominations

• Amy Acker
• Jolene Blalock
• Alyson Hannigan
• Candice Patton
• Beth Riesgraf
• Jeri Ryan
• Michelle Trachtenberg

2 nominations

• Morena Baccarin
• Kathy Bates
• Gina Bellman
• Charisma Carpenter
• Sarah Carter
• Gwendoline Christie
• Erica Durance
• Dakota Fanning
• Summer Glau
• Lena Headey
• Laurie Holden
• Allison Mack
• Danielle Panabaker
• Adina Porter
• Rhea Seehorn

2 wins

• Danai Gurira
• Melissa McBride (consecutive)
• Jeri Ryan

• Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Presentation

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