Saturn Award for Best Animated Series on Television

The Saturn Award for Best Animated Series on Television (formerly Saturn Award for Best Animated Series or Film on Television) is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards are the oldest film and series-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements.

Saturn Award for Best Animated Series or Film on Television
Awarded forBest genre animated series or television film of the year
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded2017
Currently held byStar Wars: The Bad Batch (2022-2023)
Websitewww.saturnawards.org

Included as a category for the first time at the 43rd Saturn Awards ceremony, when the Saturn Awards went through major changes in their television categories, it specifically rewarded animated series or films on television. Beginning with the 45th Saturn Awards, the category had its title changed, focusing solely on animated shows. Since its inception, the category has been exclusively won by Star Wars shows. To date, Rebels and The Bad Batch are the only shows to win the award twice.

Winners and nominees

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In the following tables the years refer to the year of eligibility—the actual ceremonies are held the following year. The winners are listed in bold.

2010s

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Year TV Series Network/Streaming service
2016
(43rd)[1]
Star Wars Rebels Disney XD
BoJack Horseman Netflix
Family Guy Fox
The Little Prince Netflix
The Simpsons Fox
Trollhunters Netflix
Teen Titans Go! Cartoon Network
2017
(44th)[2]
Star Wars Rebels Disney XD
Archer FX
BoJack Horseman Netflix
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Cartoon Network
Family Guy Fox
Rick and Morty Adult Swim
The Simpsons Fox
2018/2019
(45th)
Star Wars Resistance Disney Channel
Archer FX
DuckTales Disney Channel
Family Guy Fox
The Simpsons
2019/2020
(46th)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Disney+
BoJack Horseman Netflix
Family Guy Fox
Primal Adult Swim
Rick and Morty
The Simpsons Fox

2020s

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Year TV Series Network/Streaming service
2021/2022
(50th)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Disney+
Arcane Netflix
Blade Runner: Black Lotus Adult Swim
The Boys Presents: Diabolical Amazon Prime Video
Invincible
Star Trek: Lower Decks Paramount+
What if...? Disney+
2022/2023
(51st)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Disney+
Chainsaw Man Crunchyroll
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai Max
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Netflix
Harley Quinn Max
My Adventures with Superman Adult Swim
Star Trek: Lower Decks Paramount+

Most nominations

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  • 4 nominations – Family Guy, The Simpsons
  • 3 nominations – BoJack Horseman
  • 2 nominations – Archer, Rick and Morty, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars Rebels

Most wins

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  • 2 wins – Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch

References

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  1. ^ "Saturn Award nominations on YouTube". Saturn Awards. February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ McNary, Dave (15 March 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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