The cast received positive reviews in the early seasons , with praise going to the performances of Nelsan Ellis and Anna Paquin . For the first season , Anna Paquin won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama Golden Globe at the 66th Golden Globe Awards ; she was also nominated the next year and won Saturn Award at the 13th Satellite Awards , a ceremony in which Nelsan Ellis also won the Saturn Award . Stephen Moyer won the Best Actor on Television award at the 2010 Saturn Awards
13th Satellite Awards
13th Satellite Awards
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