SyFy Genre Awards

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The SyFy Genre Awards, considered one of the first major virtual entertainment awards, is a product of the science fiction and fantasy Web site SyFy Portal.

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[edit] History

It was started in 1999 and has continued every year since 2002 in the months following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Originally part of the Web site SyFy World, founded by Michael Hinman, the awards carried over and continued after its merger with Star Trek Portal in 2001.

Technical glitches have plagued the awards over the years, many times causing late starts, or delaying the reporting of winners. Many times, these glitches were caused by larger than anticipated numbers in voting, or attempts to try and circumvent the awards' voting rules of once per day per e-mail address.

In 2006, two television series: Firefly and Wonderfalls, both of which had been off the air for at least two years, suddenly became eligible for nomination in the Genre Awards because rules specifically stated eligibility was based on first-run episodes. SciFi Channel and Logo both aired previously unaired episodes of both series during the 2005-06 nominating period, allowing them to be eligible. "Firefly" ended up winning five awards.

Although the 2006 awards got a late start, site officials reported that more than 12,000 ballots were cast in the first 24 hours, a single-day record.

While past ballots required users to register to help prevent ballot-stuffing, site officials said in 2006 they're tracking ballots through IP addresses. This has generated some complaints from users, who are being locked out of voting because someone else in their IP family is voting.

[edit] Nomination/Voting Methods

Each year, the parent Web site chooses up to 25 people from around the world to choose their favorite actors, television series, episodes and movies in more than a dozen categories.

All of the nominations from each committee member is ranked, which helps generate the list of five nominees for each category.

To be eligible, nominees must have appeared on American television between June 1 and May 31 each year, which covers standard television production seasons.

For one month, between June 25 and July 25 each year, visitors to the site can vote for their favorites in each category once per day. Over the years, the awards have received more than 3 million votes.

[edit] Categories

  • Best Actor/Television
  • Best Actress/Television
  • Best Supporting Actor/Television
  • Best Supporting Actress/Television
  • Best Episode/Television
  • Best Guest Star/Television
  • Best Young Actor
  • Best Actor/Movie
  • Best Actress/Movie
  • Best Theme Song/Television (1999-2004)
  • Best Comic Book (2005)
  • Best Novel (2005)
  • Best Web site (2006-Present)
  • Best Series/Television
  • Best Movie
  • Gene Roddenberry Lifetime Achievement Award

[edit] Variations

  • Between 1999 and 2005, nomination period was between March 1 and the end of February. This was changed in 2006 to no longer split television seasons.
  • Between 1999 and 2005, voting took place between April 25 and May 25. This changed to June 25 to July 25 in 2006 to account for new nomination period.
  • Because nominations were based on American airings and not international, the nominating committee between 1999 and 2005 were made of almost entirely North American residents only. This was changed in 2006 to produce more international variety.

[edit] Previous winners

  • BEST ACTOR/Television
    • 2006 - Nathan Fillion, "Firefly"
    • 2005 - Ben Browder, "Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars"
    • 2004 - David Boreanaz, "Angel"
    • 2003 - Ben Browder, "Farscape"
    • 2001 - Ben Browder, "Farscape"
    • 2000 - Avery Brooks, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
    • 1999 - Avery Brooks, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
  • BEST ACTRESS/Television
  • BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/Television
    • 2006 - Adam Baldwin, "Firefly"
    • 2005 - Michael Shanks, "Stargate SG-1"
    • 2004 - James Marsters, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
    • 2003 - James Marsters, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
    • 2001 - Robert Picardo, "Star Trek: Voyager"
    • 2000 - Robert Picardo, "Star Trek: Voyager"
    • 1999 - David Hemblen, "Earth: Final Conflict"
  • BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS/Television
    • 2006 - Amy Acker, "Alias"
    • 2005 - Amy Acker, "Angel"
    • 2004 - Amy Acker, "Angel"
    • 2003 - Gigi Edgley, "Farscape"
    • 2001 - Jeri Ryan, "Star Trek: Voyager"
    • 2000 - Jeri Ryan, "Star Trek: Voyager"
    • 1999 - Jeri Ryan, "Star Trek: Voyager"
  • BEST ACTRESS/Movie
    • 2006 - Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
    • 2005 - Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
    • 2004 - Liv Tyler, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
    • 2003 - Liv Tyler, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
    • 2001 - Anna Paquin, "X-Men"
    • 2000 - Sigourney Weaver, "Galaxy Quest"
    • 1999 - Donna Murphy, "Star Trek: Insurrection"
  • BEST YOUNG ACTOR
    • 2006 - Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
    • 2005 - Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
    • 2004 - Elijah Wood, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
    • 2003 - Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
    • 2001 - Manu Intiraymi, "Star Trek: Voyager"
    • 2000 - Scarlett Pomers, "Star Trek: Voyager"
    • 1999 - Scarlett Pomers, "Star Trek: Voyager"
  • BEST EPISODE/Television
    • 2006 - "Trash," "Firefly"
    • 2005 - "Prometheus Unbound," Stargate SG-1
    • 2004 - "A Hole in the World," Angel
    • 2003 - "Conversations With Dead People," Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    • 2001 - "The Body," Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    • 2000 - "What You Leave Behind," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    • 1999 - "Dark Frontier," Star Trek: Voyager
  • BEST THEME SONG/Television (1999-2004)
    • 2004 - Angel
    • 2003 - Farscape
    • 2001 - Earth: Final Conflict
    • 2000 - Star Trek: Voyager
    • 1999 - Star Trek: Voyager
  • BEST COMIC BOOK (2005)
  • BEST NOVEL (2005)
    • 2005 - "Star Trek: Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Trill and Bajor, Vol. 2," Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, J. Noah Kym
  • BEST SERIES/Television
    • 2006 - Firefly
    • 2005 - Stargate SG-1
    • 2004 - Angel
    • 2003 - Farscape
    • 2001 - Star Trek: Voyager
    • 2000 - Star Trek: Voyager
    • 1999 - The X-Files
  • BEST MOVIE
    • 2006 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    • 2005 - The Incredibles
    • 2004 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    • 2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    • 2001 - X-Men
    • 2000 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    • 1999 - The Matrix

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