The Spacey Awards (also referred to as The Spaceys) was an annual

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presented by the

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cable network SpaceJohn McKay, "Rings topp winner of Spacey Awards". ''

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'', June 27, 2003. (now known as

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) from 2003 to 2007. Awards were presented in the areas of

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and

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and

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. The awards included both audience-voted categories and juried categories, whose winner was selected by a committee of employees of the channel.John McKay, "Rings topp winner of Spacey Awards". ''

'', June 27, 2003. The award statue was an alien with large, insectoid eyes. The awards were known for their use of humor, often with skits built around both the presenting and the receiving of awards. Rather than hosting a formal ceremony, SPACE instead took the awards to the winners, often visiting them on the set of their latest production, or in some other setting.

Richard Dean Anderson Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is an American actor. He began his television career in 1976, playing Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series ''General Hospital'', and then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the televis ...

of ''

Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wrig ...

'' was noted for his comedic acceptance speeches (one of which during the 2nd Spacey Awards ran so long it was run in installments throughout the broadcast). Anderson was not nominated for the 4th annual awards as he was no longer a cast member of ''Stargate''; instead, he presented an award to the actor who replaced him on ''Stargate'' via an extended art film parody of ''

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''. The Spacey Awards were produced by Michelle Dudas and Simon Evans. The awards were hosted by

Natasha Eloi Natasha Eloi (born in Hammersmith, England) is a Canadian television personality and videographer. She is most often seen on the Space channel as a space, science and technology reporter and on ''The Circuit'' as the resident toy expert. She a ...

and

Jonathan Llyr Jonathan Llyr (born 1966) is a Canadian actor and TV personality. Llyr (sometimes credited as Jonathan Bryn Llyr) is best known for his work as an on-air personality for Space, Canada's science fiction specialty channel. He first appeared on tha ...

, with

Kim Poirier Kim Jacinthe Poirier (born February 6, 1980) is a Canadian actress, singer, film producer, and television host. Biography Personal life Poirier is fluent in both French and English. Professionally trained in yoga, she has studied numerology, ...

becoming co-host with the 2005 awards. ''The Best of the Spaceys'', a special showing clips from past awards, aired on May 18, 2007. The awards were discontinued after Space's owner,

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, was acquired by

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1st Spacey Awards (2003)

The 1st Spacey Awards were presented on June 26, 2003. Awards included a lifetime achievement award to

William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterpri ...

,"Spacing out for best in sci-fi". ''

Montreal Gazette ''The Gazette'', also known as the ''Montreal Gazette'', is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network. It is published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the only English-language daily newspape ...

'', June 26, 2003. and a special achievement award to the town of Vulcan,

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, for its municipal tourism campaign embracing and celebrating the ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

'' associations of its name.Maria Canton, "Vulcan's Star Trek theme reaches the final frontier". ''

Edmonton Journal The ''Edmonton Journal'' is a daily newspaper published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Postmedia Network. History The ''Journal'' was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunn ...

'', June 25, 2003. *Favourite TV Series: ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...

'' *Favourite Canadian TV Series: ''

'' *Favourite Movie Hero:

Aragorn Aragorn () is a fictional character and a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings''. Aragorn is a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider and later revealed to be the heir of Isildur, an ancient King of ...

from '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' *Favourite Movie Villain: Dr. Evil from ''

Austin Powers in Goldmember ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' is a 2002 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the third and final installment in the ''Austin Powers'' film series and stars Mike Myers in four different roles: Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldme ...

'' *Favourite TV Hottie:

T'Pol T'Pol () is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Portrayed by Jolene Blalock in the series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', she is a Vulcan (Star Trek), Vulcan who serves as the science officer aboard the starship ''Enterprise (NX-01 ...

from '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' *Favourite Creature Character:

Gollum Gollum is a Tolkien's monsters, monster with a distinctive style of speech in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth. He was introduced in the 1937 Fantasy (genre), fantasy novel ''The Hobbit'', and became important in its sequel, ' ...

from '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' *Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' *Best Horror/Suspense Movie: ''

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'' *Best Animated Movie: ''

Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese Anime film, animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho.Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' *Best Action Sequence: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' –

Battle of Helm's Deep The Battle of Helm's Deep, also called the Battle of the Hornburg, is a fictional battle in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'' that saw the total destruction of the forces of the Wizard (Middle-Earth), Wizard Saruman by the army of Rohan ...

*Lifetime Achievement Award:

*Special Achievement Award: Vulcan,

2nd Spacey Awards (2004)

The 2nd Spacey Awards were presented on April 18, 2004. *Favourite TV Character, Male:

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, ''

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''"Rings, Reloaded, Angel on top at Spacey Awards". ''

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'', April 19, 2004. *Favorite TV Character, Female:

, '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' *Favourite Movie Villain (Sci-Fi/Fantasy):

Agent Smith Agent Smith (later simply Smith) is a fictional character and the main antagonist of ''The Matrix'' franchise. The character was primarily portrayed by Hugo Weaving in the first trilogy of films and voiced by Christopher Corey Smith in '' The ...

, ''

The Matrix Reloaded ''The Matrix Reloaded'' is a 2003 American science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the sequel to ''The Matrix'' (1999) and the second installment in the ''Matrix'' film series. The film stars Keanu Reeves, L ...

'' and ''

The Matrix Revolutions ''The Matrix Revolutions'' is a 2003 American science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. The direct sequel to ''The Matrix Reloaded,'' it is the third installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, released six months foll ...

'' *Favourite Movie Villain (Horror):

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, ''

Final Destination 2 ''Final Destination 2'' is a 2003 American supernatural horror film directed by David R. Ellis from a screenplay by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress, based on a story by Gruber, Bress, and Jeffrey Reddick. It is the sequel to ''Final Destinati ...

'' *Favourite Canadian TV Series: ''

'' *Favourite TV Series: ''

'' *Favourite Movie Hero:

Jack Sparrow Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Disney's '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise. An early iteration of the character was created by screenwriter Jay Wolpert, with later drafts by Stuart Beattie and w ...

, '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' *Favourite Video Game: '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' *Best Action Sequence: Freeway Chase, ''

'' *Best Comic Book Adaptation Movie: '' X2: X-Men United'' *Best Horror/Suspense Movie: ''

28 Days Later ''28 Days Later'' (sometimes stylised with ellipsis as ''28 Days Later...'') is a 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to d ...

'' *Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' *Best Visual SFX: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' *Best Animated Movie: ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and produced by Graham Walters, from ...

'' *Special Achievement Award:

Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014), both of which ar ...

Alex Strachan, "Sci-fi's Spacey awards: More like Oscar than Kevin". ''

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'', April 16, 2004. *Lifetime Achievement Award:

Ray Harryhausen Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of both fields. In a career spanning more than 40 ...

3rd Spacey Awards (2005)

The 3rd Spacey Awards were presented on May 29, 2005. *Favourite TV Character, Male: General Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill, ''

''"Enterprise, Spidey among Spacey Award winners". ''

'', May 31, 2005. *Favorite TV Character, Female:

, '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' *Favourite Movie Villain: Doc Ock, ''

Spider-Man 2 ''Spider-Man 2'' is a 2004 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of Spider-Man. Directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story conceived by Michael Chabon and the writing team of Alfred Gough and Miles ...

'' *Favourite Canadian TV Series: ''

'' *Favourite TV Series: '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' *Favourite Movie Hero:

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, ''

'' *Favourite Video Game: ''

Halo 2 ''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclai ...

'' *Favourite Limited TV Series: ''

Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...

'' *Favourite Movie: ''

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' ( ; also ) is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the third installment in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The novel follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third yea ...

'' *Best Action Sequence: Subway Fight Sequence, ''

'' *Best Comic Book Adaptation Movie: ''

'' *Best Horror Movie: ''

Shaun of the Dead ''Shaun of the Dead'' is a 2004 zombie comedy film directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. Pegg stars as Shaun, a downtrodden London salesman who is caught alongside his loved ones in a zombie apocalypse. It also star ...

'' *Best Movie F/X: ''

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'' (often shortened to ''Sky Captain'') is a 2004 science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut, and produced by Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law a ...

'' *Best Animated Movie: ''

The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...

'' *Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: ''

'' *Special Achievement Award: George A. Romero *Lifetime Achievement Award:

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...

4th Spacey Awards (2006)

The 4th Spacey Awards were presented on May 27, 2006. *Favourite Movie: '' Serenity''John McKay, "Peter Jackson's King Kong mows down competition at the Spacey Awards". ''

'', May 30, 2006. *Favourite TV Show: ''

'' *Favourite TV Ensemble Cast: ''

'' *Favourite New TV Character: Lt.-Col. Mitchell, ''

'' *Favourite Video Game: ''

Resident Evil 4 ''Resident Evil 4'' is a 2005 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. Players control the special agent Leon S. Kennedy on a mission to rescue the US president's daughter, Ashley Graham (Resident Evil), Ashley ...

'' *Favourite Action Sequence: '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'', Anakin/Kenobi light saber fight *Favourite FX: '' Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' *Best Non-Human Performer:

King Kong King Kong, also referred to simply as Kong, is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. The character has since become an international pop culture icon,Erb, Cynthia, 1998, ''Tracking Kin ...

, ''

'' *Best Movie Villain: The Supreme Chancellor

Palpatine Sheev Palpatine ( ) is the main antagonist of the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He first appeared in the 1980 film ''The Empire Strikes Back'' as . He is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the novelization of the 199 ...

, '' Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith'' (

Ian McDiarmid Ian McDiarmid ( ; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen. Making his stage debut in ''Hamlet'' in 1972, McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since starred in a number of Shakespeare's ...

) *Best Movie Hero:

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

, ''

Batman Begins ''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy), Bruce Wayne / B ...

'' (

Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. List of awards and nominations received by C ...

) *Best Horror Movie: ''

Land of the Dead ''Land of the Dead'' (also known as ''George A. Romero's Land of the Dead'') is a 2005 post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by George A. Romero; the fourth of Romero's six '' Living Dead'' movies, it is preceded by ''Night of the L ...

'' *Best Animated Movie: '' Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' *Best Comic Adaptation Movie: ''

Sin City ''Sin City'' is a series of neo-noir Comic book, comics by American comic book writer-artist Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in ''Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special'' (April 1991), and continued in ''Dark Horse Prese ...

'' *Best Sci-fi/Fantasy Movie: ''

5th Spacey Awards (2007)

The 5th Spacey Awards were presented on June 10, 2007."The final frontier: The Spaceys sure aren't what you'd call a typical awards show". ''

'', June 8, 2007. *Favourite Character You Love to Hate:

Lex Luthor Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor () is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (published on February 22, 1940, with a cover d ...

, ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...

'' *Favourite TV Character:

Rodney McKay Meredith Rodney McKay, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the 2004 Canadian-American Sci-Fi Channel television series ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'', two military science fiction television shows about military teams exploring two ...

, ''

Stargate Atlantis ''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an Adventure film, adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad W ...

'' *Favourite Kick-Ass Character:

James Bond The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...

, '' Casino Royale'' *Favourite Classic TV Show: ''

'' *Favourite TV Show: ''

'' *Favourite Movie: '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' *Favourite Video Game: '' The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess'' *Best Movie: ''

Pan's Labyrinth ''Pan's Labyrinth'' () is a 2006 dark fantasy film written, directed and co-produced by Guillermo del Toro. The film stars Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, and Ariadna Gil. The story takes place in Spain in the summe ...

'' *Best Comic Book Adaption: ''

Superman Returns ''Superman Returns'' is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer, and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris, based on the DC Comics character Superman. It serves as a homage ...

'' *Best Horror: ''

Saw 3 ''Saw III'' is a 2006 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and a story by Whannell and James Wan. A sequel to ''Saw II'' (2005) and the third installment in the ''Saw'' film series, it stars Tobin Bel ...

'' *Best Villain: Lex Luthor, ''

'' *Best Animated Movie: ''

Happy Feet ''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 animated jukebox musical comedy film directed and produced by George Miller and written by Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren Coleman. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hug ...

'' *Best Action Sequence: '' Casino Royale'' – Construction Site Chase *Best Heroic Performance: Clark "Superman" Kent, ''

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