Spacey Awards

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Spacey Awards
Awarded forBest sci-fi, fantasy and horror films, television series and video games
Country Canada
First awarded2003
Last awarded2007

The Spacey Awards (also referred to as The Spaceys) was an annual award presented by the Canadian cable network Space [1] (now known as CTV Sci-Fi Channel) from 2003 to 2007. Awards were presented in the areas of sci-fi, fantasy and horror films, television series and video games. The awards included both audience-voted categories and juried categories, whose winner was selected by a committee of employees of the channel. [1] The award statue was an alien with large, insectoid eyes. [2]

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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. [3] Richard Dean Anderson of Stargate SG-1 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 My Dinner with Andre . The Spacey Awards were produced by Michelle Dudas and Simon Evans.

The awards were hosted by Natasha Eloi and Jonathan Llyr, with Kim Poirier becoming co-host with the 2005 awards. [4] 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, CHUM Limited, was acquired by CTVglobemedia.

1st Spacey Awards (2003)

The 1st Spacey Awards were presented on June 26, 2003. [5] Awards included a lifetime achievement award to William Shatner, [6] and a special achievement award to the town of Vulcan, Alberta, for its municipal tourism campaign embracing and celebrating the Star Trek associations of its name. [7]

2nd Spacey Awards (2004)

The 2nd Spacey Awards were presented on April 18, 2004. [8]

3rd Spacey Awards (2005)

The 3rd Spacey Awards were presented on May 29, 2005. [11]

4th Spacey Awards (2006)

The 4th Spacey Awards were presented on May 27, 2006. [13]

5th Spacey Awards (2007)

The 5th Spacey Awards were presented on June 10, 2007. [15]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 John McKay, "Rings topp winner of Spacey Awards". The Province , June 27, 2003.
  2. ↑ Brian Gorman, "It's time to fly high and trip into another dimension". Kingston Whig-Standard , April 17, 2004.
  3. ↑ "Awards aplenty". Winnipeg Sun , June 22, 2003.
  4. ↑ "Fans to pick sci-fi faves". Calgary Herald , April 1, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Spacey new prize". Montreal Gazette , May 15, 2003.
  6. 1 2 "Spacing out for best in sci-fi". Montreal Gazette , June 26, 2003.
  7. 1 2 Maria Canton, "Vulcan's Star Trek theme reaches the final frontier". Edmonton Journal , June 25, 2003.
  8. ↑ "Set your phasers on 'clap'". Fort McMurray Today , April 15, 2004.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Rings, Reloaded, Angel on top at Spacey Awards". Fort McMurray Today , April 19, 2004.
  10. 1 2 Alex Strachan, "Sci-fi's Spacey awards: More like Oscar than Kevin". Vancouver Sun , April 16, 2004.
  11. ↑ "Star Trek, Stargate, Spidey leading nominees in third annual Spacey sci-fi awards". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune , April 8, 2005.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Enterprise, Spidey among Spacey Award winners". Edmonton Journal , May 31, 2005.
  13. ↑ "Kong, Star Wars lead Spacey nominations". The Province , March 24, 2006.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 John McKay, "Peter Jackson's King Kong mows down competition at the Spacey Awards". Edmonton Journal , May 30, 2006.
  15. ↑ "The final frontier: The Spaceys sure aren't what you'd call a typical awards show". Edmonton Journal , June 8, 2007.
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