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The votes have been counted, and the winners have been chosen. And after all the dust cleared, the recently-cancelled Sci-Fi Channel series "Farscape" was the big winner of the 2003 SyFy Portal Genre Awards, winning in five categories, including Best Series/Television as well as Best Actor (Ben Browder) and Best Actress (Claudia Black).

Thousands of votes were tabulated during the voting period in May at SyFy Portal as fans of more than a dozen television series and movies signaled their favorites. Among those television shows up for awards were "Enterprise" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" on UPN, "Stargate SG-1" and "Farscape" on Sci-Fi Channel, "Angel" on The WB, "Firefly" on Fox and more.

Ben Browder, who plays Cmdr. John Crichton, picks up his second Best Actor/Television award, winning the last time SyFy Portal had its Genre Awards in 2001. Avery Brooks, who played Capt. Benjamin Sisko in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" won the only other two years that the award was given, in 1999 and 2000. Browder beat out Scott Bakula ("Enterprise"), David Boreanaz ("Angel"), Nathan Fillion ("Firefly") and Anthony Michael Hall ("The Dead Zone").

Black, who played Aeryn Sun on "Farscape," is the first actress other than "Star Trek: Voyager" star Kate Mulgrew to ever win Best Actress/Television. Mulgrew won in 1999, 2000 and 2001. Black beat highly favored Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") as well as Jolene Blalock ("Enterprise"), Jennifer Garner ("Alias") and Jewel Staite ("Firefly").

Gigi Edgley, who played Chiana in "Farscape," continued the series’ dominance of the award, as she picked up Best Supporting Actress/Television, marking the first time someone other than Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine, "Star Trek: Voyager") won the award. She beat out Emma Caulfield ("Buffy"), Alyson Hannigan ("Buffy"), Allison Meek ("Smallville") and Linda Park ("Enterprise").

James Marsters, who played Spike in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," broke up the "Farscape" lovefest, by taking Best Supporting Actor/Television. Of course, no "Farscape" actors were nominated in the category. Marsters beat out John Billingsley ("Enterprise"), Alexis Denisof ("Angel"), Anthony Stewart Head ("Buffy") and Conner Trinneer ("Enterprise").

Juliet Landau, who spent the early part of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" playing Drusilla, took home Best Special Guest/Television honors with her resurrection of the role in "Lies My Parents Told Me" on the series. She beat out Jeffrey Combs ("Cease Fire") and Bruce Davison ("The Seventh") from "Enterprise," Christopher Reeve’s performance in the "Smallville" episode "Rosetta," and Dean Stockwell in the third "Enterprise" episode nominated, "Detained."

"Conversations With Dead People" on "Buffy" took home Best Episode/Television honors, beating out three entries from "Enterprise" — "Stigma," "Carbon Creek" and "Cease Fire" as well as "Buffy’s" "Lies My Parents Told Me."

"Farscape" also won in both Best Series/Television and Best Theme Song/Television categories.

On the movie side, Viggo Mortensen, who played Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," took Best Actor/Movie honors, beating out Tom Cruise of "Minority Report," Ewan McGregor of "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones," Ian McKellen of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," and two-time Best Actor/Movie winner Patrick Stewart from "Star Trek: Nemesis."

Liv Tyler, LOTR’s Arwen, took Best Actress honors, in the movie. She beat Jennifer Garner of "Daredevil," Samantha Morton of "Minority Report," Natalie Portman of "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" and Marina Sirtis of "Star Trek: Nemesis."

Best Movie was "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," beating out "Minority Report," "Signs," "Spider-Man" and "Star Trek: Nemesis."

Daniel Radcliffe of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" took Best Young Actor while "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien won the 2003 Gene Roddenberry Lifetime Achievement Award.

BEST ACTOR/Television 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 2003 - Claudia Black, Farscape 2001 - Kate Mulgrew, Star Trek: Voyager 2000 - Kate Mulgrew, Star Trek: Voyager 1999 - Kate Mulgrew, Star Trek: Voyager

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/Television 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 2003 - Gigi Edgley, Farscape 2001 - Jeri Ryan, Star Trek: Voyager 2000 - Jeri Ryan, Star Trek: Voyager 1999 - Jeri Ryan, Star Trek: Voyager

BEST ACTOR/Movie 2003 - Viggo Mortensen, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2001 - Patrick Stewart, X-Men 2000 - Tom Hanks, The Green Mile 1999 - Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: Insurrection

BEST ACTRESS/Movie 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 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 SPECIAL GUEST/Television 2003 - Juliet Landau, "Lies My Parents Told Me," Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2001 - Susanna Thompson, "Unimatrix Zero," Star Trek: Voyager 2000 - Marina Sirtis, "Pathfinder," Star Trek: Voyager 1999 - Bill Mumy, "The Siege of AR-558," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

BEST EPISODE/Television 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 2003 - Farscape 2001 - Earth: Final Conflict 2000 - Star Trek: Voyager 1999 - Star Trek: Voyager

BEST SERIES/Television 2003 - Farscape 2001 - Star Trek: Voyager 2000 - Star Trek: Voyager 1999 - The X-Files

BEST MOVIE 2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2001 - X-Men 2000 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999 - The Matrix

GENE RODDENBERRY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2003 - J.R.R. Tolkien 2001 - Leonard Nimoy 2000 - George Lucas 1999 - Gene Roddenberry