(October 01 2006) - When it comes to the Emmy and the SyFy Genre Awards, it's tough being "Battlestar Galactica."

For the second year in a row, the critically-acclaimed SciFi Channel series led nominations, but was completely shut out once again in the seventh SyFy Genre Awards, this time playing second fiddle to a show that hasn't even been on the air for more than two years: "Firefly."

That short-lived series from Joss Whedon moved into the nominations this year because SciFi Channel broadcast previously unaired episodes from the Fox series, qualifying it for all major category nominations, and ended up walking away with five awards, including Best Series/Television.

Nathan Fillion was named Best Actor/Television, beating out runner up Matthew Fox from ABC's "Lost" 41 percent to 24 percent. Fillion's co-star, Adam Baldwin took home honors in the Best Supporting Actor/Television category, finishing ahead of another "Lost" actor, Terry O'Quinn, 43 percent to 27 percent.

Christina Hendricks, who played Saffron in the "Firefly" episodes "Trash" and "Our Mrs. Reynolds," defeated longtime SyFy Genre Awards darling Claudia Black for Best Special Guest/Television. The episode she was nominated for, "Trash," easily won Best Episode/Television, beating out its closest competitor, "Dalek" from "Doctor Who," 55 percent to 18 percent....

BEST ACTOR/Television
WINNER: Nathan Fillion, "Firefly"
RUNNER-UP: Matthew Fox, "Lost."

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/Television
WINNER: Adam Baldwin, "Firefly"
RUNNER-UP: Terry O'Quinn, "Lost."

BEST ACTOR/Movie
WINNER: Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
RUNNER-UP: Nathan Fillion, "Serenity."

BEST ACTRESS/Movie
WINNER: Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
RUNNER-UP: Summer Glau, "Serenity."

BEST WEB SITE
WINNER: Whedonesque
RUNNER-UP: SciFi Wire

BEST SPECIAL GUEST/Television
WINNER: Christina Hendricks, "Trash," Firefly
RUNNER-UP: Claudia Black, "Avalon, Part 1," Stargate SG-1

BEST EPISODE/Television
WINNER: "Trash," Firefly
RUNNER-UP: "Dalek," Doctor Who

BEST Series/Television
WINNER: Firefly
RUNNER-UP: Lost

BEST MOVIE
WINNER: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
RUNNER-UP: Serenity

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