Airlock Alpha is gearing up for its Fourth Airlock Alpha Genre Awards, that will begin soon right here at www.Airlockalpha.com.

In previous years, tens of thousands of votes were received from site visitors in various categories, honoring the men and women who work both in front and behind the cameras in science fiction, horror and fantasy.

The nomination committee for this year's awards has been organized, but the committee wants input from you, the visitors, on some of your ideas on who should be nominated.

So, sit down, take a few minutes, and see if you have any suggestions for nominees in the following categories:

BEST ACTOR/Television
BEST ACTRESS/Television
SUPPORTING ACTOR/Television
SUPPORTING ACTRESS/Television
BEST ACTOR/Movie
BEST ACTRESS/Movie
BEST YOUNG ACTOR
BEST SPECIAL GUEST/Television
BEST EPISODE/Television
BEST THEME SONG/Television
BEST SERIES/Television
BEST MOVIE
GENE RODDENBERRY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Any actor or property that made an original appearance in the United States between March 2002 and March 2003 in science fiction, fantasy or horror are eligible to be nominated, whether they are directly covered by Airlock Alpha or not. Television shows can be nominated, whether they are still on the air or not, as long as they made their original run between the time periods.

Nominees for the Gene Roddenberry Lifetime Achievement Award can be an actor or crew member (or even an author) for anyone who has made a lasting contribution to the genre of science fiction, horror or fantasy.

Send your suggestions to SyFyPortal@aol.com before April 5.

Nominations will be organized during the second week of April, and the Fourth Airlock Alpha Genre Awards are expected to kick off sometime near the end of April. Visitors will be allowed to vote once per day for 30 days, with results being announced in May.

For more information, or questions, please contact Airlock Alpha's Michael Hinman at michael@airlockalpha.com.

Past winners include:

BEST ACTOR/Television
2001 - Ben Browder, Farscape
2000 - Avery Brooks, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1999 - Avery Brooks, Star Trek Deep Space Nine

BEST ACTRESS/Television
2001 - Kate Mulgrew, Star Trek: Voyager
2000 - Kate Mulgrew, Star Trek: Voyager
1999 - Kate Mulgrew, Star Trek: Voyager

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/Television
2001 - Robert Picardo, Star Trek: Voyager
2000 - Robert Picardo, Star Trek: Voyager
1999 - David Hemblen, Earth Final Conflict

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS/Television
2001 - Jeri Ryan, Star Trek: Voyager
2000 - Jeri Ryan, Star Trek: Voyager
1999 - Jeri Ryan, Star Trek: Voyager

BEST ACTOR/Movie
2001 - Patrick Stewart, X-Men
2000 - Tom Hanks, The Green Mile
1999 - Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: Insurrection

BEST ACTRESS/Movie
2001 - Anna Paquin, X-Men
2000 - Sigourney Weaver, Galaxy Quest
1999 - Donna Murphy, Star Trek: Insurrection

BEST YOUNG ACTOR
2001 - Manu Intiraymi, Star Trek: Voyager
2000 - Scarlett Pomers, Star Trek: Voyager
1999 - Scarlett Pomers, Star Trek: Voyager

BEST SPECIAL GUEST/Television
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
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
2001 - Earth: Final Conflict
2000 - Star Trek: Voyager
1999 - Star Trek: Voyager

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

BEST MOVIE
2001 - X-Men
2000 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 - The Matrix

GENE RODDENBERRY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2001 - Leonard Nimoy
2000 - George Lucas
1999 - Gene Roddenberry