2008 Scream Awards

The Spike TV Scream Awards is an award show dedicated to the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres of feature films. The show was created by executive producers Michael Levitt, Cindy Levitt, and Casey Patterson.

Billed as Scream 2008, the 2008 ceremony was held on October 18, 2008 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. It premiered on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. Performances included The Smashing Pumpkins and Kerli.

Special Awards

• Comic-Con Icon Award - George Lucas
• Scream Immortal Award - Tim Burton
• Scream Legend Award - Anthony Hopkins
• Scream Mastermind Award - Wes Craven

World Premieres

• Twilight presented by Cam Gigandet
• Friday the 13th presented by Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti and Derek Mears
• Watchmen presented by Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zack Snyder and Gerard Way

Performances

• "Walking on Air" performed by Kerli
• "G.L.O.W." performed by The Smashing Pumpkins

Competitive Categories

Nominees and winners for each announced category are listed below. Winners are listed in boldface.

Best Fantasy Movie

• Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Beowulf
  • The Dark Knight
  • Hancock
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • Wanted

Best Fantasy Actor

• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
  • Christian Bale, The Dark Knight
  • James McAvoy, Wanted
  • Edward Norton, The Incredible Hulk
  • Ron Perlman, Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Fantasy Actress

• Angelina Jolie, Wanted
  • Amy Adams, Enchanted
  • Selma Blair, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Dark Knight
  • Hayden Panettiere, Heroes
  • Charlize Theron, Hancock

Best Comic Book

• Y: The Last Man
  • Astonishing X-Men
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier
  • Hack/Slash
  • The Umbrella Academy
  • The Walking Dead

Best Villain

• Heath Ledger as The Joker, The Dark Knight
  • Tobin Bell as Jigsaw, Saw IV
  • Jeff Bridges as Iron Monger, Iron Man
  • Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face, The Dark Knight
  • Zachary Quinto as Sylar, Heroes
  • Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Most Memorable Mutilation

• Penis Bitten off by Vagina with Teeth, Teeth
  • Attacked by the Flesh Eating Tooth Fairies, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Attacked By The Infected; I Am Legend
  • The Autopsy, Saw IV
  • The Leg Amputation, The Ruins
  • The Pencil Trick; The Dark Knight

Best Horror Actor

• Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Fernando Cayo, The Orphanage
  • Thomas Jane, The Mist
  • Stephen Moyer, True Blood
  • Jared Padalecki, Supernatural
  • Jonathan Tucker, The Ruins

Best TV Show

• Dexter
  • Battlestar Galactica
  • Heroes
  • Lost
  • Reaper
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Best Horror Actress

• Liv Tyler, The Strangers
  • Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Jena Malone, The Ruins
  • Anna Paquin,True Blood
  • Belen Rueda, The Orphanage
  • Naomi Watts, Funny Games

Best Supporting Actor

• Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight
  • Jason Bateman, Hancock
  • Michael Caine, The Dark Knight
  • Terrence Howard, Iron Man
  • Doug Jones, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Shia LaBeouf, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Best Science Fiction Movie

• Iron Man
  • Cloverfield
  • I Am Legend
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Southland Tales
  • Wall-E

Best Superhero

• Christian Bale as Batman
  • Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man
  • Ron Perlman as Hellboy
  • Ed Norton as Incredible Hulk
  • Will Smith as Hancock

Best Science Fiction Actress

• Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil: Extinction
  • Odette Annable, Cloverfield
  • Summer Glau, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
  • Lena Headey, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
  • Tricia Helfer, Battlestar Galactica
  • Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man

Best Science Fiction Actor

• Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man
  • Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Dwayne Johnson, Southland Tales
  • Edward James Olmos, Battlestar Galactica
  • Will Smith, I Am Legend
  • David Tennant, Doctor Who

Breakout Performance

• WALL-E, WALL-E
  • Odette Annable, Cloverfield
  • Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies
  • Jessica Lucas, Cloverfield
  • T.J. Miller, Cloverfield
  • Anna Walton, Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Director

• Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
  • Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Frank Darabont, The Mist
  • Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Jon Favreau, Iron Man
  • Rob Zombie, Halloween

Best Sequel

• The Dark Knight
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Resident Evil: Extinction
  • Saw IV

Best F/X

• The Dark Knight
  • Beowulf
  • Cloverfield
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Iron Man
  • Wanted

Best Remake

• Halloween
  • The Eye
  • Funny Games
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • Journey to the Center of Earth
  • Prom Night

Best Line

• "I believe whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger", The Dark Knight
  • "Hulk Smash", The Incredible Hulk
  • "I am Iron Man", Iron Man
  • "I'm not a baby, I'm a tumor", Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • "I'm gonna make this pencil disappear", The Dark Knight
  • "Why so serious?", The Dark Knight

Best Comic Book Artist

• Gabriel Ba, The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
  • Darwyn Cooke, The Spirit
  • Pia Guerra, Y: The Last Man
  • Jim Lee, All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder
  • Joe Quesada, The Amazing Spider-Man
  • Alex Ross, Project Superpowers

Best Comic Book Writer

• Grant Morrison
  • Warren Ellis
  • Robert Kirkman
  • Mike Mignola
  • Alan Moore
  • Brian K. Vaughan

Best Comic Book Movie

• The Dark Knight
  • 30 Days of Night
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • Iron Man
  • Wanted

The Ultimate Scream

• The Dark Knight
  • Cloverfield
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Iron Man
  • Lost
  • The Mist

Best Scream-Play

• The Dark Knight
  • Cloverfield
  • Iron Man
  • The Mist
  • The Orphanage
  • WALL-E

Best Scream-To-Comic-Adaptation

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight
  • Army of Darkness
  • Battlestar Galactica
  • Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Holy Sh!t Scene of the Year

• Big Rig Flips Over, The Dark Knight
  • Iron Man’s First Flight, Iron Man
  • The Statue of Liberty Attack, Cloverfield
  • The Reverse Kill Shot, Wanted
  • The Batmobile/Batpod chase, The Dark Knight
  • Escape from Ten Rings hideout, Iron Man

See also

• Saturn Award

References

External links

• Official site