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

Best Fantasy Actor

• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
  • Christian Bale, The Dark Knight
  • Ron Perlman, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
  • Edward Norton, The Incredible Hulk
  • James McAvoy, Wanted

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
  • Tobin Bell as Jigsaw
  • Zachary Quinto as Sylar
  • Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face
  • Jeff Bridges as Iron Monger
  • Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin

Most Memorable Mutilation

• Penis Bitten off by Vagina with Teeth, Teeth
  • Attacked By The Infected; I Am Legend
  • The Pencil Trick; The Dark Knight
  • Attacked by the Flesh Eating Tooth Fairies, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
  • The Leg Amputation, The Ruins
  • The Autopsy, Saw 4

Best Horror Actor

• Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Stephen Moyer, True Blood
  • Thomas Jane, The Mist
  • Jared Padalecki, Supernatural
  • Fernando Cayo, The Orphanage
  • 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
  • Anna Paquin,True Blood
  • Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Jena Malone, The Ruins
  • Belen Rueda, The Orphanage
  • Naomi Watts, Funny Games

Best Supporting Actor

• Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight
  • Michael Caine, The Dark Knight
  • Jason Bateman, Hancock
  • Doug Jones, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
  • Shia LaBeouf, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Terrence Howard, Iron Man

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
  • Will Smith as Hancock
  • Ed Norton as Incredible Hulk

Best Science Fiction Actress

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

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

Best Director

• Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
  • Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy 2
  • Jon Favreau, Iron Man
  • Frank Darabont, The Mist
  • 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

External links

• Official site