Scream 2008 Announces Nominees
Who is your favorite horror hunk, scream queen or scifi scribe?
SpikeTV wants to know at they open the voting for this year’s SCREAM 2008 AWARDS.
The third annual awards show celebrates the best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres. The show tapes on Saturday, October 18 from The Greek Theater in Los Angeles and airs on Spike TV Tuesday, October 21 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
“This event, dedicated to honoring the incredible talent behind these genres has been long overdue,” said says Casey Patterson, senior vice president, event production for Spike TV. “We look forward to bringing the fans exactly what they want to see this year with big world premieres, rare performances and the superstars that made this year a record breaker at the box office. The world domination of comic book superheroes and the explosion of science fiction, fantasy and horror movies and television shows give us a lot to celebrate this year.”
This summer’s mega-blockbuster “The Dark Knight” tops the list with 21 nominations including The Ultimate Scream, Best Superhero, Best Villain, Best Director, Most Memorable Mutilation and Best Fantasy Movie. “Iron Man” came in second with 14 nominations and “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” is next in line with 13 nominations. A full list of categories and nominations are included below.
Some SFUniverse favorites made the list including Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki for Best Actor in a Horror Movie or TV Show, Hayden Panettiere from Heroes for Best Actress in a Fantasy, Heroes’ Zachary Quinto as Sylar and Heath Ledger as The Joker in “The Dark Knight” for Best Villain.
Voting Begins Friday, September 12 Only At Scream.Spike.com
Keep reading for a list of Advisory Board members and Nominees.
Ballots were sent out to Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008” advisory board, made up of respected and well-known members of the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book worlds who were responsible for advising on categories and determining nominees in each category. All films, television shows and comic books were deemed eligible for inclusion if they were released between August 11, 2007 and August 8, 2008 and were representative of the genres listed. Winners will be determined by online voting at spike.com.
Esteemed members of this year’s advisory board* include:
Wes Craven (writer/director “A Nightmare on Elm Street”)
Neil Gaiman (writer/producer “Beowulf,” “Stardust,” “Mirrormask”)
Geoff Johns (comic book writer, DC and Marvel)
Stephen King (acclaimed novelist)
Tim Kring (executive producer/creator, “Heroes”)
Stephenie Meyer (novelist “Twilight,” “Eclipse,” “Breaking Dawn”)
Frank Miller (writer/producer/director “Sin City,” “300”)
Eli Roth (writer/producer/director, “Hostel”)
Kevin Smith (writer/director “Clerks,” “Dogma,” “Reaper”)
Guillermo Del Toro (director “Hellboy 1 & 2,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” the upcoming release, “The Hobbit”)
NOMINEES:
THE ULTIMATE SCREAM BEST FANTASY MOVIE
-”Cloverfield” -”Beowulf”
-”The Dark Knight” -”The Dark Knight”
-”Hellboy II: The Golden Army” -”Hancock”
-”Iron Man” -”Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-”LOST” -”The Incredible Hulk”
-”The Mist” -”Wanted”
BEST TV SHOW BEST SUPERHERO
-”Battlestar Galactica” -Christian Bale as Batman; “The
Dark Knight”
-”Dexter” -Will Smith as John Hancock;
“Hancock”
-”Heroes” -Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura;
“Heroes”
-”Lost” -Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man;
“Iron Man”
-”Reaper” -Edward Norton as The Hulk; “The
Incredible Hulk”
-”Terminator: The Sarah -Ron Perlman as Hellboy; “Hellboy
Connor Chronicles”
BEST HORROR MOVIE BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE
-”30 Days of Night” -”Cloverfield”
-”The Mist” -”I Am Legend”
-”The Orphanage” -”Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of
the Crystal Skull”
-”The Ruins” -”Iron Man”
-”The Strangers” -”Southland Tales”
-”Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber -”WALL-E”
of Fleet Street”
BEST ACTOR IN A FANTASY BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR
MOVIE OR TV SHOW MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Christian Bale; “The Dark Knight” -Fernando Cayo; “The Orphanage”
-Heath Ledger; “The Dark Knight” -Johnny Depp; “Sweeney Todd:
-James McAvoy; “Wanted” The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
-Edward Norton; “The Incredible Hulk” -Michael C. Hall; “Dexter”
-Terry O’Quinn; “LOST” -Thomas Jane; “The Mist”
-Ron Perlman; “Hellboy II: -Jared Padalecki; “Supernatural”
The Golden Army” -Jonathan Tucker; “The Ruins”
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR
MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Anna Friel; “Pushing Daises” -Julie Benz; “Dexter”
-Jessica Lucas; “Cloverfield” -Jena Malone; “The Ruins”
-T.J. Miller; “Cloverfield” -Belen Rueda; “The Orphanage”
-WALL-E; “WALL-E” -Liv Tyler; “The Strangers”
-Anna Walton; “Hellboy II: -Naomi Watts; “Funny Games”
The Golden Army” -Helena Bonham Carter;
-Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield” Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber
of Fleet Street”
BEST VILLAIN BEST ACTRESS IN A FANTASY
MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Tobin Bell as Jigsaw; “SAW IV” -Amy Adams; “Enchanted”
-Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane; -Selma Blair; “Hellboy II: The
“Iron Man” Golden Army”
-Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face; -Maggie Gyllenhaal;
“The Dark Knight” “The Dark Knight”
-Zachary Quinto as Sylar; “Heroes” -Angelina Jolie; “Wanted”
-Heath Ledger as The Joker; -Hayden Panettiere; “Heroes”
“The Dark Knight” -Charlize Theron; “Hancock”
-Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin;
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber
of Fleet Street”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE THE HOLY S***! SCENE OF THE YEAR
-Jason Bateman; “Hancock” -The Batmobile/Batpod Chase; “The
-Michael Caine; “The Dark Knight” Dark Knight”
-Terrence Howard; “Iron Man” -The Big Rig Flips Over; “The
-Doug Jones; “Hellboy II: Dark Knight”
The Golden Army” -Escape From Ten Rings Hideout;
-Gary Oldman; “The Dark Knight” “Iron Man”
-Shia LaBeouf; “Indiana Jones -Iron Man’s First Flight;
and the Kingdom of the “Iron Man”
Crystal Skull” -The Reverse Kill Shot; “Wanted”
-The Statue Of Liberty/Empire
State Building Attack;
“Cloverfield”
MOST MEMORABLE MUTILATION BEST SCREAMPLAY
-Attacked By The Infected; -”Cloverfield;” Drew Goddard
“I Am Legend”
-The Autopsy; “Saw IV” -”The Mist;” Frank Darabont
-The Pencil Trick; “The Dark Knight” -”The Orphanage;” Sergio G.
Sanchez
-Bitten By Vagina With Teeth; “Teeth” -”WALL-E;” Andrew Stanton,
Peter Docter & Jim Reardon
-The Leg Amputation; “The Ruins” -”The Dark Knight;” Christopher
Nolan, Jonathan Nolan & David S.
Goyer
-Attacked By The Flesh-Eating -”Iron Man;” Mark Fergus, Hawk
Tooth Fairies; “Hellboy II: Ostby, Arthur Marcum & Matthew
The Golden Army” Hollaway
BEST SCREAM TO COMIC ADAPTATION BEST SEQUEL
-”Army of Darkness” -”The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince
Caspian”
-”Battlestar Galactica” -”The Dark Knight”
-”Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Season Eight” -”Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-”Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash” -”Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull”
-”A Nightmare on Elm Street” -”Resident Evil: Extinction”
-”The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” - “Saw IV”
BEST DIRECTOR BEST REMAKE
-Tim Burton; “Sweeney Todd: -”The Eye”
The Demon Barber of -”Funny Games”
Fleet Street” -”Halloween”
-Frank Darabont; “The Mist” -”The Incredible Hulk”
-Guillermo Del Toro; “Hellboy II: -”Journey To The Center Of The
The Golden Army” Earth”
-Jon Favreau; “Iron Man” -”Prom Night”
-Christopher Nolan; “The Dark Knight”
-Rob Zombie; “Halloween”
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION
FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Robert Downey Jr.; “Iron Man” -Summer Glau; “Terminator:
The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
-Harrison Ford; “Indiana Jones -Tricia Helfer; “Battlestar
and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” Galactica”
-Lena Headey; “Terminator: The
Sarah Connor Chronicles”
-Dwayne Johnson; “Southland Tales” -Milla Jovovich; “Resident Evil:
Extinction”
-Edward James Olmos; -Gwyneth Paltrow; “Iron Man”
“Battlestar Galactica” -Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield”
-Will Smith; “I Am Legend”
-David Tennant; “Doctor Who”
BEST F/X BEST COMIC BOOK
-”Beowulf” -Astonishing X-Men
-”Cloverfield” -Hack/Slash
-”The Dark Knight” -League Of Extraordinary
-”Hellboy II: The Golden Army” Gentlemen: The Black Dossier
-”Iron Man” -The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse
-”Wanted” Suite
-The Walking Dead
-Y: The Last Man
BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE BEST COMIC BOOK ARTIST
-”30 Days of Night” -Gabriel Ba; The Umbrella Academy:
Apocalypse Suite
-”The Dark Knight” -Darwyn Cooke: The Spirit
-”Hellboy II: The Golden Army” -Pia Guerra; Y: The Last Man
-”The Incredible Hulk” -Jim Lee; All-Star Batman and
Robin the Boy Wonder
-”Iron Man” -Joe Quesada; Amazing Spider-man
-”Wanted” -Alex Ross; Project Superpowers
BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER MOST SHOCKING COMIC BOOK
PLOT TWIST
-Warren Ellis; Anna Mercury, -The 70s Heroes Return!; Secret
Black Summer, Doktor Sleepless, Invasion 1
Fell, No Hero -Buffy And Satsu In Best
-Robert Kirkman; The Walking Dead Together!; Buffy The Vampire
Slayer: Season Eight
-Mike Mignola; Hellboy: -The Plague Is Revealed!; Y: The
Darkness Calls, Lobster Johnson: Last Man
The Iron Prometheus -Kitty Pride Sacrifices Herself
-Alan Moore; League of Extraordinary To Save The World!; Giant Sized -
Gentlemen: The Black Dossier Astonishing X-Men
-Grant Morrison; Batman, Final Crisis -The Slaughter Of Woodbury
Prison!; The Walking Dead
-Brian K. Vaughan; Ex Machina, Y: -The X-Men Disband After
The Last Man Professor X Is Shot In The Head
By Bishop; X-Men
BEST LINE
“Hulk Smash!” (The Hulk); “The Incredible Hulk”
“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stranger” (The Joker); “The
Dark Knight”
“I am Iron Man!” (Tony Stark); “Iron Man”
“I’m not a baby… I’m a tumor” (The Tumor); “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
“I will now make this pencil disappear” (The Joker); “The Dark Knight”
“Why so serious?” (The Joker); “The Dark Knight”
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