Wikipedia / 2008 Scream Awards
Wikipedia / 2008 Scream Awards
Billed as Scream 2008, the 2008 ceremony of the Scream Awards, run by Spike TV, was the third annual iteration of the awards. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and was aired on the following Tuesday (October 21, 2008).
World Premieres
The following pieces of footage from several upcoming movie projects was shown:
Content Premiered | Presenters |
Zack Snyder, Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
Performances
Artist | Performance |
"G.L.O.W." |
Competitive categories
The Scream 2008 nominees for each category were decided by the advisory board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders, a body which included Wes Craven, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Frank Miller, Eli Roth, Guillermo del Toro, Tim Kring, and Stephenie Meyer. The winners were chosen by a process of public online voting on the Spike TV website, and announced during the awards airing on Spike TV.
The Dark Knight was noted receiving a record 21 nominations, of which it won 12 awards. The total list of nominees and winners of the 2008 Scream Awards were as follows:
Award | Recipient | Result |
Ultimate Scream | ||
Best Fantasy Movie | ||
The Dark Knight | ||
Hellboy II: The Golden Army | ||
Best Horror Movie | ||
Best Science Fiction Movie | Cloverfield | |
Iron Man | ||
Best Fantasy Actor | Christian Bale, The Dark Knight | |
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight | ||
Edward Norton, The Incredible Hulk | ||
Best Horror Actor | Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | |
Fernando Cayo, The Orphanage | ||
Jonathan Tucker, The Ruins | ||
Best Superhero | Christian Bale as Batman, The Dark Knight | |
Will Smith as John Hancock, Hancock | ||
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Iron Man | ||
Edward Norton as Hulk, The Incredible Hulk | ||
Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | ||
Breakout Performance | ||
Jessica Lucas, Cloverfield | ||
T.J. Miller, Cloverfield | ||
WALL-E, WALL-E | ||
Anna Walton, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | ||
Odette Annable, Cloverfield | ||
Best Horror Actress | as , Dexter | |
as Amy, | ||
as , | ||
as , | ||
as , Funny Games | ||
as , Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | ||
Best Villain | 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 | ||
Heath Ledger as The Joker, The Dark Knight | ||
Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | ||
Best Fantasy Actress | ||
Selma Blair, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | ||
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Dark Knight | ||
Hayden Panettiere, Heroes | ||
Charlize Theron, Hancock | ||
Best Supporting Performance | 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 | ||
Holy Sh%t Scene of the Year | The Batmobile/Batpod chase, The Dark Knight | |
Big Rig Flips Over, The Dark Knight | ||
Escape from Ten Rings hideout, Iron Man | ||
Iron Man's First Flight, Iron Man | ||
The Statue of Liberty Attack, Cloverfield | ||
Most Memorable Mutilation | Attacked by the Infected, I Am Legend | |
The Pencil Trick, The Dark Knight | ||
Penis Bitten off by Vagina with Teeth, Teeth | ||
The Leg Amputation, The Ruins | ||
Attacked by the Flesh Eating Tooth Fairies, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | ||
Best TV Show | ||
Best Screamplay | ||
Best Scream to Comic Adaptation | ||
Best Sequel | ||
Best Director | ||
Best Remake | ||
Best Science Fiction Actor | ||
Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | ||
Best Science Fiction Actress | ||
Best F/X | ||
Best Comic Book | ||
Best Comic Book Movie | ||
Best Comic Book Artist | ||
Best Comic Book Writer | Warren Ellis, Anna Mercury / Black Summer / Doktor Sleepless / Fell / No Hero | |
Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Darkness Calls / Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus | ||
Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier | ||
Most Shocking Comic Book Plot Twist | The 70s heroes return!; Secret Invasion 1 | |
Buffy and Satsu in best together!, Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight | ||
The plague is revealed!, Y: The Last Man | ||
Kitty Pryde sacrifices herself to save the world!, Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men | ||
The slaughter of Woodbury Prison!, Walking Dead | ||
The X-Men disband after Professor X is shot in the head by Bishop, X-Men | ||
Best Line | "Hulk Smash", The Incredible Hulk | |
"I believe whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger", The Dark Knight | ||
"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 |
Special awards
The special achievement awards of the 2008 Scream Awards were as follows:-
Award | Recipient |
Comic-Con Icon(presented by Samuel L. Jackson) | |
Scream Immortal | |
Scream Legend(presented by Kate Beckinsale) | |
Scream Mastermind |