It will be one “dark knight” this October as Spike TV presents the third annual “SCREAM,” a celebration of the best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres. Taping on Saturday, October 18 from The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, CA “SCREAM 2008” will premiere on Spike TV Tuesday, October 21 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Show host, presenters and musical performers to be announced shortly. Until then, you can check out the massive list of nominees by reading on.
“We're incredibly honored to have the support of such luminaries in the creative community to help determine the nominees for ‘SCREAM 2008,’” says Casey Patterson, senior vice president, event production for Spike TV and TV Land and executive producer of ‘Scream 2008.’” “This event, dedicated to honoring the incredible talent behind these genres has been long overdue, and 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.
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, co-writer/ Stephen King, acclaimed novelist
co-director/co-producer “Naughty Or Nice”)
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,” “Cell, “Cabin
writer/producer “The Spirit”) Fever”)
Kevin Smith (writer/director “Clerks,” “Dogma,” “Reaper”) Guillermo Del Toro (director “Hellboy 1 & 2,” “Pan's Labyrinth,” the upcoming release, “The Hobbit”)
Paula Wagner (partner CRUISE/WAGNER productions)
*A full list of Spike TV’s 2008 Advisory Board members can be found on spike.com
Featuring distinctive categories and a diverse mixture of popular icons and outrageous creators, Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008” will honor the newest and hottest in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres across a number of entertainment platforms, including movies, television and comic books. The show will also recognize icons and pioneers who have influenced and shaped the industry.
Beginning on Friday, September 12 through Friday, October 17 fans can vote for their favorites, as well as view exclusive red carpet and backstage coverage of the event there, by visiting scream.spike.com.
The official sponsors of Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008” are Captain Morgan, Subaru, Taco Bell and Lee Jeans.
Following are the categories and
nominees for Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008:”
THE ULTIMATE SCREAM
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
LOST
The Mist
BEST FANTASY MOVIE
Beowulf
The Dark Knight
Hancock
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Incredible Hulk
Wanted
BEST HORROR MOVIE
30 Days of Night
The Mist
The Orphanage
The Ruins
The Strangers
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE
Cloverfield
I Am Legend
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Southland Tales
WALL-E
BEST TV SHOW
Battlestar Galactica
Dexter
Heroes
Lost
Reaper
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
BEST SUPERHERO
Christian Bale as Batman; “The Dark Knight”
Will Smith as John Hancock; “Hancock”
Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura; “Heroes”
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man; “Iron Man”
Edward Norton as The Hulk; “The Incredible Hulk”
Ron Perlman as Hellboy; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
BEST ACTOR IN A FANTASY MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Christian Bale; “The Dark Knight”
Heath Ledger; “The Dark Knight”
James McAvoy; “Wanted”
Edward Norton; “The Incredible Hulk”
Terry O’Quinn; “LOST”
Ron Perlman; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Fernando Cayo; “The Orphanage”
Johnny Depp; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Michael C. Hall; “Dexter”
Thomas Jane; “The Mist”
Jared Padalecki; “Supernatural”
Jonathan Tucker; “The Ruins”
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
Anna Friel; “Pushing Daises”
Jessica Lucas; “Cloverfield”
T.J. Miller; “Cloverfield”
WALL-E; “WALL-E”
Anna Walton; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield”
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Julie Benz; “Dexter”
Jena Malone; “The Ruins”
Belen Rueda; “The Orphanage”
Liv Tyler; “The Strangers”
Naomi Watts; “Funny Games”
Helena Bonham Carter; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
BEST VILLAIN
Tobin Bell as Jigsaw; “SAW IV”
Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane; “Iron Man”
Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/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 ACTRESS IN A FANTASY MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Amy Adams; “Enchanted”
Selma Blair; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
Maggie Gyllenhaal; “The Dark Knight”
Angelina Jolie; “Wanted”
Hayden Panettiere; “Heroes”
Charlize Theron; “Hancock”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Jason Bateman; “Hancock”
Michael Caine; “The Dark Knight”
Terrence Howard; “Iron Man”
Doug Jones; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
Gary Oldman; “The Dark Knight”
Shia LaBeouf; “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
THE HOLY SHIT! SCENE OF THE YEAR
The Batmobile/Batpod Chase; “The Dark Knight”
The Big Rig Flips Over; “The Dark Knight”
Escape From Ten Rings Hideout; “Iron Man”
Iron Man’s First Flight; “Iron Man”
The Reverse Kill Shot; “Wanted”
The Statue Of Liberty/Empire State Building Attack; “Cloverfield”
MOST MEMORABLE MUTILATION
Attacked By The Infected; “I Am Legend”
The Autopsy; “Saw IV”
The Pencil Trick; “The Dark Knight”
Bitten By Vagina With Teeth; “Teeth”
The Leg Amputation; “The Ruins”
Attacked By The Flesh-Eating Tooth Fairies; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
BEST SCREAMPLAY
“Cloverfield;” Drew Goddard
“The Mist;” Frank Darabont
“The Orphanage;” Sergio G. Sanchez
“WALL-E;” Andrew Stanton, Peter Docter & Jim Reardon
“The Dark Knight;” Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan & David S. Goyer
“Iron Man;” Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Arthur Marcum & Matthew Hollaway
BEST SCREAM TO COMIC ADAPTATION
Army of Darkness
Battlestar Galactica
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Eight
Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
BEST SEQUEL
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian”
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Resident Evil: Extinction
Saw IV
BEST DIRECTOR
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”
Christopher Nolan; “The Dark Knight”
Rob Zombie; “Halloween”
BEST REMAKE
The Eye
Funny Games
Halloween
The Incredible Hulk
Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Prom Night
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW
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”
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Summer Glau; “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
Tricia Helfer; “Battlestar Galactica”
Lena Headey; “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
Milla Jovovich; “Resident Evil: Extinction”
Gwyneth Paltrow; “Iron Man”
Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield”
BEST F/X
Beowulf
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
Wanted
BEST COMIC BOOK
Astonishing X-Men
Hack/Slash
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier
The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
The Walking Dead
Y: The Last Man
BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE
30 Days of Night
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man
Wanted
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; Amazing Spider-man
Alex Ross; Project Superpowers
BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER
Warren Ellis; Anna Mercury, Black Summer, Doktor Sleepless, Fell, No Hero
Robert Kirkman; The Walking Dead
Mike Mignola; Hellboy: Darkness Calls, Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus
Alan Moore; League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier
Grant Morrison; Batman, Final Crisis
Brian K. Vaughan; Ex Machina, Y: The Last Man
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 Pride Sacrifices Herself To Save The World!; Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men
The Slaughter Of Woodbury Prison!; The Walking Dead
The X-Men Disband After 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”
Dude, Dark Knight will sweep this. The disappearing pencil was friggin sweet. Bottom line, it will be all Dark Knight. I hope 30 Days Of Night will pick up an award though. I did like that flick.
Oh look another awards show made of FAIL. Of course the overrated Dark Knight is going to win all of it's nominations. And seeing Rob Zombie's craptastic remake of Halloween on the list makes me mad.
The Dark Knight, Cloverfeild, Saw IV, and Funny Games were the ones I picked for their respective awards. But in reality The Dark Knight, Joker specifically, will win every category. Though it pretty much deserves it.
Yeah i get the feeling they could just have the Dark Knight cast and crew stand on stage for the entire show and pick up the awards as they call em out. Its not like theres a whole lot else to choose from.
this should just be called "THE DARK KNIGHT AWARDS SHOW" (and i say that with annoyance and NOT reverence). i have no intention of watching it this year since it's obvious that DK will (unfortunately) sweep EVERY catagory it's nominated for. oh well, there's always next year.
Why is there so much fucking Dark knight??!! Don't get me wrong, the movie's gret and all, but there's no chance that Cloverfield, or Saw to win anything. GAY.
Jeez, for a genre awards show, the Oscars is packing more suspense than that.....
The original point to the Scream Awards was to spotlight & honor the kinds of films that would otherwise receive no such recognition from the likes of the Academy. Hypocritical irony.
Oh well, there's always Fangoria's Chainsaw Awards.....
Just watch the spanish masterpiece [REC] and realize how lame almost all of the horror films nominated truely are. Was "Frontiers" released last year? I can't speak for the other categories since I am a horror film snobbish asshole and really could care less about comic book "superheros." Saw being even acknowledged is farcical. The really sad thing is I will be watching and rooting for Anna Friel(I like Pushing Daisies - who knows why?).
Yeah, milkman, with Saw IV being nominated, I mean...why acknowledge a horror franchise that, despite its flaws, keeps trying and continues its story rather than relying SOLELY (they still have the endings, though) on formula? Shouldn't we just reward sequels that don't even bother and just rehash the EXACT same thing? Like Halloween 4-6 and 8 or other such series? Things like that? I mean, they're already giving an award for best remake. So why praise a horror franchise that hasn't resorted to "the easy way out" yet?
wait a minute..Jena Malone gets nominated for "The Ruins" and Laura Ramsey doesn't? Don't get me wrong, Jena was great but Laura blew the entire cast out of the water. Not too shabby for a girl that got her start in "The Real Cancun"
i honestly dont understand how you could possibly not like the dark knight, that movie was absolutly flawless, i mean it pretty much kicks the ass of every other movie nominated, although dont get me wrong some of the other movies are damn good but they suck compared to DK which is pretty much the definition of masterpiece.......
THE ULTIMATE SCREAM
Who I want to win: The Dark Knight
Who I think will win: The Dark Knight
BEST FANTASY MOVIE
Who I want to win: The Dark Knight
Who I think will win: The Dark Knight
BEST HORROR MOVIE
Who I want to win: Tie between Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and The Orphanage.
Who I think will win: A toughie maybe the the overrated and kind of bad The Strangers. It is the most popular and mainstream of the films. SW has a chance as well. I´ll say SW
BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE
Who I want to win: Tie between WALL_E and Cloverfield. But I´m leaning more towards WALL-E(which I have´nt seen).
Who I think will win: Tie between WALL_E and Cloverfield. But Wall-E probably more.
BEST TV SHOW
Who I want to win: Dexter(Who I have´nt seen)
Who I think will win: Lost, Heroes or Dexter. Heroes is least likely(season 2 is also widely hated). Either Lost or Dexter. I guess Lost.
BEST SUPERHERO
Who I want to win: I don´t love Bale´s performance in DK as much as everyone but he´s the only one I´m rooting for so- Bale!
Who I think will win: Christian Bale as Batman; “The Dark Knight”
BEST ACTOR IN A FANTASY MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Who I want to win: Heath Ledger; “The Dark Knight”
Who I think will win: Heath Ledger; “The Dark Knight”. Obviously he´ll win.
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Who I want to win: Johnny Depp; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Who I think will win: Johnny Depp; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
Anna Friel; “Pushing Daises”
Jessica Lucas; “Cloverfield”
T.J. Miller; “Cloverfield”
WALL-E; “WALL-E”
Anna Walton; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield”
Who I want to win: Jessica Lucas or WALL-E. Leaning more towards WALL-E.
Who I think will win: WALL-E; “WALL-E”
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Julie Benz; “Dexter”
Jena Malone; “The Ruins”
Belen Rueda; “The Orphanage”
Liv Tyler; “The Strangers”
Naomi Watts; “Funny Games”
Helena Bonham Carter; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Who I want to win: Helena Bonham Carter, Belen Rueda and Naomi Watts were all amazing and all deserve to win. But I think Helena deserves it the best.
Who I think will win: Liv Tyler or Helena. Liv I guess.
BEST VILLAIN
Who I want to win: Joker, Two-Face, Stane and Turpin were all amazing/great villains.
Who I think will win: We all know Heath Ledger will win.
BEST ACTRESS IN A FANTASY MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Who I want to win: Maggie Gyllenhaal; “The Dark Knight”
Who I think will win: Maggie Gyllenhaal; “The Dark Knight”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Who I want to win: Gary Oldman; “The Dark Knight”
Who I think will win: Oldman or Shia LaBeouf; “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"(who I think will more likely win)
THE HOLY SHIT! SCENE OF THE YEAR
Who I want to win: Both the Big Rig Flip in DK and SOL/LSB A in Cloverfield. DK more though.
Who I think will win: The Big Rig Flips Over; “The Dark Knight” or The Statue Of Liberty/Empire State Building Attack; “Cloverfield”. DK more I guess.
MOST MEMORABLE MUTILATION
Who I want to win: The Pencil Trick; “The Dark Knight”
Who I think will win: The Pencil Trick; “The Dark Knight”
BEST SCREAMPLAY
“Cloverfield;” Drew Goddard
“The Mist;” Frank Darabont
“The Orphanage;” Sergio G. Sanchez
“WALL-E;” Andrew Stanton, Peter Docter & Jim Reardon
“The Dark Knight;” Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan & David S. Goyer
“Iron Man;” Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Arthur Marcum & Matthew Hollaway
Who I want to win:
Who I think will win:
BEST SCREAM TO COMIC ADAPTATION
Don´t know!
BEST SEQUEL
Who I want to win: The Dark Knight
Who I think will win: The Dark Knight
BEST DIRECTOR
Who I want to win: Tim Burton; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Who I think will win: Christopher Nolan; “The Dark Knight”
BEST REMAKE
Who I want to win: Funny Games
Who I think will win: The Incredible Hulk
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Who I want to win: Robert Downey Jr.; “Iron Man”
Who I think will win: Robert Downey Jr.; “Iron Man”
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Who I want to win: Gwyneth Paltrow; “Iron Man”
Who I think will win: Milla Jovovich; “Resident Evil: Extinction”
BEST F/X
Who I want to win: The Dark Knight
Who I think will win: The Dark Knight
BEST COMIC BOOK
Don´t know!
BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE
Who I want to win: Dark Knight
Who I think will win: The Dark Knight
BEST COMIC BOOK ARTIST
Don´t know!
BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER
Don´t know!
MOST SHOCKING COMIC BOOK PLOT TWIST
Don´t know!
BEST LINE
Who I want to win: “I will now make this pencil disappear” (The Joker); “The Dark Knight”
Who I think will win: “Why so serious?” (The Joker); “The Dark Knight”
Is this really supposed to be a horror awards show? Iron Man was f*cking awesome but come on . . And a category for best remake. What an embarrassing statement on the state of the genre. Thanks remake fans.
Sushi Zombie, i agree w/ you %1000. with DK in almost EVERY catagory, it isn't going to give other movies, any chance of winning. why even bother watching. we know what movie's going to win. and to GIBB424, i agree w/ you. LAURA RAMSEY most definitely was absolutely amazing in THE RUINS. she (no offense to Jena) SHOULD'VE been the cast member nominated.
Why is Halloween thier? It came out in 2007. The Dark knight will win almost every award because of Heath Ledger. I am one of the few that didn't see it yet but I compare this scenario to The Crow. Brandon Lee died making the Crow and everyone can almost sense that his is Eric Draven because what happened. And Heath didn't die during production but the feeling remains the same. Something about knowing that this was thier last preformance leaps out and sadly enough also like Brandon from what I hear Heath's last preformance was his best.
I love THE HOLY SHIT! SCENE OF THE YEAR category. I hope Wanted wins some awards I love that movie it was awesome.
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