2008 Scream Awards
The Spike 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.[1][2]
Best Fantasy Movie[]
Best Fantasy Actor[]
Best Fantasy Actress[]
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
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[]
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[]
Best Science Fiction Movie[]
Best Superhero[]
Best Science Fiction Actress[]
Best Science Fiction Actor[]
Breakout Performance[]
- WALL-E, WALL-E
Best Director[]
Best Sequel[]
Best F/X[]
Best Remake[]
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[]
Best Comic Book Movie[]
The Ultimate Scream[]
Best Scream-Play[]
- The Dark Knight
- Cloverfield
- Iron Man
- The Mist
- The Orphanage
- WALL-E
Best Scream-To-Comic-Adaptation[]
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[]
- ^ Seijas, Casey (September 15, 2008). "Comics Take Over '2008 Scream Awards' As Nominees Announced". MTV News. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (October 20, 2008). "2008 Scream Award Winners". /Film. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
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- 2008 film awards