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2008 Scream Awards

2008 USA film awards


2008 USA film awards

FieldValue
number3
awardScream Awards
imageJosie Lee at the 2008 Scream Awards.jpg
captionJosie Lee, Los Angeles Model, at the 2008 Scream Awards.
announced_date
presented_date
sitewww.spike.com
most_awardsThe Dark Knight
most_nominationsThe Dark Knight
networkSpike TV
duration2 hours
last2007 Awards
next2009 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 PremieredPresenters
Twilighttitle='Twilight' Countdown: 30 days until the movie premierefirst=Deniselast=Martinlanguage=en-usdate=21 October 2023work=Los Angeles Timesurl=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/company-town-blog/story/2008-10-21/twilight-countdown-30-days-until-the-movie-premiereaccess-date=13 August 2023archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815143511/https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/company-town-blog/story/2008-10-21/twilight-countdown-30-days-until-the-movie-premierearchive-date=15 August 2022url-status=livedf=dmy}}
Friday the 13thJared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti, and Derek Mears
WatchmenZack Snyder, Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Performances

ArtistPerformance
Kerli"Walking on Air"
The Smashing Pumpkins"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:

AwardRecipientResultUltimate ScreamBest Fantasy MovieBest Horror MovieBest Science Fiction MovieBest Fantasy ActorBest Horror ActorBest SuperheroBreakout PerformanceBest Horror ActressBest VillainBest Fantasy ActressBest Supporting PerformanceHoly Sh%t Scene of the YearMost Memorable MutilationBest TV ShowBest ScreamplayBest Scream to Comic AdaptationBest SequelBest DirectorBest RemakeBest Science Fiction ActorBest Science Fiction ActressBest F/XBest Comic BookBest Comic Book MovieBest Comic Book ArtistBest Comic Book WriterMost Shocking Comic Book Plot TwistBest Line
Cloverfield
*The Dark Knight*
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
Lost
The Mist
Beowulf
The Dark Knight
Hancock
*Hellboy II: The Golden Army*
The Incredible Hulk
Wanted
30 Days of Night
The Mist
The Orphanage
The Ruins
The Strangers
*Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*
Cloverfield
I Am Legend
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
*Iron Man*
Southland Tales
WALL-E
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
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
Christian Bale as Batman, *The Dark Knight*
Will Smith as John Hancock, Hancock
Masi Oka as Iron Man, Heroes
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Iron Man
Edward Norton as Hulk, The Incredible Hulk
Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies
Jessica Lucas, Cloverfield
T.J. Miller, Cloverfield
WALL-E, *WALL-E*
Anna Walton, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Odette Annable, Cloverfield
as , Dexter
as Amy,
as ,
** as , ****
as , Funny Games
as , Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Selma Blair, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Dark Knight
Angelina Jolie, *Wanted*
Hayden Panettiere, Heroes
Charlize Theron, Hancock
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
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 Reverse Kill Shot, Wanted
The Statue of Liberty Attack, Cloverfield
Attacked by the Infected, I Am Legend
The Autopsy, Saw IV
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
Battlestar Galactica
*Dexter*
Heroes
Lost
Reaper
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Cloverfield
The Mist
The Orphanage
WALL-E
*The Dark Knight*
Iron Man
*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 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
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
The Eye
Funny Games
*Halloween*
The Incredible Hulk
Journey to the Center of Earth
Prom Night
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
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 Annable, Cloverfield
Beowulf
Cloverfield
*The Dark Knight*
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
Wanted
Astonishing X-Men
Hack/Slash
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier
The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
The Walking Dead
Y: The Last Man
30 Days of Night
*The Dark Knight*
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man
Wanted
Gabriel Ba, *The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite*
Darwyn Cooke, The Spirit
Pia Guerra, Y: The Last Man
Jim Lee, All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder
Joe Quesada, The Amazing Spider-Man
Alex Ross, Project Superpowers
Warren Ellis, Anna Mercury / Black Summer / Doktor Sleepless / Fell / No Hero
Robert Kirkman, Walking Dead
Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Darkness Calls / Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus
Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier
Grant Morrison, *Batman* / *Final Crisis*
Brian K. Vaughan, Ex Machina
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*
"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:-

AwardRecipientComic-Con Icon
(presented by Samuel L. Jackson)Scream ImmortalScream Legend
(presented by Kate Beckinsale)Scream Mastermind
title=Icon Awardlanguage=en-usurl=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/icon-awardwebsite=San Diego Comic-Conaccess-date=7 August 2023archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806044041/https://www.comic-con.org/awards/icon-awardarchive-date=6 August 2023url-status=livedf=dmy}}
Tim Burton
title=Screams and cheers as Anthony picks up gong at horror film awards - Anthony Hopkins honoured with 'Scream' awardlanguage=en-usurl=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20081020545631/hopkins-scream-awardwebsite=Hello!access-date=7 August 2023archive-url=https://archive.today/20230807070739/https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20081020545631/hopkins-scream-award/archive-date=7 August 2023url-status=livedf=dmy}}
Wes Craven

References

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  3. Martin, Denise. (21 October 2023). "'Twilight' Countdown: 30 days until the movie premiere". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  4. (15 October 2008). "Watchmen and Friday the 13th Footage to Air on Scream 2008 - You can get sneak peeks at these two anticipated films on the Spike TV Halloween program".
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