Box office hit and critically acclaimed film, “The Dark Knight” dominated the competition collecting twelve awards including the nights’ most prestigious award, The Ultimate Scream, accepted by the films’ producers, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan.
“The Dark Knight” co-stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Gary Oldman each scored awards, as Bale took home Best Superhero and Oldman Best Supporting Actor, while Ledger was named both Best Fantasy Actor and Best Villain for his portrayal of the Joker. Director Christopher Nolan scored the Best Director trophy and the Best Screamplay, along with Jonathon Nolan and David S. Goyer.
“Iron Man” and “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” each took home two awards. “Iron Man” star Robert Downey, Jr. accepted the Best Actor in a Science Fiction Movie or TV Show award from the set of his new film “Sherlock Holmes” in London with Director Guy Ritchie making a surprise cameo appearance.
Spike TV also debuted world premiere and exclusive never-before-seen footage from several highly anticipated theatrical releases including “Watchmen,” “Friday The 13th” and “Twilight.” “Watchmen,” directed by “300’s” Zack Snyder, hits theaters March 6, 2009, while the updated cult classic “Friday The 13th” starring Jason Padalecki (“Supernatural”) and directed by Marcus Nispel (“Pathfinder”), comes to theaters Friday, February 13th. “Twilight,” directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Cam Gigandet comes to theaters November 21st.
“We’re incredibly fortunate to have the support of the creative community behind the fantasy, science fiction, horror and comic book genres,” said senior vice president of event production for Spike TV and SCREAM 2008 executive producer Casey Patterson. “We’re thrilled to honor the unbelievably imaginative films, television and comics of the year and beyond, from the twisted to the fantastical. This is what makes SCREAM an experience like no other for the most passionate fan base in the world. ”
Here are all the nominees and winners:
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 – Batman in The Dark Knight
Will Smith – John Hancock in Hancock
Masi Oka – Hiro Nakamura in Heroes
Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man in Iron Man
Edward Norton – The Hulk in The Incredible Hulk
Ron Perlman – Hellboy in 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 Daisies
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 – Jigsaw in Saw IV
Jeff Bridges – Obadiah Stane in Iron Man
Aaron Eckhart – Harvey Dent/Two-Face in The Dark Knight
Zachary Quinto – Sylar in Heroes
Heath Ledger – The Joker in The Dark Knight
Alan Rickman – Judge Turpin in 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 S***! 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 TWIST
The 70s Heroes Return! – Secret Invasion I
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”