# 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:
Movie Premiers :
| Content Premiered | Presenters |
| Twilight | Cam Gigandet |
| Friday the 13th | Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti, and Derek Mears |
| Watchmen | Zack Snyder, Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan |

## Performances

Movie Premiers :
| Artist | Performance |
| 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:
Winners and nominees :
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Ultimate Scream | Cloverfield | Nominated |
| Ultimate Scream | The Dark Knight | Won |
| Ultimate Scream | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Ultimate Scream | Iron Man | Nominated |
| Ultimate Scream | Lost | Nominated |
| Ultimate Scream | The Mist | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Movie | Beowulf | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Movie | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Movie | Hancock | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Movie | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Won |
| Best Fantasy Movie | The Incredible Hulk | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Movie | Wanted | Nominated |
| Best Horror Movie | 30 Days of Night | Nominated |
| Best Horror Movie | The Mist | Nominated |
| Best Horror Movie | The Orphanage | Nominated |
| Best Horror Movie | The Ruins | Nominated |
| Best Horror Movie | The Strangers | Nominated |
| Best Horror Movie | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Won |
| Best Science Fiction Movie | Cloverfield | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Movie | I Am Legend | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Movie | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Movie | Iron Man | Won |
| Best Science Fiction Movie | Southland Tales | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Movie | WALL-E | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actor | Christian Bale, The Dark Knight | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actor | Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best Fantasy Actor | James McAvoy, Wanted | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actor | Edward Norton, The Incredible Hulk | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actor | Terry O'Quinn, Lost | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actor | Ron Perlman, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actor | Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Won |
| Best Horror Actor | Fernando Cayo, The Orphanage | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actor | Thomas Jane, The Mist | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actor | Stephen Moyer, True Blood | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actor | Jared Padalecki, Supernatural | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actor | Jonathan Tucker, The Ruins | Nominated |
| Best Superhero | Christian Bale as Batman, The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best Superhero | Will Smith as John Hancock, Hancock | Nominated |
| Best Superhero | Masi Oka as Iron Man, Heroes | Nominated |
| Best Superhero | Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Iron Man | Nominated |
| Best Superhero | Edward Norton as Hulk, The Incredible Hulk | Nominated |
| Best Superhero | Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Breakout Performance | Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies | Nominated |
| Breakout Performance | Jessica Lucas, Cloverfield | Nominated |
| Breakout Performance | T.J. Miller, Cloverfield | Nominated |
| Breakout Performance | WALL-E, WALL-E | Won |
| Breakout Performance | Anna Walton, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Breakout Performance | Odette Annable, Cloverfield | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actress | Julie Benz as Rita Bennett, Dexter | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actress | Jena Malone as Amy, The Ruins | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actress | Belen Rueda as Laura García Rodríguez, The Orphanage | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actress | Liv Tyler as Kristen McKey, The Strangers | Won |
| Best Horror Actress | Naomi Watts as Ann Farber, Funny Games | Nominated |
| Best Horror Actress | Helena Bonham Carter as Nellie Lovett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Nominated |
| Best Villain | Tobin Bell as Jigsaw, Saw IV | Nominated |
| Best Villain | Jeff Bridges as Iron Monger, Iron Man | Nominated |
| Best Villain | Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face, The Dark Knight | Nominated |
| Best Villain | Zachary Quinto as Sylar, Heroes | Nominated |
| Best Villain | Heath Ledger as The Joker, The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best Villain | Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actress | Amy Adams, Enchanted | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actress | Selma Blair, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actress | Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Dark Knight | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actress | Angelina Jolie, Wanted | Won |
| Best Fantasy Actress | Hayden Panettiere, Heroes | Nominated |
| Best Fantasy Actress | Charlize Theron, Hancock | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Performance | Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best Supporting Performance | Jason Bateman, Hancock | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Performance | Michael Caine, The Dark Knight | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Performance | Terrence Howard, Iron Man | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Performance | Doug Jones, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Performance | Shia LaBeouf, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Nominated |
| Holy Sh%t Scene of the Year | The Batmobile/Batpod chase, The Dark Knight | Nominated |
| Holy Sh%t Scene of the Year | Big Rig Flips Over, The Dark Knight | Won |
| Holy Sh%t Scene of the Year | Escape from Ten Rings hideout, Iron Man | Nominated |
| Holy Sh%t Scene of the Year | Iron Man's First Flight, Iron Man | Nominated |
| Holy Sh%t Scene of the Year | The Reverse Kill Shot, Wanted | Nominated |
| Holy Sh%t Scene of the Year | The Statue of Liberty Attack, Cloverfield | Nominated |
| Most Memorable Mutilation | Attacked by the Infected, I Am Legend | Nominated |
| Most Memorable Mutilation | The Autopsy, Saw IV | Nominated |
| Most Memorable Mutilation | The Pencil Trick, The Dark Knight | Nominated |
| Most Memorable Mutilation | Penis Bitten off by Vagina with Teeth, Teeth | Won |
| Most Memorable Mutilation | The Leg Amputation, The Ruins | Nominated |
| Most Memorable Mutilation | Attacked by the Flesh Eating Tooth Fairies, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Best TV Show | Battlestar Galactica | Nominated |
| Best TV Show | Dexter | Won |
| Best TV Show | Heroes | Nominated |
| Best TV Show | Lost | Nominated |
| Best TV Show | Reaper | Nominated |
| Best TV Show | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nominated |
| Best Screamplay | Cloverfield | Nominated |
| Best Screamplay | The Mist | Nominated |
| Best Screamplay | The Orphanage | Nominated |
| Best Screamplay | WALL-E | Nominated |
| Best Screamplay | The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best Screamplay | Iron Man | Nominated |
| Best Scream to Comic Adaptation | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight | Won |
| Best Scream to Comic Adaptation | Army of Darkness | Nominated |
| Best Scream to Comic Adaptation | Battlestar Galactica | Nominated |
| Best Scream to Comic Adaptation | Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash | Nominated |
| Best Scream to Comic Adaptation | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Nominated |
| Best Scream to Comic Adaptation | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Nominated |
| Best Sequel | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Nominated |
| Best Sequel | The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best Sequel | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Best Sequel | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Nominated |
| Best Sequel | Resident Evil: Extinction | Nominated |
| Best Sequel | Saw IV | Nominated |
| Best Director | Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Nominated |
| Best Director | Frank Darabont, The Mist | Nominated |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Best Director | Jon Favreau, Iron Man | Nominated |
| Best Director | Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best Director | Rob Zombie, Halloween | Nominated |
| Best Remake | The Eye | Nominated |
| Best Remake | Funny Games | Nominated |
| Best Remake | Halloween | Won |
| Best Remake | The Incredible Hulk | Nominated |
| Best Remake | Journey to the Center of Earth | Nominated |
| Best Remake | Prom Night | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actor | Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man | Won |
| Best Science Fiction Actor | Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actor | Dwayne Johnson, Southland Tales | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actor | Edward James Olmos, Battlestar Galactica | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actor | Will Smith, I Am Legend | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actor | David Tennant, Doctor Who | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Summer Glau, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Tricia Helfer, Battlestar Galactica | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Lena Headey, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil: Extinction | Won |
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man | Nominated |
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Odette Annable, Cloverfield | Nominated |
| Best F/X | Beowulf | Nominated |
| Best F/X | Cloverfield | Nominated |
| Best F/X | The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best F/X | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Best F/X | Iron Man | Nominated |
| Best F/X | Wanted | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book | Astonishing X-Men | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book | Hack/Slash | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book | The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book | The Walking Dead | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book | Y: The Last Man | Won |
| Best Comic Book Movie | 30 Days of Night | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Movie | The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best Comic Book Movie | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Movie | The Incredible Hulk | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Movie | Iron Man | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Movie | Wanted | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Artist | Gabriel Ba, The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite | Won |
| Best Comic Book Artist | Darwyn Cooke, The Spirit | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Artist | Pia Guerra, Y: The Last Man | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Artist | Jim Lee, All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Artist | Joe Quesada, The Amazing Spider-Man | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Artist | Alex Ross, Project Superpowers | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Writer | Warren Ellis, Anna Mercury / Black Summer / Doktor Sleepless / Fell / No Hero | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Writer | Robert Kirkman, Walking Dead | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Writer | Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Darkness Calls / Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Writer | Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier | Nominated |
| Best Comic Book Writer | Grant Morrison, Batman / Final Crisis | Won |
| Best Comic Book Writer | Brian K. Vaughan, Ex Machina | Nominated |
| Most Shocking Comic Book Plot Twist | The 70s heroes return!; Secret Invasion 1 | Nominated |
| Most Shocking Comic Book Plot Twist | Buffy and Satsu in best together!, Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight | Nominated |
| Most Shocking Comic Book Plot Twist | The plague is revealed!, Y: The Last Man | Nominated |
| Most Shocking Comic Book Plot Twist | Kitty Pride sacrifices herself to save the world!, Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men | Nominated |
| Most Shocking Comic Book Plot Twist | The slaughter of Woodbury Prison!, Walking Dead | Nominated |
| Most Shocking Comic Book Plot Twist | The X-Men disband after Professor X is shot in the head by Bishop, X-Men | Won |
| Best Line | "Hulk Smash", The Incredible Hulk | Nominated |
| Best Line | "I believe whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger", The Dark Knight | Won |
| Best Line | "I am Iron Man", Iron Man | Nominated |
| Best Line | "I'm not a baby ... I'm a tumor", Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Nominated |
| Best Line | "I'm gonna make this pencil disappear", The Dark Knight | Nominated |
| Best Line | "Why so serious?", The Dark Knight | Nominated |

## Special awards

The special achievement awards of the 2008 Scream Awards were as follows:-
Winners and nominees :
| Award | Recipient |
| Comic-Con Icon (presented by Samuel L. Jackson) | George Lucas |
| Scream Immortal | Tim Burton |
| Scream Legend (presented by Kate Beckinsale) | Anthony Hopkins |
| Scream Mastermind | Wes Craven |