2008 Scream Awards
3rd Scream Awards | |
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![]() Josie Lee, Los Angeles Model, at the 2008 Scream Awards. | |
Announced on | October 21, 2008[1] |
Presented on | October 18, 2008[2] |
Site | www.spike.com[3] |
Highlights | |
Most awards | Dark Knight[4][5] |
Most nominations | Dark Knight[6] |
Television coverage | |
Network | Spike TV |
Duration | 2 hours[5] |
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, 18 October 2008 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles[2] and was aired on the following Tuesday (21 October 2008[1]).
World Premieres
The following pieces of footage[7] from several upcoming movie projects was shown:
Content Premiered | Presenters |
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Twilight | Cam Gigandet[8] |
Friday the 13th | Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti, and Derek Mears[citation needed] |
Watchmen | Zack Snyder, Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan[7] |
Performances
Artist | Performance |
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Kerli | "Walking on Air"[9] |
The Smashing Pumpkins | "G.L.O.W."[9][10] |
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.[6] The winners were be chosen by a process of public online voting on the Spike TV website,[3] and announced during the awards airing on Spike TV.[1]
The Dark Knight was noted receiving a record 21 nominations,[6] of which it won 12 awards.[4][5] The total list of nominees[1] and winners[11][4] of the 2008 Scream Awards were as follows:
Special awards
The special achievement awards[5][12] of the 2008 Scream Awards were as follows:-
Award | Recipient |
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Comic-Con Icon (presented by Samuel L. Jackson) |
George Lucas[13][14] |
Scream Immortal | Tim Burton |
Scream Legend (presented by Kate Beckinsale) |
Anthony Hopkins[14] |
Scream Mastermind | Wes Craven |
See also
References
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- ^ a b "George Lucas, Spike TV's 2008 Scream Awards - Show". Forbes (http://www.forbes.com). 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Spike TV". Spike TV (http://www.spike.com).[dead link]
- ^ a b c "The Dark Knight dominates Scream 2008". Game radar (http://www.gamesradar.com). 19 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "The Dark Knight Screams - TDK earns 12 nods at SCREAM 2008". IGN (http://www.gamesradar.com). 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Dark Knight Dominates Scream Awards". Wired (http://www.wired.com). 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Weigh In: New Watchmen, Friday the 13th and Twilight Footage From Scream Awards". Wired (http://www.wired.com). 21 October 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Martin, Denise (21 October 2023). "'Twilight' Countdown: 30 days until the movie premiere". Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b Gallagher, Brian (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". Movie Web (http://www.movieweb.com). Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Flashback Friday – KoЯn – "Coming Undone"". CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com). 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (20 October 2008). "2008 Scream Award Winners". Slashfilm. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Lucas visits Spike TV awards show". UPI (http://www.upi.com). 19 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Icon Award". Comic-Con Site (http://www.comic-con.org). Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Screams and cheers as Anthony picks up gong at horror film awards - Anthony Hopkins honoured with 'Scream' award". Hello Magazine (http://www.hellomagazine.com). Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.