Scream Awards

The Spike TV Scream Awards is the first awards show dedicated to the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres of feature films. The award ceremony was hosted by Grindhouse co-stars Rose McGowan, Marley Shelton and Rosario Dawson. The first Scream Awards were held on October 10, 2006, and the second were held on October 19, 2007, both in Los Angeles. The show was created by Executive Producers Michael Levitt, Cindy Levitt, and Casey Patterson.

Awards during the night included; Best Rack on the Rack (which went to Vampirella), The "Holy @%!?/Jump out of Your Seat" Award and Most Memorable Mutilation.

2006 Nominees/Winners

The Ultimate Scream

• Batman Begins (Winner)
• The Devil's Rejects
• The Hills Have Eyes
• Lost
• Superman Returns

Best Horror movie

• The Devil's Rejects (Winner)
• Land of the Dead
• High Tension
• The Hills Have Eyes
• Hostel

Best Fantasy movie

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Winner)
• Batman Begins
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• King Kong
• Superman Returns
• Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

Best Science Fiction movie

• V for Vendetta (Winner)
• Aeon Flux
• A Scanner Darkly
• Serenity
• War of the Worlds

Best TV Show

• Battlestar Galactica (Winner)
• Doctor Who
• Lost
• Masters of Horror
• Smallville

Best Sequel

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Winner)
• Batman Begins
• The Hills Have Eyes
• Saw II
• Superman Returns

Best Remake

• King Kong (Winner)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• The Hills Have Eyes
• The Omen
• War of the Worlds

Best Superhero

• Brandon Routh as Superman, Superman Returns (Winner)
• Christian Bale as Batman, Batman Begins
• Chris Evans as the Human Torch, Fantastic Four
• Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, X-Men: The Last Stand
• Famke Janssen as Phoenix, X-Men: The Last Stand

Best Comic-to-Screen adaptation

• X-Men: The Last Stand (Winner)
• Batman Begins
• A History of Violence
• Superman Returns
• V for Vendetta

Most Memorable Mutilation

• The eye removal, Hostel (Winner)
• Eaten alive, Land of the Dead
• Stabbed in a pit of syringes, Saw II
• Suicide by shotgun, The Hills Have Eyes
• Vaporized by aliens, War of the Worlds

Most Heroic Performance

• Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Winner)
• Christian Bale as Batman, Batman Begins
• Viggo Mortensen as Tom Stall, A History of Violence
• Edward James Olmos as Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
• Hugo Weaving as V, V for Vendetta

Scream Queen

• Kate Beckinsale as Selene, Underworld: Evolution (Winner)
• Asia Argento as Slack, Land of the Dead
• Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen, Lost
• Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond, V for Vendetta
• Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow, King Kong

Most Vile Villain

• Leslie Easterbrook, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Sheri Moon Zombie as the Firefly Family (Mother Firefly, Captain Spaulding, Otis B. Driftwood and Baby respectively), The Devil's Rejects (Winner)
• Tobin Bell as Jigsaw, Saw II
• Sir Ian McKellen as Magneto, X-Men: The Last Stand
• Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow, Batman Begins
• Philippe Nahon as The Killer, High Tension

Breakout Performance

• Jennifer Carpenter as Emily Rose, The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Winner)
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Mr. Eko, Lost
• Tricia Helfer as Number Six, Battlestar Galactica
• Brandon Routh as Superman, Superman Returns
• Katee Sackhoff as Starbuck, Battlestar Galactica

The "Holy Sh!t"/"Jump-From-Your-Seat" Award

• The eye removal, Hostel (Winner)
• Alien pods emerge from the Earth, War of the Worlds
• The diner shootout, A History of Violence
• The Space Shuttle/Boeing 777 rescue, Superman Returns
• The train sequence, Batman Begins

Best Rack on the Rack

• Vampirella (Winner)
• Emma Frost
• Lady Death
• Power Girl
• Wonder Woman

Miscellaneous

• The Comic-Con Icon Award went to Frank Miller.
• The Mastermind Award went to Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino for Grindhouse.
• The Scream Rock Immortal Award went to Ozzy Osbourne.
• Rock groups KoЯn, My Chemical Romance and Avenged Sevenfold performed.

2007 Nominees/Winners

The Ultimate Scream

• 28 Weeks Later
• 300 (winner)
• Battlestar Galactica
• The Descent
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Heroes
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Spider-Man 3
• Transformers

Best Horror movie

• 28 Weeks Later (winner)
• 1408
• The Descent
• Grindhouse
• The Host
• Hostel Part II

Best Fantasy movie

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Pan's Labyrinth (winner)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Spider-Man 3
• Stardust

Best Science Fiction movie

• Children of Men
• The Fountain
• The Prestige
• Sunshine
• Transformers (winner)

Best TV Show

• Battlestar Galactica
• Doctor Who
• Heroes (winner)
• Lost
• Masters of Horror

Best Sequel

• 28 Weeks Later
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(winner)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Saw III
• Spider-Man 3

Best Superhero

• Michael Chiklis as The Thing, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• Chris Evans as Human Torch, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man, Spider-Man 3 (winner)
• Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura, Heroes
• Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli, Heroes

Best Comic-to-Screen adaptation

• 300 (winner)
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• Ghost Rider
• Spider-Man 3
• TMNT

Scream Queen

• Kate Beckinsale, Vacancy(winner)
• Rosario Dawson, Grindhouse
• Jordana Brewster, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
• Bijou Phillips, Hostel Part II
• Rose McGowan Grindhouse
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Black Christmas

Scream King

• John Cusack, 1408
• Samuel L. Jackson, Snakes on a Plane
• Shia LaBeouf, Disturbia (winner)
• Angus Macfadyen, Saw III
• Freddy Rodriguez, Grindhouse
• Luke Wilson, Vacancy

Most Vile Villain

• Sergi Lopez as Captain Vidal, Pan's Labyrinth
• Michelle Pfeiffer, Stardust
• Zachary Quinto as Gabriel Gray/Sylar, Heroes
• Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike, Grindhouse
• Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes, 300
• Tobin Bell & Shawnee Smith as Jigsaw Killer, Saw III
• Thomas Haden Church as Sandman, Spider-Man 3
• Topher Grace as Venom, Spider-Man 3
• Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(winner)

Most Memorable Mutilation

• Battle vs. the Immortals, 300
• Cranial surgery, Saw III
• Dismembered in car crash, Grindhouse(winner)
• Eaten alive by cannibal, Hostel Part II
• Mouth sliced open and sewn back together, Pan's Labyrinth

Breakout Performance

• Claire-Hope Ashitey, Children of Men
• Zoe Bell, Grindhouse
• Megan Fox, Transformers
• Lauren German, Hostel Part II
• Shauna MacDonald, The Descent
• Hayden Panettiere, Heroes(winner)
• Rodrigo Santoro, 300

"Jump-From-Your-Seat" Scene of the Year

• Attack of the Uber Immortal, 300
• Final battle: Megatron vs. Optimus Prime, Transformers (winner)
• Mid-Air battle: Spider-Man vs. The New Goblin, Spider-Man 3
• The rain of arrows, 300
• Zombie attacks glass window, 28 Weeks Later

Miscellaneous

• The Comic-Con Icon Award went to Neil Gaiman.
• The Hero Award went to Harrison Ford.
• The Scream Rock Immortal Award went to Alice Cooper.
• Performances included Avenged Sevenfold and the collaboration of Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie and Slash.

BEST COMIC BOOK

• 30 Days of Night
• ALL-STAR SUPERMAN
• THE BOYS
• Ultimate Fantastic Four
• Y: The Last Man

SEXIEST SUPERHERO

• JESSICA ALBA, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• ALI LARTER, Heroes
• HAYDEN PANETTIERE AS CLAIRE BENNET, Heroes

FANTASY FOX

• JESSICA BIEL, The Illusionist
• KIRSTEN DUNST, Spider-Man 3
• LENA HEADEY, 300
• KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World'sEnd
• EVANGELINE LILLY, Lost
• EVA MENDES, Ghost Rider
• SIENNA MILLER, Stardust

FANTASY HERO

• GERARD BUTLER, 300
• JOHNNY DEPP, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World'sEnd
• MATTHEW FOX, Lost
• EDWARD NORTON, ‘’The Illusionist
• DANIEL RADCLIFFE, [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

SCI-FI SIREN

• CLARE-HOPE ASHITEY, Children of Men
• MEGAN FOX, Transformers
• SCARLETT JOHANSSON, The Presige
• KATEE SACKHOFF, Battlestar Galactica
• RACHEL WEISZ, The Fountain

SCI-FI STAR

• CHRISTIAN BALE, The Presige
• Hugh Jackman, The Fountain
• Shia LaBeouf, Transformers
• CILLIAN MURPHY, Sunshine
• CLIVE OWEN, Children of Men

BEST CAMEO

• DAVID BOWIE, The Presige
• JAY HERNANDEZ, Hostel Part II
• KEITH RICHARDS, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World'sEnd
• QUENTIN TARANTINO, Grindhouse
• BRUCE WILLIS, Grindhouse

BEST DIRECTOR

• MICHAEL BAY, Transformers
• DANNY BOYLE, Sunshine
• ALFONSO CUARON, Children of Men
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO, Pan's Labyrinth
• NEIL MARSHALL, The Descent
• ELI ROTH, Hostel Part II
• ZACK SNYDER, 300
• SAM RAIMI, Spider-Man 3
• QUENTIN TARANTINO & ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, Grindhouse

BEST SCREAM-PLAY

• 300, WRITTEN BY ZACK SNYDER & KURT JOHNSTAD
• Children of Men, WRITTEN BY ALFONSO CUARON, TIMOTHY J. SEXTON, DAVID ARATA, MARK FERGUS & HAWK OSTBY
• Grindhouse, WRITTEN BY ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, QUENTIN TARANTINO, JEFF RENDELL, ELI ROTH, EDGAR WRIGHT & ROB ZOMBIE
• The Descent, WRITTEN BY NEIL MARSHALL
• Pan's Labyrinth, WRITTEN BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO
• Sunshine, WRITTEN BY ALEX GARLAND

BEST F/X

• 300
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (film)|
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Spider-Man 3
• Transformers

BEST FOREIGN MOVIE

• CELLO (SOUTH KOREA)
• DEATH NOTE (JAPAN)
• The Host(SOUTH KOREA)
• INITIAL D (HONG KONG)
• Pan's Labyrinth(SPAIN)

BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER

• BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, Civil War: THE INITIATIVE/DAREDEVIL/NEW AVENGERS
• GARTH ENNIS, PUNISHER: MAX/THE BOYS/Ghost Rider /CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD/MIDNIGHTER
• FRANK MILLER, ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER/FRANK MILLER'S ROBOCOP
• ALAN MOORE, LostGIRLS/YUGGOTH CULTURES
• BRIAN K. VAUGHN, EX MACHINA/RUNAWAYS/Y: The Last Man

BEST COMIC BOOK ARTIST

• JOHN CASSADY, ASTONISHING X-MEN
• DARWYN COOK, THE SPIRIT
• PIA GUERRA, Y: The Last Man
• STEVE MCNIVEN, Civil War
• BEN TEMPLESMITH, WORMWOOD: GENTLEMAN CORPSE/FELL

BEST SCREEN-TO-COMIC ADAPTATION

• 28 DAYS LATER: THE AFTERMATH
• ARMY OF DARKNESS
• FRANK MILLER'S ROBOCOP
• GEORGE A. ROMERO'S NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: BACK FROM THE GRAVE
• THE HILLS HAVE EYES: THE BEGINNING

MOST SHOCKING COMIC BOOK TWIST

• ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND DOROTHY FROM OZ HAVE LESBIAN SEX!, LOST GIRLS
• CAPTAIN AMERICA DIES!, CAPTAIN AMERICA
• PETER PARKER REVEALS THAT HE IS SPIDERMAN!, Civil War
• SABRE-TOOTH IS BEHEADED BY WOLVERINE!, WOLVERINE
• SUPERMAN KAL-EL IS KILLED BY SUPERBOY-PRIME!, INFINITE CRISIS

2008 Nominees/Winners

THE ULTIMATE SCREAM

-“Cloverfield”
-“The Dark Knight” (winner)
-“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-“Iron Man”

BEST FANTASY MOVIE

-“Beowulf”
-“The Dark Knight”
-“Hancock”
-“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (winner)
-“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” (winner)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE

-“Cloverfield”
-“I Am Legend”
-“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
-“Iron Man” (winner)
-“Southland Tales”
-“WALL-E”

BEST TV SHOW

-“Battlestar Galactica”
-“Dexter” (winner)
- “Heroes”
-“Lost”
-“Reaper”
-“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”

BEST SUPERHERO

-Christian Bale as Batman; “The Dark Knight” (winner)
-Will Smith as John Hancock; “Hancock”
-Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura; “Heroes”
-Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man; “Iron Man”
-Edward Norton as The Hulk; “The Incredible Hulk”
-Ron Perlman as Hellboy; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”

BEST ACTOR IN A FANTASY MOVIE OR TV SHOW

-Christian Bale; “The Dark Knight”
-Heath Ledger; “The Dark Knight” (winner)
-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” (winner)
-Michael C. Hall; “Dexter”
-Thomas Jane; “The Mist”
-Jared Padalecki; “Supernatural”
-Jonathan Tucker; “The Ruins”

BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE

-Anna Friel; “Pushing Daises”
-Jessica Lucas; “Cloverfield”
-T.J. Miller; “Cloverfield”
-WALL-E; “WALL-E” (winner)
-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” (winner)
-Naomi Watts; “Funny Games”
-Helena Bonham Carter; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

BEST VILLAIN

-Tobin Bell as Jigsaw; “SAW IV”
-Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane; “Iron Man”
-Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face; “The Dark Knight”
-Zachary Quinto as Sylar; “Heroes”
-Heath Ledger as The Joker; “The Dark Knight” (winner)
-Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin; “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” (winner)
-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” (winner)
-Shia LaBeouf; “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”

THE HOLY SHIT! SCENE OF THE YEAR

-The Batmobile/Batpod Chase; “The Dark Knight”
-The Big Rig Flips Over; “The Dark Knight” (winner)
-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” (winner)
-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 (winner)
-“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” (winner)
-“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” (winner)
-“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” (winner)
-Rob Zombie; “Halloween”

BEST REMAKE

-“The Eye”
-“Funny Games”
-“Halloween” (winner)
-“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” (winner)
-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” (winner)
-Gwyneth Paltrow; “Iron Man”
-Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield”

BEST F/X

-“Beowulf”
-“Cloverfield”
-“The Dark Knight” (winner)
-“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 (winner)

BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE

-“30 Days of Night”
-“The Dark Knight” (winner)
-“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-“The Incredible Hulk”
-“Iron Man”
-“Wanted”

BEST COMIC BOOK ARTIST

-"Gabriel Ba; The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite" (winner)
-"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 Doosier
-Grant Morrison; Batman, Final Crisis (winner)
-Brian K. Vaughan; Ex Machina, Y: The Last Man

MOST SHOCKING COMIC BOOK PLOT TWIST

-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 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 (winner)

BEST LINE

“Hulk Smash!” (The Hulk); “The Incredible Hulk”
“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stranger” (The Joker); “The Dark Knight” (winner)
“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”

Miscellanious

Scream Immortal: Tim Burton
Scream Mastermind: Wes Craven
Scream Legend: Sir Anthony Hopkins
Comic-Con Icon Award: George Lucas

External links

• Spike Official site