2008 Scream Awards

Special awards

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

  World Premieres

• Twilight presented by Cam Gigandet
• Friday the 13th presented by Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti and Derek Mears
• Watchmen presented by Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zack Snyder and Gerard Way

  Performances

• "Walking on Air" performed by Kerli
• "G.L.O.W." performed by The Smashing Pumpkins

  Competitive Categories

Best Fantasy Movie

• * Beowulf
• * The Dark Knight
• * Hancock
• * The Incredible Hulk
• * Wanted

  Best Fantasy Actor

• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• * Christian Bale, The Dark Knight
• * James McAvoy, Wanted
• * Edward Norton, The Incredible Hulk
• * Ron Perlman,

  Best Fantasy Actress

• Angelina Jolie, Wanted
• * Amy Adams, Enchanted
• * Selma Blair,
• * Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Dark Knight
• * Hayden Panettiere, Heroes
• * Charlize Theron, Hancock

  Best Comic Book

• * Astonishing X-Men
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• * Hack/Slash
• * The Umbrella Academy
• * The Walking Dead

  Best Villain

• Heath Ledger as The Joker, The Dark Knight
• * 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
• * Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin,

  Most Memorable Mutilation

• Penis Bitten off by Vagina with Teeth, Teeth
• * Attacked by the Flesh Eating Tooth Fairies,
• * Attacked By The Infected; I Am Legend
• * The Autopsy, Saw IV
• * The Leg Amputation, The Ruins
• * The Pencil Trick; The Dark Knight

  Best Horror Actor

• Johnny Depp,
• * Fernando Cayo, The Orphanage
• * Thomas Jane, The Mist
• * Stephen Moyer, True Blood
• * Jared Padalecki, Supernatural
• * Jonathan Tucker, The Ruins

  Best TV Show

• Dexter
• * Battlestar Galactica
• * Heroes
• * Lost
• * Reaper
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  Best Horror Actress

• Liv Tyler, The Strangers
• * Helena Bonham Carter,
• * Jena Malone, The Ruins
• * Anna Paquin, True Blood
• * Belen Rueda, The Orphanage
• * Naomi Watts, Funny Games

  Best Supporting Actor

• Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight
• * Jason Bateman, Hancock
• * Michael Caine, The Dark Knight
• * Terrence Howard, Iron Man
• * Doug Jones,
• * Shia LaBeouf, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

  Best Science Fiction Movie

• Iron Man
• * Cloverfield
• * I Am Legend
• * Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• * Southland Tales
• * Wall-E

  Best Superhero

• Christian Bale as Batman
• * Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man
• * Ron Perlman as Hellboy
• * Edward Norton as Hulk
• * Will Smith as Hancock

  Best Science Fiction Actress

• Milla Jovovich,
• * Odette Annable, Cloverfield
• * Summer Glau, '
• * Lena Headey, '
• * Tricia Helfer, Battlestar Galactica
• * Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man

  Best Science Fiction Actor

• 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

  Breakout Performance

• WALL-E, WALL-E
• * Odette Annable, Cloverfield
• * Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies
• * Jessica Lucas, Cloverfield
• * T.J. Miller, Cloverfield
• * Anna Walton,

  Best Director

• Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
• * Tim Burton, '
• * Frank Darabont, The Mist
• * Guillermo del Toro, '
• * Jon Favreau, Iron Man
• * Rob Zombie, Halloween

  Best Sequel

• The Dark Knight
• * '
• * '
• * Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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• * Saw IV

  Best F/X

• The Dark Knight
• * Beowulf
• * Cloverfield
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• * Iron Man
• * Wanted

  Best Remake

• Halloween
• * The Eye
• * Funny Games
• * The Incredible Hulk
• * Journey to the Center of Earth
• * Prom Night

  Best Line

• "I believe whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger", The Dark Knight
• * "Hulk Smash", The Incredible Hulk
• * "I am Iron Man", Iron Man
• * "I'm not a baby, I'm a tumor",
• * "I'm gonna make this pencil disappear", The Dark Knight
• * "Why so serious?", The Dark Knight

  Best Comic Book Artist

• Gabriel Ba,
• * Darwyn Cooke, The Spirit
• * Pia Guerra,
• * Jim Lee, All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder
• * Joe Quesada, The Amazing Spider-Man
• * Alex Ross, Project Superpowers

  Best Comic Book Writer

• Grant Morrison
• * Warren Ellis
• * Robert Kirkman
• * Mike Mignola
• * Alan Moore
• * Brian K. Vaughan

  Best Comic Book Movie

• The Dark Knight
• * 30 Days of Night
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• * The Incredible Hulk
• * Iron Man
• * Wanted

  The Ultimate Scream

• The Dark Knight
• * Cloverfield
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• * Iron Man
• * Lost
• * The Mist

  Best Scream-Play

• The Dark Knight
• * Cloverfield
• * Iron Man
• * The Mist
• * The Orphanage
• * WALL-E

  Best Scream-To-Comic-Adaptation

• 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 Holy Sh!t Scene of the Year

• Big Rig Flips Over, The Dark Knight
• * Iron Man’s First Flight, Iron Man
• * The Statue of Liberty Attack, Cloverfield
• * The Reverse Kill Shot, Wanted
• * The Batmobile/Batpod chase, The Dark Knight
• * Escape from Ten Rings hideout, Iron Man