Spike TV’s Scream 2008

Voting has begun at www.scream.spike.com for Spike TV’s Scream 2008, a celebration of the best in the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres.

It will be one “dark knight” this October as Spike TV presents the third annual “SCREAM,” a celebration of the best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres. Taping on Saturday, October 18
from The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, CA “SCREAM 2008” will premiere on Spike TV Tuesday, October 21 (9:00- 11:00 PM, ET/PT). Show host, presenters and musical performers to be announced shortly.

“We’re incredibly honored to have the support of such luminaries in the creative community to help determine the nominees for ‘SCREAM 2008,’” says Casey Patterson, senior vice president, event production for Spike TV and TV Land and executive producer of ‘Scream 2008.’” “This event, dedicated to honoring the incredible talent behind these genres has been long overdue, and we look forward to bringing the fans exactly what they want to see this year with big world premieres, rare performances and the superstars that made this year a record breaker at the box office. The world domination of comic book superheroes and the explosion of science fiction, fantasy and horror movies and television shows give us a lot to celebrate this year.”

This summer’s mega-blockbuster “The Dark Knight” tops the list with 21 nominations including The Ultimate Scream, Best Superhero, Best Villain, Best Director, Most Memorable Mutilation and Best Fantasy Movie. “Iron Man” came in second with 14 nominations and “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” is next in line with 13 nominations. A full list of categories and nominations are included below.

Ballots were sent out to Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008” advisory board, made up of respected and well-known members of the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book worlds who were responsible for advising on categories and determining nominees in each category. All films, television shows and comic books were deemed eligible for inclusion if they were released between August 11, 2007 and August 8, 2008 and were representative of the genres listed. Winners will be determined by online voting at spike.com.

Esteemed members of this year’s advisory board* include:

Wes Craven (writer/director “A Nightmare on Elm Street”)

Neil Gaiman (writer/producer “Beowulf,” “Stardust,” “Mirrormask”)

Geoff Johns (comic book writer, DC and Marvel, co-writer/ Stephen King, acclaimed novelist
co-director/co-producer “Naughty Or Nice”)

Tim Kring (executive producer/creator, “Heroes”) Stephenie Meyer (novelist “Twilight,” “Eclipse,” “Breaking Dawn”)

Frank Miller (writer/producer/director “Sin City,” “300,” Eli Roth (writer/producer/director, “Hostel,” “Cell, “Cabin writer/producer “The Spirit”) Fever”)

Kevin Smith (writer/director “Clerks,” “Dogma,” “Reaper”)

Guillermo Del Toro (director “Hellboy 1 & 2,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” the upcoming release, “The Hobbit”)

Paula Wagner (partner CRUISE/WAGNER productions)

*A full list of Spike TV’s 2008 Advisory Board members can be found on spike.com

Featuring distinctive categories and a diverse mixture of popular icons and outrageous creators, Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008” will honor the newest and hottest in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres across a number of entertainment platforms, including movies, television and comic books. The show will also recognize icons and pioneers who have influenced and shaped the industry.

Beginning on Friday, September 12 through Friday, October 17 fans can vote for their favorites, as well as view exclusive red carpet and backstage coverage of the event there, by visiting scream.spike.com.

The official sponsors of Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008” are Captain Morgan, Subaru, Taco Bell and Lee Jeans.

Following are the categories to be presented during the televised presentation. To see a full list of nominees go to Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008.

THE ULTIMATE SCREAM — BEST FANTASY MOVIE
BEST HORROR MOVIE — BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE
BEST TV SHOW — BEST SUPERHERO
BEST ACTOR IN A FANTASY MOVIE OR TV SHOW — BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE OR TV SHOW
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE — BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE OR TV SHOW
BEST VILLAIN — BEST ACTRESS IN A FANTASY MOVIE OR TV SHOW
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE — THE HOLY SHIT! SCENE OF THE YEAR
MOST MEMORABLE MUTILATION — BEST SCREAMPLAY
BEST SCREAM TO COMIC ADAPTATION — BEST SEQUEL
BEST DIRECTOR — BEST REMAKE
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW — BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW
BEST F/X — BEST COMIC BOOK
BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE — BEST COMIC BOOK ARTIST
BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER — MOST SHOCKING COMIC BOOK PLOT TWIST
BEST LINE

Michael Levitt, Casey Patterson and Cindy Levitt serve as executive producers for “Scream 2008.” Greg Sills is supervising producer, Gary Tellalian and Austin Reading are producers and Ryan Polito will direct.

Spike TV is available in 96.1 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

Be sure that your voice is heard when Scream 2008 premieres on Spike Tuesday, October 21st (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).