Spike TV hosts the Scream Awards dedicated to fantasy, SF & horror in most mediums. It reminds me of the MTV Movie Awards but for an older and darker set of fans. This year George Lucas appeared in person to accept his Icon Award, apparently fronting up with two Storm Troopers. Robert Downey Jr did a satellite link-up to accept his.
Here's the full list of awards:
Legend Award - Sir Anthony Hopkins
Icon Award - George Lucas
Mastermind Award - Wes Craven
Scream Immortal Award - Tim Burton
The Ultimate Scream - The Dark Knight
Best Fantasy Movie - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Best Horror Movie - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Science Fiction Movie - Iron Man
Best TV Show - Dexter
Best Superhero - Christian Bale (Batman in The Dark Knight)
Best Actor in a Fantasy Movie - Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Best Actor in a Horror Movie/TV Show - Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Breakout Performance - Wall-e (Wall-e)
Best Actress in a Horror Movie/TV Show - Liv Tyler (The Strangers)
Best Villain - Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Best Actress in a Fantasy Movie/TV Show - Angelina Jolie (Wanted)
Best Supporting Performance - Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight)
The Holy Shit Scene of The Year - The big rig flips in The Dark Knight
Most Memorable Mutilation - Bitten by vagina with teeth in Teeth
Best Screamplay - The Dark Knight
Best Scream to Comic Adaptation - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8
Best Sequel - The Dark Knight
Best Director - Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) Best Remake - Halloween
Best Actor in a Science Fiction Movie/TV Show - Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man)
Best Actress in a Science Fiction Movie/TV Show - Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil: Extinction)
Best F/X - The Dark Knight
Best Comic Book - Y: The Last Man
Best Comic Book Movie - The Dark Knight
Best Comic Book Artist - Gabriel Ba (The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite)
Best Comic Book Writer - Grant Morrison (Batman, Final Crisis)
Best Line - "I believe whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger" (The Joker in The Dark Knight)
The only winner I'd argue with here is George Lucas, the man who dumbed down science fiction movies. We've suffered the impact of his influence for the last thirty years.
What is it with people called George dumbing things down?