| 4thScream Awards | |
|---|---|
| Announced on | October 27, 2009 (2009-10-27)[1][2][3] |
| Presented on | October 17, 2009 (2009-10-17)[4][1][3] |
| Produced by | executive producers[5][6]
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| Directed by | Hamish Hamilton[5][6] |
| Official website | www.scream.spike.com[7] |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Star Trek |
| Most nominations | Star Trek[5] |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Spike TV |
Billed asScream 2009, the 2009 ceremony of theScream Awards, run bySpike TV, was the fourth annual iteration of these awards. The awards were billed as "commemorating all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book".[5] The awards ceremony was held on October 17, 2009 at theGreek Theatre inLos Angeles[5][4][1][3] and was broadcast by Spike TV on the following Tuesday (October 27 2009[5][1][2][3]).
The shows original creators,[8]Casey Patterson,Michael Levitt, and Cindy Levitt, served as executive producers for the event.[5][6]
This was the first year that the show did not have any musical performances.
| Content Premiered | Presenters |
|---|---|
| Alice in Wonderland | Jessica Alba |
| Shutter Island | Jackie Earle Haley[5] |
| V | Elizabeth Mitchell[5] |
| Star Trek DVD extras | John Cho andKarl Urban[5] |
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon behind-the-scenes / visual effects footage | Taylor Lautner[5] |
The Scream 2009 nominees were selected by theAdvisory Board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders.[1] The advisory board includedWes Craven,Roland Emmerich,Neil Gaiman,Frank Miller,Eli Roth, andZack Snyder etc.[1] The winners were chosen by a process of public online voting on the Spike TV website,[7] which ran up until the day of the ceremony (Saturday, October 17, 2009[5][1]) where they were announced. The nominees[4][1][2] and winners[9] of the 2009 Scream Awards were as follows:
| Award | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Scream | Drag Me to Hell | Nominated |
| Let the Right One In | Nominated | |
| Star Trek | Won | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Nominated | |
| Twilight | Nominated | |
| Up | Nominated | |
| Best Horror Movie | Dead Snow | Nominated |
| Drag Me to Hell | Won | |
| Friday the 13th | Nominated | |
| Let the Right One In | Nominated | |
| My Bloody Valentine 3D | Nominated | |
| Splinter | Nominated | |
| Best Science Fiction Movie | Knowing | Nominated |
| Moon | Nominated | |
| Outlander | Nominated | |
| Star Trek | Won | |
| Terminator Salvation | Nominated | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Nominated | |
| Best Fantasy Movie | Coraline | Nominated |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | |
| Twilight | Won | |
| Up | Nominated | |
| Watchmen | Nominated | |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Best TV Show | Battlestar Galactica | Nominated |
| Dexter | Nominated | |
| Fringe | Nominated | |
| Lost | Nominated | |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nominated | |
| True Blood | Won | |
| Best Horror Actress | Jennifer Carpenter asAngela Vidal,Quarantine | Nominated |
| Jaime King asSarah Mercer-Palmer,My Bloody Valentine 3D | Nominated | |
| Lina Leandersson as Eli,Let the Right One In | Nominated | |
| Alison Lohman asChristine Brown,Drag Me to Hell | Won | |
| Monica Potter asEmma Collingwood,The Last House on the Left | Nominated | |
| Best Horror Actor | Bruce Campbell,My Name Is Bruce | Nominated |
| Michael C. Hall,Dexter | Nominated | |
| Kåre Hedebrant,Let the Right One In | Nominated | |
| Justin Long,Drag Me to Hell | Nominated | |
| Ryan Kwanten,True Blood | Nominated | |
| Stephen Moyer,True Blood | Won | |
| Best Fantasy Actress | Anna Friel,Pushing Daisies | Nominated |
| Scarlett Johansson,The Spirit | Nominated | |
| Jaime King,The Spirit | Nominated | |
| Rhona Mitra,Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Nominated | |
| Kristen Stewart,Twilight | Won | |
| Emma Watson,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | |
| Best Fantasy Actor | Ed Asner,Up | Nominated |
| Hugh Jackman,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Robert Pattinson,Twilight | Won | |
| Brad Pitt,The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | |
| Daniel Radcliffe,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | |
| Michael Sheen,Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Nominated | |
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Moon Bloodgood,Terminator Salvation | Nominated |
| Eliza Dushku,Dollhouse | Nominated | |
| Megan Fox,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Won | |
| Lena Headey,Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nominated | |
| Katee Sackhoff,Battlestar Galactica | Nominated | |
| Zoe Saldaña,Star Trek | Nominated | |
| Best Science Fiction Actor | Nicolas Cage,Knowing | Nominated |
| Josh Holloway,Lost | Nominated | |
| Shia LaBeouf,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Nominated | |
| Chris Pine,Star Trek | Won | |
| Zachary Quinto,Star Trek | Nominated | |
| Sam Rockwell,Moon | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Carpenter,Dexter | Won |
| Ashley Greene,Twilight | Nominated | |
| Carla Gugino,Watchmen | Nominated | |
| Evanna Lynch,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | |
| Shirley Manson,Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nominated | |
| Rutina Wesley,True Blood | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryan Reynolds,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Won |
| Simon Pegg,Star Trek | Nominated | |
| Leonard Nimoy,Star Trek | Nominated | |
| Taylor Kitsch,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Rupert Grint,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | |
| Nelsan Ellis,True Blood | Nominated | |
| Breakout Performance - Female | Anna Torv,Fringe | Nominated |
| Zoe Saldaña,Star Trek | Nominated | |
| Lorna Raver,Drag Me to Hell | Nominated | |
| Isabel Lucas,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Won | |
| Lina Leandersson,Let the Right One In | Nominated | |
| Malin Åkerman,Watchmen | Nominated | |
| Breakout Performance - Male | Taylor Kitsch,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated |
| Taylor Lautner,Twilight | Won | |
| Robert Pattinson,Twilight | Nominated | |
| Chris Pine,Star Trek | Nominated | |
| will.i.am,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Sam Worthington,Terminator Salvation | Nominated | |
| Best Cameo | Kate Beckinsale,Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Nominated |
| Helena Bonham Carter,Terminator Salvation | Nominated | |
| Winona Ryder,Star Trek | Won | |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger,Terminator Salvation | Nominated | |
| Patrick Stewart,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Rainn Wilson,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Nominated | |
| Best Ensemble | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Won |
| Battlestar Galactica | Nominated | |
| Lost | Nominated | |
| Star Trek | Nominated | |
| True Blood | Nominated | |
| Twilight | Nominated | |
| Watchmen | Nominated | |
| Best Director | J. J. Abrams,Star Trek | Won |
| Tomas Alfredson,Let the Right One In | Nominated | |
| Michael Bay,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Nominated | |
| Pete Docter andBob Peterson,Up | Nominated | |
| Duncan Jones,Moon | Nominated | |
| Sam Raimi,Drag Me to Hell | Nominated | |
| Best Foreign Movie | Dead Snow | Nominated |
| Eden Lake | Nominated | |
| Let the Right One In | Won | |
| Martyrs | Nominated | |
| Pontypool | Nominated | |
| Los Cronocrímenes | Nominated | |
| Best Sequel | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated |
| Punisher: War Zone | Nominated | |
| Terminator Salvation | Nominated | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Won | |
| Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Nominated | |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Best F/X | Drag Me to Hell | Nominated |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | |
| Star Trek | Nominated | |
| Terminator Salvation | Nominated | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Won | |
| Watchmen | Nominated | |
| Scream Song of the Year | "War Zone" byRob Zombie,Punisher: War Zone | Nominated |
| New Divide byLinkin Park,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Won | |
| "Other Father Song" byThey Might Be Giants,Coraline | Nominated | |
| "Desolation Row" byMy Chemical Romance,Watchmen | Nominated | |
| "Decode" byParamore,Twilight | Nominated | |
| "Bad Things" byJace Everett,True Blood | Nominated | |
| Best Comic Book Artist | Tony Harris and Jim Clark, "Ex Machina" | Nominated |
| Steve McNiven,Wolverine: Old Man Logan | Won | |
| Eric Powell, "The Goon" | Nominated | |
| Frank Quitely, "All-Star Superman" and "Batman and Robin" | Nominated | |
| Ivan Reis, "Green Lantern" | Nominated | |
| John Romita Jr., "The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1" | Nominated | |
| Best Villain | Eric Bana,Star Trek | Nominated |
| Helena Bonham Carter,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | |
| Cam Gigandet,Twilight | Nominated | |
| Lorna Raver,Drag Me to Hell | Nominated | |
| Liev Schreiber,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Alexander Skarsgård,True Blood | Won | |
| Best Superhero | Ray Stevenson asThe Punisher,Punisher: War Zone | Nominated |
| Taylor Kitsch asGambit,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Hugh Jackman asWolverine,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Won | |
| Jackie Earle Haley asRorschach,Watchmen | Nominated | |
| Billy Crudup asDoctor Manhattan,Watchmen | Nominated | |
| Malin Åkerman asSilk Spectre,Watchmen | Nominated | |
| Best Scream-Play | Coraline | Nominated |
| Drag Me to Hell | Won | |
| Let the Right One In | Nominated | |
| Moon | Nominated | |
| Star Trek | Nominated | |
| Up | Nominated | |
| Most Memorable Mutilation | Arms Cut off by Rotary Saw,Watchmen | Nominated |
| Arm Removal Surgery,Splinter | Nominated | |
| The Eyeball Cake,Drag Me to Hell | Nominated | |
| Head Ripped Apart by Nazi Zombies,Dead Snow | Nominated | |
| The Pendulum Trap,Saw V | Won | |
| The Swimming Pool Scene,Let the Right One In | Nominated | |
| Fight Scene of the Year | The Car Fight,Drag Me to Hell | Nominated |
| Martin and Roy v. The Nazi Zombies,Dead Snow | Nominated | |
| Logan and Victor v.Weapon XI,X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Optimus Prime v. The Fallen,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Nominated | |
| Kirk v.Spock,Star Trek | Won | |
| Ozymandias v.The Comedian,Watchmen | Nominated | |
| Holy Sh!t! Scene of the Year | The Swimming Pool Scene,Let the Right One In | Nominated |
| The Subway Crash,Knowing | Nominated | |
| The Séance,Drag Me to Hell | Nominated | |
| Space Dive into Orbital Drill,Star Trek | Nominated | |
| The Destruction of Manhattan,Watchmen | Nominated | |
| The Death Eaters Attack London,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Won | |
| Best Comic Book | Green Lantern | Won |
| Hack/Slash | Nominated | |
| Kick-Ass | Nominated | |
| Thor | Nominated | |
| The Walking Dead | Nominated | |
| Wolverine: Old Man Logan | Nominated | |
| Best Comic Book Writer | Brian Michael Bendis | Nominated |
| Joe Hill | Nominated | |
| Grant Morrison | Nominated | |
| Geoff Johns | Won | |
| Mark Millar | Nominated | |
| Brian K. Vaughan | Nominated | |
| Best Comic Book Movie | Dragonball Evolution | Nominated |
| Punisher: War Zone | Nominated | |
| The Spirit | Nominated | |
| Watchmen | Won | |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated | |
| Breakout Movie of the Year | Zombieland | Won |
| Most Anticipated Fantasy Film | Alice in Wonderland | Won |
| Most Anticipated Science Fiction Film | Iron Man 2 | Won |
Notable appearances includedWilliam Shatner accepting the Ultimate Scream award forJ. J. Abrams' reboot of theStar Trek franchise.
The special achievement award recipients[10] of the 2009Scream Awards were as follows:-
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Comic-Con Icon (presented byTobey Maguire) | Stan Lee[11][12] |
| Scream Rock Immortal (presented byJohnny Depp) | Keith Richards[3][13] |
| Scream Mastermind (presented byQuentin Tarantino) | George A. Romero[5][13][14] |
A farewell tribute was given for the conclusion ofBattlestar Galactica, which a number of the show's cast attended includingThe Big Bang Theory cast membersJohnny Galecki,Jim Parsons,Kaley Cuoco,Simon Helberg andKunal Nayyar.[5]