Full List of Spike TV's 'Scream 2008' Nominees Announced

'The Dark Knight', 'Iron Man' and 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' are among the top contenders for the award honoring feature films in horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres.

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On Wednesday, September 10, Spike TV has revealed their full list nominees for the 3rd Annual Scream Awards entitled "Scream 2008". From the announcement, it is revealed that the hit summer blockbuster movie "The Dark Knight" has led the pack with an astounding 21 nominations from The Ultimate Scream to Most Memorable Mutilation category.

Aside from collecting gongs for its installment, "Dark Knight" has also brought in nods for its cast and crew. Four of the Warner Bros. Pictures action movie' lead cast ensemble, Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger and Maggie Gyllenhaal, have been receiving counts for Best Superhero, Best Villain, Best Actor and Actress, while helmer Christopher Nolan is up for Best Director and Best Screamplay, the latter he gets along with Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer.

Though dominating the list, "Dark Knight" still has to battle tough competitions since other multiple nominees include "Iron Man", "Hellboy II: The Golden Army", "Cloverfield", "The Incredible Hulk" and "Wanted (2008)". "Iron Man" receives 14 nods, "Golden Army" gets 13 gongs and "Cloverfield" is nominated for 9 categories. Meanwhile, "Hulk" and "Wanted" are neck-in-neck with 6 nods each.

The award show, which winners are determined through online voting at Spike.com, will be taped on Saturday, October 18 at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, while the event itself will be aired on Spike TV at 9:00-11:00 P.M. ET/PT three days later on Tuesday, October 21 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Additionally, the host, presenters and musical performers are set to be unearthed shortly. Most of the nominees list of "Scream 2008" can be read below, while the complete list can be seen via Spike.com.

Partial List of the 3rd Annual Scream Awards Nominations:

The Ultimate Scream:

• "Cloverfield"
• "The Dark Knight"
• "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"
• "Iron Man"
• "Lost"
• "The Mist"

Best Fantasy Movie:

• "Beowulf"
• "The Dark Knight"
• "Hancock"
• "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"
• "The Incredible Hulk"
• "Wanted (2008)"

Best Horror Movie:

• "30 Days of Night"
• "The Mist"
• "The Orphanage"
• "The Ruins"
• "The Strangers"
• "Sweeney Todd"

Best Science Fiction Movie:

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

Best Sequel:

• "The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian"
• "The Dark Knight"
• "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"
• "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
• "Resident Evil: Extinction"
• "Saw IV"

Best Remake:

• "The Eye"
• "Funny Games"
• "Halloween"
• "The Incredible Hulk"
• "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D"
• "Prom Night"

Best Comic Book Movie:

• "30 Days of Night"
• "The Dark Knight"
• "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"
• "The Incredible Hulk"
• "Iron Man"
• "Wanted (2008)"

Best Scream to Comic Adaptation:

• "Army of Darkness"
• "Battlestar Galactica"
• "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", Season Eight
• "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash"
• "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
• "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

Best Superhero:

• Christian Bale as Batman; "The Dark Knight"
• 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 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"
• Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin; "Sweeney Todd"

Best Actor in a Fantasy Movie or TV Show:

• Christian Bale; "The Dark Knight"
• Heath Ledger; "The Dark Knight"
• James McAvoy; "Wanted (2008)"
• 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"
• Michael C. Hall; "Dexter"
• Thomas Jane; "The Mist"
• Jared Padalecki; "Supernatural"
• Jonathan Tucker; "The Ruins"

Best Actor in a Science Fiction Movie or TV Show:

• Robert Downey Jr.; "Iron Man"
• Harrison Ford; "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
• Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson; "Southland Tales"
• Edward James Olmos; "Battlestar Galactica"
• Will Smith; "I Am Legend"
• David Tennant; "Doctor Who"

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 (2008)"
• Hayden Panettiere; "Heroes"
• Charlize Theron; "Hancock"

Best Actress in a Horror Movie or TV Show:

• Julie Benz; "Dexter"
• Jena Malone; "The Ruins"
• Belen Rueda; "The Orphanage"
• Liv Tyler; "The Strangers"
• Naomi Watts; "Funny Games"
• Helena Bonham Carter; "Sweeney Todd"

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"
• Gwyneth Paltrow; "Iron Man"
• Odette Yustman; "Cloverfield"

Breakout Performance:

• Anna Friel; "Pushing Daisies"
• Jessica Lucas; "Cloverfield"
• T.J. Miller; "Cloverfield"
• Wall-E; "Wall-E"
• Anna Walton; "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"
• Odette Yustman; "Cloverfield"

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"
• 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"
• Escape From Ten Rings Hideout; "Iron Man"
• Iron Man's First Flight; "Iron Man"
• The Reverse Kill Shot; "Wanted (2008)"
• 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"
• The Leg Amputation; "The Ruins"
• Attacked By The Flesh-Eating Tooth Fairies; "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"

Best Director:

• Tim Burton; "Sweeney Todd"
• Frank Darabont; "The Mist"
• Guillermo Del Toro; "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"
• Jon Favreau; "Iron Man"
• Christopher Nolan; "The Dark Knight"
• Rob Zombie; "Halloween"

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
• "Iron Man"; Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Arthur Marcum & Matthew Hollaway

Best F/X:

• "Beowulf"
• "Cloverfield"
• "The Dark Knight"
• "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"
• "Iron Man"
• "Wanted (2008)"

Best Line:

• "Hulk Smash!" (The Hulk); "The Incredible Hulk"
• "I believe whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger" (The Joker); "The Dark Knight"
• "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"

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