| Number: | 4 |
| Award: | Scream Awards |
| Producer: | executive producerssupervising producersproducers |
| Director: | Hamish Hamilton |
| Website: | www.scream.spike.com |
| Most Awards: | Star Trek |
| Most Nominations: | Star Trek |
| Network: | Spike TV |
| Last: | 2008 Awards |
| Next: | 2010 Awards |
Billed as Scream 2009, the 2009 ceremony of the Scream Awards, run by Spike TV, was the fourth annual iteration of these awards. The awards were billed as "commemorating all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book". The awards ceremony was held on October 17, 2009 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and was broadcast by Spike TV on the following Tuesday (October 27 2009).
The shows original creators,[1] Casey Patterson, Michael Levitt, and Cindy Levitt, served as executive producers for the event.[2] [3]
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 | |
| V | Elizabeth Mitchell | |
| Star Trek DVD extras | John Cho and Karl Urban | |
| behind-the-scenes / special effects footage | Taylor Lautner |
The Scream 2009 nominees were selected by the Advisory Board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders. The advisory board included Wes Craven, Roland Emmerich, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Eli Roth, and Zack Snyder etc. The winners were chosen by a process of public online voting on the Spike TV website,[4] which ran up until the day of the ceremony (Saturday, October 17, 2009[2]) where they were announced. The nominees[5] [6] [7] and winners[8] of the 2009 Scream Awards were as follows:
| Award | Recipient | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Scream | Drag Me to Hell | ||
| Let the Right One In | |||
| Star Trek | |||
| Twilight | |||
| Up | |||
| Best Horror Movie | Dead Snow | ||
| Drag Me to Hell | |||
| Friday the 13th | |||
| Let the Right One In | |||
| My Bloody Valentine 3D | |||
| Splinter | |||
| Best Science Fiction Movie | Knowing | ||
| Moon | |||
| Outlander | |||
| Star Trek | |||
| Terminator Salvation | |||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | |||
| Best Fantasy Movie | Coraline | ||
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Twilight | |||
| Up | |||
| Watchmen | |||
| Best TV Show | Battlestar Galactica | ||
| Dexter | |||
| Fringe | |||
| Lost | |||
| True Blood | |||
| Best Horror Actress | as, Quarantine | ||
| as, My Bloody Valentine 3D | |||
| as Eli, Let the Right One In | |||
| as , Drag Me to Hell | |||
| as, | |||
| Best Horror Actor | Bruce Campbell, My Name Is Bruce | ||
| Michael C. Hall, Dexter | |||
| Kåre Hedebrant, Let the Right One In | |||
| Justin Long, Drag Me to Hell | |||
| Ryan Kwanten, True Blood | |||
| Stephen Moyer, True Blood | |||
| Best Fantasy Actress | Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies | ||
| Scarlett Johansson, The Spirit | |||
| Jaime King, The Spirit | |||
| Rhona Mitra, | |||
| Kristen Stewart, Twilight | |||
| Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Best Fantasy Actor | Ed Asner, Up | ||
| Hugh Jackman, | |||
| Robert Pattinson, Twilight | |||
| Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | |||
| Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Michael Sheen, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | |||
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Moon Bloodgood, Terminator Salvation | ||
| Eliza Dushku, Dollhouse | |||
| Megan Fox, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | |||
| Lena Headey, | |||
| Katee Sackhoff, Battlestar Galactica | |||
| Zoe Saldana, Star Trek | |||
| Best Science Fiction Actor | Nicolas Cage, Knowing | ||
| Josh Holloway, Lost | |||
| Shia LaBeouf, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | |||
| Chris Pine, Star Trek | |||
| Zachary Quinto, Star Trek | |||
| Sam Rockwell, Moon | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter | ||
| Ashley Greene, Twilight | |||
| Carla Gugino, Watchmen | |||
| Evanna Lynch, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Shirley Manson, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | |||
| Rutina Wesley, True Blood | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryan Reynolds, | ||
| Simon Pegg, Star Trek | |||
| Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek | |||
| Taylor Kitsch, X-Men Origins: Wolverine | |||
| Rupert Grint, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Nelsan Ellis, True Blood | |||
| Breakout Performance - Female | Anna Torv, Fringe | ||
| Zoe Saldana, Star Trek | |||
| Lorna Raver, Drag Me to Hell | |||
| Isabel Lucas, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | |||
| Lina Leandersson, Let the Right One In | |||
| Malin Åkerman, Watchmen | |||
| Breakout Performance - Male | Taylor Kitsch, X-Men Origins: Wolverine | ||
| Taylor Lautner, Twilight | |||
| Robert Pattinson, Twilight | |||
| Chris Pine, Star Trek | |||
| will.i.am, X-Men Origins: Wolverine | |||
| Sam Worthington, Terminator Salvation | |||
| Best Cameo | Kate Beckinsale, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | ||
| Helena Bonham Carter, Terminator Salvation | |||
| Winona Ryder, Star Trek | |||
| Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator Salvation | |||
| Patrick Stewart, X-Men Origins: Wolverine | |||
| Rainn Wilson, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | |||
| Best Ensemble | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | ||
| Battlestar Galactica | |||
| Lost | |||
| Star Trek | |||
| True Blood | |||
| Twilight | |||
| Watchmen | |||
| Best Director | J. J. Abrams, Star Trek | ||
| Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In | |||
| Michael Bay, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | |||
| Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, Up | |||
| Duncan Jones, Moon | |||
| Sam Raimi, Drag Me to Hell | |||
| Best Foreign Movie | Dead Snow | ||
| Eden Lake | |||
| Let the Right One In | |||
| Martyrs | |||
| Pontypool | |||
| Los Cronocrímenes | |||
| Best Sequel | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | ||
| Terminator Salvation | |||
| Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | |||
| Best F/X | Drag Me to Hell | ||
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Star Trek | |||
| Terminator Salvation | |||
| Watchmen | |||
| Scream Song of the Year | "War Zone" by Rob Zombie, | ||
| New Divide by Linkin Park, | |||
| "Other Father Song" by They Might Be Giants, Coraline | |||
| "Desolation Row" by My Chemical Romance, Watchmen | |||
| "Decode" by Paramore, Twilight | |||
| "Bad Things" by Jace Everett, True Blood | |||
| Best Comic Book Artist | Tony Harris and Jim Clark, "Ex Machina" | ||
| Steve McNiven, Wolverine: Old Man Logan | |||
| Eric Powell, "The Goon" | |||
| Frank Quitely, "All-Star Superman" and "Batman and Robin" | |||
| Ivan Reis, "Green Lantern" | |||
| John Romita Jr., "The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1" | |||
| Best Villain | Eric Bana, Star Trek | ||
| Helena Bonham Carter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Cam Gigandet, Twilight | |||
| Lorna Raver, Drag Me to Hell | |||
| Liev Schreiber, | |||
| Alexander Skarsgård, True Blood | |||
| Best Superhero | Ray Stevenson as The Punisher, | ||
| Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, | |||
| Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, | |||
| Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, Watchmen | |||
| Billy Crudup as Doctor Manhattan, Watchmen | |||
| Malin Åkerman as Silk Spectre, Watchmen | |||
| Best Scream-Play | Coraline | ||
| Drag Me to Hell | |||
| Let the Right One In | |||
| Moon | |||
| Star Trek | |||
| Up | |||
| Most Memorable Mutilation | Arms Cut off by Rotary Saw, Watchmen | ||
| Arm Removal Surgery, Splinter | |||
| The Eyeball Cake, Drag Me to Hell | |||
| Head Ripped Apart by Nazi Zombies, Dead Snow | |||
| The Pendulum Trap, Saw V | |||
| The Swimming Pool Scene, Let the Right One In | |||
| Fight Scene of the Year | The Car Fight, Drag Me to Hell | ||
| Martin and Roy v. The Nazi Zombies, Dead Snow | |||
| Logan and Victor v. Weapon XI, | |||
| Optimus Prime v. The Fallen, | |||
| Kirk v. Spock, Star Trek | |||
| Ozymandias v. The Comedian, Watchmen | |||
| Holy Sh | t! Scene of the Year | The Swimming Pool Scene, Let the Right One In | |
| The Subway Crash, Knowing | |||
| The Séance, Drag Me to Hell | |||
| Space Dive into Orbital Drill, Star Trek | |||
| The Destruction of Manhattan, Watchmen | |||
| The Death Eaters Attack London, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Best Comic Book | Green Lantern | ||
| Hack/Slash | |||
| Kick-Ass | |||
| Thor | |||
| The Walking Dead | |||
| Wolverine: Old Man Logan | |||
| Best Comic Book Writer | Brian Michael Bendis | ||
| Joe Hill | |||
| Grant Morrison | |||
| Geoff Johns | |||
| Mark Millar | |||
| Brian K. Vaughan | |||
| Best Comic Book Movie | Dragonball Evolution | ||
| The Spirit | |||
| Watchmen | |||
| Breakout Movie of the Year | Zombieland | ||
| Most Anticipated Fantasy Film | Alice in Wonderland | ||
| Most Anticipated Science Fiction Film | Iron Man 2 |
Notable appearances included William Shatner accepting the Ultimate Scream award for J. J. Abrams' reboot of the Star Trek franchise.
The special achievement award recipients[9] of the 2009 Scream Awards were as follows:-
| Award | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| Comic-Con Icon (presented by Tobey Maguire) | Stan Lee[10] [11] | |
| Scream Rock Immortal (presented by Johny Depp) | Keith Richards[12] [13] | |
| Scream Mastermind (presented by Quentin Tarantino) | George A. Romero[14] |
A farewell tribute was given for the conclusion of Battlestar Galactica, which a number of the show's cast attended including The Big Bang Theory cast members Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar.[2]