Billed as Scream 2010, the 2010 ceremony of the Scream Awards, run by Spike TV, was the fifth annual iteration of the awards. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, 16 October 2010 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and was broadcast by Spike TV on the following Tuesday (19 October 2010).
The shows original creators, Casey Patterson, Michael Levitt and Cindy Levitt, served as executive producers for the event.
Performance M.I.A. arrived dressed controversially in a black burqa of her own design with the lyrics from her song XXXO printed for the introductory red carpet. Subsequently, this artist performed Teqkilla, the only musical performance at the event, sporting a yellow sequined blouse, pink sparkly trousers, green shoes and a blue wig. The performance was introduced by Nikki Reed.
World Premieres + Content Premiered Presenters Paranormal Activity 2 Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat Super Rainn Wilson The Rite Sir Anthony Hopkins The Walking Dead Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies and Robert Kirkman Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 none Avatar James Cameron and Jon Landau Scream 4 David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Wes Craven and Emma Roberts
Competitive categories The Scream 2010 nominees were selected by the Advisory Board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders, who also advised on the categories. The advisory board included Tim Burton, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Neil Gaiman, Damon Lindelof, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, and Joss Whedon etc. All films, television shows, and comics books were eligible for a nomination, if they were released between 16 July 2009 to 16 July 2010, and were representative of the sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and comic books genres.
The winners were chosen by a process of public online voting on the Spike TV website, which closed the day before (Friday, 15 October 2010) the ceremony where the wiiners were announced (Saturday, 16 October 2010). The nominees and winners were as follows:-
+ Award RecipientResult Ultimate Scream(presented by Halle Berry) Alice in Wonderland Avatar District 9 Inception Iron Man 2 Kick-Ass Lost True Blood The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Zombieland Best Science Fiction Movie Avatar District 9 Inception Iron Man 2 Predators The Road Best Fantasy Movie(presented by Rosario Dawson) Alice in Wonderland The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Kick-Ass Toy Story 3 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Where the Wild Things Are Best Horror Movie(presented by Sarah Silverman) The Crazies A Nightmare on Elm Street Paranormal Activity Shutter Island Thirst Zombieland Best TV Show(presented by Marilyn Manson) Dexter Doctor Who Lost True Blood V Best Director Neill Blomkamp, District 9 Tim Burton, Alice in Wonderland James Cameron, Avatar Roland Emmerich, 2012 Christopher Nolan, Inception Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island Best Scream-Play District 9, written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell Inception, written by Christopher Nolan Kick-Ass, written by Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman Shutter Island, written by Laeta Kalogridis Toy Story 3, written by Michael Arndt Zombieland, written by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese Best Fantasy Actress(presented by Aaron Eckhart) Cate Blanchett, Robin Hood Lily Cole, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Chloë Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Mia Wasikowska, Alice in Wonderland Best Fantasy Actor Nicolas Cage, Kick-Ass Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland Tom Hanks, Toy Story 3 Aaron Johnson, Kick-Ass Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Best Science Fiction Actress Scarlett Johansson - Iron Man 2 Mila Kunis - The Book of Eli Evangeline Lilly - Lost Elliot Page - Inception Gwyneth Paltrow - Iron Man 2 Zoe Saldaña - Avatar Best Science Fiction Actor Sharlto Copley, District 9 Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2 Matthew Fox, Lost Josh Holloway, Lost Denzel Washington, The Book of Eli Best Horror Actress(presented by Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder) Julie Benz, Dexter Emily Blunt, The Wolfman Charlotte Gainsbourg, Antichrist Milla Jovovich, The Fourth Kind Anna Paquin, True Blood Emma Stone, Zombieland Best Horror Actor(presented by Kelly Osbourne and Michael Stephenson) Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island Michael C. Hall, Dexter Woody Harrelson - Zombieland Stephen Moyer - True Blood Timothy Olyphant - The Crazies Alexander Skarsgård, True Blood Best Villain(presented by Megan Fox) Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street Stephen Lang as Col. Miles Quatrich, Avatar Dieter Laser as Dr. Joseph Hieter, The Human Centipede John Lithgow as The Trinity Killer, Dexter Terry O'Quinn as John Locke, Smoke MonsterLost Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko, Iron Man 2 Best Superhero Iron Man 2 - Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man Kick-Ass - Nicolas Cage as Big Daddy Kick-Ass - Aaron Johnson as Kick-Ass Kick-Ass - Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit-Girl Heroes - Zachary Quinto as Sylar Smallville - Tom Welling as Clark Kent Best Supporting Actor Don Cheadle, Iron Man 2 Sir Ben Kingsley, Shutter Island Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Inception Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kick-Ass Mark Ruffalo, Shutter Island Sam Trammell, True Blood Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin - Zombieland Jennifer Carpenter - Dexter Marion Cotillard - Inception Anne Hathaway - Alice in Wonderland Yunjin Kim - Lost Sigourney Weaver - Avatar Breakout Performance - Female Deborah Ann Woll, True Blood Gemma Arterton, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Morena Baccarin, V Lyndsy Fonseca, Kick-Ass Chloë Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass Mia Wasikowska, Alice in Wonderland Breakout Performance - Male Sharlto Copley, District 9 Andrew Garfield, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Tom Hardy, Inception Aaron Johnson, Kick-Ass Xavier Samuel, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road Best Cameo(presented by Sarah Silverman) Bubo - The Mechanical Owl, Clash of the Titans Michael Caine, Inception Rosario Dawson, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Stan Lee, Iron Man 2 Bill Murray, Zombieland Best Ensemble Inception Iron Man 2 Kick-Ass Lost True Blood Zombieland Fight Scene of the Year Aisha vs Clay, The Losers Anti-Gravity Hotel Fight, Inception Hit-Girl vs The Drug Dealers, Kick-Ass Final Battle: Iron Man and War Machine vs Whiplash and the Drones, Iron Man 2 Final Battle: Na'vi vs Military, Avatar Perseus and the Heroes vs Medusa, Clash of the Titans Holy Sh*t Scene of the Year(presented by Rainn Wilson) Damon McCready shoots little daughter Mindy in chest, Kick-Ass The Destruction of Los Angeles, 2012 Dren mates with Clive, Splice Freight train drives through city street, Inception Head twisted 180 degrees during sex, True Blood Paris street folds over onto itself, Inception Most Memorable Mutilation(presented by Eli Roth) Body dissolved by Hydrofluoric Acid (The Needle Trap), Saw VI Forced to cut off own flesh and arm (The Pound of flesh Trap), Saw VI Heart cut out of chest, cut up into souffle and fed to people (Heart Souffle), True Blood Scalping with a Hunting knife, Inglourious Basterds Surgically transformed into a human centipede, The Human Centipede (First Sequence) Zombie shot by flare gun, and flaming head used as cigarette lighter, Survival of the Dead 3-D Top Three(presented by Don Cheadle) Alice in Wonderland Avatar Toy Story 3 Best F/X 2012 Avatar District 9 Inception Iron Man 2 Zombieland Best Television Performance Matthew Fox - Lost Michael C. Hall - Dexter Zachary Quinto - Heroes Alexander Skarsgård - True Blood Anna Torv - Fringe Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel(presented by Jon Bernthal and Sarah Wayne Callies) Asterios Polyp Blackest Night The Boys Chew Parker: The Hunter Scalped The Walking Dead Best Comic Book Writer(presented by Chris Hemsworth) Jason Aaron, Scalped, Wolverine: Weapon X Darwyn Cooke, Parker: The Hunter Garth Ennis, The Boys, Battlefield, Crossed Geoff Johns, Blackest Night, Brightest Day, The Flash, Green Lantern Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead, Invincible, The Astounding Wolf-Man Mike Mignola, BPRD: 1947, Hellboy In Mexico, Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels Best Comic Book Artist Charlie Adlard - The Walking Dead Darwyn Cooke - Parker: The Hunter Fábio Moon - BPRD: 1947, Sugarshock! Frank Quitely - Batman and Robin: Batman Jill Thompson - Beasts of Burden J.H. Williams III - Detective Comics: Batwoman: Elegy Best Comic Book Movie Iron Man 2 Kick-Ass The Losers Best Worst Movie(presented by George Hardy and Michael Stephenson) Piranha 3-D Best Independent Movie Dread Most Anticipated Movie(presented by Blake Lively) Breaking Dawn Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Tron Legacy Cowboys & Aliens Green Lantern
- Award categories in the broadcast, but not listed in the aired list of nominations for those award. - "Online Write-In" award.
Special awards The special achievement award recipients were as follows:-
+ Award Recipient Comic-Con Icon Award(presented by Aaron Eckhart) Ray Bradbury Heroine Award(presented by James Cameron) Sigourney Weaver 25th Anniversary Award(presented by David Spade) Back to the Future
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Back to the Future, Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd reunited on stage with a DeLorean Car (a reference to the movie's fictional time machine, made from a DeLorean)
Farewell Tribute
A farewell tribute was given for the concluding series of Lost, which a number of the show's cast and producers attended, i.e. Malcolm David Kelley, Henry Ian Cusick, Carlton Cuse, Jorge Garcia, Damon Lindelof, Harold Perrineau, François Chau, and Ian Somerhalder
See also Saturn Award
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