Scream Awards

The Scream Awards was an award show dedicated to the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres of feature films. Originally only having Scream Queen and Heroic Performance awards for actors, the personnel awards have expanded to include actors and actresses of all three recognized genres. Comic books awards were also given and have been recently expanded. It was broadcast on Spike and has been branded in the past as the Spike TV Scream Awards. Subsequently, the show was relabeled simply Scream with the respective year, i.e. Scream 2009. The show was created by executive producers Michael Levitt, Cindy Levitt, and Casey Patterson.

Jessica Alba with a Scream Award; the trophy is a black, seven-faced pyramid, similar to the stake used to kill vampires in fiction

The Scream Awards ceremonies were discontinued after 2011.

Production

Award coverage includes the year between the previous awards show and the live ceremony in October of each year. The event is recorded on a Saturday evening and is aired on a later Tuesday.

The inaugural ceremony was held at the Pantages Theatre on October 7, 2006.[1] From 2007 to 2010, it was held at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The 2011 ceremony was held at the backlot of Universal Studios.[2]

Live rock acts, including Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, and My Chemical Romance have performed at various ceremonies.[3][4]

Categories

Originally only having Scream Queen and Heroic Performance awards for actors, the personnel awards have expanded to include actors and actresses of all three recognized genres. Comic book awards have also been given and have recently been expanded.

Categories include:

  • The Ultimate Scream
  • Best Horror Movie
  • Best Fantasy Movie
  • Best Science Fiction Movie
  • Best Action Movie
  • Best TV Show
  • Best Superhero
  • Best Comic-to-Screen Adaptation
    • Renamed "Best Comic Book Movie" beginning in 2008.
  • Most Memorable Mutilation
  • Most Vile Villain
    • Renamed "Best Villain" beginning in 2008.
  • Breakout Performance
  • The Scene of the Year Award
    • Called one of the alternative titles "Holy Sh!t" or "Jump-From-Your-Seat" in differing years.

Ceremonies

#NameDate HeldDate Aired
1stSpike TV's Scream AwardsOctober 8, 2005October 9, 2005
1stSpike TV's Scream AwardsOctober 9, 2006October 10, 2006
2ndScream 2007October 19, 2007October 23, 2007
3rdScream 2008October 18, 2008October 21, 2008
4thScream 2009October 17, 2009October 27, 2009
5thScream 2010October 16, 2010October 19, 2010
6th2011 Scream AwardsOctober 15, 2011October 18, 2011
8th2012 Scream AwardsOctober 16, 2012October 17, 2012

See also

References

  1. Jacobs, Evan (2006-10-09). "Spike TV's Scream Awards 2006 Winners!". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. Daniels, Hunter (2011-10-23). "Pee-Wee Herman, Sean Bean and James Wan & Leigh Whan Video Interviews from the Scream Awards". Collider. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. "Scream Awards". Michael Levitt Productions. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. Shelton, Joseph (2015-08-19). "Why the 'Scream Awards' Need to Make a Return". 1428 Elm. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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