PRESS RELEASE
HARRISON FORD CROWNED WITH FIRST EVER HERO AWARDNEIL GAIMAN, “STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN”
AND ALICE COOPER HONORED
“TRANSFORMER” STARS SHIA LABEOUF AND
MEGAN FOX SCORE MAJOR AWARDS
JESSICA BIEL NAMED FANTASY FOX; “HEROES” ACTRESS HAYDEN PANETTIERE WINS BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
SHOW PREMIERES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 AT 10PM, ET/PT
Spike TV put on an out of the world performance bringing together the world’s of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book industries this evening to honor the genres’ outstanding accomplishments over the past year. Featuring appearances by Harrison Ford, Alice Cooper, Hayden Panettiere and many others, SCREAM 2007 did not fail to disappoint the audience with its wide array of talent and ground breaking performances.
A full list of winners as well as a video of Neil Gaiman accepting his award is here after the jump.
The night opened with a bang as Spike TV honored Harrison Ford with the first ever Hero Award for his cumulative work in such films as “Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones” and “The Fugitive.” The Hero Award is given to a true superstar – an icon in the hearts and minds of fans everywhere, a living legend, whose body of work inspires all those with a love of the fantastic. Other special honorees of the evening included “Comic-Con Icon Award” winner Neil Gaiman; The 25th anniversary celebration of “Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan” and the second annual “SCREAM Rock Immortal” presented to Alice Cooper.
The summer blockbuster “Transformers” blew away the competition winning several honors, including Best Sci-Fi Movie and Best F/X, while star Shia LaBeouf was named Sci-Fi Star and co-star Megan Fox walked away with Sci-Fi Siren. The stunning Jessica Alba was awarded Best Female Superhero and “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere was recognized as Breakout Star.
Memorable performances of the night included Avenged Sevenfold’s rendition of “Scream” from their soon to be released album. Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne took the stage tonight to a standing ovation. The night belonged to rock immortal Alice Cooper as he closed the show with an all-star rock performance of “I Love The Dead/School’s Out” with rock gods Slash and Rob Zombie.
Taped at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, SCREAM 2007 will premiere Tuesday, October 23 (10:00 PM – Midnight, ET/PT) to an estimated audience of one billion viewers worldwide.
List of winners:
THE ULTIMATE SCREAM
— 300
BEST HORROR MOVIE
— 28 WEEKS LATER
BEST FANTASY MOVIE
PAN’S LABYRINTH
BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE
— TRANSFORMERS
BEST TV SHOW
— HEROES
BEST COMIC BOOK
— 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
SCREAM QUEEN
— KATE BECKINSALE, VACANCY
SCREAM KING
— SHIA LABEOUF, DISTURBIA
BEST SUPERHERO
— TOBEY MAGUIRE AS SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-MAN 3
SEXIEST SUPERHERO
— JESSICA ALBA, FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
FANTASY FOX
— JESSICA BIEL, THE ILLUSIONIST
FANTASY HERO
— JOHNNY DEPP, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
SCI-FI SIREN
— MEGAN FOX, TRANSFORMERS
SCI-FI STAR
— SHIA LABEOUF, TRANSFORMERS
BEST CAMEO
— KEITH RICHARDS, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
— HAYDEN PANETTIERE, HEROES
MOST VILE VILLAIN
— RALPH FIENNES, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
MOST MEMORABLE MUTILATION
— DISMEMBERED IN CAR CRASH, GRINDHOUSE
BEST COMIC-TO-SCREEN ADAPTATION
— 300
BEST SEQUEL
— HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
“JUMP-FROM-YOUR-SEAT” SCENE OF THE YEAR
— FINAL BATTLE: MEGATRON VS. OPTIMUS PRIME, TRANSFORMERS
BEST DIRECTOR
— QUENTIN TARANTINO & ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, GRINDHOUSE
BEST SCREAM-PLAY
— GRINDHOUSE, WRITTEN BY ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, QUENTIN TARANTINO, JEFF
RENDELL, ELI ROTH, EDGAR WRIGHT & ROB ZOMBIE
BEST F/X
— TRANSFORMERS
BEST FOREIGN MOVIE
— PAN’S LABYRINTH (SPAIN)
BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER
— FRANK MILLER, ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER/FRANK MILLER’S
ROBOCOP
BEST COMIC BOOK ARTIST
— JOHN CASSADY, ASTONISHING X-MEN
BEST SCREEN-TO-COMIC ADAPTATION
— 28 DAYS LATER: THE AFTERMATH
MOST SHOCKING COMIC BOOK TWIST
— CAPTAIN AMERICA DIES!, CAPTAIN AMERICA
Neil Gaiman Receives Hell’s Dildo – Scream 2007Watch clips from the show HERE.
I have to say a lot of these make sense to me.
Comment by Jerry — October 25, 2007 @ 8:41 am