Spike TV has named Warner Bros.’ Corpse Bride, Universal’s King Kong and Warner Independent Pictures’ A Scanner Darkly among the nominees for its first annual Scream Awards. The kudo fest celebrating horror, sci-fi and fantasy productions is slated to air on Spike in October.
Tim Burtons’s Corpse Bride is in the running for Best Fantasy Movie, where it is up against some tough live-action competition. Also nominated in the category are King Kong, Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and fellow Warner Bros. releases Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire, Batman Begins and Superman Returns.
A Scanner Darkly is also the sole animated entry in the category Best Science Fiction Movie. The trippy pic will go toe-to-toe with Universal’s Serenity, Warner Bros.’ V For Vendetta and Paramount Pictures’ Aeon Flux and War of the Worlds.
Kong, Pirates, Superman and War of the Worlds are also up for Best F/X, along with 20th Century Fox’s summer blockbuster, X-Men: The Last Stand. But when it comes to superheroes, the Dark Knight leads the pack. Batman Begins claimed the most nominations with 10, followed by Superman Returns with nine and X-Men: The Last Stand with seven. Among the other awards Batman will be vying for are The Ultimate Scream, Best Superhero, Best Comic-to-Screen Adaptation, and Best Sequel. The film also garnered a Best Director nom for Christopher Nolan, a Best screenplay mention for David S. Goyer and Nolan, and a Most Heroic Performance nod for Christian Bale.
In addition to films and TV series, the Scream Awards will recognize achievement in comic books. Titles up for Best Comic Book are DC Comics All-Star Superman, Wildstorm Prods. Ex-Machina, Image Comics’ The Walking Dead and Marvel Comics’s Civil War and Marvel Zombies. Other comics categories include Best Comic Book Writer, Best Comic Book Artist, Best Comic Book Twist and Best Rack on the Rack.
Ballots were sent out to Spike TV’s Scream Awards 2006 Advisory Board, which includes cartoon creator Judd Winick (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee) filmmaker Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), screenwriter David S. Goyer (Batman Begins); comic book writer Geoff Johns (Green Lantern); Storyboard artist Jonathan Woods (Team America: World Police); and writer/director Rob Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects). A full list of categories and nominations can be found at www.screamawards.spiketv.com. Fans can go to the site to vote for their favorites through October 6.
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