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Scream awards honor genre's craft
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Published: October 27, 2009
LOS ANGELES - A larger-than-life snowglobe filled with murderous little girls, a Battlestar Galactica spaceship and comic-book legend Stan Lee flying overhead on a bouquet of giant balloons -- just a few signs that Spike TV's Scream 2009 is different from other awards shows.
The star-studded event, which was held Oct. 17 and will be shown today at 10 p.m. on Spike TV, honors the best in sci-fi, horror, fantasy and comic-inspired movies and TV shows.
Fans voted online for the winners, so some of the year's most popular programs and big box-office hits took home trophies, including Transformers, Twilight, True Blood and Star Trek. Stars of those properties and other surprise guests appeared for the 31/2-hour ceremony.
And then there was Keith Richards. Fans welcomed the Rolling Stones guitarist with a standing ovation as Johnny Depp presented him with the Rock Immortal award.
"I liked the living legend, that was all right, but immortal is even better," Richards said in an interview before accepting the honor.
Quentin Tarantino continued the celebration of the immortal as he paid tribute to George A. Romero, the director of Night of the Living Dead, with the Scream Mastermind award.
Tobey Maguire presented the Comic-Con Icon award to Lee, who waved and smiled from his spider-shaped balloon platform on his way to the stage. He thanked Spike TV "for creating the Scream awards and for telling the world how cool comic books are."
Morgan Freeman presented the Ultimate Scream award (essentially best in show) to Star Trek -- and William Shatner shocked fans when he stepped on stage to accept the trophy.
"J.J., I'll handle this," Shatner said to J.J. Abrams, seated in the audience, who also won best director and best sci-fi movie for Star Trek.
"This movie was big," Shatner said. "Imagine how big it could have been with me in it? ... I'll be waiting for your call."
Hundreds of fans dressed in costume filled the seats inside the amphitheater. Scream is their show, said executive producer Casey Patterson. "It's fun because of the fans. You couldn't point to a group more passionate, more invested, or more deserving," she said.
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