Monday, October 5, 2009

True Blood Cast To Attend The Spike TV SCREAM 2009 Awards

VAMPIRES, VULCANS AND VILLAINS DESCEND UPON THE GREEK THEATRE FOR SPIKE TV'S 4TH ANNUAL "SCREAM"

Tobey Maguire Presents Tribute To Comic-Con Icon Award Recipient And Comic Book Marvel Stan Lee

"SCREAM" Will Celebrate The Year Of The Vampire And The Phenomenal Popularity Of The "Twilight" Saga With Cast And World Premiere Footage From The Highly-Anticipated "New Moon"

"True Blood" Cast And Creators Alan Ball, Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgård, Sam Trammell And More Will Also Be On Hand

"Battlestar Galactica" Cast Reunites For Final Farewell And A Special Tribute To Horror Legend George Romero

Two-Hour Extravaganza Premieres Tuesday, October 27 At 10 PM, ET/PT

image003 New York, NY, October 5, 2009 – As twilight descends upon The Greek Theatre, Spike TV presents "SCREAM 2009," an evening where galaxies collide and genres unite for the ultimate celebration of all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book.  The 4th annual "SCREAM" is the first and only global event of its kind to honor and celebrate the hottest films, TV shows, comics, actors, creators, icons and pioneers who have influenced and shaped these genres.   "SCREAM 2009" will tape on Saturday, October 17 in Los Angeles, CA.  The two-hour extravaganza will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT). Spike TV is proud to partner once again with Comic-Con International, the biggest comic book and pop culture convention in the world, to present real-life super hero Stan Lee with the Comic-Con Icon Award at "SCREAM 2009." Lee is the creator of such legendary super-heroes as Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man and The Hulk.  "Spider-Man's" Tobey Maguire will lead the tribute to one of the most beloved and influential comic book legends of all time. "SCREAM 2009" will also honor the godfather of the modern horror film, George Romero with this year's Scream Mastermind Award.  This award is presented to a filmmaker whose unique vision of horror, science fiction and/or fantasy is both critically-acclaimed and culturally significant.   Romero, best known for his gruesome and satirical zombie masterpiece "Night Of The Living Dead" and its sequel "Dawn Of The Dead," as well as the cult classic, "Creepshow," will receive the honor previously presented to cinematic luminaries Wes Craven, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. "SCREAM 2009" will celebrate the year of the vampire and the phenomenal popularity of the "Twilight" saga with cast and World Premiere footage from the highly-anticipated "New Moon."  In addition, fans will be treated to appearances from the cast and creators of "True Blood" including Alan Ball, Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgård, Sam Trammell, among others. The celebration continues with a "Battlestar Galactica" cast reunion for a farewell tribute featuring Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, James Callis, Kate Vernon, Katee Sackhoff, Michael Trucco Tahmoh Penikett and executive producer David Eick. "SCREAM 2009" will present awards in 16 different categories.  J.J. Abrams' sci-fi action-adventure "Star Trek" tops the "SCREAM 2009" list with 17 nominations including the categories of The Ultimate Scream, Best Science Fiction Movie, Best Director, Best Ensemble, Holy Sh*t Scene-of-the-Year and a nod in the all-new Fight Scene-of-the-Year category.  Comic book-inspired blockbusters "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Watchmen" each nabbed 13 nominations, big screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best selling novel "Twilight" received 10 nominations, while HBO's vampire-themed television series "True Blood" garnered nine nominations.  Fans can log onto scream.spike.com until Saturday, October 17 to vote for their favorites. The official sponsors of Spike TV's "SCREAM 2009" are Taco Bell, Subaru, Geico and Free Credit Report.com. Casey Patterson, Michael Levitt and Cindy Levitt serve as executive producers for "SCREAM 2009." Greg Sills is supervising producer, Gary Tellalian and Austin Reading are producers and Hamish Hamilton will direct. So what are you waiting for go to and vote for all the True Blood cast members in their various categories! Here is a recap of all the categories that True Blood is nominated in:

Best TV Show

  • Battlestar Galactica
  • Dexter
  • Fringe
  • Lost
  • Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles
  • True Blood

Best Horror Actress

  • Jennifer Carpenter, Quarantine
  • Jamie King, My Bloody Valentine 3D
  • Lina Leandersson, Let The right One In
  • Alison Lohman, Drag Me To Hell
  • Anna Paquin, True Blood
  • Monica Potter, The Last House On The Left

Best Horror Actor

Best Supporting Actress

  • Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter
  • Ashley Greene, Twilight
  • Carla Gugina; Watchmen
  • Evanna Lynch, Harry Potter An The Half-Blood Prince
  • Shirley Manson, Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles
  • Rutina Wesley, True Blood

Best Supporting Actor

  • Ryan Reynolds, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  • Simon Pegg, Star Trek
  • Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek
  • Taylor Kitsch, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  • Rupert Grint, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
  • Nelsan Ellis, True Blood

Breakout Performance - Male

  • Sam Trammell, True Blood
  • Taylor Kitsch, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  • Taylor Lautner, Twilight
  • Robert Pattinson, Twilight
  • Chris Pine, Star Trek
  • Will.I.Am, X-Men: Wolverine
  • Sam Worthington, and Terminator Salvation.

Best Ensemble

  • Battlestar Galactica
  • Lost
  • Star Trek
  • True Blood
  • Twilight
  • The Watchmen

Scream Song Of The Year

  • "War Zone" by Rob Zombie, Punisher: War Zone
  • "New Divide" by Linkin Park, Transformers: Revenge Of  The Fallen
  • "Other Father Song" by They Might Be Giants, Coraline
  • "Desolation Row" by MY Chemical Romance, Watchmen
  • "Decode" by Paramore, Twilight
  • "Bad Things" by Jace Everett, True Blood

Best Villain

  • Eric Bana as Nero
  • Helena Bohman Carter as Bellatrix Lastrange
  • Cam Gigandet as James
  • Lorna Raver as Mrs. Ganush
  • Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed/Sabretooth
  • Alexander Skarsgard as Eric Northman
So go and vote now and vote everyday for True Blood in all these categories.  You have until Saturday, October 17 to vote!  Then watch Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 for the SCREAM 2009 Awards from 10:00pm -Midnight, ET/PT. Many thanks to the people at Spike TV for sending the information to us. SOURCE:  Spike TV.com (Photo credit:  Spike TV)

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