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Spike TV’s annual Scream Awards honours the best of horror, sci-fi and fantasy flicks.

This year’s “twisted carnival” theme packed some crazy costumes and plenty of good-looking starlets. The fact that Spike TV’s website  had already announced all results prior to the award show made it slightly disappointing. (That kinda thrill of not knowing who’s going to win in an award show should never be deprived!)

Still, we’re more or less satisfied with the overall winners. Here are some things we picked up on this crazy award show.

Highlights

The event kicks off with Total Recall star Colin Farrell reciting a very adorably cheeky (and self-written) poem for Best Scream Hero, Robert Downey Jr. An epic tribute to such an iconic man.

American Horror Story‘s Dylan McDermott is looking sharp as he presents Best Thriller to Bradley Cooper for Limitless.

Despite The Playboy Club‘s recent cancellation, bombshell Amber Heard (catch her in The Rum Diary soon) is looking all smiles as she presents the award for Best Supporting Actor to Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage, who also won an Emmy this year for Outstanding Supporting Actor (Drama).

Dry-humoured and oddly hilarious Tommy Lee Jones in Captain America is still our pick though!

Fringe hottie Anna Torv very gladly presents the award for Breakout Performance Male to stud of the year and True Blood‘s resident werewolf, Joe Manganiello. This is legit.

The elegant and gorgeous Mary Elizabeth Winstead presents Darren Aronofsky with Best Director for masterpiece Black Swan.

Underworld: Awakening is coming up in January 2012 and Kate Beckinsale has the bod to show for it. Looking all elegant and poised, Beckinsale introduces the Ultimate Villain – none other than the heavy-breathing Darth Vader.

George Lucas then surprises everyone midway and playfully hands the award to the legendary Star Wars villain.

A brand new clip from Paranormal Activity 3 plays right after.  The movie undoubtedly looks promising and early reviews have highly commended it.

Also, Piranha 3DD‘s teaser trailer comes to light after the award for Most Memorable Mutilation is given out to the girl who was scalped alive by a motorboat in Piranha 3D! Although we thought that the “Reverse Bear-Trap” for Saw 3D: The Final Chapter and “Transformation Into a Swan” in Black Swan deserved special mention as well.

We see some Planet Terror going on with Ving Rhames. After the mild success of Piranha 3D last year, we’re actually looking forward to more bloodbaths this sequel. Double the terror and uhh.. double the Ds, anyone?

The Ultimate Scream goes out to Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with Daniel Radcliffe, (who’s also  deemed Best Fantasy Actor), receiving it from the dauntless Samuel L. Jackson.

A huge tribute to the Harry Potter franchise was held at Lincoln Center, New York where a trailer for Radcliffe’s upcoming horror film The Woman In Black was also showcased.

Fearless Hit-Girl Chloë Moretz receives awards for Best Horror Movie – Let Me In as well as Best Horror Actress under the same movie.

The breathtakingly beautiful Zoe Saldana hands out the award for Best Science Fiction Movie to JJ Abrams, director of Super 8. Definitely one of the most well-deserved awards for the night.

Most Anticipated Movie goes to The Dark Knight Rises where Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anne Hathaway accept the honour with sweet (and comedic) speeches.

Veteran Nicolas Cage claims the Maverick Award from the astounding Quentin Tarantino. No comments.

Pee-Wee Herman is honoured with the Visionary Award. If you’re a true 90′s kid then you’ll have no trouble recalling this bizarre fella and his  extremely disturbing companion a.k.a the talking genie head in a jar (Jambi the Genie). We don’t know about visionary but  the dude gives us the creeps!

Other Winners

Some awards not presented that night include Best Fantasy Movie for X-Men: First Class and Best Cameo for Hugh Jackman as Wolverine under the same movie. I say they got these spot on.

Black Swan was clearly on par with Harry Potter that night as Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis nabbed awards for Best Fantasy Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively.

Here’s the remaining list of nominees and winners!

Best TV Show

Doctor Who
Game Of Thrones
True Blood
The Walking Dead
Fringe

Our Pick: The Walking Dead, with True Blood an inch behind
Winner: Game Of Thrones

Best Scream-Play

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Black Swan
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Super 8
X-Men: First Class

Our Pick: The terrifying yet heartwarming, Super 8
Winner: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Chase Scene

Chase Through London – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Streets of Brooklyn Chase – Captain America
Highway Chase – Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Light Jet Battle and Escape – Tron: Legacy
Open Door Chase Through Manhattan – The Adjustment Bureau

Our Pick: Chase Through London –  Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The Adjustment Bureau’s open door chase scene was pretty splendid as well.
Winner:  Chase Through London –  Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Best Science Fiction Actress

Hayley Atwell – Captain America
Karen Gillan – Doctor Who
Anna Torv – Fringe
Milla Jovovich – Resident Evil: Afterlife
Olivia Wilde – Tron: Legacy

Our Pick: Hands down, Milla Jovovich
Winner: Milla Jovovich

 Best Science Fiction Actor

Matt Smith – Doctor Who
Jake Gyllenhaal – Souce Code
Harrison Ford – Cowboys and Aliens
Daniel Craig – Cowboys and Aliens
Chris Evans – Captain America

Our Pick: Matt Smith – Doctor Who.
Winner: Matt Smith – Doctor Who. Goes to show that TV actors are the bomb.

Best Horror Actor

Andrew Lincoln – The Walking Dead
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Alexander Skarsgård – True Blood
Stephen Moyer – True Blood
Patrick Wilson – Insidious

Our Pick: No debate to this AT ALL, it’s the badass Eric Northman played by Alexander Skarsgård
Winner: Alexander Skarsgård

Best Villain

Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw – X-Men: First Class
Hugo Weaving as Red Skull – Captain America
Cho Min-Sik as Kyung-Chul – I Saw The Devil
7 Evil Exes – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort – Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Our Pick: HE-WHO-MUST-NOT-BE-NAMED
Winner: Lord Voldy

Best Superhero

Chris Evans as Captain America
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
James McAvoy as Professor X
Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern
Tom Welling as Clarke Kent

Our Pick: The all-American poster boy Chris Evans. Although Chris Hemsworth comes in at a close second!
Winner: Chris Evans as Capt. A

Breakout Performace – Female

Jaimie Alexander – Thor
Emilia Clarke – Game Of Thrones
Hayley Atwell – Captain America
Elle Fanning – Super 8
Zoe Kravitz – X-Men: First Class

Our Pick: Emilia Clarke. Elle Fanning almost!
Winner: Emilia Clarke – Game Of Thrones

Best Ensemble

Game Of Thrones
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Red
X-Men: First Class
True Blood

Our Pick: TRUE BLOOD. X-Men: First Class deserves a special mention too, especially with Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Jennifer Lawrence thrown into the mix.
Winner: True Blood

Fight Scene Of The Year

Final Battle (Scott Pilgrim and Knives vs. Gideon Graves) – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Airport Cargo Yard Fight – Red
The Battle of Hogwarts – Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Final Battle (Captain America vs. Red Skull) – Captain America
Final Battle (Harry Potter vs. Lord Voldemort)

Our Pick: Scott Pilgrim and Knives vs. Gideon Graves. Fun, fun, fun.
Winner: Final Battle (Scott Pilgrim and Knives vs. Gideon Graves) – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Holy Sh*t Scene Of The Year

Train Crash – Super 8
Light Cycle Battle – Tron: Legacy
The Room of Requirement Fiendfire – Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Escape From Collapsing Building – Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Our Pick: The high-octane, adrenaline-rushing fall from a collapsing building in Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Winner: The Room of Requirement Fiendfire – Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Independent Movie

Rubber
I Saw The Devil
Monsters
Another Earth
Hatchet II

Our Pick: Monsters. Possibly 2011′s most hidden and extraordinary gem.
Winner: Monsters

Best 3-D Movie

Captain America: The First Avenger
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Piranha 3D
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Tron: Legacy

Our Pick: Transformers: Dark of the Moon takes the cake for this one
Winner: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best F/X

Tron: Legacy
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Sucker Punch
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Thor

Our Pick: Our personal fave, Sucker Punch
Winner: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel

Locke & Key
American Vampire
Daytripper
Chew
The Walking Dead

Our Pick: The Walking Dead. Need we say more?
Winner: The Walking Dead

Best Comic Book Writer

Joe Hill – Locke & Key, The Cape
Robert Kirkman – The Astounding Wolf-Man, Haunt, Invincible, The Walking Dead
Mike Mignola – Baltimore, The Amazing Screw-On Head
Ed Brubaker – Captain America, Captain America: Reborn, The Marvels Project, Steve Rogers: Super Soldier
Grant Morrison – Batman Incorporated, Joe The Barbarian

Our Pick: Robert Kirkman
Winner:  Ed Brubaker

Best Comic Book Artist

Charlie Adlard – The Walking Deas
John Romita, Jr. – Avengers, Kick-Ass 2
Mark Buckingham – Fables
Duncan Fegredo – Hellboy
Bernie Wrightson – Doc Macabre

Our Pick: John Romita, Jr.’s bold and vibrant work. Although we love Fegredo’s oddly-shaped drawings too!
Winner:  John Romita, Jr. – Avengers, Kick-Ass 2

Best Comic Book Movie

Cowboys and Aliens
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Captain America: The First Avenger
Thor
X-Men: First Class

Our Pick: X-Men: First Class is an epic movie on its own but Scott Pilgrim vs. The World wins this based on comic book adaptation level
Winner:  Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

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