2010 Scream Awards nominations: reaction

The nominees for the 2010 Scream Awards are out and since these are awards tailor made for nerds, I felt we should share some thoughts about a few of the more interesting categories. Also note that they don't separate TV and movies so "Lost" and "True Blood" are nominated against "Avatar" and "Kick Ass" in several categories.


The Ultimate Scream

• "Alice in Wonderland"
• "Avatar"
• "District 9"
• "Inception"
• "Iron Man 2"
• "Kick-Ass"
• "Lost"
• "True Blood"
• "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"
• "Zombieland"

This seems like an impossible category to predict since this really represents the best of the past year. It's been a movie the last few years in a row, so it would be interesting to see a TV show sneak in and take it.

Best TV Show

• "Dexter"
• "Doctor Who"
• "Lost"
• "True Blood"
• "V"

Obviously I'm completely biased and want "Doctor Who" to win, but it'll probably be "True Blood," which I'm also cool with.

Best Science Fiction Actor

• Sharlto Copley-"District 9"
• Leonardo DiCaprio-"Inception"
• Robert Downey Jr.-"Iron Man 2"
• Matthew Fox-"Lost"
• Josh Holloway-"Lost"
• Denzel Washington-"The Book of Eli"

Because the Scream Awards are fan voted, this category seems like a complete toss up. All of these actors are fan favorites, but if I had to choose I'd go with Downey, because he's king of the nerds right now.


Best Ensemble

• "Inception"
• "Iron Man 2"
• "Kick Ass"
• "Lost"
• "True Blood"
• "Zombieland"

For me "Lost" is one of the best ensembles ever put on screen, so if it doesn't win I'll be a little disappointed. However, "Inception" and "True Blood" are both very strong contenders.

There are also categories for Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel, Best Comic Book Writer and Best Comic Book Artist, all of which have a extremely strong list of nominees. But, if "Blackest Night" and Geoff Johns don't win for that spectacular title crossing series, I don't know what to say.

There are 30 categories in all and for the complete list you can head here. The 2010 Scream Awards airs on Spike TV on Oct. 19 at 9 p.m.