Billed as ''Scream 2008'', the 2008 ceremony of the

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, run by

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, was the third annual iteration of the awards. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at The Greek Theatre in

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and was aired on the following Tuesday (October 21, 2008).

World Premieres

The following pieces of footage from several upcoming movie projects was shown:

Performances

Competitive categories

The Scream 2008 nominees for each category were decided by the advisory board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders, a body which included

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. The winners were chosen by a process of public online voting on the Spike TV website, and announced during the awards airing on Spike TV. ''The Dark Knight'' was noted receiving a record 21 nominations, of which it won 12 awards. The total list of nominees and winners of the 2008 Scream Awards were as follows:

Special awards

The special achievement awards of the 2008

were as follows:-

References

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World Premieres

Performances

Competitive categories

Special awards

See also

References