By April MacIntyre Oct 6, 2008, 3:51 GMT
Spike TV has announced that it will present Tim Burton and Wes Craven with awards for their groundbreaking achievements in the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book genres during “SCREAM 2008.”
Wes Craven - Project Greenlight 2004 Contest Winners Announcement Ceremony - Arrivals - The Highlands - Hollywood, CA, USA © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos
The celebration is the third annual televised event which will tape on Saturday, October 18 at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, CA and premieres Tuesday, October 21 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on Spike TV.
Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008” will also feature appearances and performances by Kristen Bell, Julie Benz, Darren Lynn Bousman, Thomas Dekker, Guillermo Del Toro, Summer Glau, Samuel L. Jackson, Doug Jones, Kerli, Stan Lee, The Osbournes, Jared Padelecki, Ron Perlman, Amanda Righetti, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Kevin Smith, Liv Tyler, Gerard Way, Rob Zombie and many more to be announced shortly.
Burton's film legacy includes “Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Sweeney Todd,” Tim Burton has contributed more to the genres of fantasy, sci-fi and horror than any other filmmaker of his generation. Burton is a rare filmmaker and Spike TV will honor him with the 2008 SCREAM Immortal Award.
Wes Craven's horror legacy includes “The Hills Have Eyes,” “Swamp Thing,” the “SCREAM” franchise and “The Nightmare on Elm Street.” Craven will be presented with this year’s SCREAM Mastermind Award.
This award is presented to a filmmaker whose unique vision of horror, science fiction and/or fantasy has been deemed important, critically-acclaimed and culturally significant, according to Spike.
The 2006 award was presented to Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.
Fan voting for this year’s awards began Friday, September 12 and is open until Friday, October 17.
To vote - visit scream.spike.com.
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