Time Warner Cable’s EYE ON ENTERTAINMENT Interviews Oscar Winners at Spike TV SCREAM 2009 Awards

Oct. 20, 2009 - PRLog -- Spike TV celebrated all things scary and sci-fi on Saturday, October 17, at the Scream 2009 Awards, which were held at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27, at 10 PM EST.

A star-studded affair, the guest list included the likes of Johnny Depp (‘Pirates of the Caribbean’), Megan Fox (‘Transformers’), Marvel Comics genius-in-residence Stan Lee, Tobey Maguire (‘Spiderman’), legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, ‘Master of Horror’ George Romero, and director Quentin Tarantino (‘Inglorious Basterds’). Fox, Lee, Richards, and Romero were all presented with awards during the program, with Lee winning the Comic-Con Icon Lifetime Achievement Award and Romero taking home the Scream Mastermind Lifetime Achievement Award.

Also in attendance were Harvey Lowry and Todd Tucker of DRAX STUDIOS (‘Watchmen’), there to promote their upcoming film ‘Monster Mutt’, a kid-friendly horror film which Tucker directed and Lowry produced. It concerns a family dog that is kidnapped and changed into the titular creature by a mad scientist; the family recovers their beloved pet and sets about returning him to normal. Lowry and Tucker, along with their partner Greg Cannom, have been nominated for 10 Academy Awards in the field of Special Effects/Makeup, winning twice (‘Mrs. Doubtfire’, ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’). For more information on Lowry, Tucker and Drax Studios, please visit www.dracstudios.com.

The Scream 2009 Award winners included:
•   Most Anticipated Fantasy Film: Alice in Wonderland
•   Best Sci-Fi Actress: Megan Fox,  Transformers 2
•   Breakout Performance, Female: Isabelle Lucas, Transformers 2
•   Best Villain: Alexander Skarsgård, True Blood
•   Breakout Performance, Male: Taylor Lautner, Twilight
•   Best Comic Book Writer: Jeff Jones
•   Best Comic Book Movie: Watchmen
•   Rock Immortal Award: Keith Richards
•   Best Horror Movie: Drag Me to Hell
•   Best Horror Actor, Male: Stephen Moyer, True Blood
•   Best Horror Actor, Female: Anna Paquin, True Blood
•   Best Fantasy Actor, Male: Robert Pattinson, Twilight
•   Best Fantasy Actor, Female: Kristen Stewart, Twilight
•   Scream Mastermind Lifetime Achievement Award: George A. Romero
•   Best Director: J.J. Abrams, Star Trek
•   Best TV Show: True Blood
•   Best Fantasy Movie: Twilight
•   Comic-Con Icon Lifetime Achievement Award: Stan Lee
•   Ultimate Scream: Star Trek

Casey Patterson, Michael Levitt and Cindy Levitt served as executive producers for "SCREAM 2009." Greg Sills was supervising producer, Gary Tellalian and Austin Reading were producers and Hamish Hamilton directed the show. The official sponsors of Spike TV's "SCREAM 2009" were Taco Bell, Subaru, Geico and Free Credit Report.com.

About Spike TV
Spike TV is available in 98 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE- VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com.

About Eye on Entertainment
“Eye on Entertainment”, a division of Eye on Excellence™ Productions, is aired twice weekly on Time Warner Cable in Southern California. The EOE team covers entertainment events, film festivals, red carpets and award shows, and features interviews with successful people in all walks of life, exploring the traits they have in common. Dawna Lee Heising is the executive producer and host of EOE.  She is a long-standing member of SAG & AFTRA and is Ms. Universe 2009.  The show is produced and directed by John Alsedek, who is also the writer, director & producer of the horror anthology series “AS DARKNESS FALLS”, which runs on Time Warner Cable. The EOE photographer is David McNeil, a former executive with United Artists and one of the initial developers of Pay-per-View.  For more information, please visit www.eyeonentertainment.tv and www.youtube.com/eyeonentertainment

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