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Spike Announces The Scream 2009 Award Nominees

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The world of science fiction and fantasy are more mainstream than ever, thanks mainly to awesome writing and originality in Hollywood and beyond. (For proof, we offer up the fact that we are personally not into most science fiction yet we count “Battlestar Galactica” as a favorite show). Spike TV will be recognizing the best of those genres in the upcoming Scream Awards, a show that honors the best in sci-fi, fantasy, comics and horror and encompasses films, TV and comic books. Where else will movies like Twilight and Watchmen compete against Drag Me To Hell and Transformers?

This isn’t your (genetically modified-half robot-flesh eating) grandma’s award show, however. With categories like “Most Memorable Mutilation” and “Holy Sh*t Scene Of The Year”, the awards will probably be as exciting as the nominated scenes they plan to honor. [Photos: WENN]

View a few of our favorite categories with their nominees after the jump.

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Films Making Buzz At Cannes

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Cannes Film Festival is an opportunity for industry insiders (and a few lucky hangers-on) to preview some of the year’s most anticipated films. The screenings of 2009 include Heath Ledger‘s final onscreen appearance, a Quentin Tarantino nazi flick, and a visually stunning Pixar comedy.

Here are the films the South of France is buzzing about, some of which will battle it out for The Palm D’Or.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Director Terry Gilliam‘s tale of a traveling theater troupe has received much unpredicted build-up, due to the passing of Heath Ledger during production. Three A-list actors stepped in to fill his role: Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell. We’ll see it just to figure out how that plays out.

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Inglourious Basterds

Cannes sweetheart Quentin Tarantino returns with a violent (surprising?) film set in WWII. Brad Pitt leads a group of American “basterds,” whose mission is to intimidate the Third Reich.

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