Shout out to Scream Awards

Tim Burton arrived by hot air balloon -- how Willy Wonka of him! -- George Lucas was flanked by Storm Troopers, and comic geeks got the prom they always wanted (but were never actually invited to).

Spike TV's "Scream 2008 Awards" taped Saturday night at the Greek Theater -- watch it tomorrow night at 9 -- and drew a gaggle of Hollywood A-listers, signifying that the previously throw-away, some would say disrespected, genres of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comics are officially playing in the big leagues. Look no further than this year's "Dark Knight" and "Iron Man" fueled boxoffice, or the past several years of TV development and hits, to see the truth there.

But it's amped even further now. Amped!

Anthony Hopkins -- excuse us, Sir Anthony Hopkins -- occupied the same Griffith Park space as Wes Craven, Stan Lee, Gary Oldman, Frank Miller and Marilyn Manson. Plenty of boldface names on the starlet side, too, like Liv Tyler, Rosario Dawson, Neve Campbell, Winona Ryder and Paz Vega.

And something we'd kill to see at the Oscars -- Christopher Nolan accepting an award in front of a blazing Bat Signal. Fire it up!

Check out Spike for highlights and winners.