Five superhero movies, four animated films, three $300 million blockbusters, two Brendan Fraser movies and one partridge in a pear tree later, summer 2008 is finally winding down.

What was the best of the summer season? Forget rankings or official lists — we decided instead to hand out a whole slew of crazy awards to our favorite moments, performances and movies from the past three months.

Summer’s Biggest Hero, Inanimate Object Division
The refrigerator. Not only does a fridge shield Indiana Jones from a nuclear blast, thereby saving his life, but a fridge also protects a plant in “Wall-E,” signaling to humans that the planet is ready for mankind’s return.

Summer’s Biggest Villain, Inanimate Object Division
The pencil. Used by the Joker in “The Dark Knight” for his “magic trick,” and by an extra to commit suicide in “The Happening,” the writing utensil has more confirmed kills than “Hulk” villain Emil Blonsky and “Iron Man” villain Obadiah Stane combined.

Best Performance, Comedy
James Franco, for his stoner-turned-action-hero Saul in “Pineapple Express.”

Best Robert Downey Jr.-Assisted Cameo, “Tropic Thunder” Division
In a movie chock full of cameos, Tobey Maguire gets the biggest laughs alongside Robert Downey Jr.’s Kirk Lazarus as a gay medieval monk in a trailer for the fake movie “Satan’s Alley.”

Best Robert Downey Jr.-Assisted Cameo, Non-”Tropic Thunder” Division
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark at the end of “The Incredible Hulk.” This scene (which director Louis Leterrier called “the first shot of ‘The Avengers’ “) also doubles as the best setup in recent memory.

Most Inexplicable Trend
Sending animals to space in animated movies, seen twice within a month with the releases of “Space Chimps” and “Fly Me to the Moon.”

Idea That You Thought Was Going to Be Lame, But Turned Out to Be Awesome
The Joker explaining his backstory in “The Dark Knight.”

Idea That You Thought Was Going to Be Awesome, But Turned Out to Be Lame
Karen Allen returning as Marion Ravenwood in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”

The “I Bet You Didn’t Know I Was a Box-Office Record Breaker” Award
“Mamma Mia,” which will soon surpass “Grease” as the highest grossing musical in history.

Most Intentionally Funny Cultural Stereotype
John Turturro’s deliciously over-the-top performance as Palestinian terrorist the Phantom in “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan.”

Most Unintentionally Funny Cultural Stereotype
The ambiguously gay Hutt, Ziro, in “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”

Best Dismissive Attitude Toward a Character’s History
Agent Scully, whose child is done away with in one line of dialogue from “The X-Files: I Want to Believe.”

Biggest Fall for a 2007 Oscar Nominee in the Category of Best Supporting Actor (Runner Up)
Mark Wahlberg, for talking to a plant, realizing he&#8217;s talking to a<