I'm sitting bleary-eyed at the San Diego airport waiting for my flight back to NYC. Today's the last day for Comic Con '08, but after 3 days of nonstop panels, presentations, press and parties, it's usually a day for bargain-hunting for geeky goodies on the convention floor. So I wanted to hand out Reel Talk's inaugural Favreau Award, which goes to the film that makes the best impression at the Comic Con.

Some of you may not know this, but before "Iron Man" became a $300 million blockbuster, it was a movie that had a lot of question marks. Not one of Marvel's more mainstream characters, there were worries about the film's commercial potential, and even how Robert Downey Jr. would do in the role. Then director Jon Favreau showed up with what became the defining moment of Comic Con '07 - the first trailer for IM. The fans were blown away and anticipation for the movie jumped to DefCon 5.

That kind of buzz-building moment is why Hollywood worships Comic Con now. So did anyone this year make that kind of impact? Read on after the jump.

Hugh Jackman showed up unannounced to screen footage from next year's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and fans went berserk. The presentation on Day 1 not only answered some questions surrounding the film, it left the legion of X-Men fans salivating as they walked out of Hall H.

The rumored appearance by Christian Bale at Saturday's "Terminator Salvation" panel didn't happen (and with all that's going on with him, that's not very surprising). However, the McG-directed fourth chapter of the venerable franchise also proved reassuring to fans at its panel that the film would be the future-set, man vs. machine battlefield movie Terminator fans have always wanted to see, while honoring the legacy of the two classic James Cameron films (while pretty much ignoring T3).

"The Day The Earth Stood Still", the Keanu Reeves/Jennifer Connolly remake of the 1951 classic, was a pleasant surprise, with its dark tone and some impressive special effects.

"Max Payne" seemed to be a crowd pleaser but no one was talking about it afterward.

"The Spirit" had a strong audience response but talking to people after the panel, there were still many doubts about the quality of Frank Miller's adaptation of Will Eisner's classic strip.

Acvtually, the winner of the first Favreau Award was a no-brainer: "Watchmen," Zack Snyder's eagerly-awaited adaptation of the landmark comic book series, hit it out of the park with its panel. Besides the extended footage shown to the fans, the cast was in high spirits and seemed to be enjoying their moment in the Fanboy spotlight. Warner Bros. also earned bonus points for including "Watchmen" artist Dave Gibbons on the panel.

The Q&A session even provided some useful nuggets of info and insight. Fans walked out of the convention hall feeling like they had just seen a glimpse at something spectacular, which is just how fans felt last year after "Iron Man." (I know. I was there for both)

A day after the panel, it was still a hot topic of conversation in hotel lobbies and bars in downtown San Diego. And if you're surprised that comic book movies are a popular talking point over drinks, well, remember this is Comic Con we're talking about.

Few comic book productions have as complicated a backstory as "Watchmen", and even less carry the expectations this film has. But after Comic Con, the faithful appear to be convinced they're about to see something special. Mr. Snyder, please tell me where to mail you the award.

Honorable mention goes to Disney's "Tron 2." Yes, you read that right, TRON 2!!!! A sequel to the 1982 animated video game masterpiece is not only in the works, THEY SHOWED ACTUAL FOOTAGE!

I would love to be able to tell you what I thought of the clips but because of Comic Con's insanely packed programming schedule, I couldn't attend the Disney panel (had to attend another presentation). But walking through the Convention floor, Tron talk was everywhere.

I'm off to scour the deep, dark corridors of the WWW for the footage so I can see it. If you consider yourself a Tron fan, I expect you to do the same.