FANGORIA Resurrects the Chainsaw Awards
The recently resurrected Fangoria magazine has announced another resurrection: that of the Chainsaw Awards. Established in 1992, the Chainsaws are awarded to horror and thriller films (with television being added in 2015). This year sees the awards add a new category for streaming content.
The awards are determined by Fangoria‘s readers, and the winners will be announced in Fangoria #3, which will be out in April. Voting will run from January 22 to January 29.
And the nominees are:
BEST WIDE-RELEASE MOVIE
Halloween, Directed by David Gordon Green
Hereditary, Directed by Ari Aster
Overlord, Directed by Julius Avery
A Quiet Place, Directed by John Krasinski
Upgrade, Directed by Leigh Whannell
BEST LIMITED-RELEASE MOVIE
Anna and the Apocalypse, Directed by John McPhail
Mandy, Directed by Panos Cosmatos
Revenge, Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Suspiria, Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Terrifier, Directed by Damien Leone
BEST STREAMING PREMIERE MOVIE
Apostle, Directed by Gareth Evans
Bird Box, Directed by Susanne Bier
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Directed by David Slade
Cam, Directed by Daniel Goldhaber
Veronica, Directed by Paco Plaza
BEST FOREIGN MOVIE
Blue My Mind, Directed by Lisa Brühlmann
Cold Hell, Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
The Housemaid, Directed by Derek Nguyen
The Night Eats the World, Directed by Dominique Rocher
Terrified, Directed by Demián Rugna
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Cargo, directed by Yolanda Ramke & Ben Howling
The Cleanse, directed by Bobby Miller
The Dark, Directed by Justin P. Lange
Ghost Stories, directed by Jeremy Dyson & Andy Nyman
The Ranger, Directed by Jenn Wexler
BEST SERIES
American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Castle Rock
Channel Zero
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
The Haunting of Hill House
BEST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage, Mandy
James Jude Courtney / Nick Castle, Halloween
Anders Danielsen Lie, The Night Eats the World
Matt Dillon, The House That Jack Built
Logan Marshall-Green, Upgrade
BEST ACTRESS
Nadia Alexander, The Dark
Emily Blunt, A Quiet Place
Toni Collette, Hereditary
Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween
Violetta Schurawlow, Cold Hell
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chance Bennett, Slice
Joshua Leonard, Unsane
Linus Roache, Mandy
David Howard Thornton, Terrifier
Alex Wolff, Hereditary
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Simone Landers, Cargo
Milly Shapiro, Hereditary
Millicent Simonds, A Quiet Place
Marli Siu, Anna and the Apocalypse
Tilda Swinton, Suspiria
BEST DIRECTOR
Ari Aster, Hereditary
Panos Cosmatos, Mandy
Coralie Fargeat, Revenge
John Krasinski, A Quiet Place
Demiàn Rugna, Terrified
BEST SCREENPLAY
Ari Aster, Hereditary
Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and John Krasinski, A Quiet Place (story by Beck & Woods)
David Freyne, The Cured
Isa Mazzei, Cam (story by Isa Mazzei, Daniel Goldhaber, & Isabelle Link-Levy)
Bobby Miller, The Cleanse
BEST SCORE
Fabio Frizzi, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Frank Ilfman, Ghost Stories
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Mandy
Colin Stetson, Hereditary
Thom Yorke, Suspiria
BEST MAKEUP FX
Marcos Berta, Terrified
Mark Coulier, Suspiria
Oriane de Neve, Mandy
Zane Knisely & Marissa Clemence, The Dark
Damien Leone, Terrifier
Christopher Nelson, Halloween
BEST CREATURE FX
Arturo Balseiro, Cold Skin
Adam Johansen, Possum
Nicholas Podbrey & Werner Pretorius, The Cleanse
Sierra Russell & Josh Russell, The Ritual
Tate Steinsiek, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
BEST KILL
This one you get to write in…
You can find the ballot and vote by following this link.
