Once again airing on AMC’s Shudder, the 2024 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards arrive at a pivotal moment when the horror genre has seen a remarkable resurgence in both critical acclaim and box office success. This year's contenders, from chilling psychological thrillers to pulse-pounding supernatural tales, have not only captivated audiences but also shaped the future of horror storytelling.
Films like Evil Dead Rise, which took the classic franchise to new heights, and the acclaimed horror prequel The First Omen set new benchmarks in the genre, earning them multiple nominations across various categories, while titles like When Evil Lurks and Talk To Me helped put international horror in the race like never before.
One new wrinkle this year is the annual awards show’s shift to October; as such, the window of this year’s eligible horrors is an expanded one, encompassing all of 2023 and the first half of 2024.
The complete list of nominees in each category is as follows:
Best Wide Release Movie
- Abigail
- Evil Dead Rise
- The First Omen
- Godzilla Minus One
- Infinity Pool
- Late Night With the Devil
- M3GAN
- Satanic Hispanics
- Talk To Me
- When Evil Lurks
Best Limited Release Movie
- Cobweb
- Enys Men
- I Saw the TV Glow
- The Outwaters
- Suitable Flesh
Best Streaming Premiere Movie
- No One Will Save You
- Sick
- Totally Killer
- V/H/S/85
- Where the Devil Roams
Best First Feature
- The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
- Birth/Rebirth
- It Lives Inside
- Skinamarink
- Stopmotion
Best International Movie
- The Coffee Table
- Exhuma
- Infested
- Huesera: The Bone Woman
- When Evil Lurks
Best Lead Performance
- Tobin Bell - Saw X
- David Dastmalchian, Late Night with the Devil
- Kaitlyn Dever, No One Will Save You
- Nell Tiger Free, The First Omen
- Kathryn Newton, Lisa Frankenstein
- Lupita Nyong'o, A Quiet Place: Day One
- Emma Stone, Poor Things
- Lily Sullivan, Evil Dead Rise
- Sydney Sweeney, Immaculate
- Sophie Wilde, Talk to Me
Best Supporting Performance
- Dave Bautista, Knock at the Cabin
- Joe Bird, Talk To Me
- Nicolas Cage, Renfield
- Mia Goth, Infinity Pool
- Kathryn Newton, Abigail
- Bridgette Lundy Paine, I Saw the TV Glow
- Dewayne Perkins, The Blackening
- Dan Stevens, Abigail
- Alyssa Sutherland, Evil Dead Rise
- Alisha Weir, Abigail
Best Director
- Brandon Cronenberg, Infinity Pool
- Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise
- Danny and Michael Philippou, Talk To Me
- Demián Rugna, When Evil Lurks
- Arkasha Stevenson, The First Omen
Best Screenplay
- Colin and Cameron Cairnes, Late Night With the Devil
- Akela Cooper; story by Akela Cooper and James Wan, M3GAN
- Brandon Cronenberg, Infinity Pool
- Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, Talk To Me
- Arkasha Stevenson, Tim Smith and Keith Thomas; story by Ben Jacoby, The First Omen
Best Cinematography
- Pierce Derks, In A Violent Nature
- Karim Hussain, Infinity Pool
- Aaron Morton, The First Omen
- Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
- Eric K. Yue, I Saw the TV Glow
Best Makeup FX
- Marcos Berta, When Evil Lurks
- Bec Buratto, Paul Katte and Nick Nicolaou, Talk To Me
- Liz Byrne, Paul Byrne & Matthew Smith, Abigail
- Steven Kostanski, In A Violent Nature
- Tristan Lucas, Evil Dead Rise
Best Creature FX
- Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Five Nights at Freddy's
- Adam Johansen and Damian Martin, Odd Studio, Evil Dead Rise
- Göran Lundström, The Last Voyage of the Demeter
- Adrien Morot, Morot FX Studios, M3GAN
- Thierry Onillon and Léo Ewald, Infested
Best Costume Design
- Francesca Brunori, Immaculate
- Paco Delgado, The First Omen
- Steph Hooke, Late Night With the Devil
- Meagan McLaughlin, Lisa Frankenstein
- Holly Waddington, Poor Things
Best Score
- Alex G, I Saw the TV Glow
- Tim Hecker, Infinity Pool
- Mark Korven, The First Omen
- Stephen McKeon, Evil Dead Rise
- Naoki Satô, Godzilla Minus One
Best Documentary Feature
- Dario Argento Panico
- The Legacy of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- Satan Wants You
- Sharksploitation
- We Kill For Love
Best Series
- Chucky
- The Fall of the House of Usher
- Interview with a Vampire
- The Last of Us
- Yellowjackets
Best Video Game
- Alan Wake 2
- Dead Space Remake
- Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Best Non-Fiction Series or Miniseries
- Amityville: An Origin Story
- The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Season 5
- The Enfield Poltergeist
- The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs
- Svengoolie
As per previous years, the highly competitive “Best Kill” category is a write-in vote.
“Though the FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards have been around for over 30 years, our current age of horror has delivered a high volume of next-level entertainment the likes of which fans have never seen,” said FANGORIA’s Editor-in-Chief Phil Nobile Jr. “Fans will have their work cut out for them, as choosing the best of the best from this genre has truly never been more difficult – or more fun.”
Participants can cast their votes via the official FANGORIA website at www.fangoria.com/vote/. Voting polls close on July 20, 2024.
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