21st Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | |
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Presented by | Fangoria |
Announced on | January 22, 2019 |
Presented on | February 25, 2019 |
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Most awards | Hereditary (6) |
Most nominations | Hereditary (7) |
The 21st Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2018. The nominees were announced in January 2019. The film Hereditary won five of its seven nominations, including Best Wide Release, as well as the write-in poll of Best Kill. [1] [2] [3]
Best Wide Release | Best Limited Release |
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Best Streaming Premiere | Best Foreign Film |
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Best First Feature | Best Director |
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Best Actor | Best Actress |
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Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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Best Screenplay | Best Score |
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Best Makeup FX | Best Creature FX |
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Best Series | Best Kill (write-in category) |
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