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The following is a list of Fangoria Chainsaw Award winners for Best Actor. It is awarded annually to an actor for his work in a horror or thriller film.
The following is a list of Fangoria Chainsaw Award winners for Best Actress. It is awarded annually to an actress for her work in a horror or thriller film.
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The 22nd Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2019. The nominees were announced on January 6, 2020. The film Midsommar won four of its five nominations, including Best Wide Release, as well as the write-in poll of Best Kill. The Lighthouse took three awards, including Best Limited Release. Doctor Sleep only took one award out of its leading seven nominations.
Damien Leone is an American filmmaker, film editor, and special effects artist. He is best known for writing and directing All Hallows' Eve (2013), Terrifier (2016), Terrifier 2 (2022), and Terrifier 3 (2024), each of which feature his character Art the Clown.
Guy Busick is an American film and television screenwriter best known for his collaborations with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, including Ready or Not (2019), Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023) and Abigail (2024).
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- ↑ @shudder (February 25, 2019). "Thanks to everyone for getting in your votes for @FANGORIA's 2019 Chainsaw Awards! So much well-deserved recognition, and we're proud to see MANDY and TERRIFIED bring home wins" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Collis, Clark (January 22, 2019). "Halloween, Hereditary, and A Quiet Place nominated for Best Movie...at Fangoria Awards". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ Rife, Katie (January 22, 2019). "Screw the Oscars, let's see who got nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award". The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 23, 2019.