2023 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

25th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Release poster
Presented by	Fangoria
Announced on	January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27)
Presented on	May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)
Highlights
Most awards	The Black Phone and Prey (3)
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The 25th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2022. The nominees were announced on January 27, 2023. ^[1] The ceremony took place on May 23, 2023. ^[2]

Winners and nominees

Best Wide Release	Best Limited Release
The Black Phone − Directed by Scott Derrickson Barbarian − Directed by Zach Cregger Nope − Directed by Jordan Peele Pearl − Directed by Ti West X − Directed by Ti West	Terrifier 2 − Directed by Damien Leone Orphan: First Kill − Directed by William Brent Bell Resurrection − Directed by Andrew Semans Something in the Dirt − Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Mad God − Directed by Phil Tippett
Best First Feature	Best Streaming Premiere
Watcher − Directed by Chloe Okuno Blood Relatives − Directed by Noah Segan Deadstream − Directed by Vanessa Winter and Joseph Winter The Sadness − Directed by Rob Jabbaz We're All Going to the World's Fair − Directed by Jane Schoenbrun	Prey − Directed by Dan Trachtenberg Fresh − Directed by Mimi Cave Hellbender − Directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser Hellraiser − Directed by David Bruckner A Wounded Fawn − Directed by Travis Stevens
Best International Movie	Best Series
Speak No Evil − Directed by Christian Tafdrup Hatching − Directed by Hanna Bergholm The Innocents − Directed by Eskil Vogt Piggy − Directed by Carlota Pereda Saloum − Directed by Jean Luc Herbulot	Stranger Things Cabinet of Curiosities Chucky What We Do in the Shadows Yellowjackets
Best Lead Performance	Best Supporting Performance
Mia Goth − Pearl as Pearl Anna Diop − Nanny as Aisha Isabelle Fuhrman − Orphan: First Kill as Esther Albright Rebecca Hall − Resurrection as Margaret Daniel Kaluuya − Nope as Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr. Amber Midthunder − Prey as Naru Maika Monroe − Watcher as Julia Keke Palmer − Nope as Emerald "Em" Haywood Josh Ruben − A Wounded Fawn as Bruce Ernst Taylor Russell − Bones and All as Maren Yearly	Madeleine McGraw − The Black Phone as Gwen Jamie Clayton − Hellraiser as The Priest Ethan Hawke − The Black Phone The Grabber Justin Long − Barbarian as AJ Jenna Ortega − Scream as Tara Carpenter Mark Rylance − Bones and All as Sully Rachel Sennott − Bodies Bodies Bodies as Alice Brittany Snow − X as Bobby-Lynne Parker Kristen Stewart − Crimes of the Future as Timlin Steven Yeun − Nope as Ricky "Jupe" Park
Best Director	Best Documentary Feature
Jordan Peele − Nope Zach Cregger − Barbarian David Cronenberg − Crimes of the Future Chloe Okuno − Watcher Ti West − X	Pennywise: The Story of IT The Found Footage Phenomenon In Search of Darkness: Part III Living with Chucky This is Gwar
Best Cinematography	Best Screenplay
Nope − Hoyte Van Hoytema Men − Rob Hardy Pearl − Eliot Rockett X − Eliot Rockett A Wounded Fawn − Ksusha Genenfeld	The Black Phone − C. Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson Barbarian − Zach Cregger The Menu − Seth Reiss and Will Tracy Nope − Jordan Peele Pearl − Mia Goth and Ti West
Best Score	Best Make-Up FX
Halloween Ends − John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies Bones and All − Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Men − Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury Nope − Michael Abels Pearl − Tyler Bates and Tim Williams	Terrifier 2 − Damien Leone Barbarian − Lyudmil Ivanov Crimes of the Future − Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez/Black Spot FX Hellraiser − Josh & Sierra Russell/RussellFX X − Sarah Rubano & Kevin Wasner/WETA
Best Costume Design	Best Creature FX
Prey − Stephanie Porter Crimes of the Future − Mayou Trikerioti The Munsters − András Dániel Tóth and Godena-Juhász Attila Nope − Alex Bovaird Pearl − Malgosia Turzanska	Prey − Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. Hatching − Gustav Hoegen Jurassic World Dominion − John Nolan Nope − Guillaume Rocheron/MPC V/H/S/99 − Troy Larson, Patrick Magee, and Mark Villalobos
Best Non-Fiction Series or Miniseries	Best Short
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time Cursed Films II The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans Joe Bob's Ghoultide Get-Together Queer for Fear	Close Your Eyes Blink Guts Meat Friend O, Glory
Best Amityville	Best Kill (write-in category)
Amityville Christmas Vacation Amityville In Space Amityville Karen Amityville Scarecrow II Amityville Uprising	Killing Allie — Terrifier 2

Editor's Eyeball on the Future Award
Awarded new in 2023, winners were selected by the Fangoria editorial team in the spirit of looking ahead in horror. This award recognizes emerging talent in the horror space who made a significant impact in the horror industry in the last year.
INAUGURAL WINNERS Lauren Lavera as Sienna, Terrifier 2 Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks, Alone with You Mason Thames as Finney, The Black Phone

References

1. Gilchrist, Todd (January 27, 2023). "Jordan Peele's 'Nope,' Ti West's 'Pearl' Lead Fangoria's Chainsaw Award Nominations". Variety . Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
2. "Fangoria 2023 Chainsaw Awards Only On SHUDDER". chainsawawards.org. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.