2025 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

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27th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Presented by Fangoria
Announced onJuly 9, 2025 (2025-07-09)
Presented onOctober 2025 (2025-10)
Highlights
Most nominations Sinners and The Substance (10)

The 27th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards will honor the best horror films that were released between July 2024 and June 2025. The nominees were announced on July 9, 2025. The ceremony will be livestreamed on Shudder in October 2025. [1] [2]

Contents

Among the nominees, Sinners and The Substance led with ten nominations each.

Winners and nominees

Best Wide ReleaseBest Limited Release
Best First FeatureBest Streaming Premiere
  • Best Wishes to All − Directed by Yûta Shimotsu
  • Cannibal Mukbang − Directed by Aimee Kuge
  • Gazer − Directed by Ryan J. Sloan
  • Mr. Crocket − Directed by Brandon Espy
  • There's A Zombie Outside − Directed by Michael Varrati
Best International MovieBest Director
Best Lead PerformanceBest Supporting Performance
Best ScreenplayBest Cinematography
Best ScoreBest Costume Design
Best Make-Up FXBest Creature FX
Best Documentary FeatureBest Video Game
Best SeriesBest Non-Fiction Series or Miniseries
Best Public Domain ResurrectionBest Kill (write-in category)

TBA

Editorial Eye on the Future Award
Winners are 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.
WINNERS

TBA

References

  1. Sullivan, Kevin P. (July 9, 2025). "The horror! 'Sinners' and 'The Substance' lead Fangoria Chainsaw Awards nominations of year's scariest offerings". GoldDerby . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. Levy, Giana (July 9, 2025). "Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' and Coralie Fargeat's 'The Substance' Lead Fangoria's 2025 Chainsaw Awards Nominations". Variety . Archived from the original on July 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Melanson, Angel (July 9, 2025). "Here Are The 2025 FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS Nominees". Fangoria . Retrieved July 10, 2025.